Jamie Mead shares about Hilton Hotels’ CSR initiatives and how it has impacted his outlook towards life.
About two decades ago, a young Jamie Mead worked as a banquet attendant in a hotel while attending classes at the University of South Australia. Much to his parents’ dismay, the young lad kept working in the hotel even after graduation.
Fast forward 17 years later, Jamie stands poised and confident not only as a father of two, but also as the respected regional general manager of Hilton Hotels in Malaysia. We decided to talk to him about Hilton Hotels' CSR initiatives and how it continues to inspire him.
What are some of Hilton's ongoing CSR projects in Malaysia?
"We’ve stuck with some of the initiatives for over five years, focusing on education, youth development, and going green. One of the initiatives is with Malaysian AIDS Foundation in support of its red ribbon youth that focuses on young people impacted by HIV.
We have another program with SK La Salle 2, Jinjang, with underprivileged children and we provided them with school books, bags and lunches so they can stay focused in school.
We also focus on functional CSRs like hygiene. Every day we have thousands and thousands cakes of soaps, which have been used once and gets thrown away. They’re now collected and with our partners, we recycle the soaps through a special process, where it gets stripped back, re-processed into a new piece of soap. Of course, it’s hygienically processed."