Equatorial Palm Oil plc Sustainability Report 2017
June 26 2018 - 1:00AM
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Equatorial Palm Oil plc
26 June 2018
26 June 2018
EQUATORIAL PALM OIL plc
("EPO" or the "Company")
Equatorial Palm Oil Sustainability Report 2017 Outlines
Company's Community Relations and CSR Work to Show Value to Host
Communities
Equatorial Palm Oil's third sustainability report published
today
Equatorial Palm Oil today publishes its sustainability report
for 2017, its third sustainability report publication
("Sustainability Report 2017"). The Sustainability Report 2017
describes the Company's ongoing community work in Liberia,
illustrating its corporate social responsibility ("CSR") policies.
The report also reviews projects to date and details how the
Company commissioned and reported on an independent Human Rights
Impact Assessment.
The Sustainability Report 2017can be found at:
http://www.epoil.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Sustainability-Report-2017.pdf
The Sustainability Report 2017 also outlines EPO's long-term
policies on sustainability, the place of sustainable palm oil in
Liberia, EPO's commitment to 'no-deforestation', land use
commitments and buffer zones.
Key highlights:
-- Disclosure of EPO's taxation and financial contributions in Liberia
-- Employment statistics in relation to gender and remuneration
-- Case studies: Building Liberian careers
-- EPO's commitment to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO), including the key principle of "Free, Prior and Informed
Consent (FPIC)" from communities as essential for land
development
-- EPO's new palm oil mill, on the Palm Bay estate, and its
context within EPO's sustainable palm oil operations
-- EPO and the World Bank Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project
-- Protocols and procedures relating to safety and workplace operations
-- Data detailing all EPO's CSR initiatives for an illustrative time period.
EPO's General Manager - Commercial, Sandy Barblett
commented:
"It is important to highlight the CSR work being undertaken in
relation to the local community, environment and people around our
operations in Liberia. We believe that doing business in a
sustainable and viable manner is a corporate responsibility,
integral to generating and sustaining short and long-term value for
our stakeholders.
"EPO has a long term commitment to Liberia and its people, and
the Sustainability Report 2017 details what we have done well and
where we can add more value."
Contact:
Sandy Barblett, EPO
enquires@epoil.co.uk
Mark Nunn, CSR21
mark.nunn@gmail.com
EPO's on-going progress on CSR and sustainability can be
monitored via the Company's dedicated microsite, which can be found
at:
www.csr21.org/company/equatorial-palm-oil
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