64 WASCO BERHAD SECTION 4 SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED ORGANISATION 2025 was equally pivotal in shaping our sustainability culture. Our inaugural Sustainability Day brought together over 200 employees, suppliers, and business partners to exchange sustainability insights and strengthen our shared commitment and accountability. We also contributed as thought leaders on sustainability, bridging global transition themes with practical industry realities. Wasco Women Action Network (“WWAN”) continued to advance leadership visibility and capability-building for women, thereby strengthening our commitment to gender equality and inclusive growth. Our community programmes remained focused on education, healthcare access, and environmental stewardship. In 2025, these programmes reached 170,267 beneficiaries, supported by 10,759 volunteer man-hours from our employees and RM342,929 invested in social impact initiatives to enhance community engagement. These efforts align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goals 3, 5, 8 and 13 on Good Health and Well-Being, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, as well as Climate Action, respectively. RECOGNITION AS A REFLECTION OF PROGRESS In 2025, Wasco was honoured with a Gold ESG Award in the Energy Sector at The Edge ESG Awards 2025, advancing from Silver, alongside recognition at the Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards and a 3-Star Lister distinction under the UNGCMYB’s ESG Select List. These prestigious recognitions affirm the consistency and measurable impact of our environmental and social programmes. However, awards are not endpoints for Wasco. Instead, they serve as valuable affirmation that we are moving in the right direction, guided by internally driven targets and accountability. JOINING HANDS, MOVING FORWARD We continue to observe that environmental and social considerations are increasingly embedded in engineering, procurement, commercial, finance, and project management decisions. As we move forward towards our 2026 net-zero Scope 1 and 2 milestone, our focus is fixed on advancing our climate risk insights into strategic planning, operationalising the outcomes of our double materiality assessment into governance and targets, strengthening our supply chain’s transparency on sustainability-related matters, and expanding our biodiversity restoration and community initiatives. These efforts will be guided by strong Board oversight and stakeholder engagement, ensuring our long-term value creation and improved resilience. Our long-term ambition remains clear: to achieve net-zero emissions Group-wide in alignment with Malaysia’s Nationally Determined Contributions, and to plant one million trees under our Wasco Forest initiative. Sustainability is certainly not a journey that we undertake alone. We value your support as we build capacity across our value chain, strengthen our sustainability performance, and create lasting environmental and social value. We reaffirm our commitment to enhancing our resilience and delivering sustainable growth through disciplined governance, strategic clarity, and shared purpose. Thank you for your continued trust and partnership. ARIESZA NOOR Chief Strategy Officer Wasco Berhad SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
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