Sustainability FAQs
Top Glove has several social compliance policies it adheres to. These include:
Please view our list of policies here.
We recognise women’s contributions in the workplace and are committed to achieving a gender balanced workforce.
In FY2023, we have a total of 52% female participation in managerial position. We have also set target to ensure balanced ratio in terms of female participation in managerial position. The Company is also being recognised with the inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for the first year in 2021, for having demonstrated outstanding performance in the area of gender reporting and measures to advance gender equality in the workplace.
- Female employees in top management position in FY2022 (Executive management & senior management): 51.3%
- Percentage of female employees in a management position in the Marketing Department: 77.8%
Top Glove also has in place a Board Diversity Policy, in line with our belief that a diverse Board composition is an essential measure of good governance and a driver of its effectiveness. Female directors represent 42% of total Board of Directors of the Company.
To know more of our efforts in this, please refer to Pages 56 and 57 of our Sustainability Report 2023.
In support of creating a respectful workplace, we have improved our Prevention of Bullying Policy and Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy to ensure adequate procedures are in place.
Yes. Top Glove has a Remuneration Policy and Procedures for Directors and Senior Management, to attract, motivate, reward and retain the right talent in pursuing and drive the Company’s long term goals and ensuring business sustainability and growth.
To ensure that all employees work in a safe environment, several safety initiatives have been implemented, led by Safety Department and Committee:
- Zero Harm and Safety Health Emergency Preparedness Programme is an approach to heighten the occupational safety of a workplace through the implementation of safe work environment systems.
- Safety Health Emergency Preparedness Program’s initiative is for the all factories to have a trained First Responder and Safety Officer who will work in tandem with a 24 hour emergency response team from Top Glove Global Doctors (TGGD).
We aim to certify 100% of our factories with ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System by FY2025
In FY2023, Top Glove has a total of 127 Auxiliary Polices and 83 of in-house security have been assigned to guard Top Glove Tower (headquarters), hostels, all factories in Malaysia for safeguard safety of workers, staff and residents.
To know more about our initiatives to provide a safe workplace for employees, please click here.
Yes. Top Glove has an Occupational Safety and Health Policy, which the Company adheres to.
As a health centric Company, we invest in managing and improving employees’ health. Top Glove has established an inhouse healthcare team comprising 29 wellness team members, including medical doctors, dentists, nutritionists and other healthcare experts.
Some of the Company’s key initiatives:
- Top Glove invested more than RM300,000 for inhouse gymnasium facilities in 2016. This gym facility not only provides an array of gym equipment but also various classes, such as Zumba, yoga, cardio boxing, Bollywood dance, Kpop dance and belly dance.
- Employees are also provided a range of fitness benefits, including complimentary membership to gymnasium facilities and sports subsidy.
- Top Glove organises weight management programmes (Mission Slim for overweight employees and Gain It Right Weight for underweight employees) for our employees to encourage them to maintain their BMI at an optimum level.
- Zero Harm on Mental Health Programme, an initiaitve by Top Glove and TGGD Mental Health Clinical & Crisis Support Team where mental health webinars and workshops are organised regularly and counselling sessions are available upon appointment.
- Promoting 5 Healthy Wells: Clean Well, Eat Well, Work Well, Exercise Well, Sleep Well.
- Quarterly BMI (Body Mass Index) monitoring.
- Health talks to employees.
- Staff Health Management Programme (SHMP), which is fully subsidised by Top Glove and entitles staff to complimentary blood screening and dental scaling as well as cancer mark test at a discounted price. In FY2022, SHMP was extended to all Malaysia factories.
- Workers Health Protection Programme (WHPP), which is fully subsidised by Top Glove and entitles workers to complimentary blood screening, vision and hearing assessment.
- Employee Meal Programme, which provides healthy meal options to employees at an affordable price and convenient doorstep delivery.
- Free BookDoc Activ Corporate Premium Programme where employee can redeem prizes and vouchers by accumulating their steps every month.
Top Glove’s community outreach programme is implemented through its philanthropic arm, Top Glove Foundation. It undertakes outreach activities through 3 key philanthropic pillars: Community, Education and Environment. As at FY2023, the Foundation has contributed more than RM32 million for initiatives under these pillars.
Under Community pillar, the Foundation has donated to several redevelopment and facility improvement projects. These include:
- Contribution of RM190 million to support communities during the pandemic; this includes monetary donation to Malaysia Covid 19 fund; donation of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, face masks, sanitisers, and oxygen concentrator devices; as well as food aid to communities affected by the pandemic
- Engaged with Klinik Kesihatan Pandamaran to run Program Kesihatan Warga Emas which covers various health talks/ webinar with topics focusing on senior citizens, exercise sessions such as aerobics, chairobics, taichi, yoga etc. and health screening of elderly individuals
- The first TGF Charity Concert held on 23 July 2022 successfully raised funds of more than RM200,000 which were channeled to 4 Mental Health Centres in Klang Valley: Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Terencat Akal Malaysia, Persatuan Kebajikan Amal Da Ai Malaysia, Persatuan Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Terencat Akal Selangor and Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Down Syndrome & Hyper Active
- Supported the Superkids Ride & Fly initiative through ““Give Them Wings” CSR Programme by Harley Davidson which provides a once-in-a-lifetime experience of riding a Harley Davidson and soaringabove Kuala Lumpur to 122 children from impoverished backgrounds.
- Extended a helping hand to volunteer at the headquarter of Royal Malaysian Air Force and Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) on 18 and 19 Feb 2023. We had successfully sorted out and loaded 80 tonnes of donated goods into trucks, containers and aircrafts, also to clear and deliver all received goods from the headquarter to National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).
- Supported Top Glove Global Doctor’s (TGGD) blood donation campaign for University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), which was aimed at urgently building up UMMC’s blood supply reserves ahead of the long Hari Raya holiday. The events took place from 17 January 2023 to 20 January 2023 and 18 April 2023 to 20 April 2023 at Top Glove Tower’s Healthy Event Hall. On 17 and 18 Aug 2023, TGF also supported TGGD and UMMC in organising the 1st public Blood Donation Programme at Setia City Mall, Setia Alam. With the backing of our management, we have pledged to organise 3 in-house blood donation campaigns per year to support UMMC and HTAR.
For more information, please visit our Sustainability Report 2023 Page 63 to 67.
Under Education pillar, Top Glove Foundation offers scholarships to deserving students to pursue various degree courses in local public universities. Since its establishment, it has provided over 100 Malaysians with over RM4 million in scholarships to pursue their higher education. Launched in April 2021, the EduShare programme aims to connect communities to the digital age. This ongoing programme sees Top Glove IT personnel repairing, upgrading and reformatting older but serviceable company laptops and desktops, which are then donated to underserved students and communities; providing them a platform to improve their computer literacy, broadening their skillsets and prospects. Aside from benefiting communities, the programme also helps to reduce the amount of electronic waste going to landfills. To date, we have helped community centres; tuition centres that provide free learning to needy students; orphanages; and selected students in the B40 category. On 9 February 2023, TGF donated RM30,000 supporting 60 pax impoverished primary students from 3 schools in Perak, namely SJK(C) Lahat, SJK(C) Simpang Jalong and SJK(C) Lasah.
For more information, please visit our Sustainability Report 2023 Page 68.
Under Environment pillar, the Foundation has undertaken several initiatives over the years, including ‘Save the Forest Project’ and ‘Save Us (Peak Garden)’ at Setia Alam Community Forest (SACF), with the aim of upkeeping and preserving the cleanliness and wellbeing of the forest. Launched in March 2021, the Mangrove Nursery and Plantation programme at Sijangkang Mangrove Recreational Park (SMRP) is a collaborative effort by TG Foundation, the SMRP committee and Universiti Putra Malaysia's Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (UPM INTROP), aimed at supporting the conservation and protection of mangrove trees at SMRP. Numerous efforts persist in raising awareness and promoting a healthier environment, exemplified by events such as the "Fruit Tree Planting Event at Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam," the Fabric Recycling Project, participation in Upcycling, Downcycling, and Recycling (UDR) Program, as well as engaging in weekly Gotong-Royong Activities with local communities.
For more information, please visit our Sustainability Report 2023 Page 69 and 70.
Since 2019, Group HR has established the HRM: Flexible Working Hours Guideline which allows employees to manage their daily hours of work in line with business and individual needs. The policy aims to improve productivity as well as to support employees in achieving work life integration. The policy outlines the eligibility, application procedures and the general guidelines on the flexible working hours schedule offered by the Company which is periodically reviewed by the Company.
Other than that, employees including working parents with children under the age of 12, pregnant mothers or staff who are required to care for immediate family members are also allowed to apply for working from home arrangements as stipulated in the Company’s HRM: Family Friendly Policy. These employees are guided by the HRM: Work From Home (WFH) Policy which was developed to provide a clear guideline on the expectations and responsibilities for staff who work from home.
Since 2019, Group HR has established the HRM: Flexible Working Hours Guideline which allows employees to manage their daily hours of work in line with business and individual needs. The policy aims to improve productivity as well as to support employees in achieving work life integration. The policy outlines the eligibility, application procedures and the general guidelines on the flexible working hours schedule offered by the Company which is periodically reviewed by the Company.
Other than that, employees including working parents with children under the age of 12, pregnant mothers or staff who are required to care for immediate family members are also allowed to apply for working from home arrangements as stipulated in the Company’s HRM: Family Friendly Policy. These employees are guided by the HRM: Work From Home (WFH) Policy which was developed to provide a clear guideline on the expectations and responsibilities for staff who work from home.
Generally, the maternity and paternity leaves offered by the Company are in accordance with the local laws and regulations in respective countries. In Top Glove, the maternity and paternity leaves are applicable to 100% workforce including staff and workers who are entitled.
In line with the amendments to the Employment Act 1955 in Malaysia which took effect from 1 January 2023, every female employee is entitled to fully paid maternity for a period not less than 98 consecutive days. Married male employees who have worked with the Company for more than 12 months are entitled to 7 consecutive days of paternity leave which is restricted to 5 confinements irrespective of the number of spouses whereas those who have worked with the Company for less than 12 months are entitled to 3 consecutive days of paternity leave. Read more
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