KUALA LUMPUR: Iconic Worldwide Bhd‘s wholly-owned subsidiary Iconic Medicare Sdn Bhd has efficiently handed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) duty audit as per the SMETA methodology, which was carried out by a third-party worldwide audit agency.
Sedex Members Moral Commerce Audits (SMETA), some of the broadly used moral audit codecs on this planet, is based on the conventions of the Worldwide Labor Group, in addition to related native legal guidelines.
Iconic, in a press release, stated the audit held at its private protecting tools (PPE) manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan, Penang, explored the extent of the staff’ social safety and ran throughout manufacturing subdivisions, assist providers and administration.
Collective and particular person interviews had been additionally held in any respect ranges of key and assist personnel, it stated.
“Though not obligatory, the SMETA audit program is an exercise that we willingly participated in as it’s a worldwide-recognized commonplace of how we conduct enterprise. That is particularly essential for us as a comparatively new PPE participant, and we’ve the benefit of with the ability to align our targets to the long-term targets of society.
“As articulated within the UN’s Sustainable Improvement Objectives, we purpose to create long-term sustainable worth by driving constructive outcomes for enterprise, the financial system, society and the planet,” managing director Datuk Tan Kean Tet stated.