SHAH ALAM, 14 May: Three subsidiary companies of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) signed the Corporate Integrity Pledge (CIP) as a manifest to combat corruption and misconduct in the public and private sectors.
The three companies are Selaman Sdn Bhd, represented by Dzulkarnain Ahmad; PKNS Engineering and Construction Berhad (PECB), Ahmad Pauzi Mhd Noor and Datumcorp International (DCI), represented by Shytul Shahryn Mohamad Shaari.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the acting General Manager of PKNS, Azlan Md Alifiah and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Deputy Chief Commissioner, Datuk Sutinah Sutan.
Azlan said that this move is in support of the State Government, the Federal Government and the MACC in enhancing integrity and transparency.
“The CIP is an open commitment and pledge for agencies and private companies to combat corruption. It is an effort to improve corporate governance and enhance integrity in respective organisations, as well as to collaborate with the MACC.
“This initiative is an effort to ensure that business transactions and administration of the three PKNS subsidiary companies are done with good stewardship, including efforts to prevent corruption and misuse of power in organisations,” he said.
He added that so far, seven out of 11 PKNS subsidiary companies have signed the CIP and the rest are expected to do so before the end of this year.
Meanwhile, Sutinah explained that the construction industry has a high risk of corruption, especially in efforts to get tenders and projects.
Sutinah said that the move to sign the CIP is a starting point for companies to improve the integrity system with the help of respective corporate integrity departments.
She added that the MACC is ready to provide the training required, especially for companies that want to appoint their officers for their integrity units.
So far, a total of 434 companies and organisations have signed the pledge since it was introduced in 2011.
