Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd Sustainability Report 2021

F&NHB’s e*orts towards environmental excellence and sustainability reporting were acknowledged through di*erent achievement awards received in Malaysia and Thailand. The awards included: Prime Minister’s Industry Award for F&N Dairies Thailand • Out of 250 companies from various industries in Thailand, F&N Dairies Thailand won the only Prime Minister’s Best Industry Award, the highest recognition at the Prime Minister’s Industry Award. To qualify for the Prime Minister’s Best Industry Award, the companies would need to be previous recipient of Prime Minister’s Awards. The eligible companies would further be evaluated based on six criteria – Strategies & Policy, Competitiveness, Resilience, Sustainability, Country Contribution, and Company Performance Results. Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award for Shah Alam & Pulau Indah plant • F&N received three awards in this prestigious private sector environmental award for business and industry in Malaysia. Our Pulau Indah plant won the Exceptional Achievement Award and State Award (Selangor), while our Shah Alam plant won the Notable Achievement Award. Sarawak Chief Minister’s Environmental Award for Kuching plant • Our Kuching plant in Malaysia earned an accolade, the Merit Award under the Medium Enterprise Category (Manufacturing sector) at the 9 th Sarawak Chief Minister’s Environmental Award 2019/2020. Organised by the Natural Resources and Environment Board Sarawak together with the Sarawak Business Federation, this award recognises the environmental effort and commitment of industries, local authorities, and individuals. National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2020 • Acknowledged for the quality in our corporate reporting, F&HNB received the Silver Award for Best Sustainability Reporting at the NACRA 2020 for our 2019 Sustainability Report. Jointly organised by Bursa, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1985, this annual award recognises companies with excellence in corporate reporting. The full list of our awards and recognition is available in our Annual Report 2021. Global ESG indices and external sustainability ratings enable us to communicate our commitment and progress to our stakeholders, as well as to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. This year, F&NHB participated in the following: • F&NHB emerged as one of the top quintile companies in our very first S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), at 86 th percentile in the Beverages (BVG) Industry. Our company scored 69 (out of 100) and ranked among the top ten companies out of 46 companies assessed in the beverages industry. Notably, F&NHB achieved the third highest score for Social dimension. (Score date: Nov 12, 2021) • F&NHB improved our FTSE4Good rating for another consecutive year from 4.0 in 2020 to 4.1 in September 2021, with inclusion in the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia index and newly introduced FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah index. External Recognition Our Sustainability Approach 039 Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd . Sustainability Report 2021