Our company will endeavor to utilise all arable land that is not used for the growing of Rubber by diversifying into the most appropriate viable commercial crops to enhance land productivity.

We will review the land use plan annually to identify the most suitable crops in order to maximise the use of this primary resource. Also the company is concerned about a well designed soil amelioration plan and implements it with the objective of improving soils to facilitate higher land productivity for the crops grown. This includes improving soil structure, fertility, and biological activity as well.

This will help us to achieve economic, ecological and social stability. We select species for planting based on their overall suitability for the site and their appropriateness to the management objectives.

With a view to enhance the conservation of biological diversity, native species are preferred over exotic species in the establishment of plantations and the restoration of degraded ecosystems. Exotic species, which shall be used only when their performance is greater than that of native species while monitoring, adverse ecological impacts if any.

We will consult the relevant research institutes before embarking in the planting of new crops if any and will not plant on a large scale until local trials and / or experience have shown that they are ecologically well-adapted to the site, and are not invasive, and do not have significant negative ecological impacts on the ecosystems.

We are aware that the plantations established in areas converted from natural forest after November 1994 normally do not qualify for certification. As a policy we do not convert natural forest to plantations and natural forest areas have not been converted to plantations since 1994.

Any changes to this policy will be at the discretion of the Board of Management of Lalan rubbers Pvt Ltd., in consultation with the relevant authorities.