| DESCRIPTION |
TARGET |
COMMENT |
| Lost Time Accident Rate (“LTAR”) below 10 |
On-going commitment |
2018 - Achieved at 1.98
The improved of LTAR from 3.41 in 2017 to 1.98 in 2018 was primarily due to consistent training and strict supervision by the OUs in the aspects of occupational safety and health |
| Reduce severity rate to below 3.5 |
On-going commitment |
2018 - achieved at 3.25 |
| Zero fatalities |
On-going commitment |
Achieved |
| No increase in peat development |
On-going commitment |
Achieved |
| No development on land containing one (1) or more high conservation values |
On-going commitment |
Achieved |
| No fine for environment - related incidents |
On-going commitment |
Achieved |
| Biennial carbon report of Kulim plantation |
2019 |
The report will be published in 2019 |
| 2% reduction in usage of glyphosate on one (1) year old palms |
2020 |
The average glyphosate usage in first year planting was noted to increase about 20% from 5.61 litre/ hectare/ year in 2017 to 6.74 litre/
hectare/ year in 2018.
The increase of dosage was mainly due to eradication of Ischameum in some of the estates.
The said weed is normally required high glyphostate dosage at 2.51/ha and 2-3 rounds of spraying. |
5% reduction paraquat out of total
herbicide usage |
2020 |
Achieved – No new purchase of paraquat
effective on 1 March 2015 |
Reduce water usage to 1.2 m3 per
tonne of FFB |
On-going commitment |
2018 - Achieved at 1.10 m3 per tonne FFB
The reduction in water consumption is mainly due to the recycling of sterilizer condensate into mill operation. |
| ISCC in five (5) mills |
2017 |
Achieved - Three (3) POM have been certified since 2013. Pasir Panjang POM and Palong Cocoa POM were also certified on 19 March 2017 and 9 May 2018 respectively. |
| CO2 equivalents reduction by 90% |
2017 |
Three (3) unit biogas plants – Sedenak POM, Pasir Panjang POM and Sindora POM are running The other two (2) unit biogas plants are
expected to be installed by 2019 |
| 100% of external fruit to be certified |
2019 |
Target to certify one (1) traders in 2019 |
| Achieve average FFB yield of 30 tonnes per hectare and Palm Product Extraction Rate (“PPER”) of 30% |
2036 |
PPER for 2018 is 26.41%
Achievement is due to continuous replanting activity with higher yielding material, improvement in crop quality and oil recovery |
| WOW unit - to evaluate and to find the qualified person among housewife in Kulim’s Estate to be trained as adviser among colleague |
2017 |
Regional Controller’s (“RC”) Executives has been appointed as Social Officer for each complex.
Achieved - Introducing and briefing on the functional of the Social Officer to all workers has been done in 2017. |