COMPUGATES HOLDINGS BERHAD
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Economic Performance
- Managing Our Customers/Dealers
- Business Conduct
- Sustainable Business
- Environmental Laws and Regulations
- Energy Management
- Recycled Materials
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Employee Training and Development
- Diversity and Equal Opportunity
- Employee Welfare
Environmental Achievements
- Implemented switching-off centralised air-conditioning during lunch hour for office energy savings
- Used recycled paper for photocopying, reused and recycled papers, envelopes, letterheads, files
- Minimised paper use through emails and electronic communications
- Organic farming with “MYOrganic” status, complying with Malaysian organic and Halal standards
- Agarwood plantation to mitigate impact of depleting endangered species
Social Achievements
- No workplace incidents in 2020
- Provided personal accident and insurance coverage to employees
- Continuous employee training and development programs, including workshops, seminars, conferences, in-house and on-the-job training
- Designed programs to groom new talents
- Workforce diversity: 57% male, 43% female
- Established a Recreation Club for team building and employee interaction
- Service awards for long-serving employees
Governance Achievements
- Adherence to Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2017
- Established a Whistleblowing Policy
- Adopted an Anti-Bribery & Corruption Policy
- Annual review of sustainability of strategic directions
- Annual assessment of Directors, Board Committees, and Board performance
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Market shortage of IT hardware products due to Movement Control Order (MCO), hampering ability to fulfil spike in demand
- Challenging competitive market environment for trading and distribution business
- Credit risk related to possible loss from unrecoverable receivables
- Liquidity risk due to net current liabilities exceeding current assets
- Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on trading and services segment
Mitigation Strategies
- Expanding market reach to consumers via e-commerce platform
- Implementing cost-saving strategies, reducing administrative expenses
- Fundraising exercise through private placement of shares
- Revamping business model to address gap between current assets and liabilities
- Diversifying business into land development, Gaharu plantation, and online businesses
- Mitigating exposure in vulnerable business segment by diversifying and unlocking value of landbank and agriculture-related businesses
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Main Market Listing Requirements in relation to the Sustainability Statement in Annual Report of Listed Issuers (Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
Certifications: MYOrganic
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:31.82 tCO2e/year (2023)
Total Energy Consumption:75.23 MWh/year (2023)
Water Consumption:0.247 Megalitres/year (2023)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced GHG emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by an unspecified amount between 2021 and 2023. Reduced energy consumption by an unspecified amount between 2022 and 2023. Reduced paper usage through e-invoicing.
- Maintained "MYOrganic" certification.
Social Achievements
- Zero substantiated complaints concerning human rights violations.
- Provided employee welfare benefits (CNY Angpow, bereavement support, marriage allowance, long service award).
Governance Achievements
- Compliance with Malaysia Code of Corporate Governance 2021.
- Formalized Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy.
- Established Whistle Blowing Policy.
- Yearly review on Risk Register.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Reduce GHG emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 5% by FYE 2026.
Medium-term Goals:
- Increase participation of women in leadership roles to 20% by FYE 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce water consumption by 10% by FYE 2024.
- Reduce A4 paper usage by 10% by FYE 2025.
- Reduce energy consumption by 2% by FYE 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Challenging operating environment with financial risks due to concentration in Trading and Service business (IT distribution) and cyclical demand.
- Risks associated with property development industry (shortages of building materials, increased labor costs, labor shortages, purchaser defaults, increased financing costs).
- Project risks in joint development of land (natural disasters, weather conditions, approval delays, material/labor shortages, disease outbreaks).
- Risks inherent in property development and agarwood plantation industries (supply/demand changes, economic downturns, equipment costs, expertise availability, financing, technological changes).
Mitigation Strategies
- Fundraising exercises (private placement) to improve financial position.
- Business diversification (joint land development, agarwood plantation, online businesses).
- Prudent financial policies, continuous operational review, resource management, cost control, monitoring material price trends.
- Close monitoring of project progress, milestones, and deadlines in land transfer processes.
- Prudent financial management and efficient operating procedures.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Competitive Price review
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS, Bursa Malaysia's Sustainability Reporting Guide (SRG)
Certifications: MYOrganic, Halal