IOI Group

We strictly avoid encroaching forested or peat land and/or develop new plantation estates that will result in deforestation.

We seek to maximize crop/oil yields per hectare through agronomy best practices, science and technology - while keeping nature resource inputs as low as possible. In this regard,...

-	Palm biomass (pruned fronds, emptied fruit bunches , and old palm stems) coupled with treated palm oil mill effluent are recycled back to the soil as natural fertilizers;
-	Palm biomass (kernel shells and EFB) are also used as renewable energy source (i.e. burner fuel and biogas) - which provide nearly 98% of our mills' energy needs for steam generation;
-	Investment in green technology (i.e. 15MW biomass power-plant, new milling technology that minimizes effluent and pollutant output) are continuously being made
-	Our oil yield performance which is around 50% higher than the nation's average translates to reduced land input by an astonishing 70,000 hectares

We strictly observe 'zero' burning policy on planting or replanting and on waste management. All felled palms are shredded for biomass applications.

We strive to preserve/ rehabilitate bio-diversity and ecology within and in the vicinity of our plantation estates with the following:

-	Preserve or introduce bird, reptile, and husbandry mammal species that could also provide a natural line of defence against weeds, rodent, and pest damage to oil crops
-	Grow leguminous species as cover crop to prevent soil erosion, and improve water retention
-	Preserve or introduce natural tree, flora, and fauna species in buffer zones and steep contours unsuitable for oil crop planting, and where practical link reserve areas with surrounding to form refuge for wildlife
-	Introduce/ preserve water channels, streams, and ponds that are stocked with aqua-marine species and lined with natural vegetation riparian border in tandem with the overall flood control design. Some of our finest estates even offer agro-tourism facilities in conjunction with the natural settings, fringe fruit orchards and plant nurseries.

Specific environment and wildlife conservation initiatives undertaken include:

-	Established deer farm at Nangoh Estate
-	Established sanctuary for proboscis monkey in Bayok Estate
-	Establishing sanctuaries for orang-utan in undeveloped zones (i.e. flood prone and/or steep zones) with the planting of jungles trees
-	Conducted biodiversity study of flora and fauna species in our plantations (where 337 flora and 227 fauna endemic species are found)

We have undergone a number of sustainability audits by several regional and international bodies with affirmative results. Our long term objective is for all our plantation estates to be RSPO certified.