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

APICAL GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023
MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT AND

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Supply chain

Responsible Procurement Practices
Processes for sourcing external supplies, including supplier relationships and evaluation of suppliers’
environmental and social practices. This would also include protocols on conducting supply chain risk
assessments.
Sustainable Agriculture
Maintaining sustainable agriculture practices with regard to the company’s direct suppliers, contract animal
producers and feed grain growers. This involves understanding the impact of agricultural operations on the
environment and local communities, and making conscious efforts to mitigate potential negative impacts.
This category also entails efforts to develop innovative technologies and products that mitigate and adapt to
climate change.

Labour Standards in the Supply Chain
Efforts to eliminate of all forms of forced and compulsory labour, such as child labour and human trafficking;
affirm employees’ right of freedom of association and recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
ensuring occupational health & safety of workers and the humane treatment of workers in the supply chain.
Supply Chain Traceability and Transparency
Traceability refers to a company’s ability to track the movement of products along its supply chain, while
transparency refers to the disclosure of clear traceability information to consumers and stakeholders.
Companies can leverage technological monitoring approaches (e.g. remote sensing, satellite imagery, etc.) to
identify risk hotspots and achieve traceability and transparency.
Supplier Diversity and Inclusiveness
Efforts to diversify company procurement relationships and integrate traditionally underrepresented groups,
such as women-owned businesses or local community businesses.

Serving Smallholder Farmers
Collaborative efforts to overcome challenges and effectively serve smallholder farmers, with the aim of
improving their livelihoods.

Products and Services
Product Quality and Safety
Products should be safe for consumers and manufactured in a way that meets appropriate quality assurance
standards, suitable certifications, and applicable regulations.

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