Volunteering refers to an action or activities that are performed freely, without the expectation of payment or other material gain, and which benefit both the volunteers and the community they are serving, whether they are official or informal, carried out alone or in groups. Environmental considerations are one of the factors that influence student interest in volunteer work. In the context of this study, the environment refers to people surrounding students who have an impact on their participation in volunteer activities. There are two objectives in this study: to determine who the key players are that affect student involvement in volunteering and to investigate how environmental factors relate to student involvement in volunteering. In this study, 400 students from three public universities who participate in volunteer work participated in a face-to-face survey for this quantitative study (UM, UKM and UPM). Based on the names of the membership of the chosen association, Kelab Penyayang (UPM and UKM), and the Universiti Malaya Volunteer Secretariat (UM), the sample was randomly chosen. The
study's findings indicate that friends and teaching staff (etc. teacher or lecturers) have the greatest influence on student volunteer involvement in charitable endeavours. While there is a relatively strong and significant correlation between environmental factors and student volunteering (r = 0.44, sig = 0.00). The findings of this study will likely serve as a guide for those who want to help students develop a culture of volunteering.
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