Value Creation Is The Bedrock Of Our Business 82 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD Sustainability Review As a responsible organisation, the Group has an unwavering commitment to uphold and abide by internationally-recognised human rights principles and standards. In addition, FGV complies with applicable laws and regulations to ensure that labour standards are met to safeguard the rights of its diverse workforce. FGV is also committed to respecting the rights of all, and to treating them with dignity and fairness in line with the principles of equality and non-discrimination. In this context, we are guided by the second pillar of our GSP on respecting human rights. We have also made compliance to the GSP mandatory for FGV’s vendors, suppliers, consultants and contractors. The following have been established within the GSP under the Respecting Human Rights pillar: PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AFFILIATION WITH FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION As a participating company of the FLA since October 2019, FGV has been implementing a long-term programme to align its labour practices with FLA’s Workplace Code of Conduct (WCOC), which is derived from international labour standards. FGV has been subject to three labour compliance assessment by the FLA. Following FGV’s second year of affiliation, the FLA conducted an Independent External Assessment (IEA) between November 2021 and January 2022, which involved a review of our management systems and field operations. In total, the FLA assessed nine sites comprising three mills and six estates. The FLA did not identify non-compliances to the FLA forced labour benchmarks and found no evidence of child labour. Furthermore, the IEA report indicated that FGV had made progress in its Top Management’s commitment, policy alignment with international and national standards and engagement with civil society organisations, particularly at the headquarters level. FGV has implemented various programmes to strengthen its labour practices, including capacity building and awareness-raising among workers on human rights, strengthening mechanisms to faciliate the enjoyment of the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, enhancing controls and systems on labour standard compliance, enhancing workers’ housing and facilities in line with legal requirements and strengthening procedures for the recruitment of migrant workers which include the introduction of a pre-sourcing assessment on labor standards compliance for recruitment agencies. Upholding Labour Standards Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Health & Safety Preventing Harassment and Abuse Equality and NonDiscrimination PILLAR 2: RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS UPHOLDING HUMAN RIGHTS & LABOUR STANDARDS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FGV strives to respect human rights in every aspect of its business and operations, as well as comply with emerging legislation on human rights due diligence. The Group respects, the human rights of all stakeholders across its business and operations, including its plantation workers and the indigenous communities in the areas where it operates. In the Group’s endeavour to establish a sustainable and socially responsible palm oil industry, it is committed to ensuring that its operations are free from any exploitation, be it forced or child labour, human trafficking or modern slavery. FGV has a zero-tolerance stance against human rights violations, which is enforced across its operations.
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