ESG & Sustainability

Zero-carbon by design — and accountable in delivery.

USSB's product, process and governance are engineered around a single principle: every tonne of EFB pellet replaces fossil fuel without adding net carbon to the atmosphere. Below is how we measure, evidence and report it.

Headline claims

What 'zero-carbon biomass' really means.

Zero-carbon

Combustion CO₂ is reabsorbed by the next palm cycle — closed biogenic carbon loop.

≤ 4% ash

Premium washed grade — ISO 18122 verified by SIRIM / SGS.

≤ 0.05% S

Sulphur an order of magnitude below typical thermal coal.

100% waste-derived

Feedstock is empty fruit bunches — a by-product of crude palm oil milling.

The carbon released when biomass pellets combust is the same carbon absorbed by the palm during its growth cycle — a closed biogenic loop. Because USSB sources only waste EFB from existing palm mills, our product introduces no new land-use change and adds no fresh fossil carbon to the atmosphere when it displaces coal.

Sustainability approach

Three pillars, one operating standard.

Environmental

Net-zero CO₂ cycle — biomass absorbs in growth what it releases in combustion.
Replaces coal at ~40% lower cost per equivalent unit of energy.
Washed and torrefied grades reduce ash, chlorine and sulphur far below coal.
Diverts empty fruit bunches (EFB) from open burning and landfill.

Social

Direct income for palm smallholders and rural EFB collectors.
Skilled-job creation across four planned production plants.
Halal & Shariah-compliant operations aligned with community values.
Knowledge transfer programmes with TNBR, UPM and KEPRI.

Governance

SPV structure with independent investor oversight and audited accounts.
Bumiputera ownership endorsed by MIDA, MITI and MATRADE.
Full environmental & safety compliance — DOE, DOSH and BOMBA permits.
ESG reporting aligned with GRI and ISSB frameworks.

Circular value

From waste to renewable fuel.

Every tonne of crude palm oil produces roughly 1.1 tonnes of empty fruit bunches — historically burned in open air or sent to landfill. USSB diverts this waste stream into densified, high-energy pellets, turning an environmental liability into a tradeable renewable commodity.

Reduces methane emissions from EFB landfilling.
Avoids open-burning haze events in the region.
Returns ash from combustion as a potassium-rich soil amendment.
Provides smallholders a recurring income stream for what was previously a cost.

Lifecycle snapshot

1
Plantation
Palm absorbs CO₂ during growth.
2
Milling
EFB by-product collected (no extra harvest).
3
Pelletising
Washed, dried, densified by USSB plants.
4
Combustion
Releases the same CO₂ absorbed in step 1.
5
Ash return
Potassium-rich residue back to soil.

ESG reporting

Transparent, audited, investor-ready.

Frameworks we report against

• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) — environmental & social disclosures.
• ISSB / IFRS S1 & S2 — climate-related financial disclosures.
• Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Guide — listed-company alignment.
• UN SDGs 7, 8, 12, 13 explicitly mapped in our annual review.

What investors & offtakers receive

• Annual ESG review with KPIs and third-party audit summary.
• Plant-level emission, energy and water dashboards (SPV quarterly pack).
• Lot-by-lot SIRIM / SGS test certificates with every shipment.
• Supplier traceability for every EFB source mill.

Downloadable evidence

Full ESG review, lifecycle assessment (LCA) report and lot-level SIRIM / SGS certificates are available under NDA on request.

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