Nestlé Malaysia bagged two awards at the inaugural StarBiz-ICR Malaysia Corporate Responsibility Awards 2008

Nestlé Malaysia bagged two awards at the inaugural StarBiz-ICR Malaysia Corporate Responsibility Awards 2008 in the marketplace and community categories for companies with market capitalisation of RM1bil and above. Seven companies in total were honoured for their exemplary corporate responsibility (CR) initiatives in the event jointly organised by Star Publications (M) Bhd and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility Malaysia (ICRM).

Star Publications group managing director and chief executive officer Datin Linda Ngiam said the awards were introduced with a strong interest and commitment to encourage responsible business practices.

“The focus is on how businesses can be responsible in the way they make money and not just what to do with the money once they made it,” she said.

ICRM chairman Datuk Johan Raslan said, “A responsible CR approach in a company’s business strategies can help reduce cost, mitigate risks, improve reputation, motivate employees, drive innovation and boost performance,”

Most Admired Company in Malaysia 2008
WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA 200

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad earned the top spot as the overall most-admired Malaysian company ahead of other corporate giants such as Maxis, Public Bank, Genting, Petronas and YTL Corporation in the Wall Street Journal Asia’s Asia 200 survey of readers. Nestlé was also No. 1 in the categories of corporate reputation and quality of its products and services, and No. 3 in innovation in the survey. The Asia 200 survey of 2,447 executives and professionals conducted by market-research firm Colmar Brunton in 12 Asian-Pacific countries is the ultimate performance review of Asia’s leading companies.

Nestlé Wins ACCA MESRA Social Reporting Award

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad won the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Malaysia Environmental and Social Reporting Awards (MESRA) 2007 for the Social Reporting category. We beat 44 other entries to win the title "Best Social Report", while UEM Environment won over 16 other entries for the Environment Reporting category. Executive Director, Finance & Control Mr Stéphane Alby accepted the award from the Managing Director of Securities Commission Dato’ Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood and President of ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee Dato’ Khalid Ahmad on behalf of the Company. The Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on 22 May at The Prince Hotel Kuala Lumpur and is in its sixth year. The awards was held to reward transparency and to acknowledge corporations that take the effort to report on their environmental and social activities. It aims to set examples and new benchmarks of reporting for corporate Malaysia.

The 3rd Malaysian Media Awards 2007

Nestlé was voted ‘Advertiser of the Year’ in the 3rd Malaysian Media Awards organised by Media Specialist Association (MSA) of Malaysia, based on the overall outstanding performance in many categories for 2006 and we were the proud winner of 3 out of the 10 Gold awards that were up for grabs. In addition, we were also awarded 2 Silver and 1 Bronze awards and were also named Finalist in several other categories.

IT Excellence Awards 2007

Nestlé Malaysia’s Salesforce Automation Project won the MIS Asia IT Excellence Awards 2007, under the category of Best Business Enabler (Manufacturing), beating finalists Motorola and Tata Motors. The Award recognises the SFA Project Implementation team which has boosted the ability of an organisation to disseminate information internally and exchange it with their partners; creating new revenue streams and improving customer service.

Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards (AMEA) 2007

Together with McCann Erickson, NESCAFÉ Kick-Start garnered the Bronze Award under the category of ‘Most Effective Use of Branded Content’ in the Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards (AMEA) 2007. NESCAFÉ Kick-Start (McCann Erickson) was one of the two winners from Malaysia in this prestigious award.

Silver Quill Awards

Apart from being awarded the “Excellence Award for the Highest Number of Silver Quills Achieved” during the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Malaysia Silver Quill Awards 2007, Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad was also named the winner of 3 other categories – Communication Management for ‘Spicing Up the Community’ project, Economic, Social & Environment Development for ‘Spicing Up the Community’ project and Communication Management (Special Events) for Nestlé, Nourishing Malaysia Showcase.

NESTLÉ (MALAYSIA) BERHAD WINS SILVER QUILL

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad was awarded the Silver Quill Awards for its “Click into English” education programme under the Economic, Social and Environmental Development category, presented during the Malaysia Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Malaysia Silver/Gold Quill Awards 2006 held at Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel on April 3.

Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd emerged as overall grand champion in the communications best practice awards competition which attracted 27 entries locally.

Platinum PR Awards

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad came out tops in the Platinum PR Awards held in New York under the category of Public Affairs, for a submission on the Nestlé, Nourishing Malaysia Showcase 2006. We also received honourable mention under the Community Relations category for our ‘Spicing Up the Community’ Chilli project.

KPMG / The Edge Shareholder Value Awards 2006

In the KPMG / The Edge Shareholder Value Awards 2006, Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad emerged top in the F&B industry and took sixth placing overall, up two rankings from last year’s list of Top 100 Listed Companies in terms of Shareholder Value Creation. This proved that our constant focus on the 7 value drivers (in particular, the operational 4 drivers – sales growth, profit margin improvement, working capital and fixed assets intensity) is recognised and acknowledged by the industry.

ACCA MESRA Awards

The Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Malaysia held the Malaysia Environmental and Social Reporting Awards (MESRA) 2006 Awards presentation to reward transparency and recognise corporations which report their environmental and social activities. Nestlé Malaysia was 1st runner-up for the Best Social Reporting in an Annual Report category, and was also short-listed under the Social Reporting Category.

Kancil Awards 2006

The Malaysian Kancil Awards is a vehicle for the 4As to realise its vision for brand communications industry and serves as a platform to increase the visibility of our brands through effective creativity. The annual event allows Advertising & Communication Agencies to showcase their best works produced for their clients for the year. This year, Nestlé Malaysia is proud to accept The Advertiser of the Year Award, presented to the Client who has demonstrated courage and consistency in creative communication, an advertiser who is a “brand centric” creative champion, committed to building Brand Equity by taking the less beaten path.

National Award for Management Accounting (NAfMA) Awards

Nestlé Malaysia won the ‘Excellence Award’ at the National Award for Management Accounting (NAfMA) for 2005 which is the highest accolade given to an organisation for outstanding best practices in management accounting.

The award is a tremendous recognition reflecting the evolution of Finance as an effective Business Partner and driver of Value Creation in the Pursuit of Business Excellence. Among the criteria for the assessment were leadership and top management commitment, customer and market focus, promoting valueadded activities and management accounting information.

ACCA-MESRA Awards

Nestlé Malaysia was shortlisted for the ACCA (Association for Chartered Certified Accountants) Malaysia Environmental & Social Reporting Awards [MESRA] 2005 under the Environmental Reporting Category.  We were judged on our Sustainability report in the Annual Report 2004.

The aim of the Awards is to identify and reward innovative attempts to communicate corporate social responsibility performance, whilst rewarding transparency. At the core of the judging criteria are completeness, credibility and communication.

Fortune’s The World’s Most Admired Companies

Nestlé clinched the top spot in the consumer food products category in a survey conducted by Fortune to determine The World’s Most Admired Companies, where top companies in 26 industries were judged by their peers in the industry. A total of 345 companies in 26 industries and 25 countries participated.

Annual Regional Best Managed Companies Award Presentation / Press Conference

Once again, Nestlé took the Annual Regional Best Managed Companies Award in the “Best Corporate Governance” (ranked 5th) category and the “Best Investor Relations” (ranked 9th) category for first time.

The Annual Investor Poll was based on interviews and polling with more than 253 regional and local fund managers and buy-side equity analysts. 17 Malaysian companies were ranked within this poll. Together with the main sponsor of the event, Credit Suisse, the Group Publisher and CEO of Finance Asia Mr Jonathan Hirst presented the award to Nestlé Malaysia, which was represented by Controller, Confectionery Business Unit Mr Pierre Magne on August 3 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The award marks Nestlé Malaysia’s strong commitment to Corporate Governance. As a public listed company, we strive to be transparent not only to our Audit Committee and Board of Directors, but also to all our partners, suppliers, customers and consumers.