Sustainability & ESG

Macro Tech Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Dropee) and its subsidiaries and related companies ("Borong", "the Company")

Published as the Borong Environmental & Sustainability Policy.

1. Policy Statement

Borong is committed to conducting its business in an environmentally responsible manner, to complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, and to minimising the environmental impact of its operations. We recognise that environmental stewardship is part of being an economic, intellectual and social asset in every community where we do business, and that our customers, partners, financiers and regulators rightly expect us to manage our environmental footprint responsibly.

Borong is an office-based digital procurement and marketplace business, operating from managed commercial premises at Menara IGB, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur. Our most material environmental impacts arise from the consumption of electricity and water, the use of paper and office consumables, and the generation of general and electronic waste. This Policy, and the practices that support it, are proportionate to that footprint. We do not undertake manufacturing, land clearing, resource extraction or similar activities, and we do not engage in activities that cause significant environmental harm, such as deforestation, illegal fishing or other environmentally destructive practices.

2. Legal Compliance

Borong abides by all environmental laws and regulations applicable to its operations, including the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and its subsidiary legislation to the extent applicable to office-based operations, together with the environmental and waste-management requirements imposed by the relevant authorities and by the building management of our premises. This obligation is reinforced by the Borong Code of Conduct, which requires all employees to understand and comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing their professional activities. We monitor developments in environmental law and regulatory expectations relevant to our business, including the evolving sustainability disclosure requirements applicable to Malaysian companies, and adapt our practices accordingly.

3. Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Borong has established energy-efficiency practices and procedures appropriate to its office-based operations, and conducts awareness initiatives to promote responsible energy consumption among its employees. These practices include:

Switching off lights, air-conditioning and electrical and electronic equipment when not in use, including at the end of each working day and over weekends;
Using energy-saving settings on computers, monitors and other office equipment;
Minimising unnecessary electricity consumption throughout the office;
Selecting energy-efficient office equipment and appliances where practicable at the point of procurement or replacement; and
Following and supporting the energy-management measures implemented by the building management of Menara IGB.

Employees are reminded of these practices through internal communications, workplace reminders and building management notices. Together, these measures support the reduction of our energy usage and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with it.

4. Water Conservation

Borong promotes the responsible use of water throughout its premises. Employees are encouraged, through internal communications and workplace reminders, to use water responsibly, to avoid wastage, and to promptly report any leaks, faulty taps, fittings or other water-related issues to the relevant team or to building management so that corrective action can be taken without delay. We support and follow the water conservation measures implemented by building management for the premises as a whole.

5. Waste Management and the 3R Principles

Borong has implemented a waste management programme appropriate to its office-based operations, with an emphasis on reducing, reusing and recycling materials wherever practicable:

Reduce. We minimise paper usage through digital-first documentation and workflows, reduce unnecessary printing, and avoid unnecessary use of single-use materials and office consumables;
Reuse. We reuse office supplies, stationery, packaging and equipment where suitable, and extend the useful life of office assets through proper care and maintenance; and
Recycle. We separate recyclable waste, including paper, plastic, cans and glass, using the recycling facilities provided at our premises by building management, and ensure that general waste is disposed of through appropriate channels.

Employees are encouraged through internal communications, awareness reminders and workplace practices to reduce waste, conserve resources and adopt environmentally responsible habits at work.

6. Electronic Waste and Secure Disposal

Obsolete, damaged or end-of-life electronic equipment, devices and storage media are disposed of responsibly through building management channels or authorised service providers, and are not discarded with general waste. Prior to disposal, all storage media are checked and securely erased or physically destroyed, so that sensitive data and licensed software are not compromised through careless disposal, consistent with the requirements of the Borong Code of Conduct on the use of Company assets and devices.

7. Digital by Design

Beyond our own footprint, Borong's core business contributes to environmental efficiency for the enterprises we serve. As a B2B eProcurement platform, Borong helps enterprise buyers and their suppliers digitise procurement workflows that would otherwise rely on paper-based purchase orders, invoices, quotations and approvals, reducing paper consumption, physical document storage and courier movements across our customers' operations. We view the continued digitisation of procurement as a meaningful, scalable environmental contribution of our business model.

8. Pollution Prevention and Environmental Stewardship

Borong promotes awareness among its employees of the importance of minimising environmental pollution, through internal communications, workplace reminders and relevant building management notices. Employees are encouraged to reduce waste, avoid unnecessary use of paper and single-use materials, recycle where practicable, and ensure that general and electronic waste is disposed of through appropriate channels. We take reasonable measures to prevent pollution arising from our operations and to remedy promptly any environmental issue identified at our premises.

9. Supply Chain Expectations

Borong expects its suppliers, vendors and service providers to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, to manage and dispose of waste responsibly, to use resources efficiently, and to adopt responsible practices to minimise pollution and the environmental impact arising from their activities, operations, products and packaging. These expectations are set out in the Borong Supplier & Vendor Code of Conduct, and supplier compliance may be assessed through onboarding screening, self-declarations and documentation requests, with non-compliance capable of resulting in corrective action requirements or removal from the Borong platform. Suppliers must not engage in environmentally destructive practices such as illegal logging or illegal fishing in their sourcing.

10. Awareness, Engagement and Training

Environmental responsibility is communicated to employees as part of workplace practice at Borong. Internal communications, reminders and building management campaigns are used to reinforce energy efficiency, water conservation, waste segregation and responsible consumption habits, so that environmentally responsible behaviour becomes part of the day-to-day culture of the Company rather than a compliance exercise.

11. Review and Continuous Improvement

Borong periodically reviews its workplace practices, resource consumption and waste management arrangements, and adopts reasonable measures to further reduce waste, conserve resources and lower the environmental impact of its operations. This Policy is owned by the Chief Executive Officer and overseen by the Board of Directors. It is reviewed periodically, and whenever there is a material change to our operations, premises, applicable law or stakeholder expectations, to ensure that it remains effective, proportionate and current. As Borong grows, we will continue to assess the maturity of our environmental management practices, including the feasibility of measuring and reporting our resource consumption and emissions over time.