Taking the next steps in our environmental journey, we have begun the process of developing a carbon neutrality or net zero strategy which we aim to launch in FY2023, We have also enhanced our data collection processes and expanded our data points, while ensuring our data owners and preparers are well equipped with knowledge on carbon accounting by organising and collaborating numerous trainings and knowledge sharing sessions with subject matter experts. We have also set up a working team to define boundaries, research suitable emission factors and set up an enhanced data template. On a related note, the results of our FY2022 emissions inventory indicated total Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions of 17,447.41 tCO2. Meanwhile, echoing our approach to energy efficiency, we have also expanded our waste management efforts, with focus placed on assessing and adapting circular economy practices. In line with this, our KLEAN reverse vending machine collected a total of 6,603 containers during a period of just four months, leading to an indirect reduction of our carbon footprint of 341 kg CO2eq. In further supporting the circular economy, we have built on the success of our recycled asphalt programme with the Taiping Municipal Council by beginning construction of a Recycled Asphalt Premix Plant. We expect the plant to be operational by Q4 2023 and to drive up to 800 tonnes in CO₂ emissions reductions annually. CREATING SOCIAL VALUE Social stewardship is a core element of the sustainability of our business. With our Edgenta Stars being the foundation of our success, we have always been committed to creating an environment that is safe, secure and that supports equality, diversity and nondiscrimination. This has led to the implementation of our health and safety framework, which focuses on providing crucial platforms for safety in addition to aid-related policies and procedures. Having seen the impact of the pandemic, we have been made aware of the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. This led us to actively identify employees in need through our Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (“DASS”) surveys and provide them with access to psychologist and psychiatrist consultations. Likewise, for this year, we further enhanced the psychological support we offer with the appointment of an in-house psychologist. AS THE NEXT STEP IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNEY, WE WILL BE DEVELOPING A CARBON NEUTRALITY OR NET ZERO STRATEGY WHICH WE AIM TO LAUNCH IN FY2023. To cascade the values of the roadmap down to our businesses and our international offices, we also successfully ran ESG awareness sessions in various locations across our operations. As a diversified organisation, we deeply understand and embrace our responsibility to uplift the communities we engage and interact with. In view of driving impactful contributions to society, we recently updated our Corporate Responsibility policy and framework. With our focus remaining true to our three pillars of Education, Community Enrichment and Well-being, and Environment, we have channelled our growing efforts to 15 livelihood projects and stakeholder activities with a combined spend of RM0.2 million, impacting 12,500 communities across Malaysia during the past year. The lessons learned and experiences gathered via these initiatives have provided us with greater hope that we will be able to engage with more communities and contribute to further needs in the future. ACCELERATING OUR COMMITMENT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS Sustainability has become a fundamental aspect of our operations and a key consideration of our customers. As we move forward, each and every one of us has an important role to play in advancing our sustainability objectives and creating a culture that values sustainability. To this end, I am proud to say that we are making strong progress against our goals, and that our momentum for continued positive change remains strong. Having said this, our continued success will not be possible if not for the unwavering support, trust and contribution of all of our stakeholders. As we look forward at accelerating our sustainability journey, we trust that you will be part of the legacy we want to leave behind for our future generations. SYAHRUNIZAM SAMSUDIN Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SUSTAINABILITY AT UEM EDGENTA MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Looking beyond employee support, our commitment to empowering career and professional development remains undimmed. To this end, we recorded a total of 393,899 hours of employee development training in FY2022, with 99.1% of our employees fulfilling their training requirements. We also hold deep to our belief that our employees come first. To this end, we have continued to invest in employee engagement activities, welfare assistance, equal opportunity benefits and other measures to ensure that our employees feel appreciated and cared for. Sustainability remains at the forefront of our engagement with employees. To ingrain sustainability values in our employees we launched ESG awareness campaigns across the organisation, commencing with our ESG Awareness Month in 2022. Besides, various ESG awareness programs were carried out, such as the official launch of the roadmap, panel discussions on sustainability topics by industry experts, vibrant webinars on current ESG topics, carbon emission training for data owners and emission training for data owners. p.108 p.109 UEM EDGENTA BERHAD INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT SUSTAINABILITY AT UEM EDGENTA MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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