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Welcome to the 6th ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award 2026 website!

The ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award gives recognition to companies in every ASEAN member state for their remarkable initiatives to create a safe and healthy working environment through HIV/AIDS awareness, CSR and prevention programmes for their employees.

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ARROW AWARD and the ASEAN Business Coalition on HIV & AIDS (ASEAN-BCA)

The ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award gives recognition to companies in every ASEAN member state for their remarkable initiatives to create a safe and healthy working environment through HIV/AIDS awareness, CSR and prevention programmes for their employees.

The prestigious Award is presented by the ASEAN Business Coalition on HIV & AIDS (ASEAN-BCA), which was established by the ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting in 2014 to promote greater involvement of employers’ associations in ASEAN member states on HIV/AIDS prevention and control in the workplace. The Coalition’s members consist of the existing national business coalitions on AIDS and employers’ associations in each ASEAN member state.

In Malaysia, the BCA is represented by the Towards Ending AIDS by Malaysian Businesses (TEAMB), formerly known as the Malaysian Business Consortium for HIV/AIDS (MBCH).

The 1st ARROW Award Winner: Sime Darby

Sime Darby was honored as one of the six inaugural recipients of the ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award in 2016, recognizing its non-discriminatory HR practices and impactful corporate social responsibility efforts in supporting people living with HIV/AIDS.

Through the Sime Darby Foundation, the company has committed RM3.82 million since 2013 to combat HIV/AIDS in Malaysia, partnering with the Malaysian AIDS Council and Malaysian AIDS Foundation, and became the only corporate entity funding antiretroviral treatment for the underprivileged—leading to its 2016 invitation to join Malaysia’s Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund.

The award, presented by the ASEAN Business Coalition on AIDS, was conferred on 14 September 2016 in Bogor, Indonesia, alongside five other regional companies: Standard Chartered Brunei, Cambodia’s Acleda Bank Plc, Indonesia’s PT Kaltim Prima Coal, Philippines’ Maynilad Water Services Inc, and Microchip Technology (Thailand) Co Ltd.

ARROW AWARD PREVIOUS WINNERS

2016

Sime Darby

2018

Petronas

2020

Karex

2022

Sunway

REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIAS

To submit for a nomination; company must have at least 3 of these criteria stated below:-

Adherence to principles of non-discrimination and confidentiality in regards to workers related to HIV/AIDS.

Availability of policies on HIV/AIDS in workplace.

Raising community awareness on HIV/AIDS through the company’s CSR programme.

Providing workers with access to trainings on HIV/AIDS in the workplace.

Implementation of HIV/AIDS education in workplace.

NOMINATION SUBMISSION

Every submission must contain:

  1. A complete Nomination Form
  2. Supporting Documents*
  3. Summary of the company’s HIV engagement, activities and policy in Powerpoint format.

ARROW Award Nomination Form

Please download the nomination form in Microsoft Office Word Document format from this link.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

✓ Company profile

✓ Corporates documents
(i.e. Certificate of Incorporation, M & A, Annual Report, etc.)

✓ Photos

✓ Media coverage

TIME LINE FOR ARROW AWARD 2026

  • February 2026

    Call for nomination

  • 31 MAY 2026

    Deadline for nomination

  • TBA

    Jury Session

  • SEPTEMBER 2026

    Arrow Award 2026 Presentation Ceremony in Brunei

An initiative by

Towards Ending AIDS by Malaysian Businesses (TEAMB)

A corporate membership programme to strengthen the business sector’s response to end AIDS.

Works to mitigate the negative impact of HIV/AIDS at the workplace and on businesses and communities

Joint collaboration with Ministry of Human Resources and supported by Ministry of Health

A component of the ASEAN Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (ASEAN BCA)

Learn more

DEADLINE

31 MAY 2026

Kindly submit the nomination to

TEAMB
Malaysian AIDS Foundation
No. 12, The Boulevard Shop Office
Jalan 13/48A, Off Jalan Sentul
51000 KUALA LUMPUR

For enquiries please contact:

Lah 010.620.6030/ lah@myaids.org.my
Azahemy 016.646.5874 / azahemy@myaids.org.my