2019 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

50 Material Issues Material issues are the result of our process to identify, evaluate and prioritise relevant themes that can impact our value creation initiatives in the short, medium and long term. DEFINING THE THEMES EVALUATION PRIORITISATION Elaboration of a list from the compilation of previous material themes, survey of the expectations of stakeholders, relevant issues to the FTSE4Good and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”), interactions with investors and themes of our sustainability framework. The relevant themes were evaluated internally by our senior management, as recommended by the International Integrated Reporting Council (“IIRC”) framework, and externally, by assigning importance in two dimensions: impact on our business and relevance to stakeholders. Elaboration of a list from the compilation of previous material themes, survey of the expectations of stakeholders, relevant issues to the FTSE4Good and SASB, interactions with investors and themes of our sustainability framework. Our activities and operations contribute to several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) from the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. Our material themes are mainly related to the following SDGs: Workplace • Gender Diversity & People Development • Employee Engagement • Governance 2 Collaborations • Thought Leadership & Advancing Industry • Vendor Development Programme 3 Growth • Operational Excellence and Technology • Value Creation 1 Resource Efficient • Energy Management • Reuse & Recycle 2 Consumption • Anti Single-Use Plastics • Waste Management 3 Climate Positive • Emissions Monitoring • Renewable Energy 1 Communities • Philanthropy and Engagements • Education 2 Health and Safety • “Goal Zero” Culture through HSSE Leadership 1 Better Business Better Planet Better Lives