SEAMATCH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  
 Seamatch believes that Corporate social responsibility is a type of business self-regulation with the aim of social accountability and making a positive impact on society. CSR refers to the way in which our business regulates itself in order to ensure that all of their activities positively affect society as a whole.     

Seamatch’s business   
Seamatch is one of the Hong Kong’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract and temporary positions with clients, mainly from IT sector. Our target clients consist mainly of Government, semi-Government organizations, public companies and the conglomerates.     

  Seamatch CSR Commitments 
 Aligning with our missions and value, we list our CSR commitments as follow:   
• Staffs – We take seriously our responsibilities to protect, support, and prepare our staffs for successful careers and continuously provide career opportunities and resources to them. We also focus on workplace safety, health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and training and development.  
• Ethics – Seamatch is committed to doing the right thing, conducting ourselves in a legal, ethical, and trustworthy manner, upholding our regulatory obligations, and complying with our business policies.  
 • Communities – Seamatch understands that it takes all of us working together to truly have an impact. As such, we partner with organizations in the communities to improve lives and society as a whole – by engaging in activities such as community service, philanthropy, and support for small, minority, and disadvantaged businesses.   
 • Environment – Seamatch recognizes a shared responsibility to protect our planet. Although our facilities and operations have a small carbon footprint, we reduce the environmental impact of our business through preservation, conservation, and waste reduction practices.   

 CORE Polices to support our CSR Commitments 
• Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – Seamatch’s Code of Conduct provides mechanisms to prevent dishonest or unethical conduct, and fosters a culture of honesty and accountability.   
 • We treat all employees with dignity and respect and follow all applicable laws and legislation related to labour and human rights. Below are examples of initiatives we have in place: 
o Equal Employment Opportunity – It is the policy of Seamatch to protect the employment rights of qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, colour, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.   
o Accommodations Policy – It is the policy of Seamatch to comply with all applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities. Consistent with that commitment, it is Seamatch’s policy not to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application procedures, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation and training.   
 o Anti-Harassment Policy – Seamatch is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment.  

 We are individually and collectively accountable for upholding our corporate social responsibility commitments. We encourage participation across our organization, and we will work to continually improve our workplace, contribute to the communities we serve, and ensure our actions are socially, ethically, and environmentally responsible.    

Looking after Employees  
To retain loyal and productive staff, it is vital to maintain a good working environment. In this section, you could refer to any of the following: 
 ·        We will strictly follow all laws as listed by the HK Labour Department
 ·        We had subscribed a medical scheme with outpatient service for all staffs
 ·        We had established a staffportal in which staffs can check their leave status, collect salary report and download tax report for taxation purpose·        Regular Team gathering with objectives to improve communication, teamwork 
·        Sponsorship of volunteering work 
·        Sponsorship of activities/courses to improve work life balance
 ·        Sponsorship of courses to enrich and fast track their career
 ·        Regular internal training to ensure the effectiveness of conduction of business
 ·        Annual Appraisal to encourage performance and improve work quality
 ·        Annual employee survey to identify areas of improvement
 ·        Competitive renumeration to retain staff and improve morale
 ·        Prompt release of salary and bonuses   

Looking after Clients   
To make sure that our clients have a positive and lasting impression on your business. We ensure the followings: 
 ·        To ensure client satisfaction, we target to be the best and largest provider of candidates/contractors to each of our clients
 ·        We regularly check and communicate with our clients with objectives to improve our service, align our values and goals with clients, to correct anything which go off-track   

Suppliers’ Standards   
We always target to ensure that we use good suppliers and maintain a good working relationship with them 
 ·        We try to use local suppliers so as to contribute to a better community
 ·        We commit to pay all our suppliers on time
 ·        We try our best to maintain a clear and proper communication with our suppliers
 ·        We try to pick suppliers who are ethical and have a positive image·            

Protecting the Environment   
We commit to reduce the environment impact that our business activities may have. 
 ·        We commit to monitor waste reduction, re-use and recycling.
 ·        We try to make sure that the types of materials used within our business, whether they are recyclable or can be made from recycled material. 
·        We try to maintain the water /electricity usage from growing unreasonably
 ·        Encouraging greener transport by picking a convenient office location, better usage of courier services etc   

Community Engagement   As a business, we are committing to support local communities.    
 ·        We are awarded the “Caring Company” over each of the past 10 years by the HKCSS (The Hong Kong Council of Social Service)·
        We are awarded the “Good MPF Employer” by the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme Authority for 2023, 2024
 ·        We received the “Certificate of Appreciation” by the HK Labour Department for our support of the “Work Orientation and Placement Scheme”
 ·        We were awarded the “Good Employer Chapter 2024” by the HK Labour Department.   

Measurement   
We had set the above goals and put CSR measures in place, we are also aiming to regularly monitor and assess whether or not these measures are working. It’s an ongoing process and we will improve this aspect going forward.