Cambodia Investment Review
Manulife Cambodia has received recognition at the country’s first Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards, held alongside the Cambodia Business Forum 2026.
The event brought together business leaders, entrepreneurs, government representatives and development partners to discuss how companies can advance gender equality and inclusion across workplaces, marketplaces and communities. The awards recognised businesses for actions supporting women’s economic empowerment.
Manulife Cambodia said its workplace inclusion efforts include supporting women to grow and take leadership roles, investing in employee development, promoting fair and equal pay, and creating opportunities for staff to contribute and succeed.
Workplace inclusion becoming the norm
Accepting the award on behalf of the company, Sadat Math, Chief People Officer at Manulife Cambodia, said during a speech:
“It is a great honour to accept this award on behalf of Manulife Cambodia. For us, workplace inclusion is becoming the norm and something we embrace every day: from giving women opportunities to grow and lead, investing in our people’s development, ensuring fair and equal pay, and creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed, and making a positive difference in the communities we serve.”
“This recognition belongs to our entire Manulife Cambodia team, whose everyday actions make that commitment real. Thank you to UN Women, the WEPs Awards and the judges for recognizing our journey. And congratulations to all our fellow awardees. We accept this award not only as recognition of what we have done, but also as encouragement to keep moving forward and doing more.
Thank you,” she added.
Advancing gender equality and encourage wider business action
The WEPs Awards are part of a regional initiative led by UN Women to recognise companies advancing gender equality and encourage wider business action. Cambodia was among nine countries holding national awards processes in 2026. UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards
Manulife Cambodia began operations on June 28, 2012, as the Kingdom’s first wholly foreign-owned life insurance company. It provides insurance and financial services aimed at helping Cambodian families build financial security.
