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Corporate Social
Responsibility
Sarawak Plantation Berhad (SPB) believes that good Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) practices are integral to its operations. We are committed to CSR as a sustainable
approach to business that benefits all stakeholders, customers, employees, shareholders
aswell as communities ingeneral. SPBaims touphold thehighstandardsof environmental
and social responsibility. The Company will strive to be a socially responsible citizen,
meeting globally recognised corporate responsibility standards.
Environment
In its business practices, the Group has set the preservation
of the natural environment as having the same priority as its
other main business activities in both oil palm plantation and
palm oil milling. As well as operating within the frameworks
of both national and local legislation on environmental
protection, the Group has enforced and implemented
the following environmentally friendly practices in its
operations:
(a) zero burning policy and establishment of riparian buffer
zones along main streams and rivers are employed
during the development of new plantation areas;
(b) construction of contour terraces and planting of legume
cover crops to minimise soil erosion, preserve soil
conservation and enhance soil nutrient content;
(c) application of various biological controls in pest, disease
and weed control management, including the Cattle
Integration Project and the Integrated Pest and Disease
Management System;
(d) installation of Multicyclone centrifugal filter system to
ensure minimal particular emission from boiler chimneys
at the mills and installation of automation system to
monitor flue gas smoke density from boiler furnaces;
(e) use of mill by-products, including palm oil mill effluent
(POME), for land application for oil palm estates located
near the mill and use of empty fruit bunches as mulch;
and
(f) effective scheduled waste administration established at
all operating units.
In complying with the regulatory requirements, the
Group ensures that environmental impacts monitoring
and assessments are carried out by qualified third party
consultants at all estates and mills.
The Group recognises the importance of preserving the
natural environment for sustainable business growth and for
the benefit of future generations and therefore continues to
improve its current and future performance in safeguarding
the environment in all aspects of its operational activities.
Health and Safety
In addition to environmental conservation, the Group is fully
committed to fulfilling all of its Health and Safety obligations
as a responsible corporate citizen. Please refer to the Health,
Safety and Environment (HSE) section on pages 22 and 23
of this Annual Report for further details.
Workplace
Employee Welfare
We believe that employee welfare lies at the heart of good
corporate citizenship. Therefore we strive to ensure that
every employee is working and living in a safe, comfortable
and conducive environment. Whilst this is relatively easy to
achieve in our Miri HQ and our Kuching Corporate Office,
it presents a far greater challenge in the rural areas where
our plantations and mills are located. Therefore it is a matter
of great pride to us that all of our employees are provided
with ample modern amenities at our estates and mills. They
enjoy well maintained infrastructure and facilities such as
roads, schools, clinics, transportation, playgrounds, sports
facilities, community halls and places of worship as a
very minimum. To ensure their connectivity is at par with
counterparts in the city and town area, especially for keeping
in touch with family members, estate and mill workers have
access to internet facilities in addition to the existing fixed
telecommunication lines.
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SARAWAK PLANTATION BERHAD
ANNUAL REPORT 2012