A landscape approach is about having community discuss and agree on various sustainability issues that provide an optimal balance between community, commercial and conservation interests.

At United Plantations, we recognize that community engagement, assessment and feedback are an integral part of our global sustainability strategy and initiatives. The community groups which are key to our operations and which have significant influence over the impacts of our business are carefully identified and are engaged at various platforms and intervals throughout the year. The community engagement process which includes a proactive and both formal and informal approach, is carried out to fully understand their sustainability concerns and issues with a view to ensuring that their key interests in these areas are aligned with that of our Group. Partnership with the local communities is crucial to achieve success in Indonesia and it is therefore of utmost importance that the local communities also benefit from UP’s development.

Besides, we collaboration with Copenhagen Zoo which was introduced in 2007 continues to develop very satisfactory with notable initiatives and positive developments having made in 2016. The objective of this cooperation is to better manage the conservation areas by preserving and conserving species of flora and fauna as well as their habitat and entire ecosystem.

Since 2014, LINKS has worked on social research and mapping, information dissemination, conflict mediation and training of FPIC related issues for the local communities, UP’s employees and the local government in preparation for our Group’s new Plasma development plans. Of key importance has been the collaboration between UP and the local communities, especially the ex-landowners or tenants and their testators as well as the various stakeholders from the villages in the designated area.

We are continuously improving our community engagement approach which is now evolving into more tailored and targeted engagement sessions with our community and the following provide an overview of the efforts involved in community engagement.

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Establishment of Glady’s Conservation in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia with participation of communities in Sungai Biru.

Seri Pelangi Estate collaborated with Fire Rescue Team (BOMBA) to conduct training on fire with participation of neighboring communities.

Extensive bagworm infestation in properties neighboring with UP