INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025 • QL RESOURCES BERHAD INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025 • QL RESOURCES BERHAD pg.82 pg.83 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 ABOUT THIS REPORT QL AT A GLANCE CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPENDICES 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 ABOUT THIS REPORT QL AT A GLANCE CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPENDICES 02 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED ASSURANCE STATEMENT Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that the 20 common indicators included in the Sustainability Statement 2025, is not represented, in all material respects, in a fairly accurate manner. Listed below are the selected information in the Sustainability Statement 2025 that had been subjected to internal review by the Group Internal Audit Department. Matters Common Indicators Ref UOM Final Outcome Anti-corruption Corruption-related risks assessment C1(b) % of operations 100% Corruption incidents C1(c) No. of incidents Nil Community/ Society Investment in the community C2(a)^ RM RM1,958,000 Beneficiaries of the investment C2(b)^ No. of beneficiaries 16,839 Diversity Employees’ diversity by gender and age group C3(a) % of employees Gender group Management Male 2.3% Female 2.1% Executive Male 5.3% Female 5.2% Non-Executive Male 54.0% Female 31.1% Age group Management Under 30 0.2% 30 to 50 3.5% Over 50 0.8% Executive Under 30 4.0% 30 to 50 6.1% Over 50 0.3% Non-Executive Under 30 45.9% 30 to 50 35.2% Over 50 4.0% Diversity Directors’ diversity by gender and age group C3(b) % of directors Gender group Male 70% Female 30% Age group Below 50 10% 50 to 59 20% 60 to 69 50% 70 & Above 20% Matters Common Indicators Ref UOM Final Outcome Energy Management Energy consumption C4(a) Megawatt 602,630.78 MWH Health & Safety Number of work-related fatalities C5(a) No. of fatalities Nil Lost time incidents C5(b) Frequency rate 3.14 per million hours Health & safety training C5(c) No. of employees 4,250 Employees Labour Practices & Standards Employee training hours C6(a) No. of hours Management 13,862 Executive 24,213 Non–Executive 190,714 Contract/temporary employees C6(b) % of employees 36% Employee turnover C6(c) No. of employee Management 58 Executive 235 Non–Executive 5,056 Human rights violations C6(d) No. of complaints Nil Supply Chain Management Spending on local suppliers C7(a) % of spending 52.1% Data Privacy & Security Breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data C8(a) No. of complaints Nil Waste Management Waste management C10(a) MT Total waste 209,444.72 MT From disposal 198,031.17 MT To disposal 11,413.55 MT Emissions Management Scope 1 emissions C11(a) tCO2e 38,628.72 tCO2e Scope 2 emissions C11(b) tCO2e 126,222.11 tCO2e Scope 3 emissions* C11(c) tCO2e 22,297.94 tCO2e ^ These 2 common indicators represent the data collected for QL Group (which correspond to previous year data) * Comprise only employee commuting and business travel Procedures Adopted The review procedures applied primarily comprises process evaluation, documentary reviews & sampling test on data. Internal auditors selected samples of the 20 common indicators to: • Assess the adequacy of procedures pertaining to the data collection, submission and consolidation as well as the internal controls therein. • Review appropriateness of formulas & also accuracy of the mathematical calculation that derived the concluded common indicators to be reported in the Sustainability Statement 2025. The outcome of the above review had been tabled as a report to the Audit Committee for their review and approval. Scope of Work and Limitation • The review on the 20 common indicators covers only data collected for one (1) financial year i.e. financial year ended 31 March 2025. The review does not carry out any procedure with respect to earlier periods. • The review does not carry out any procedure with respect to any other elements included in the Sustainability Statement 2025 and, therefore, does not express any opinion thereon. • The review does not examine any of the underlying financial information, analysis, commentary, opinion, commitment and future plans expressed in the Sustainability Statement. • The review involved performance of limited substantive testing on a sampling basis by inspecting documents, reports, data capture forms and invoices. Group Internal Audit Department 1 July 2025
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