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Our
About This President’s About 2023 Apical2030 Approach to Transformative
Report Statement Apical Highlights Highlights Sustainability Partnerships

APICAL GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023
INCLUSIVE PROGRESS

Our vision extends beyond our immediate team; we expect our suppliers to adhere to equitable employment
practices, mirroring the high standards we set for ourselves. Through these practices, we aim to cultivate an
innovative culture within our workforce, building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with both our
employees and suppliers.

RECRUITMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
We practice fair and non-discriminatory We conduct an annual performance review for
hiring strategies and recognise the dynamic all employees and provide tools
nature of skill functions for employees to develop their
across the organisation talent and skills

WORKING CONDITIONS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
We provide safe, secure and fair We provide equitable and
working conditions that enable competitive remuneration packages that
individuals to thrive are aligned to local and provincial regulations,
and adequate for full-time employees to
support their well-being

In upholding human rights among The SMETA indicators are as follows:
our people, we work closely with
key customers, such as Bunge, • Universal Rights Covering UNGPs
Cargill, Kao Corporation, Nestle • Management System and Code implementation
and Unilever for harmonising
social standards across our 1. Freely chosen employment 8. Regular employment is
organisations. Among various provided
frameworks and standards, our 2. Freedom of association and 8A. Subcontracting and
facilities are progressing towards right to collective bargaining homeworking
Sedex membership, the Supplier are respected
Ethical Data Exchange. It is an 3. Working conditions are safe 9. No harsh or inhuman
online system enabling Apical to and hygienic treatement is allowed
document and share data on ethical
and responsible practices with their 4. Child labour shall not be 10A. Entitlement to work and
customers. We undertake SMETA used immigration
audits to assess the risks, including 5. Living wages are paid 10B Environment 4 – Pillar
but not limited to forced labour, 6. Working hours are not 10C. Business ethics 4 – Pillars
workers' rights, fair treatment and excessive
working conditions.
7. No discrimination is 11. Customer requirements
practiced

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