28 October 2025
Illuminating Change: ISF Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report
Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn. Bhd. (ISF) is pleased to announce the release of its sixth sustainability report. This report is themed ‘Illuminating Change’, reflecting ISF’s commitment to creating real, measurable impact through purposeful sustainability actions. Our approach to sustainability is grounded in adaptability, in response to evolving frameworks, compliance requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
The FY2025 report has been prepared in accordance with the latest Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. It is also ISF’s first sustainability report aligned with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) frameworks, specifically the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosure Standards. Specifically, it builds on our climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, reflecting our adherence to the broader sustainability objectives of our parent company, The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd., Japan. The present report covers our financial year 2025 (FY2025) sustainability performance from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.
“I am pleased to present ISF’s Sustainability Report 2025 – my second since assuming the role of CEO. Over the past year, my appreciation of ISF’s unique role in the palm oil sector has deepened. As a company, we continue to balance resilience, responsibility, and innovation, demonstrating that sustainability is no longer simply about compliance – it is about creating long-term value, safeguarding ecosystems, and uplifting the communities where we operate,” remarked ISF CEO Toshio Fujimori.
“We titled this year’s report ‘Illuminating Change’ because we believe progress begins by shining a light across the supply chain – revealing where we must do better, sparking change in how palm oil is produced and traded, and inspiring partners and stakeholders to act with us. To us, illuminating change means converting ambition into action that transforms lives, landscapes, and markets.”
FY 2025 Report Key Highlights
Revised Sustainable Palm Oil Policy to Sustainability Policy
Deployed EUDR compliance and risk assessment tool
Introduced Social Media Policy
39.2%
Reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions against 2019 baseline
Subscribed to 76.6 Million kWh of Green Electricity Tariff (GET), replacing > 90% of conventional grid electricity and offsetting 59,294 MT CO2e
First cogeneration (COGEN) plant commissioned at Dengkil facility
Signed a supplemental gas supply agreement with Gas Malaysia for certified biomethane gas
Planted 8,000 Mangrove trees across 4 ha,84% of trees survived and demonstrated healthy growth
Advanced to Phase Two of the Mangrove Rehabilitation Programme at Sabak Bernam with GEC, planting an additional 4,000 mangrove saplings
- CDP Forests questionnaire: A
- CDP Water Security questionnaire: A- (inaugural submission)
- CDP Climate Change questionnaire: B
Concluded Phase Two of Labour Transformation Programme (LTP) with Earthworm Foundation and Dara-Lam Soon Sdn Bhd
Continued RSPO Smallholder Support Project with Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. and Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad
37.1% of management roles are held by women
21.4% of our workforce is women
LTAR decreased by 71.1% and severity rate decreased by 64% since FY2023
The 2025 ISF Sustainability Report is now available on our Sustainability Reporting page complete with our 2025 Base Data and updated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) mapping.