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ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT

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We manage our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
As Apical’s activities and water consumption every year through various
are primarily in palm initiatives. Our facilities also responsibly manage effluent
oil processing, we discharge and waste, and conduct regular monitoring to
ensure compliance with the local laws and regulations.
remain committed to In addition to reducing our direct environmental impact,
sustainably managing we also work with our suppliers to ensure they adopt
natural resources and responsible practices. In 2020, we had no significant fines
mitigating the impact of and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with
environmental regulations.
our operations on our
environment.

Managing Our Environmental Footprint it reduced our carbon footprint significantly,
thereby supporting Apical’s drive towards
GHG Emissions sustainable growth.
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The increase in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in
Apical is committed to doing our part by 2020 is due to the expansion of our facilities
progressively reducing our GHG emissions. and data inclusion of additional refineries,
As part of the development of our APICAL2030 where available. Overall, our emissions intensity
framework, we will be looking to evaluate and improved by 9.6% compared to 2019. Apart
ensure the resilience of our business and the from our own operations, we also support our
communities against the impact of climate suppliers on reducing their GHG emissions.
change. This is mainly through educating them on

We aim to improve the energy efficiency within the process and benefits of getting ISCC
our operations through our “Kaizen” initiative, certification for their operations.
or continuous improvement projects. Improving Future plans on reducing our GHG emissions
our energy efficiency will result in GHG emissions will be outlined in our APICAL2030 framework
reduction and cost savings. For example, which is in development.
our Tanjung Balai refinery in Indonesia replaced
the use of coal with palm kernel shells as fuel for
the boiler, reducing GHG emissions and waste
generated. From mid-2020, our Marunda refinery
started partially substituting coal with spent
earth to generate process steam. Through this
move, the refinery reduced coal consumption
by approximately eight metric tonne/day and

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