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Fima Corporation Berhad
(21185-P)
SUSTAINABILITY & governance
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Sustainability Governance
During the year, an internal Group Sustainability Committee made
up of representatives from the Boards of the Company and its
penultimate holding company, Kumpulan Fima Berhad (“KFima”)
and members of senior management was established to oversee
how the KFima Group’s sustainability programs support business
goals and aspirations, and monitor the progress thereof.
Quality & Standards
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure the safety
and quality of our products and services. We continually monitor
and review processes, putting in place systems to better manage
risk, increase productivity, sharpen our competitive edge and
make strategic choices that have a positive impact on society
and environment.
We continue with our practice of minimising environmental
impact, implementing appropriate energy-efficient processes
and technologies, seeking resource conservation and pollution
prevention as well as other measures towards reducing resource
depletion, greenhouse gas emission and waste generation. The
Group’s priorities include:
environment
The Group also stays current with new regulations, industry best
practices and marketplace conditions and the Group’s businesses
consistently strive to improve and refine their requirements and
standards throughout the entire supply chain.
The Plantation Division’s subsidiary in Indonesia, PT Nunukan
Jaya Lestari (“PTNJL”) is accredited with ISO 14001:2004
Environment Management System for the processes employed in
the production of its CPO, CPKO and palm kernel. The Indonesian
Sustainable Palm Oil (“ISPO”) audit on PTNJL has currently been
put on hold, albeit temporarily as authorities await a definitive
outcome of the ongoing land issue pertaining to PTNJL’s land
title before resuming the audit process for ISPO consideration.
Management does not believe this will have any material affect to
PTNJL’s operations in the near-term.
sustainability report
sustainable agricultural practices
Conservation areas
: Within our estates, areas alongside river
banks (riparian reserves) are set aside as conservation areas
wildlife corridors which include, among others, sanctuaries for
migratory birds and habitat for jungle flora and fauna. The riparian
reserves also help to slow down soil run-off and soil particles.
Soil Management:
We follow best industry practices e.g.
application of empty fruit bunches (EFB), establishing cover
crops such as Mucuna bracteata, Calopogonium mucunoides
and Calopogonium coeruleum, alone or in mixture, to improve
soil properties and lower carbon dioxide emissions. Vetiver grass
has been planted along the ponds, bunds and field drain to
reduce erosion and prevent landslips whilst at the same time help
clean the waste water. Vetiver grass is a deep rooted grass and is
known for its high tolerance of heavy metals, phosphates, nitrates
and agricultural chemicals.