RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Why It Matters Our business activities – and particularly those of our Technology division – involve the use of natural resources as inputs, and lead to the discharge of wastewater, air pollutants and hazardous and non-hazardous waste. By managing these impacts responsibly, we can minimise negative outcomes on natural environments and reduce the financial, legal and reputational risks related to regulatory non-compliance. Positive action in resource management can also drive efficiency and cost improvements while opening up new business growth opportunities across a wider range of sectors and markets. Our Approach Our resource management efforts are pillared on rigorous compliance with all prevailing regulations relating to water use and disposal, material use and disposal and waste management. Building on this, we implement detailed strategies and processes that are tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities presented within each of our business units. This is illustrated by our comprehensive approach to waste management in the Technology division, encompassing wastewater, scheduled waste and air emissions. Operating in an emissions-intensive sector, we have installed state-of-theart exhaust systems to treat hazardous fumes and reduce the release of harmful volatile organic compound emissions into the atmosphere. In addition, we have established a Hazardous Substance Process Management Policy, which dictates that SilTerra’s products must be sent to accredited laboratories for independent analysis of their concentration of hazardous substances while working closely with the division’s suppliers to ensure they maintain the same standards across their processes. Within our Group-wide overall resource management practices, waste management has been identified as a key area of improvement. Presently, we work with third-party service providers to ensure that all used electrical and electronic instruments are disposed of in full compliance with local environmental regulations. Moving forward, we will strengthen our approach by undertaking full tracking of Group-wide waste generation and disposal to reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfills. Water Consumption Data covers Dagang Net Tower. For 2021 and 2022, tracking was done by cost (RM) only. We started tracking volume (m3) in 2023. Data covers Dagang Net Tower. For 2021 and 2022, tracking was done by cost (RM) only. We started tracking volume (m3) in 2023. Water Consumption by Source In addition, we are actively exploring the use of rainwater harvesting systems to minimise our reliance on municipal water systems, cognisant of the increasing scarcity of water and the potential for more frequent water cuts, which would have a substantial impact on our ability to meet our production targets. RM3,705 RM5,542 RM8,443 2,489 m³ 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023 Municipal Water Supply RM3,705 RM5,542 RM8,443 (2,489 m3) Groundwater Extracted N/A N/A N/A Total Water Consumption RM3,705 RM5,542 RM8,443 (2,489 m3) Sustainability Statement DAGANG NeXCHANGE BERHAD 118 ENVIRONMENTAL
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