On 29 February 2024, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport), was announced as the winner of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Practitioner with Best Integrity Special Award at the Integrity, Governance, and Anti-corruption Awards (AIGA) 2023 event. During the same event, Northport was also honoured with the Gold Award of AIGA 2023. The award ceremony event was hosted by the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) at Dewan Seri Siantan, Perbadanan Putrajaya.

 The Special Award was presented by the Minister of Finance II, YB Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan to Northport’s Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof. Also present at the event was the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, who is also the Chairman of IIM.

 AIGA is awarded to deserving public and private sector organisations in recognition of their exceptional commitment in cultivating the best integrity and governance practices as well as anti-corruption initiatives within the organisations. The award is also a platform to uncover the capacity, capability, commitment and determination of the public and private sectors through the implementation of integrity management and corruption prevention.

“We are truly honoured to be announced the winner of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Practitioner with Best Integrity’ Special Award and be recognized as the Gold Award winner at AIGA 2023. This achievement is a manifestation of our commitment and capabilities in implementing the Occupational Safety and Health management system and Anti-Bribery management system as an essential part of our business operations, while at the same time, combating corruption across our organization, which is part of our ‘Reinventing Northport’ transformation journey”, said Dato’ Azman.

A total of 154 agencies from across the country, comprising 95 public sector agencies and 59 private sector agencies participated in AIGA 2023. This marked a significant increase of 38 percent compared to AIGA 2022, during which Northport was also announced as a Gold Award winner at the ceremony.