PRG Holdings Berhad Annual Report 2018

The Group had registered four trademarks and six domain names in Malaysia and Vietnam which are material in relation to the business. In addition, the Group has set up customer services team that are in charge of handling customer complaints. The Group is also committed to protecting customer’s personal data. Data is the valuable asset of the Group. The Group has developed a policy of information management system to provide guidance to employees on control and usage of Company’s data and to restrict access or use where necessary to protect the interests of the Group. Data is classified into different levels according to the confidentiality as public, internal and restricted/confidential data. 2. Environmental 2.1 Environment Management System The Group understands the importance of environmental sustainability and protection. The Group takes measures to protect the environment in which the Group operates through the implementation of an environmental management system at the factories. The Group is committed to operating in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations in all material respects and protecting environment by minimising the negative impact of the Group’s operations to the environment. A subsidiary of the Group has been certified with the ISO 14001:2015 Certification for Environmental Management Systems issued by SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and SGS United Kingdom Limited. For the other subsidiaries, the Group has also put in place the environmental management system that identifies and manages the environmental risks concerning the businesses. The Group is able to identify environmental opportunities, enforce programs, promote awareness among the employees and stakeholders and seek continuous improvement. 2.1.1 Emissions Major emissions of the Group are gas emissions from boilers and machines, sewage discharges from dyeing process and other associated hazardous waste from other production phases and construction sites. As the Group is committed to abide by all applicable laws and regulations in the areas the Group operates in, the Group had obtained the registration books of hazardous waste generator for generating hazardous waste (such as waste oil, waste sludge, containers of chemicals) produced in the manufacturing activities. The non-hazardous waste, such as waste water from dyeing process, or other solid waste generated from the production process that require special treatment are complied with applicable environmental standards and measures in Malaysia and Vietnam. For the manufacturing process and construction sites, the Group has adopted the following measures including engaging an independent and licensed pollutant treatment company to dispose the hazardous waste and wastewater was centrally collected and treated before discharged. The non-hazardous wastes and hazardous wastes were collected and stored separately, before being transferred to landfill for disposal. 2.1.2 Use of resources The Group focuses on the use of resources such as energy, water and paper and packing materials. By utilising them efficiently not only helps to lower the operating cost, but also reduces its carbon footprint. The Group believes that it relies on the efforts from all of the employees. Therefore, the Group has to raise the environmental protection awareness among employees and proactively seeks opportunities for increasing operating efficiency in order to reduce the use of resources through key initiatives set up to achieve higher energy efficiency. Electricity The Group’s electricity is mainly consumed by operations of machineries at factories and construction sites, the confinement centres and office daily use. Proper production planning was in place to ensure efficient usage of machineries. The Group also started to replace traditional light bulbs with electricity-saving light bulbs and also educate the employees about the energy saving and conversation practices. To ensure the effective use of electricity, the following practices were conducted: • Controlling temperature of the air-conditioner in the office; • Switching off lights and air-conditioners in areas when not in use; • Turning off idle machines and office equipment; and • Using energy efficient equipment. 38 sustainability report (continued) 2018 A N N U A L R E P O R T