The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Awards 2021
SunCon took home The Edge Billion Ringgit Club award for the Highest Return on Equity (ROE) over three years for the Construction sector, for the third consecutive year. The award underscores our resilience and profitability, for the evaluation period FY2018-2020, despite the challenging operating environment overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunway Construction Group Bhd won the Bronze Award for its Annual Report 2020 at the 35th International Annual Report Competition (ARC) Awards in New York, United States. SunCon won under the Construction & Building category for its PDF version of Annual Report. Established in 1987 by US-based MerComm Inc., the ARC Awards is the world's largest international competition honouring outstanding achievements in annual reports.

SunCon was recognised for demonstrating high standards of corporate governance while maintaining good performance at the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG) – ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards 2020. SunCon received the Industry Excellence Award – Construction category, the 4th time which the company has won in this category since its listing.

Sunway Engineering Sdn. Bhd won the Mechanical & Electrical Contractor award at the Construction Industry Trade Awards (CITA) 2020 for the second consecutive year. The CITA Awards 2020 is an inaugural effort by the Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) to recognise organisations which have contributed and demonstrated excellence in enhancing the image, performance and improvement of the construction industry in their respective fields of expertise. The award was presented by Chief Executive, CIDB Malaysia, Datuk Ir. Ahmad 'Asri Abdul Hamid accompanied by President, Master Builders Association Malaysia, Tan Sri Sufri bin Haji Mhd Zin and Organising Committee Chairman of the 66th MBAM Anniversary Dinner, Mr. Yeoh Keong Yuan to Mr. Lai Yoke Wah, Assistant Manager – Quality Ansurance of Sunway Engineering Sdn. Bhd. at MBAM's 66th Anniversary Dinner on 9 April 2021 at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) was awarded the “Highest Return on Equity (ROE) Over Three Years” in the Construction Sector at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Awards 2020 for the second consecutive year. Despite an increasingly challenging environment, SunCon had continued to achieve an outstanding performance in terms of ROE for the evaluation period from FY2017-FY2019, garnering the company the top award in its category.

Due to the on-going Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), the award trophy was personally presented by Mr Azam Aris, The Edge Editor-in-Chief accompanied by Ms Kathy Fong, The Edge Executive Editor to Mr Evan Cheah, SunCon's Non-Independent Non-Executive Director accompanied by Mr Chung Soo Kiong, Group Managing Director of SunCon at a private ceremony held in The Edge's office premises in Petaling Jaya on 24th November 2020.

SunCon was recognised for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with a Gold Award at The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020. The Asset ESG Awards are the longest running ESG Awards in Asia by Asset Benchmark Research (ABR). The awards are a rigorous benchmarking service for the region's listed companies evaluated based on financial performance, management, corporate governance, social and environmental responsibility and investor relations. In view of COVID-19, the evaluation reflects a more detailed review of companies' adherence to safeguarding the environment, employees' health and safety in the operations, and their social responsibility to the community at large.

SunCon was recognised with the 'Asset Class Award' in the 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Awards for its outstanding and exemplary corporate governance practices.

The ACGS is a partnership between the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum and the Asian Development Bank which assesses public listed companies based on publicly-available information and benchmarked against international best practices on corporate governance. Six ASEAN member countries, namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the assessment.

SunCon bagged the Platinum Excellence Award for its 2019 Annual Report in the 2020 National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) under the category of Companies With Less Than RM2 billion in Market Capitalisation.

NACRA is jointly organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia), Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) with the objective of promoting excellence in corporate reporting.  Now in its 30th year, NACRA 2020 introduced a new framework which integrates elements of sustainability and integrated reporting in line with evolving expectations.

The award win reflects SunCon’s continuous commitment to  upholding high standards of governance, transparency and disclosure of information to our stakeholders.

SunCon was recognised for adhering to high standards of Corporate Governance (CG) at the prestigious Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG) - ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards 2019, for the fourth consecutive year. SunCon clinched the Industry Excellence Award 2019 for the Construction category and ranked 10th in the list of Top 100 companies for overall CG & Performance in 2019 for adopting and disclosing best corporate governance practices and processes. Due to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures on prohibitions of mass gatherings, the award trophy was personally presented by MSWG Chief Executive Officer, Mr Devanesan Evanson to SunCon Group Managing Director, Mr Chung Soo Kiong at a private ceremony held in Menara Sunway on 30th September 2020.

SunCon’s 6th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was conducted virtually as part of the Company’s necessary precaution to safeguard the wellbeing of its shareholders amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual meeting was broadcasted live from Menara Sunway and shareholders were able to follow the proceeds via live streaming as well as participate and vote online.​

SunCon continued to remain as a constituent in the FTSE4Good Index series for the sixth consecutive year following a review in June 2020. SunCon has been listed in the authoritative index since 2015, meeting the inclusion criteria for demonstrating strong Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices measured against globally recognised standards. The repeated successful inclusion in FTSE4Good demonstrates SunCon’s strong commitment to sustainability.

SunCon was recognized with a bronze award at the 5th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) 2019 in the category “Asia’s Best Sustainability Report within Annual Report”. This marks the second consecutive year that SunCon has won in this category at the prestigious ASRA Awards, which recognizes and honours sustainability reporting leaders in Asia. The award ceremony was hosted virtually from Singapore this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and was graced by the appearance of the Guest of Honour, H.E. Mr Niclas Kvarnström, the Swedish Ambassador of Singapore. The winners were selected out of 461 entries received from 16 countries in Asia following a rigorous multi-tier evaluation process. The award reflects SunCon’s leadership in sustainability reporting, transparency and our commitment towards long term value to stakeholders.

Best Area Champion (Onshore Construction) - Leadership on Area Based Demarcation (LeAD) Programme

SunCon’s Petronas Leadership Centre project was awarded with the Best Area Champion (Onshore Construction) in the Leadership on Area Based Demarcation (LeAD) Programme, for achieving the highest score of 92.2% in Quarter 4 Project Delivery & Technology (PD&T) Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Assessment.

The award, organized by the client, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on a quarterly basis, is an incentive and recognition to contractors for their HSE performance and collaboration in instilling PETRONAS HSE culture in the Project through series of campaigns, effective HSE programs and active HSE leadership.

Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd was awarded 2019 Contractor Of The Year at The Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards 2019 (MCIEA).

From left: Datuk Ir Ahmad ‘Asri Abdul Hamid – Chief Executive, CIDB Malaysia, Y.B. Tuan Hj Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir- Deputy Minister of Works, Malaysia, Y.B Tuan Baru Bian – Minister of Works, Malaysia, Richard Wong Kwan Song - Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd Senior Executive Director and Tan Sri Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, FASc. – Chairman, CIDB Malaysia at MCIEA 2019.

Sunway Construction Group Berhad (SCGB) was awarded the “Highest Return on Equity Over (ROE) Three Years” in the Construction Sector at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Corporate Awards 2019. The awards category recognizes that, SCGB’s average ROE during the evaluation period from FY2014 to FY2017 are the highest in the industry.

From left: Azam Aris (Editor-In-Chief, The Edge), Dato' Ong Eng Bin (CEO, OCBC Bank (Malaysia)), Evan Cheah (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Sunway Construction Group Berhad), Dr Claus Weidner (President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia), Iñigo Ohlsson (Managing Director for South-East Asia and Oceania, Jaeger-LeCoultre), Dato' Ho Kay Tat (Publisher and Group CEO, The Edge Media Group)

Sunway Construction Group Berhad (SCGB) was awarded the “Highest Return on Equity Over (ROE) Three Years” in the Construction Sector at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Corporate Awards 2019. The awards category recognizes that, SCGB’s average ROE during the evaluation period from FY2014 to FY2017 are the highest in the industry.

MD Mr Chung (centre), Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Evan Cheah (second from right), CFO Ng Bee Lien (second from left) together with Irene Sin from Sunway REIT and Jane Poh from Group Branding, Marketing and Communications at the awards presentation ceremony recently.

SunCon Chairman Dato’ Ir Goh Chye Koon (2nd from right) received the Excellence for Overall Corporate Governance and Performance award on behalf of Sunway Construction Group Berhad

SunCon Deputy Managing Director Liew Kok Wing (2nd from right) received the Excellence for Corporate Governance Disclosure on behalf of Sunway Construction Group Berhad

Sunway Engineering Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of SunCon, won the Best Mechanical & Electrical Contractor award at the Construction Industry Trade Awards (CITA) 2019. The CITA Awards 2019 is an inaugural effort by the Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) to recognise organisations which have contributed and demonstrated excellence in enhancing the image, performance and improvement of the construction industry in their respective fields of expertise. The award was presented by Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources, YB. Dr. Xavier Jayakumar and received by Mr Vignesh Perumal, Sr Manager - Project Operations on behalf of Sunway Engineering Sdn Bhd at MBAM’s 65th Anniversary Dinner on 16 August 2019 at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa.

Sunway Construction bagged "Asia Best Sustainability Report within Annual Report" at the 4th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) in Singapore recently. SunCon MD Mr Chung Soo Kiong receiving the award from Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2018 guest of honour, Eco-Business MD Jessica Cheam, in acknowledgement of its excellence in sustainability reporting.
SunCon had emerged as the winner out of seven companies shortlisted in its category, amongst which are large-cap regional leaders across a host of countries. The award honours exceptional sustainability reporting leaders in Asia.

Ms Ng Bee Lien, SunCon's CFO receiving the Certificate of Merits awards at the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2018 on the 6 December 2018

Mr Liew Kok Wing, Deputy Managing Director of SunCon receiving the IFAWPCA Builders Award - Silver Medal Award for Building Construction and Civil Engineering Construction

Datuk Kwan Foh Kwai, advisor and former Senior Managing Director for SunCon Group receiving the Yeoh Tiong Lay - IFAWPCA Award for Excellence, which recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially towards the growth and development of the construction industry in Malaysia.