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- Introduction
As a leading plantation company, IOI Group
takes its commitment to sustainable palm oil industry practices seriously. We
are a founding member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO); which
functions as a standards-setter for the global industry. We play a leading role
in the activities of the RSPO and in this way attempt to continually benchmark
our practices against the best industry standards.
We aim to meet the
objective for all IOI estates and palm oil mills in Malaysia to be
certified by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and International
Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC).
- Sustainability Policies
IOI complies with the following
sustainability requirements of RSPO and ISCC certifications:
- Sustainability Strategies
We strive to be one of the
most cost-efficient palm oil producers in the country by maximising crop/oil
yields per hectare through our commitment to best agronomic practices as well as
advancement in science and technology.
Our oil yield is approximately 50%
higher than the nation’s average which translates to reduced land input by
70,000 hectares.
We strictly observe “zero-burning” policy on new
planting or replanting of oil palm. The same policy applies to waste management.
All felled palms are shredded for biomass retention and
recycling.
Several sustainable practices currently in place are:
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Palm biomass (pruned fronds, empty fruit bunches and
old palm trunks) and treated palm oil mill effluent are recycled back to the
soil as natural fertilisers. |
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Palm biomass (shells and empty fruit bunches) are used as
renewable energy source to provide nearly 98% of our mills' energy needs for
steam and electricity generation. |
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Continuous investment in green technology that benefits both the
business and environment. Positive steps taken include building a biomass
co-generation power-plant, gasifier for electricity generation to reduce diesel
usage, investing in new milling technology that captures methane gas for
combined heat and power generation, and palm oil mill effluent (POME) tertiary
plant to reduce pollution. |
- Bio-diversity and Ecology
We also strive to conserve
and rehabilitate bio-diversity and ecology within and in the vicinity of our
estates with the following practices:
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Implementing integrated pest management practices that include
introducing bird species such as barn owl as rat control; planting beneficial
plants such as Cassia cobanensis and Euphorbia heterophylla as
sources of nectar for parasitoids to keep populations of oil palm insect pests
in balance with nature. |
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Growing leguminous species as cover crop to prevent soil erosion,
enhance soil nutrient status and improve soil water retention. |
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Conserving natural trees, flora and fauna species in
buffer zones and steep areas unsuitable for oil palm planting. Wherever
possible, surrounding designated reserve areas are linked to form a corridor for
wildlife. |
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Conserving water channels, streams, ponds, and undisturbed
natural riparian reserve in tandem with the overall flood mitigation
plan. |
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Some of our finest estates even offer agro-tourism facilities
framed by the existing natural landscape and its flora and fauna
surroundings. |
- Wildlife Conservation Initiatives
Specific environment
and wildlife conservation initiatives undertaken include:
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Establishing a deer farm at Meliau Estate. |
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Establishing a sanctuary for proboscis monkeys in Bayok
Estate. |
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Conducting biodiversity study of flora and fauna species in our
plantations (so far, 337 flora and 227 fauna endemic species have been
found). |
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Becoming the strategic partner in “Malua Wildlife Conservation
Initiative”. | 
- Community Engagement
We actively seek solutions to
grievances and disputes through negotiations and other due processes.
These
sets of handling procedures are developed to guide us through in our resolutions
with the stakeholders involved:
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