Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Sime Darby Plantation’s Approach to the SDGs

Updated 2 October 2018
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Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) are global goals set by
the United Nations.

It is a call to action on sustainable

development, complete with
progress measures.

However, upon analysis, we realised

that the indicators are not useful to
But, essentially, it is all about us (as a business entity), and have
decided to focus on the goals and
targets.
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Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, is the Foundation

Of the 18 targets within this goal, only 3 really apply. Partnerships is really the base from
 Multi-stakeholder partnerships that share: which we build up.
knowledge, expertise, technology, resources and
mobilise these to support the other goals.
 Promote public private and civil society partnerships
 Help populate data to enhance sustainability

The Base Goal

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Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, is the Foundation

We cannot go at it alone.

We believe that for the more

complex challenges, Sime Darby
Plantation would need to seek out
like minded organisations…
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Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, is the Foundation

We need alliances…

… therefore, we consistently seek

partnerships, collaborations and
platforms

 Project Positively  Collective action  Constructive NGOs

 Leading the debate  Demonstrate leadership  Implement solutions
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Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, is the Foundation

NGO / Civil Society Platforms and Collaborations
Initiative Growers Involvement
Involvement
High Carbon Stock SDP, IOI, KLK, GAR, GreenPeace, RAN, FPP, SDP is actively involved in multiple
Approach Wilmar, MusimMas, Aidenvironment
Cargill
platforms and collaborations with
stakeholders and other growers.
Fire Free Alliance SDP, IOI, Wilmar, People’s Movement to
MusimMas, APRIL, Stop Haze, IDH
AsianAgri

Decent Rural Living SDP, Wilmar, GAR, Forum for the Future
Initiative MusimMas, Cargill

PONGO Alliance SDP, Wilmar, BORA, HUTAN,

MusimMas, ANJ Orangutan Land Trust /
Copenhagen Zoo,
Aidenvironment
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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, is the Central Pillar

Responsible Consumption and
Central Pillar Goal
Production is central to everything
that we do in Sime Darby
Plantation.

The Base Goal

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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, is the Central Pillar

2. Sustainable management and efficient use We unpacked Goal 12.
of natural resources sustainable management
3. Reduce food losses along supply chain
including post harvest losses losses along supply chain Rewording some of the relevant
targets enables Sime Darby
4. Environmentally sound management of management of chemicals
chemicals and all other waste Plantation to align its operations
5. Promote prevention, reduction, recycling management of waste better.
and reuse
reduction, recycling and reuse
6. Encourage others to include in their
reporting cycle reporting cycle
7. Encourage public procurement practices to
follow these guidelines
procurement
8. Provide data which assist people to make communications
personal sustainable decisions reporting
cycle and communications

Some of these sound familiar, which

are aligned to standards and guidance
such as RSPO, MSPO, ISPO, GRI

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, is the Central Pillar
A. Contribute to the scientific
and technological capacity
for the world to move
towards more sustainable
patterns of consumption and
production
B. Develop and implement
tools to monitor sustainable
development impacts
[tourism]
C. Work towards greater use of
renewable fuels
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We unpacked Goal 12.
Essentially Research and
There were 3 bits we didn’t
Development understand so we paraphrased
them.
Global Forest Watch,
SPOTT, ACOP etc
by-product recycling,
methane capture,
palmGHG
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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, is the Central Pillar

Goal 12 is our central pillar because
it depicts who we are and what we
do.

Leading Agriculture Practices

Integrated Pest
Management
Zero Burning Replanting
Palm oil mill effluent
Technique Ground Cover Crops for (POME) Treatment
Soil and Moisture
Excellent Plantation Conservation
Best Mill Practices
Management Practices
Balanced Age Profile
Through New & Replanting
Exercise
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Primary Goals
Around the central pillar we have
Central Pillar Goal
further ‘primary goals’.

Primary Goals

The Base Goal

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Secondary Goals
Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 and
Central Pillar Goal
16 are considered “Secondary
Goals” which are indirectly related
to our operations
Secondary Goals

The Base Goal


Sime Darby Plantation’s SDG Cake Stand
Central Pillar Goal
Goal 12 is the “Central Pillar” in
everything that we do
The Base Goal
Goal 17 is the “Base”, as we
cant go it alone
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Putting it all together articulates
our alignment in contributing
towards the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Primary Goals
Goals 2, 8, 9, 13 and 15 are
considered “Primary Goals” which
support our central pillar
Secondary Goals
Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 16
are considered “Secondary Goals” which
are indirectly related to our operations
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How We Communicate Our Commitments

Our Human Rights Charter
articulates our commitment
towards respecting human
rights in line with the United
Nations Guiding Principles
(UNGPs) on Business and
Human Rights.
Our Responsible Agriculture
Charter articulates our
commitment towards
environmentally, socially and
economically responsible
agricultural practices.
Our Innovation and Productivity
Charter which is currently in
development will complete our
commitments around prosperity.

The charters can be found on our website at www. simedarbyplantation.com

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