Datasonic Group Berhad 38 ENERGY MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT Combating climate change is key to the Group’s economic and social goals. Datasonic has taken a strong stance to address climate change and energy as a material topic under our sustainability agenda. As a responsible corporate citizen, we believe that we have a responsibility to contribute towards the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions as part of the efforts to decelerate global warming for future generations. At Datasonic, we are focused on enhancing the Group’s energy efficiency by managing our energy utilisation and through smaller designs with lower energy consumptions. The Group’s pledge in combating climate change and mitigating our GHG emissions is set out in the Group’s Environmental Commitment. We have dedicated person-in-charge at our premises that oversee the plant’s operations, including monitoring energy Water is a valuable resource for all, including for Datasonic’s smartcard manufacturing and card personalisation operations. As such, we acknowledge our role in managing this finite supply and strive to optimise our water consumption. Our undertaking to manage and reduce our water usage is reflected in Datasonic’s Environmental Commitment. Water Consumption (m3) FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Manufacturing Centre, PJ 1,821 1,808 1,727 Manufacturing Centre, Port Klang/Meru 819 667 1,259 Card Personalisation Centre, Wisma RPS 2,153 2,371 2,174 Total 4,793 4,846 5,160 Datasonic does not have any operations (0%) in water-stressed areas. Nonetheless, we endeavour to minimise water use at our sites. The water Datasonic consumes for our operations is withdrawn from the respective municipal water suppliers. In FY2022, the Group’s water consumption increased to 5,160 m3, mainly due to higher production usage and the flood disaster that affected our Klang’s manufacturing centre in late 2021. Looking ahead, we are committed to exploring various water conservation measures in pursuit of stronger environmental stewardship to create a sustainable supply of clean water for communities. Our main sources of energy comprise electricity from Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (“TNB”) grid and petrol and diesel for transportation purposes. Our energy consumption in FY2022 amounted to approximately 1,567,000 kWh, as a result of the increased running time of the factories to amp up MyKad and passport production towards the end of 2021. Diesel consumption on the other hand reduced to 83 litres due to the movement restriction during the pandemic. Sustainability Statement usage. This allows us to identify areas of improvement to achieve higher energy efficiency across the Group. Several initiatives were undertaken at our premises to reduce the Group’s overall energy footprint in FY2022, such as:- 1) Upgrading of machinery to enable consolidation of printing capabilities as we expand our product range with the aim of saving cost and energy; 2) Optimising energy consumption with the installation of energy-efficient solutions such as light emitting diode (“LED”) lighting at office premises; 3) Lowering energy wastage by encouraging switching off lights and setting office equipment to standby mode when not in use; and 4) Reducing paper consumption with the use of online solutions. Moving forward, we are committed to intensify our initiatives in minimising the Group’s carbon footprint. In this respect, we are exploring renewable energy sources such as solar to further mitigate our environmental impact. Besides that, we plan to start monitoring our GHG emissions, while incorporating reduction targets for energy consumption as we progress. FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Energy consumption (kWh) 1,711,820 1,365,562 1,567,415 Diesel consumption (litre) 444 180 83
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