MALAYSIA
Nu Skin Malaysia was awarded Honourable Mention for Outstanding Work in Small Company CSR during the inaugural Prime Minister’s CSR Awards ceremony on 14 November 2007, which was held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Nu Skin Malaysia was among the top 3 companies selected in the Small Company CSR category, and the only multi-level marketing company in Malaysia to receive an award in this inaugural event.
Michael Chen, President of Nu Skin Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, accepted the award for Nu Skin Malaysia which was presented by Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi Dato’, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia.
This award is a great honour because it signifies Government recognition and appreciation of our CSR efforts to improve the lives of needy children locally (Harvest Centre), as well as our Force for Good culture which is the core of Nu Skin Enterprises.
The Prime Minister’s CSR Awards which received a total of 316 entries from 161 companies saw various companies being recognized for their CSR work in categories such as Community and Social Welfare, Education, Environment, Best Workplace Practice, Small Company CSR, Culture and Heritage, and Special Award for Media Reporting. Other top companies recognized included Digi Telecommunications, Maxis, Intel Technology, Astro, Procter & Gamble, Petronas, BP Malaysia and Maybank.
This inaugural CSR Prime Minister’s Award program was launched by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development to recognize the excellent work corporations are already doing in the community and as an encouragement for more corporations to embrace CSR.