The physical impacts of climate change may
negatively affect us in many ways in the
short and longer term. Specific changes
in cropping patterns in our Plantation
Division due to weather conditions leads to
monthly distribution of Fresh Fruit Bunch
(FFB) production being adversely affected.
In the longer term, rising sea waters may
threaten some of our estates. Also, as
renewable energy increasingly displaces
fossil fuel based energy sources leading
to reduced demand for mining equipment
from customers in the fossil fuels industries
and reduced demand for specific Caterpillar
(CAT) products that are fossil fuel based (eg.
power generator sets), this will result in
significant loss of sales and profitability