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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
OUR APPROACH TO

SUSTAINABILITY

In pursuit of a traceable, sustainable and deforestation-free supply chain, Apical
Group has revised and enhanced its Sustainability Policy in 2023.
APICAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
Guided by our 5Cs business philosophy, the enhanced Sustainability Policy 2023 represents a significant
leap in our journey to fuel transformative change towards sustainability in our operations and supply chain,
which includes environmental, social and ethical practices. The progress from our Sustainability Policy 2014 to
the updated version reaffirms our unwavering commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and dedication
to becoming the most reliable integrated processor of sustainable vegetable oil and value-added downstream
products. We firmly believe that transparency, continuous improvement and a commitment to protect the
environment and respect human rights are vital to the palm oil sector, and our enhanced Sustainability Policy
reflect these fundamental principles:
5 fundamental principles

Apical2030 At the heart of these policy updates lies the Apical2030 framework, introduced in
Sustainable 2022. Apical2030 presents a forward-looking roadmap with ten time-bound targets,
Strategic Roadmap organised around four strategic pillars: Transformative Partnerships, Climate Action,
Green Innovation and Inclusive Progress.

Setting Clear Our revised Sustainability Policy is a testament to our unwavering commitment
Targets for Bold towards a sustainable and deforestation-free supply chain. The policy takes a
Action comprehensive approach to addressing gaps and sets clear, actionable targets that
we will achieve with utmost determination. Most importantly, we have introduced a
cut-off date as of December 2015 for No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation
(NDPE) compliance.
Expanding The updated Sustainability Policy 2023 is enhanced with a focus on our governance
Commitments and commitments, that comprehensively cover all aspects of our operations and supply
Focusing on Key chain to ensure that we maintain responsible practices. We are proud to highlight
Areas that the Sustainability Policy 2023 further strengthens our commitments to human
and labour rights, indigenous peoples, local communities and land rights, biodiversity
protection, community livelihood, smallholder partnerships and climate action,
reflecting our commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices:
a NDPE Commitment e Smallholders Inclusivity

b Climate Action f Responsible Supply Chain
Management
c Biodiversity Conservation and
Protection g Keeping Pace with Emerging
Legislation
d Protection of Fundamental
Human Rights h Clear Implementation Plan

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