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How Sime Darby Berhad Gives Back To Society?

Sime Darby Berhad

Since its inception in 1910, Sime Darby Berhad (Sime Darby) has grown into a formidable global powerhouse, proudly securing its place as one of Malaysia’s largest multinationals listed on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange. Today, Sime Darby is a partner of choice for some of the world’s most admired brands in the Industrial and Motors sectors. With operations in 17 countries and territories across Asia Pacific, we continue to grow, delivering sustainable value to our stakeholders through operational excellence, high performance standards and good corporate governance.

Fiscal Year-End: 31 December 2023

Industry: Consumer Products & Services

Net Profit: RM1.46 billion

The net profit of Sime Darby Berhad increase in FY2023 to RM1.46 billion from RM1.10 billion during the previous financial year.

Profit Growth (YoY): 32.37%

The year on year net profit growth at Sime Darby Berhad is at 32.37%.

Dividend Payout: RM0.88 billion

The Group declared a higher dividend payout ratio for FY2023 at 61% which amounts to RM886 million or 13 sen per share.

Zakat Fund: N/A

The Group did not specify the total amount of contribution made towards Zakat during FY2023.

Cash Giving: RM25 million

Total cash contributions made by Sime Darby Berhad during FY2023, as found in their annual report, is RM25 million made through Yayasan Sime Darby.

In-kind Giving: N/D

Total in-kind contributions are not defined due to incomplete data. However, contributions are still accounted for under the RM25 million contribution made through community investment.

Employee Volunteer Hours: N/A

Sime Darby Berhad did not specify the total employee volunteer hours in their FY2023 annual and sustainability report.

Sime Darby Berhad:
Cash, In-Kind and Employee Volunteer Hours

No.	Contribution	Cash Giving	In-kind Giving	Employee Volunteer Hours	Beneficiaries	Description
1	Ocean Clean Up in Papua New Guinea	N/A	340 trash bags collected	N/A	Environment	Hastings Deering participated in ocean clean-ups organised by the Royal Papua Yacht Club, together with 12 Hastings Deering’s Papua New Guinea employees and 200 corporate and community volunteers. Activities included; Educating local community members on plastic pollution effects, collecting 160 trash bags of rubbish from Manuabada Island and collecting 170 trash bags from Fisherman’s Island.
2	Book Donations in Papua New Guinea	N/A	11 pallets of books	N/A	Community	Hastings Deering partners with Buk Bilong Pikinini to distribute educational resources to various libraries, learning centres and school libraries. 11 pallets of books were distributed across Papua New Guinea.
3	LIVIN Charity support	N/A	Education sessions	N/A	Youth	Hastings Deering supported LIVIN Charity to foster a healthier mindset among young individuals. They achieved the fundraising goal of AUD300,000 and delivered mental health education sessions to schools all over Australia.
4	Fitzroy Valley Relief Aid	N/A	Flood aid	N/A	Disaster Victims	Hastings Deering partnered with Orange Sky to support Fitzroy Valley communities by providing flood aid and solace to the communities within Fitzroy Crossing, Yungnora and Yakanarra.
5	Charity event in Guangdong	N/A	155 school bags, 9 sets of school furniture, Stationeries	N/A	Students	CEL Guangdong and Headquarters hosted a charity event at Paifu Primary School in Jiayi Town of Yunfu, Guangdong where they donated school supplies, including 155 school bags, nine sets of school furniture and stationeries while also renewing several directional signs to improve school facilities.
6	Mental Health Initiative in New Zealand	NZD0.01M	Financial aid	N/A	Young New Zealanders	Mack provided financial aid to mitigate and reduce suicide death rates in New Zealand by raising $13,000 to offer free counselling services to young New Zealanders.
7	Kia Taiwan	N/A	Food packs	N/A	10 kindergartens and orphanages	Volunteers from Kia Taiwan participated in food packing activities organised by to aid children in Taiwan’s rural areas, kindergartens and orphanages. Food packs were sent out to more than 10 kindergartens and orphanages.
8	Sime Darby Rent-A-Car Sdn Bhd Fundraiser	RM0.04M	N/A	N/A	Cancer Research Malaysia	Sime Darby Rent-A-Car Sdn Bhd (SDRAC) held a fundraising campaign for cancer awareness in Malaysia. For every SDRAC car rental transactions, RM40 was donated to Cancer Research Malaysia (CRMY). A total of RM41,280 was donated to CRMY.
9	Mangrove Tree Planting	N/A	240 trees	N/A	Environment	Sime Darby Motors Thailand organised a mangrove tree planting CSR activity at the Bangpoo Royal Thai Army Nature Education Centre. They planted 240 boabab tree and increased mangrove area by 900 square meters.
10	Safety Training Camp	N/A	Education sessions	N/A	33 children	Guangzhou Bow Yue Vehicle Trading Co. Ltd. First Branch initiated a BMW Children’s Traffic Safety Training Camp, aimed at enhancing children’s self-protection abilities and to promote traffic safety. 33 children were trained during the Safety Training Camp.

Shows an increase monetarily or the number of beneficiaries from 2022 report.

Shows a decrease monetarily or the number of beneficiaries from 2022 report

1. The numerical value for total cash and in-kind giving was calculated based on individual monetary mentions in the Annual and Sustainability report.

2. The information above is derived from Sime Darby Berhad’s 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report. Email correspondence was made between 12 June – 30 July 2024 to seek further clarification, however, no reply was received.

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Highlights From Sime Darby Berhad's Giving

Focus Areas of Sime Darby Berhad

Beneficiaries of Sime Darby Berhad

During FY2023, Sime Darby Berhad reported a contribution of RM25 million to Yayasan Sime Darby for philantrophic activities. In which 40% of this giving was allocated to Educational initiatives and 20% each to Environmental and Health programs. This contribution represents 1.71% of their cash-to-profit giving. As part of their educational efforts, Sime Darby organised a Safety Training Camp in Guangzhou to promote traffic safety and donated school supplies to a primary school in Guangdong. The majority of Sime Darby’s contributions were directed towards the Youth, accounting for 60%, followed by the Environment, Disaster Victims, Marine Life and the Community, all at 10% each. However, Sime Darby did not report any employee volunteer hours in their annual or sustainability report.