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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
Suppliers • Anchor Programmes • Information on • Capacity building to ensure
including (regularlay) compliance with suppliers use best practices
smallholders • Sustainability Report Apical’s Sustainability when it comes to sustainability
(annually) Policy and standards in their operations and ensure
• One-on-one communication including traceability responsible production, aligned
(ad-hoc) requirements with Apical’s Sustainability Policy
• Apical Website (ad-hoc) • Apical’s sustainability • Enhances fire prevention
• Apical Sustainability commitments, measures by cooperating with
Dashboard (ad-hoc) Apical2030, initiatives Asian Agri on its Fire Free Village
• Materiality Assessment and progress to Programme
(every 2-3 years) achieve policy • Continued collaboration with
• Survey (periodically) commitments Asian Agri to develop biogas
• Clarification on plants
grievances lodged on • Continued supplier engagement
supplier’s operations through our Anchor Programmes
• Risk assessments of • Engaged with 3,083 smallholders
supply chains through our SMILE Programme
• Gaps in traceability • Socialisation with suppliers on
data collection EUDR requirements and how it
• Supplier screening and affects the business operations
monitoring
Media • Apical Website (ad-hoc) • Updates on Apical’s • Highlighted benefits of
• Apical Sustainability sustainability sustainable palm oil
Dashboard (ad-hoc) initiatives e.g. SMILE, • Annual Break Fast
• Events (periodically) Apical2030, SLV • Continued engagement for
• Discussion with updates to Apical’s sustainability
employees initiatives

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