10 February 2025
ISF is on CDP’s 2024 A-List for Forests
Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn Bhd (“ISF”) is pleased to announce its latest achievement in environmental sustainability, earning a place on the CDP A-List 2024 for Forest. ISF has been awarded an A score for Forests and an A- score for Water Security, while maintaining a strong B score for Climate Change—a testament to its ongoing commitment to sustainability and transparency.
For the first time, ISF has disclosed its water-related impacts through CDP, demonstrating its dedication to managing water resources responsibly. This new disclosure aligns with global expectations for corporate water stewardship and strengthens ISF’s holistic approach to sustainability.
- A for Forests
- A- for Water Security
- B for Climate
Since 2018, ISF has actively participated in CDP’s disclosure platform, initially reporting on Forests, later expanding to Climate Change in 2021, and now Water Security in 2024. ISF’s consistent improvement in CDP scores reflects its ongoing efforts in addressing deforestation risks, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and implementing robust water management strategies.
With over 24,800 companies disclosing through CDP, environmental transparency is now a global business norm. ISF remains committed to driving sustainability across its value chain and ensuring its actions align with international best practices and stakeholder expectations.
CDP Scores and A-List Rankings can be accessed here: https://www.cdp.net/en/responses
About Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn Bhd (“ISF”)
Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn. Bhd. (“ISF”) is a privately-owned company headquartered in Port Klang, Malaysia, established in 1980. As a leading manufacturer of palm specialty oils and fats, ISF owns and operates refining and downstream processing facilities across Peninsular Malaysia, with a dedicated workforce of approximately 700 employees. Additionally, we maintain a sales and distribution office in Shanghai, China, strategically positioned to support and empower local businesses. In 2018, we further expanded our operations with the establishment of a refinery in Italy. This refinery enhances the refinement process for ISF products originating from our Malaysian facilities before distributing them across Europe.
ISF is a subsidiary of The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd., the largest vegetable oil company in Japan.
For more information about Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn. Bhd, please visit:
https://isfsb.com/About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 740 financial institutions with over $137 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Over 25,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2023, with more than 23,000 companies – including listed companies worth two thirds global market capitalization - and over 1,100 cities, states and regions. Fully TCFD aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and procurement decisions towards a zero carbon, sustainable and resilient economy. CDP is a founding member of the Science Based Targets initiative, We Mean Business Coalition, The Investor Agenda and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. Visit CDP to find out more.
