Ecosystem conversion and restoration
The company discloses some evidence of addressing conversion, however, this does not guarantee DCF-aligned practices. Furthermore, it does not have time-bound targets to achieve conversion-free supply chains. Moreover, the company is not committed to restoring ecosystems and it does not disclose details and outcomes of ecosystem restoration projects in areas affected by its own operations or by its suppliers.
GHG emissions
The company should set time-bound targets to reduce its 3 greenhouse gas emissions as well as report progress against all of its scope 1, 2 and 3 targets. Crucially, it needs to reduce its scope 1,2 and 3 emissions and its targets need to align with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Impact and dependencies assessment
The company plans to conduct a Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) and high carbon stock assessments for new plantings or operations. However, it has an opportunity to assess its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, within its own operations and disclose the results. While the company expects its suppliers to manage environmental issues, it has an opportunity to assess and disclose the impacts on nature and biodiversity in its upstream business relationships. The company acknowledges its significant dependency on natural resources such as land, water, and energy but has an opportunity to assess and disclose these dependencies within its own operations and upstream.
Invasive species
The company has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.
Key areas and species
While the company provides insights into the number of species affected by its operations as per the IUCN extinction risk, and details its HBV/HCV assessments for specific land areas in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak, and Indonesia, there is still room for improvement in several areas. They can enhance transparency by naming the specific species found in or adjacent to its locations and detailing their conservation status on both national and international lists. Additionally, opportunities exist for the company to disclose locations of suppliers near vital biodiversity areas and species populations adjacent to supplier locations.
Resource exploitation and circularity performance
No evidence was found regarding the company’s efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
Solid and air pollution
The company should commit to avoid developing or marketing new chemicals or products with SVHC (substance of very high concern) properties, as well as work on reducing the production of hazardous substances and waste. It has an opportunity to report on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants and disclose time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain. The company could also provide quantitative evidence regarding plastic use reduction and use of sustainable packaging, including the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal.
Water
The company has an opportunity to disclose a time-bound target to reduce water withdrawal and report its water withdrawals in water-stressed areas. The company has an opportunity to engage with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal. The company reports on certain water pollutants, but not in terms of absolute numbers, nor does it disclose targets to reduce water pollution. The company does not disclose a commitment to respect the right to water, nor its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations.
