The incorporation of CSR that has since become integral to CDL’s business was a corporate directive by the Company’s top management. Without their foresight and support, much that we have achieved would not have been possible.

Social and environmental risks and opportunities have become a core global business issue for many businesses. Recognising this, CDL established the CSR Committee in 2008 to better align our CSR initiatives with our business strategy to achieve more dynamic integration of CSR into our business operations. This committee reports directly to our Managing Director Mr Kwek Leng Joo and the committee members comprising the senior management of the Company.

The senior management has, within the scope of CDL’s corporate operations, determined that the Environment, Employee Relations, Corporate Governance and Risk Management, Stakeholder Relations and Community constitute key CSR areas material to the business. The CSR Committee will be responsible for CDL’s CSR Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets, formulating and managing programmes to improve CDL’s social and environmental performance in these areas of focus. In the process, the Committee has also formally established CDL’s significant CSR issues and core stakeholders involved.