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Materiality
Assessment Appendix 1: Appendix 2: Appendix 3:
Climate Green Inclusive and Stakeholder GRI Content Assurance Glossary of
Action Innovation Progress Engagement Index Statement Terms

Stakeholder Engagement Method & Topics & Concerns Apical’s Response
Groups Frequency Raised
Industry • One-on-one meetings • Opportunities for • Participated in RSPO, ISPO and
groups, trade (regularly) collaboration on ISCC certification updates and
associations • Multi-stakeholder forums landscape level new requirements
and and events (regularly) initiatives • RSPO Membership since 12
certification • Sustainability Report • Palm oil certification August 2011 and Participation in
RSPO Annual Roundtable event
bodies (annually) • Traceability verification
as a voting member
• Survey (periodically) • Active participation and
• Apical Website (ad-hoc)
contribution in the POCG under
• Apical Sustainability
several work streams such as
Dashboard (ad-hoc) AWG, PPBC WG, Social Issues
• Materiality Assessment Working Group, Independent
(every 2-3 years) Verification Working Group since
2020
• Participated as a speaker in the
smallholder workshop during
RSPO Round Table Conference
2023

Employees • Annual appraisals and PRP • Workplace Health and • Continued to communicate our
• Townhall meetings (annually) Safety procedures Sustainability Policy to employees
• Major festival celebrations • Training and internally through presentations
(annually) development • Provided training and career
• HR training programmes opportunities development programmes as well
(ongoing) • Communication of as recreational activities
• Apical Website (ad-hoc) polices and initiatives • Facilitated dialogues with labour
• Apical Sustainability in responsible palm oil union representatives
Dashboard (ad-hoc) • Strategic direction of • Provision of health insurance and
• Materiality Assessment the business retirement fund
(every 2-3 years) • Awareness of company • Conducted sharing session
policies, including the related to Science-based targets
Code of Conduct and and the NPC Impact Assessment
TOPICC core values Framework
• Conducted sharing session on
TCFD/ISSB disclosures
• Awareness briefing on EUDR

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