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Sustainability Report 2025

Summary

Apical Group Sustainability Report 2025: Growing Stronger Together

Apical has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, Growing Stronger Together, documenting the company's measurable progress in building a more resilient, transparent, and inclusive palm oil value chain.

Covering the year from 1 January to 31 December 2025, this report tracks performance across four strategic pillars of Apical2030 roadmap: Transformative Partnerships, Climate Action, Green Innovation, and Inclusive Progress.

Highlights from the sustainability report include:

Sustainable Supply Chain & Market Readiness

  • Maintained 100% Traceability to Mill (TTM)
  • Achieved 99.98% Traceability to Plantation (TTP) for crude palm oil (CPO); 100% TTP for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and palm kernel (PK)
  • 96% of total CPO volumes sourced from suppliers “Delivering” on their No Deforestation commitments (NDPE IRF v5.8); 81% of total CPO volumes sourced from suppliers “Delivering” on their No Deforestation and Peat commitments (NDPE IRF v6.0)
  • 10 suppliers approved under EUDR-aligned supply chains; 9 customer shipment trials completed since 2024

Climate Action

  • Total Scope 1 and 2 emissions: 1.9 million tCO₂e in 2025
  • Scope 3 emissions assessed at 43.66 million tCO₂e - completing Apical's first comprehensive upstream baseline across the value chain

Forest Conservation & Landscape Protection

  • 27,758 hectares conserved across the Sustainable Living Village (SLV) landscapes in Aceh Singkil and Kutai Timur, Indonesia

Smallholder & Community Development

  • 15 Sustainable Living Villages (SLVs) established across Aceh Singkil and Kutai Timur, including 3 new villages added in 2025
  • 2,834 independent smallholders RSPO-certified under the SMILE (Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood and Empowerment) programme - more than double the 1,370 certified in 2024

ESG Transparency & Certifications

  • SPOTT Score: 95% - ranked 7th globally among palm oil producers and traders
  • RSPO Shared Responsibility score: 10/10
  • 100% of Apical's refineries are RSPO certified; 7 refineries hold ISCC certification

Awards & Industry Recognition

  • Winner, RSPO Excellence Awards 2025 - Shared Responsibility
  • Winner, ESGBusiness Sustainable Supply Chain Partnership Award - 2023, 2024, and 2025
  • Winner, Sawit Indonesia Award 2025 - Sustainable Living Village Programme

Our sustainability report is prepared with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Update 2021 and to the corresponding United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), where relevant.

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