CapitaLand Wins Sustainability Award For Community Initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 August 2026 — CapitaLand has been named Company of the Year for Community Care & Sustainable Impact in the shopping mall category at the Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards 2026, recognising its efforts to support underserved communities through social and sustainability initiatives.
The recognition highlights CapitaLand’s flagship #GivingBersama 5.0 initiative, which provided approximately RM200,000 worth of daily necessities and educational supplies to about 2,250 beneficiaries nationwide.
The beneficiaries included underserved children, orphanage homes and low-income families, with support from CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CapitaLand Group.
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As part of CapitaLand’s global #GivingAsOne campaign, the initiative also mobilised employees, industry partners and community members to provide healthcare, wellness services and essential support to families in need.
The latest award marks CapitaLand’s fourth consecutive Company of the Year recognition at the Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards.
Selina Ng, managing director of Retail, CapitaLand Investment (Malaysia), said the recognition reflected the collective efforts of employees, tenants, partners and volunteers in supporting communities.
She said #GivingBersama 5.0 had expanded beyond essential aid to include healthcare, wellness and community empowerment initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life of vulnerable families.
CapitaLand has supported community development initiatives in Malaysia for more than a decade. Since 2011, with support from CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the company has contributed more than RM2.8 million towards community initiatives, benefiting more than 18,300 people nationwide.
In 2025, more than 210 employee volunteers contributed nearly 1,740 volunteer hours across various community programmes in Malaysia.
The fifth edition of #GivingBersama was held from Oct. 16 to Nov. 20, 2025, mobilising CapitaLand employee volunteers to support nearly 680 low-income families and 220 underserved children.
The programme was conducted in collaboration with Unit Mutiara Food Bank in Penang and Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia offices in Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan and Johor.
The 2025 programme also expanded its partnerships, with Big Pharmacy joining as a strategic partner to provide complimentary health check-ups for B40 families.
Adventist Hospital Penang provided free health screenings, while NSK Grocer contributed daily necessities and Little Scoop provided complimentary yoghurt ice cream to families in the Klang Valley.
Beneficiaries also took part in community bazaars held at community halls across the Klang Valley and Kuantan, as well as at Gurney Plaza, where families could select essential items according to their needs.
Globally, the #GivingAsOne campaign mobilised more than 17,000 volunteers across 14 countries in 2025. Volunteers contributed more than 100,000 hours, benefiting over 130,000 individuals.
The Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards recognise organisations demonstrating leadership in sustainability and corporate social responsibility while creating meaningful impact in the communities they serve.
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