Sime Plantation clears air over delayed report by Impactt

SD Plant also explained the dissolution of the human rights assessment commission was to provide more time for Impactt to complete the labour assessment.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plant) has cleared the air over the delayed report by Impactt and the reason for winding up the its expert stakeholder human rights assessment commission, CGS-CIMB Equities Research said.

In its research note on Wednesday, it said SD Plant revealed at its recent briefing Impactt was not able to complete its assessment of its labour practices by May 2021 due to the strict movement restrictions imposed throughout Malaysia due to Covid-19.