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ABOUT THIS REPORT

EVOLVING TOGETHER

Evolving Together is the theme for Apical’s 2023
sustainability report. Meaningful and consistent
progress on our sustainability agenda happens
through transforming how we conduct business
with the support and inputs from stakeholders,
including suppliers and communities. Strengthening
partnerships, utilising innovative technologies,
and empowering smallholders enable us to push
boundaries on what we can achieve to protect the
planet and our people, while also generating value
for Apical.

REPORTING FRAMEWORK For more details on our sustainability efforts,
visit our regularly updated Sustainability Progress
Our sustainability report is prepared in reference Dashboard hosted on our website. Each entity
to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Universal within Apical Group transparently reports on its
Standards 2021. performance across all material topics, ensuring
comprehensive and balanced data.
At Apical Group (the “Group” or "Apical"),
we look to address the gaps in our sustainability EXTERNAL ASSURANCE
performance by benchmarking our sustainability
processes and performance against our peers and Apical is committed to enhancing the accuracy
industry best standards and practices. and transparency of our non-financial reporting
and seeks external assurance for our annual
BOUNDARY AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT sustainability reports.

Our sustainability reports are published annually, Approved by the President, the Executive Director,
detailing information from the previous Financial the Head of Sustainability and the Head of each
Year (FY). This report contains information for refinery and business unit, Apical has obtained
FY2023, unless otherwise stated. The reporting its annual external assurance on the sustainability
period of this report is 1 January 2023 – data disclosed in this report from the independent
31 December 2023, which is aligned to our financial assurance provider, Control Union Certifications
reporting period. The report is published on B.V. Control Union Certifications has confirmed
26 June 2024. that Apical fulfils the firm's internal governance
benchmark and professional ethics procedures.
The scope of the report includes the Group's
environmental, social and governance performance Control Union Certifications is one of the first
certification bodies involved in sustainable
of its operations across Indonesia, China and Spain,
in relation to the Group's strategies, commitments, Palm oil certification, upholding clause 5.2 of
International Organisation for Standardisation
initiatives and goals. This includes eight refineries,
five biodiesel plants, two kernel crushing plants, (ISO)/IEC 17021-1:2015 (Conformity assessment
– Requirements for bodies providing audit and
and six oleochemical plants. Further sustainability-
related information is available on our Sustainability certification of management systems – Part 1:
Requirements) and clause 4.2 of ISO/IEC 17065:
Progress Dashboard, which we update regularly.
2012 (Conformity assessment – Requirements
for bodies certifying products, processes and
services).

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