Huawei first China-based company to sign Corporate Integrity Pledge

Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd has become the first China-based company to sign the Corporate Integrity Pledge (CIP) to strengthen its commitment to uphold anti-corruption and integrity principles.

Its CEO, Abraham Liu, said the company hailed the foresight of the Malaysian government in partnering with the industry in its fight against corruption.

"By signing this pledge, Huawei is making a unilateral declaration that it will not commit corrupt acts, will work towards creating a business environment that is free from corruption and will uphold Anti-Corruption Principles for Corporations (ACPC) in Malaysia," he said at the ceremony to sign the CIP here Wednesday.

Also present was Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (prevention), Datuk Mustafar Ali.

Mustafar said MACC was willing to help companies based in Malaysia develop awareness programmes as well as providing corruption prevention and capacity building modules.

"We will offer our Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy in Jalan Duta as a resource centre for training modules or any series of programmes that will be tailored and implemented to the specific needs of companies," he said.

The CIP is a document that allows a company to make a commitment to uphold the ACPC which sets out the principles for corporations to act as guidance on areas that corporation can focus on to play their role in contributing towards anti-corruption efforts in Malaysia.