PCCW Corporate Social Responsibility
PCCW contributes to the community through sponsorship, environment friendly practices and volunteer services.
The PCCW CSR Policy sets forth standards of social behavior that are able to meet and exceed the ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations in five focus areas. They are:Caring for Community, Caring for Environment, Caring for People, Supply Chain Management and Corporate Governance. Community services - PCCW provides communications services for a variety of social service schemes. This includes support for students, single parents, the unemployed, distressed people and the elderly who benefit from counseling hotlines, info-line services for Medilink and networks to help find employment.
During each year, PCCW continues to contribute to the community by providing practical and financial help to charitable, community, cultural and environmental causes. Volunteer service groups formed by PCCW employees and their family members also continue to provide their long-term service or ad hoc programs.
Caring for Environment - PCCW assigns a high priority to the protection of the environment when conducting company activities. PCCW has been a member of the Environmental Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce since the early 90s. The Committee periodically meets to discuss environmental issues such as Hong Kong air quality and carbon reduction measures. PCCW has also been a Board member of Business Environment Council (BEC) since the early 90s and was one of the founding members of Private Sector Committee on the Environment (PSCE).
Caring for People - Employee Caring - PCCW activities in relation to employee caring can be categorized into four areas: employee satisfaction initiatives; learning and development; health and safety; and employee welfare.
Supply Chain Management - PCCW maintains relationships with more than 1,000 suppliers globally. It has been a practice to require its suppliers to comply with the necessary regulations governing labor, health and safety, environment, etc. To meet the increasingly stringent requirements as a leading corporate citizen, the Company aims to adopt a more coordinated approach in the supply chain management and to help suppliers understand its CSR policies and practices.
Corporate Governance - The principles of good governance serve to uphold a high standard of ethics, transparency, responsibilities and integrity in all aspects of business and to ensure that corporate affairs are conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company Board endorses a Corporate Governance Report each year and it is published in its annual report .
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