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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

g. Monitoring and Tracking of Implementation h. Disclosure and reporting: Our sustainability
Programme: NDPE Compliance, third party progress will be communicated transparently
satellite monitoring, independent data verification, through Apical’s annual Sustainability Reports and
deforestation risk monitoring and on-site visits for Apical’s Progress Dashboard
high risk suppliers

The A-SIMPLE Framework is comprised of the following components:

Setting Commitment Risk Profiling
Apical’s Sustainability Our Mill Prioritisation Prioritisation
Policy drives our ambition Process (MPP) helps Apical has developed
to be sustainable in all our identify the risk profiles of a process that
business operations and our suppliers. identifies high-priority
supply chain. suppliers for frequent
engagement. This
process utilises our MPP
Supplier Engagement
framework to categorise
Apical fosters engagement through our supplier Anchor
suppliers according to
programmes that takes an inclusive approach to work with our
high, medium or low
suppliers and ensure they meet commitments and standards set
risk.
out in our Sustainability Policy. This is comprised of the Priority
Supplier Engagement Programme (PSEP), the Shared Value
Programme (SVP), and the Traceability Outreach Programme Grievance
(TOP). We also developed the Suppliers Self-Assessment (SFA) An investigation is
tool to help suppliers identify any gaps with our NDPE policy. The conducted when the
Collaborative Action Remote Engagement (CARE) was developed sustainability policy is violated.
during the COVID-19 pandemic to overcome physical distancing Our Grievance Procedure
restrictions and engage with our suppliers virtually. and supplier engagement
programs provides guidelines
on formulating remediation
measures.
Disclosure &
Reporting Monitoring
We regularly collect Apical monitors
sustainability information and verifies the Transformation
of our operations progress of our Through Apical’s Anchor
and supply chain for suppliers through Programs and grievance
disclosure and reporting the use of satellite monitoring process, we contribute
purposes. Apical assess monitoring, and to external verification of our
the collected data to an independent suppliers’ traceability level and
understand trends, verification NDPE compliance. Non-compliant
progress and identify organisation. suppliers must complete our
gaps for improvement. transformation initiative.

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