Commitment on corporate social responsibility by the government link companies in Malaysia

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of the society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities and other relevant stakeholders. CSR portrays the collaboration and integration between public and private sectors towards ensuring the healthier and better quality of life of society. The concept of CSR is based on the mutual dependence between a corporate and society as well as the indicators that affect these relationships. Society at large is looking at private sectors for answers regarding problems such as health crises, and environmental issues that related to their daily lives. Therefore, this study will explore the types of social responsibility programs provided by public companies in Malaysia. In other words, the paper tries to look at the Government-Linked Companies roles in anchoring Malaysia Government socioeconomic structure by identifying their initiative to provide CSR programmes or activities to the community.