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Our
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

Apical2030 Pillar: Inclusive Progress

Apical’s Initiatives
• Continuation of the SMILE programme
launched in 2020, to help independent oil
palm smallholders in Indonesia to improve their
livelihoods and obtain certification.
• Supported communities to establish sustainable
livelihood communities through entrepreneurship
opportunities under the CLEAN programme.
• Continuation of chilli growing and goat farming
programmes as a food source and alternative
Apical2030 Pillar:
livelihood to local communities.
Green Innovation
• To combat stunting, we empower women in
communities like Cilincing, North Jakarta,
to become health cadres. We partner with local Summary of Relevant SDG Targets to Achieve by
health centers to provide them with workshops on 2030 4
maternal and child health, specifically focusing on 7.2 Substantially increase the share of renewable
stunting prevention. Beyond training, we equip energy in the global energy mix.
them with the skills and resources to organise 7.3 Double the global rate of improvement in energy
healthcare programs within their communities, efficiency.
reaching pregnant women and children most in
need. Apical’s Initiatives
• Continue to increase energy consumption
from renewable sources. In 2023, 7% of energy
For more information on our community and smallholder
initiatives, please refer to Inclusive Progress Chapter, consumed was from renewable and clean
pages 99-113 energy sources.
• Installation of insulating tanks to reduce steam
consumption for heating.

For more information, please refer to our Green Innovation
Chapter, pages 79-93

4 Target years are mainly 2030, unless stated otherwise

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