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Introduction
PROCESS EXCELLENCE
& GOVERNANCE
Beyond Short-
Term Profits
Nurturing People
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Axiata Group Berhad | Sustainability & National Contribution Report 2016
National
Contribution Report
PROCESS EXCELLENCE
& GOVERNANCE
The first assessment cycle in 2016 involved
235 cross-functional evaluators across the
organisation from various business functions and
covered 23 key suppliers. It culminated in the
inaugural Axiata Supplier Award given to three
suppliers in recognition of excellent performance
and collaboration amongst Axiata’s supply base.
Supplier Sustainability Self-Assessment
As part of the SPM process, APC conducted a
Supplier Sustainability Self-Assessment. This
assessment required references to any publicly
available document, webpage or report to
demonstrate our supplier’s compliance to
sustainable business practises. If the supplier had
not formalised any public disclosure on any of the
areas assessed, they were to provide reference
to any internal policy or guidelines providing
evidence of their sustainability practice.
The Sustainability Assessment builds on
the Axiata Supplier Code of Conduct self-
certification exercise in 2015 and assesses the
following areas:
• Availability of a Sustainability Statement/
Report
• Policies on Anti-Corruption, Environment
Protection
• Commitment to safe labour practices
• Efforts to ensure occupational safety
• Efforts to improve its supply chain
Inaugural Axiata Supplier Awards
Regular engagements are held with our
suppliers through our annual Axiata Supplier
Forum where we share and discuss issues and
solutions. Suppliers with excellent track records
were recognised at the inaugural Axiata Supplier
Awards following a performance evaluation of
their performance.
Axiata receives Procurement Award
Axiata’s collaboration with its suppliers received
an award at the Procurement Leaders Asia
Pacific Awards 2016. Axiata was recognised for
its work together with turnkey suppliers on large
projects underlining our commitment towards
developing mutually beneficial relationships with
our suppliers.
Strengthening our Procurement Policies
In addition tomanaging our relationships with our
external partners, we strengthened our internal
procurement policies in 2016 by introducing our
Group-wide Capex Governance Framework. The
formalising of our capex policy acknowledges
the Group’s involvement in managing our
OpCos’ capex. The new policy will help our
OpCos reduce costs and discover alternative
solutions by leveraging on the knowledge-base
of the Group as a whole.
Internally, as part of building the capability of our
procurement function, APC conducted a training
on Category Management, an essential skill in
strategic sourcing with the participation of team
members from all OpCos and APC. As a follow-
up to this workshop, category teams have been
established across the Group to further enhance
the collaboration and knowledge sharing within
the procurement community.
In 2017, APC will continue to expand its training
curriculum to build skills and capabilities in
Axiata’s procurement function to support
Axiata’s vision to transform into a digital
company.
Axiata’s collaboration
with its suppliers was
recognised at the
Procurement
Leaders
Asia Pacific
Awards 2016
in recognition of our work
together with turnkey
suppliers on large projects
The first assessment
cycle in 2016 involved
235
cross-
functional
evaluators
across the organisation