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SUSTAINABILITY & governance

Annual Report 2017

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Water Management

Water is a vital resource for our oil palm trees and palm oil mill. We strive to use water efficiently by recycling and reusing it in certain

parts of our process. At PTNJL, the rainwater is harvested and stored in rainwater tanks installed at workers’ quarters to be used for

non-drinking purposes, namely washing and sanitation.

The Group’s Indonesian subsidiary, PTNJL has set aside areas within its plantation as water catchment zone. Chemical applications are

strictly prohibited at the water catchment zone to facilitate natural re-vegetation of the area and preservation thereof. During the year,

water consumption of PTNJL’s palm oil mill has been reduced by 4% compared to last year.

Energy Use & Emission

This year marks our inaugural disclosure on our CO

2

emission using tools adopted from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to monitor and

measure the Group’s CO

2

emissions. Over the last year, we have initiated analysis and tracking of our CO

2

emission and energy use. As

we are committed to developing our measurement of energy and CO

2

, we will continue to refine our reporting criteria and progressively

enhance our disclosures.

Efficient energy use is a key business concern. Improving our energy efficiency not only reduces the use of natural resources and

emissions of CO

2

and other pollutants but also potentially lowers costs. As an organization with operations in 3 countries, the Group is

subjected to a wide range of energy supply constraints and commercial pressures and therefore uses a wide variety of fuels.

Consumption by Mill

Breakdown of Water Usage

331,172

m

3

water consumption by

mill in FYE2016/17

Processing

(FYE2015/16: 346,660m

3

)

Boiler

Domestic

45%

32%

23%

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