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At DPL, our pulse beats with a passion for regenerating our planet, driving mutual progress and enriching our ecosystem of partners and communities. With this belief in mind, we introduce you to our ESG Roadmap, aptly titled “DPL Pulse,” a true embodiment of our spirit and soul.

DPL Pulse, while marking a major milestone in our sustainability journey, provides our company and stakeholders with a strong platform to emerge as a force for good in the world and contribute towards shaping a better future.

We hope to reinforce our commitment to effectively managing our ESG issues, share inspiring initiatives and the dedicated  efforts of our team, as we work together to create a more sustainable and equitable world.

Managing Director’s Message

DPL Pulse represents a significant step in our commitment to embedding environmental preservation, inclusive growth, and sound corporate governance. We are proud to join hands with our colleagues, customers and value chain partners in making this commitment.
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PUSHPIKA JANADHEERA - MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Launch of DPL Pulse

DPL Pulse outlines the company’s ESG aspirations for 2030 and the strategies to achieve them. I am certain that the DPL Pulse will provide an opportunity to nurture a sustainability mindset within the organisation

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Enhancing our Resilience

We believe that this integration will enhance resilience, ensure inclusive and sustainable value creation, and address the challenges posed by global risk landscapes, such as climate change and natural disasters.

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Alignment with Hayleys PLC

DPL Pulse’s targets align with Hayleys PLC’s ESG aspirations and consider industry-specific sensitivities, which were identified through stakeholder dialogue, risk assessment, and evaluation of emerging risks and opportunities

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Monitoring and Assurance of Progress

Progress against targets will be monitored by DPL’s ESG Division and reported to the Hayleys Group ESG Division, ESG Steering Committee and Group Management Committee on a quarterly basis.

Our sustainability framework

DPL has identified the following priority ESG areas which we believe can have a significant impact on our ability to generate value and strengthen business resilience. As one of the sustainable glove manufacturers, we are committed to integrating these principles into our practices.

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Planet

Optimising the use of natural resources in our processes while minimising adverse impacts on the environment

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Product

Drive circularity across our product life cycle by intention and design

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Partner

Striving and thriving together to shape better futures

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People

Responsible and responsive corporate citizenry

Governance

Responsible and responsive corporate citizenry

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Our sustainability framework

DPL has identified the following priority ESG areas which we believe can have a significant impact on our ability to generate value and strengthen business resilience. As one of the sustainable glove manufacturers, we are committed to integrating these principles into our practices.

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Planet

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Optimising the use of natural resources in our processes while minimising adverse impacts on the environment

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Product

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Drive circularity across our product life cycle by intention and design

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Partner

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Striving and thriving together to shape better futures

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People

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Responsible and responsive corporate citizenry

Governance

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Responsible and responsive corporate citizenry

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Planet

Optimising the use of natural resources in our processes while minimising adverse impacts on the environment

Energy and Emission

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Increase reliance on sustainable and renewable energy sourcesRenewable energy 95%- Minimize fossil fuel usage in generating thermal energy
- Install solar PV systems in manufacturing locations, including energy storage applications
100% sustainable biomass- Develop a biomass supply chain by collaborating with industries such as timber
- Partner with agricultural industries to manufacture briquettes with high calorific value
- Pursue opportunities in the cultivation of fuel wood and research in the use of invasive plants as fuel wood
Phase out absolute carbon footprint (Aligning with net-zero by 2050 journey)20% reduction in absolute GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2)- Manufacturing locations to be given carbon reduction targets
- Obtain third party certification for capturing all direct and indirect GHG
- emissions across the group by 2023/24
- Commit to science-based targets by 2025/26
8% reduction in absolute GHG emissions (Scope 3)
Reduce energy consumption and intensity25% energy intensity reduction- Focus on high volume and energy efficient plants at design stage
- Work for process innovations
- Conduct energy reduction projects in process level

Water

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Application of sustainable water sources30% sustainable water sourcing (rain water / water recoveries / recycled water use) - Construction of efficient effluent treatment plants in each manufacturing location
- Improve infrastructure to widen rain water harvesting
55% re-use of treated waste water- Improve efficiency of existing waste water treatment plants through adopting latest technology
Reduce water consumption and intensity30% water intensity reduction - Improve the quality of treated water and increase the reuse water quantity

Waste Management

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Value addition across all waste generations25% reduction of waste intensity- Process innovation to reduce waste generation
- Implement cleaner production initiatives
Zero landfill- Evaluate all types of existing landfill waste and identify alternative sustainable methods to reduce, reuse and recycle each waste type

Biodiversity

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Biodiversity conservation and preservation relating to our business operations Increase the biodiversity enhancing program to cover 5 times the area occupied by the group - Establishing biodiversity conservation parks
- Tree planting initiatives
- Take initiative to develop a large scale biodiversity project

People

Inspiring passion and action for a greener, more equitable world

Careers and Capability

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Provide opportunities for continuous learningAverage training hours of 40 hours per employee per annum - Formulate personal development plans for all identified successors in the Group
- Development and full implementation of a training plan
- Fully/partially sponsor higher education requirements of selected staff categories
Provide opportunities for continuous learningCover 95% of training average ratio for Junior Executive and above employees- 100% execution of yearly and long term training plan
- Use modern methods to execute training events
Create a performance- driven conducive work culture100% performance evaluation process across the group including all local & foreign locations- Implement online performance evaluation for all foreign locations
- Ensure 100% employee coverage of annual performance management cycle within agreed timeline
Build talent pipelines and succession plans100% implementation of talent management and succession planning system for all positions at the senior manager level and above- Implement systematic and objective approach to succession planning through the Talent Management and Succession Planning Module at Oracle HCM Cloud
- Formulation of individual development plans for selected successors
Leadership and supervisory development plan 10,000 man hours of leadership and supervisory development programs- Conducting supervisory and executive development plans
- Implementation of a coaching roadmap
- Conducting sales leadership programmes
- Launch of mentoring programmes for selected high-performers

Diversity and Inclusion

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Build an inclusive and equitable organisational cultureAnti-discriminatory training covering 100% of employees- Engage support from Hayleys Group HR and independent third-parties in rolling out anti- discriminatory trainingp
- Launch mentoring programmes targeting females

Well-being

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all employeesLTIFR= 0, TIFR= 0, DSCI= 100%- Standardize and ensure complete reporting of accident related data covering 100% of operations
- Achieve ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Safety and Health Management System certification for the entire DPL Group
100% alignment with safe chemical management practices within the group operations- Improve knowledge and implement best practices related to safe chemical management in all facilities
- Obtain third party certifications on best chemical management practices
- Extend chemical management best practices across the Group
Support mental well-being of all employees100% coverage of employees in access to mental well-being services- Provide access to counselling services
- Engage independent resource persons in addressing suicide and drug abuse among employees
- Provide access to Yoga and other well-being activities

Employee Engagement

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Developing a diverse and engaged teamDeveloping a diverse and engaged team- Initiate monitoring of new recruit attrition
- Strengthen employee engagement mechanisms to facilitate more effective two-way communication & set targets and strategies accordingly
Nurture an engaged organisational culture in which employees can thriveAchieve employee satisfaction rate of at least 80% among all employees- Roll-out holistic employee satisfaction survey covering all employees
- Improve the employee engagement activities based on the outcome of GPTW survey on employee engagement
Improve employee engagement in productivity improvementEngaging employees in productivity improvement process by involving 60 % out of permanent employees- 75% Junior Executive & above employees will be involved in TPM projects
- 100% supervisory grade employees to complete yellow belt training
- 60% manual employees will undergo lean white belt programme and get the Kaizen improvement
Enhance staff involvement in engagement activitiesExecute 85% of employee engagement activities from the annual plan & 90% of staff involvement- Execute employee engagement activities according to the event budget and maximize participation for such events

Product

Drive circularity across our product life cycle by intention and design

Process Innovation

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Process innovations to improve environmental footprint of operationsDrive initiatives to optimise resource utilisation across all manufacturing plants- Evaluate all manufacturing plants for points of improvement within the process
- Incorporation of alternative technological innovations to improve process efficiencies and optimize resource utilization
Digital transformation across 80% of business support functions- Identify business functions with the potential to be digitalised and implement solutions to transition towards paperless operations

Product Responsibility

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Satisfy growing customer demand for eco- friendly productsObtain eco-ratings for 10% of product- Obtain product certifications on eco- friendly products
Energy and emission managementDetermination of emission intensity for 10% of products- Map and calculate the emission intensity for in- demand products
- Obtain verification for the calculated emission intensity levels with ISO 14067

Packaging

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Use of recycled/ renewable input material in packaging30% Usage of recycled material in Packaging- Map all the existing packing material suppliers
- Knowledge improvement in the areas of recyclable packaging design
- Develop new material/ packaging solutions with new and existing packing material suppliers
Recyclable packaging material100% Recyclable packaging
Increase compostable and biodegradable packaging20% compostable and biodegradable packaging

Product Innovation

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Increase reliance on recycled input material30% reliance on renewable and recycled input materials (Eg: Chemicals, Yarns/ liner etc.)- Building up of technical capability and knowhow within Technical / R & D Team to improve reliance on recycled input material in newly developed products
Introduce a series of Eco- friendly products to the product portfolio10% of compostable and biodegradable products- Development of eco- friendly products (including biodegradable and compostable products)
Increase use of sustainable chemicals10% of total sustainable chemical consumption applications- Innovative products which use sustainable chemicals
- Taking action to replace possible non process chemicals with sustainable chemicals

Partner

Striving and thriving together to shape better futures

Supplier Relationships

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Propagate strong social and environmental practices along supply chainAchieve 40% social and environmental screening of total suppliers- Map and evaluate all existing suppliers (both packaging and raw material) based on their social and environmental practices
- Provide guidance to incorporate strong social and environmental practices to existing suppliers
Responsible chemical management practices along supply chain30% of supply chain to implement chemical management practices - Map all the chemical suppliers and introduce chemical management into supply chain (both process and non-process related)
- Conduct supplier evaluations based on the chemical management performances
- Provide guidance to ensure the sustainable chemical management practices to existing suppliers

Community Engagement

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Uplifting livelihoods and empowering communitiesIncrease farmer based beneficiaries by 50% through community engagement programs- Expand scope and coverage for farmer families & villages through DPL Firstlight
- Develop new farmer base from areas such as Kegalle and Rathnapura
Increase CSR beneficiaries by 50% by 2030- Identify and implement need-based CSR activities for the communities around each manufacturing facility

Ethical Trade

AspirationTarget for 2030Actions
Exceed customer expectations through identifying and responding to customer needsAchieve customer satisfaction levels of 95%- Identify areas with gaps and take necessary actions to bridge them in order to meet the sector target
Gradual reduction of customer complaints- Take corrective and preventive measures to minimize the possibilities of recurrence and report back to the customer with a solution to build the confidence on them that the issue will not be repeated
Adopt Responsible Marketing PracticesEnsure 100% accessibility for all the products and technical data for all our products allowing customers to make informed purchase decisions- Develop the new web site so that all the product information including specifications, certificates and promotional materials can be downloaded easily
- Further, new mobile app to be developed to access the product as well as technical data using mobile devices

Governance

Responsible and responsive corporate citizenry

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Structure and Oversight

100% compliance to relevant laws and regulations
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Stakeholder Engagement

Meaningful and impactful stakeholder relationships
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Transparent and Accurate Reporting

Internal and external reporting on ESG factors
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Enterprise Risk Management

Holistic process to identify, measure and mitigate ESG risks
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Ethics and Culture

Compliance to the Hayleys Way
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ESG Roadmap 2030

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