Affin Bank Berhad | Annual Report 2020

158 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT ORGANISATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OTHER INFORMATION PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE #IWalkAtHome 42k Steps Challenge  Given the sedentary lifestyle that Malaysians were leading during the Movement Control Order period, AAGI had launched the #IWalkAtHome 42k Steps Challenge. The one-of-a-kind challenge was aimed to promote social solidarity and encourage Malaysians to stay healthy and active at home together  Participants were encouraged to walk at least 42k steps in a week for a chance to get rewarded with RM50 e-vouchers. To make it more meaningful, winners could dedicate the rewards to family members in need or even the frontliners  The one-week challenge had received an overwhelming participation of more than 4,500 Malaysians AXA Hearts in Action Run 2020 – Virtual Run Series  AAGI launched the 6th AXA Hearts in Action Run 2020 in a full-scale virtual format to encourage Malaysians to run for better health and advocate on key social causes  The theme for 2020 was “Run to Protect What Matters” to support our commitment to foster progress in difficult times and act as a force for the collective good. Runners were able to choose on their preferred cause and run anytime and anywhere at their own pace  With overwhelming support, we had achieved a full participation of 1,200 runners and contributed RM50,000 to WWF-Malaysia, World Vision Malaysia, National Kidney Foundation Malaysia, National Cancer Society Malaysia and Yayasan Jantung Malaysia. This marked a total contribution of RM 610,000 over the past 6 years AXA Corporate Responsibility (CR) Week  The CR Week is a week-long activity to support various causes and give back to society. It is held to engage with internal employees and reinforce commitments to empower lives and build a sustainable society  The programme promotes employee volunteerism and awareness and develops them into socially responsible corporate citizen  Spent close to 500 hours in various virtual sessions such as health talk, sign language class, healthy cooking class and homemade cleaning product workshop  Garnered over 300 volunteering acts and over 100 volunteer hours  Over 60 employees participated in blood donation campaign  145 employees attended the talks and workshops on Social Inclusion, Environment and Health Risk Prevention as well as our Unwind Mind campaign in conjunction with the Mental Health Awareness month LOOKING AHEAD As we progress towards achievi n g o u r Visio n of becomi n g a premier part n er for fi n a n cial growth a n d i nn ovative services, we remai n foc u sed o n creati n g shared val u e thro u gh o u r b u si n ess activities for all stakeholders. This drives u s to co n ti nu o u sly improve o u r efficie n cy a n d effective n ess i n order to ma n age o u r ESG impacts. As a compa n y with a lo n g-term foc u s, a n d we are committed to co n ti nu e this path towards e n ha n ci n g corporate b u si n ess s u stai n ability.