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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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