ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2020

SUMIRUBBER MALAYSIA ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2020

INTRODUCTION

Sumirubber Malaysia as established glove manufacturer for more than 39 years in Malaysia realise that the daily production activities might cause impact to the environmental management system to sustain greener and

healthier environmental. Therefore, we proudly presents the Environmental Report for the year 2020

and wishes that this report will benefit all readers.

CONTENT

Company Profile Page 01

Environmental Policy Page 02

Environmental Certification Page 03

Environmental Messages Page 04

Environmental Audits Page 05 - 06

Environmental Management System Page 07

Conservation of Resources & Energy Page 08

Waste Water Treatment Page 09

Conservation & Social Contribution Page 10 – 12

Training Activities Page 13 – 15

Sports & Recreational Page 16 – 17

Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd – Environmental Report 2020 01

COMPANY PROFILE

Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan which is well-known for its technological advances in the rubber field since 1909. Rubber glove production for the

Group started in the mid 1950's and in 1980, Sumitomo Rubber Industries decided to transfer its rubber glove manufacturing operations to Malaysia.

Thus, Sumirubber Malaysia was set up in Sungai Petani, Kedah in the north of Peninsular Malaysia to tap into the abundant fresh quality natural rubber latex for the production of household rubber gloves since

1981. The company is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and Halal certified.

Company : Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn BhdEstablished : 01 September 1981Managing Director : Mr. Hiromasa OkuboPlant General Manager : Mr. Kazuaki NakamoriPlant Size : 56,000 m²Number of Employess : 697 as in January 2020Area of Business : Household & Working Gloves, IMS (type Sealant)Address : Lot 44, 45 & 86, Bakar Arang Industrial Estate, 08000 Sungai Petani, KedahPhone Number : 604 4213121Website : www.sumirubber.com

RUBBER GLOVE PRODUCTS

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

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ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATE

“SRI group is currently promoting global environment management as one ofit’s most significant issue. Sumirubber Malaysia, one of the overseastrongholds company of SRI group wants to ensure that every employee isaware of the environmental issue and aggressively participate in activityorganized by our factory and region as well. We are really committed toincrease the efficiency of natural resources and energy in our factory throughmonitoring and implementing the Environmental Management programmesfor green and eco-friendly environment in Malaysia and globally. We alsotook serious efforts to conduct CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activitiestowards a better society especially among Sumirubber Malaysia.”-Mr. Hiromasa Okubo, (Managing Director)

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ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE

“We started glove manufacturing process in Malaysia since 1981. Time flies,39 years have already passed. People are getting more concern on theenvironment. By protecting the environment (plant, animal, water, air andetc.) will save ourselves. Of course, we positively work on any ecologicalactivities like waste reduction, waste water treatment, energy saving andmore. On the other hand, we are facing a big problem all over the world thisyear. As we all know, that is corona virus issue. Under this situation, peoplearound the world are seeking protection against this virus. We as one of PPEmanufacturer are responsible to supply our gloves to all over the worldespecially during this tough situation. We firmly believe our products andservices helps people stay healthy and safe. All our activities contribute toachieve sustainable growth globally for a brighter future. Thank you.”

-Mr. Kazuaki Nakamori, (Plant General Manager)

Human need good “Environment” (air, water, soil and mineral) to live andgrow up. On the other hand, “Environment” need “Human” to have a goodcare to them. The natural ecosystem chain is currently interrupted byexternal activities (miss manage toxic waste, cut tree, open burning…) whichcarry out by human. We need to stop these activities because only humanhas this ability to change the natural environment activities because onlyhuman can think and plan to avoid the environment from contaminated. So,we need responsible people in this world to manage the environment.So, Sumirubber had always be the frontline to train our employee to take agood care of our environment and fully compliance to local environmentalauthority rule, regulation and expectation. So, let us together be aresponsible person to love our environment. Thank you.

-Mr. Lim Seang Hoe (Environmental Management Representative)

Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd has conducted the internalaudit for Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015) on 17th and 18th July 2019. The three days auditcovered various departments and environment-areas inSumirubber Malaysia.

The role of internal audit at a predetermined time is toensure that both the term and results of theenvironmental system’s objectives are met and recorded.

Audit was carried out by 11 qualified auditors includinglead auditor. All nonconformities and observations wererecorded and resolved by the related departments.

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ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS

Analyze the reliability of

environmental management reporting and

procedure

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Environmental Management

System

EMS Internal Audit

Objective

Safeguarding of environmental

assets

Compliance with laws

and regulations

External audit was carried out by certified bodyappointed by Sumirubber to monitor, assist, and toexpress opinions on the Environmental ManagementSystem ISO 14001:2015.

Sumirubber Malaysia has appointed Llyod’s RegisterQuality Assurance Limited (LRQA) as external auditorsince 2008. This year surveillance audit wasconducted from 25th to 27th October 2019.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is an organization that takes great concern on the effectiveness of the Environmental Management System in all oversea factory.

Safety and Environment Department of Sumitomo Rubber Industries has conducted an environmental audit in Sumirubber on 27th June 2019.

The aim of the audit was to ensure thatSumirubber Malaysia maintained andestablished the Environmental ManagementSystem accordingly.

SRIM EMS Representative was audited by MrMasami Otsuki and Mr Atsushi Kido,representative auditor from SRI Safety andEnvironment Department

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ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS

SUMIRUBBER MALAYSIA SDN BHD EMS ORGANIZATION CHART

The Environmental Management System (EMS)of Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd wasestablished in 2004. The main objective is toadminister, demonstrate, implement andmonitor the environmental management systemactivities and continual improvement.

Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd is now certifiedwith

ISO 14001:2015 version which was designed torespond to the latest trends and compatiblewith other management system standards.

EMS Committee representatives are responsibleto monitor the effectiveness of the EMS andadhere to all requirements accordingly.

The EMS members were selected from variousdepartment and had been steering the EMS inSumirubber Malaysia through several activitiesi.e.: discussion on new requirements, briefing onenvironmental awareness and conductenvironmental patrol.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

EMS MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATI

VE

EMS DEPUTY MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATI

VE

EMS COMMITTEE

(ALL DEPARTMENTS)

SAFETY /ENVIRONMENT

OFFICER

HUMAN RESOURCES &

GENERAL AFFAIRS

ADMIN & FINANCE

PROCESS ENGINEERING

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

& PROCUREMENT

QUALITY ASSURANCE

PRODUCTION 2

SALES & MARKETING

FACILITIES ENGINEERING

TECHNICAL & DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCTION 1

PLANNING & PURCHASING

PLANT GENERAL

MANAGER

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd EMS Committee

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CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES & ENERGY

- HH #2 increase electricity from target952kw/h to 1055kw/h- Ims increase electricity from target370kw/h to 486kw/h- chlorination increase electricity fromtarget 1100kw/h to 1678kw/h

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Target 5.5 6.0 6.1 6.2 7.6

Actual 6.1 6.5 7.4 6.9 7.6

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.0

Ton

/ 1

00

0 p

rs

Water Consumption 2015 ~ 2019

- HH #1 increase water usage from target58 ton / day to 80 ton / day- HH #2 increase water usage from target72 ton / day to 109 ton/ day- HH #3 increase water usage from target68 ton / day to 99 ton /day- HH # 4 increase water usage from target76 ton/ day to 94 ton / day- HH # 5 increase water usage from target36 ton/ day 60ton / day- HH # 6 increase water usage from target58 ton/ day to 70 ton/ day- HH # 7 increase water usage from target48 ton/ day to 54 ton / day

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Target 1089 1886 1423 1281 1391

Actual 1321 1545 1447 1498 1627

0

500

1000

1500

2000

kBtu

/ 1

00

0 p

rs

Fuel Consumption 2015 ~ 2019

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Target 85.5 93.5 100.4 100.7 108.7

Actual 100.6 107.3 111.9 109.4 127.0

0.020.040.060.080.0

100.0120.0140.0

kwh

/ 1

00

0 p

rs

Electricity Consumption 2015 ~ 2019

Overall fuel consumptionachieve with the new Kawasakiboiler

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WASTE WATER TREATMENT

All parameters met DOE Standard B requirement. The pH level at discharge point No. 1 is below 7therefore BOD, COD and TSS are also high. This issue was due to too high acidity in raw waste waterand the problem was rectified. To ensure no excess acidity in raw waste water, frequent pH checkingis enforced.

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CONSERVATION & SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION

MUD BALL PROGRAMME 2019Around the world,companies are motivatedto make their businessmore sustainable byapplying the principles ofCorporate SocialResponsibilities (CSR)within the organisation.Sumirubber Malaysia alsocarried out environmentalsustainable programmes.

As yearly activities, Mud BallProgramme 2019 was conductedwith objective to share and gainexperience on how the mud ballswere made and its functiontowards improving the waterquality. This year, Mud BallProgrammed was carried out on2 session. Mud Ball preparationwas held on 14th July 2019 andthrowing session on 28th July2019 at Sungai Petani river.

“Every year is enjoyablewith Mud Ball Programme.I have never missed theopportunity to participatein this programme.”-Punitha

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CONSERVATION & SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION

TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME 2019Tree Planting Programme is one of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities that Sumirubber organizes every year, either at normal forests or mangroves.

It is part of our responsibility tomaintain and constantly plant treesto revive the deforested area hencecreating a balance ecological system.In 2019, it’s the first time Sumirubberworking with the Penang ForestDepartment in organizing treeplanting program.A truly special kind of connectionwith nature was experienced by allparticipants.

“I am proud that we have done such agreat CSR activities. We leave a legacyto our children and the future.Trees not only have an aesthetic appealbut also they keep us healthy, happyand secures the future of ourenvironment for the generation tocome.”-Gan Shiyi

Sumirubber Malaysia has successfully cultivate love conserving the forest and have carried out external tree planting on 04thAugust 2019. About 500 forest trees were planted in Teluk Bahang, Penang.

“SUARA KESATUAN PEGAWAI KASTAM”

This fund is a social contribution with purpose to help “Customs Union's Voice” onexpanding the club and to help their members. Almost every year Sumirubber contributes to Customs

Union’s organization. This year, Sumirubber has contributed a certain amount in February2019.

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CONSERVATION & SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION

“KESATUAN PEKERJA BOMBA PENYELAMAT S. MALAYSIA”

On April 2019, Sumirubber donated certain amount to the“Fire Workers Union News”.

This is also an annual contribution from Sumirubber to the Fire Department Malaysia.

This is a part of Sumirubber’s social contribution and also to maintain goodrelationships with Bomba.

“SUARA PACSU”

In conjunction with the Police Day this year, Sumirubber has donated a certain amountto the “Police Administrative and Civilian Staff Union” on April 2019.

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TRAINING ACTIVITIES

ERT TRAINING ON 05th MAR 2019

FORKLIFT TRAINING ON 14th FEB 2019 , 11th APR 2019 AND 17th OCT 2019

Yearly ERT training was conducted in collaboration withFire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (BOMBA)Tikam Batu this year.This training was held at Sumirubber Malysia and BalaiBomba Tikam Batu as well.It helps the participants to develop confidence in theirskills, experiential learning and facing scenario of whatit would be in a real situation.

As Sumirubber Malaysia’s effort to achive zero accident, forklift training was held three session this year. At the end of the training, participants will be able to understand the forklift operations Do’s

and Don’ts and certified as competent. Most important is that they learn the safety precautions needed during refuelling

or recharging of the forklift and able to understand what are hazard, risk and danger.

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TRAINING ACTIVITIES

TRAINING FOR FIRST AIDER ON 27th NOV 2019

Demonstrate one rescue CPR

Demonstrate relieve of chocking

Participants of the training

TRAINING CHEMICAL HANDLING AND SPILL WITH MOCK DRILL EXERCISE ON 24th OCT 2019

Through this First Aider and Cardiopulmonary (CPR) training, employees are exposed on basic CPR steps and how to use first aid kit in the emergency situation.

Chemical Handling and Spill with mock drill exercise was conducted to prepare

ourselves on emergency situation, especially on chemical spills. Participants

learned how to control the situations with minimum casualty / harm to human,

environment and property.

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TRAINING ACTIVITIES

HOSTEL FIRE DRILL ON 2019

FIRE DRILL EXERCISE ON 08th JUL 2019 AND 27th DEC 2019 AND

Hostel Fire Drill training for Sumirubber Malaysia

foreign worker employees was held in

quarterly basis.The main objective is to educate the workers to safely evacuate in case

of emergency.

Sumirubber Malaysia in collaboration with Fire and

Rescue Department of Malaysia (BOMBA) conducted

Fire Drill exercise two times per year.

First half was held on 08th July 2019 meanwhile second half

on 27th December 2019.

It involves nearly 500 employees. This activity was

carried out to ensure all employees understand the emergency fire evacuation, familiar with the operation

during emergency.

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SPORTS & RECREATIONALBOWLING TOURNAMENT

Bowling Tournament 2019 was successfully held on 21 March 2019 at Sejati Bowling Center, Taman Sejati. The tournament was held to enhance teamwork spirit and encourage healthy

lifestyle among the employee. Over 80 players took part in this tournament.

FUTSAL TOURNAMENT

Futsal tournament organised by Sumirubber Malaysia Sdn Bhd on 29

October 2019.

The tournament was held at SMC Futsal Center, Sungai

Petani.

Over 100 players took part in this tournament.

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SPORTS & RECREATIONALBADMINTON TOURNAMENT 2019

On 23rd June 2019, Badminton Tournament was held at CK Court Bakar Arang. 60 employees from alldepartment were involved in this tournament.

The objective of this activity is to enhance health and fitness .Through these activity, workers will be able toinculcate values of good sportsmanship and teamwork.

FISHING PROGRAMME 2019Fishing programme is a new activity organized by Sumirubber in 2019.This activity was held on 20th October 2019 at Lagenda Fishing Center,Sungai Petani with attended by 80 participants.The objective of this new program was to create interest among theworkers and to strengthen the relationship between workers andemployers.

SUMIRUBBER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.(172875-K)Lot 44, 45 & 86 Bakar Arang Industrial Estate

08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah,Malaysia.Tel :(604)-4213121 ext 1821

Fax : (604)-4213123Website : www.sumirubber.com

TEAM EDITOR : NUR AKMALSITI NAQIAHCHE NORASITI SALWA

Thank you to all Sumirubber Malaysia employees for your contributions in making this Environmental Report 2020.