Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)

1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has a Commitment to No Deforestation policy that includes Palm Oil Supply Chain policies.

2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve palm oil sustainability or transparency?

6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

7. Activities with government and/or NGOs to improve palm oil sustainability?

8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?

13000

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

5500

10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as ADM states in its 2016 ACOP that 0 ha of total land under scheme smallholders.

11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting)(ha)?

0

12. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

5500 - Previously states as 7,399 ha.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number of company owned mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no mills.

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no mills.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of their concession sites, but not all may not be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders.

19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?

2016 - Target to reach 95% traceability to POM globally by the end of 2016. The company states this is complete.

20. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (is 100%)?

ADM achieved 98 percent traceability for palm oil and 95.5 percent for palm kernel oil.

22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no mills.

23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

24. Commitment to address deforestation?

25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

26. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCS, HCV, peatlands.

28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

The company only state they are working to identify approaches to verify deforestation using remote sensing and satellite imagery.

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

30. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

31. A landscape-level approach?

A landscape approach was undertaken for the HCV assessment of ADM's one estate as described in its HCV summary report as part of RSPO NPP procedure. The company does not have an overall commitment to a landscape approach.

32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

33. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

34. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

35. Commitment not to operate within internationally and nationally designated protected areas?

36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

37. Commitment to High Conservation Value (HCV) approach?

38. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

ADM commits to HCV within its palm oil supply chain. Its policy applies across all palm oil supply chains in which ADM operates, from direct suppliers back to the source (plantation and smallholder-sourcing region).

39. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

The company does not have an explicit commitment itself, but commits through the RSPO NPP.

40. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?

ADM only has one estate for which it has undertaken a HCV assessment.

41. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?

This indicator is disabled as the company has only one estate which has already has a HCV assessment. No new planting reported in 2015 or 2016 RSPO ACOP.

42. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?

This indicator is disabled as the company has only one estate which has already has a HCV assessment. No new planting reported in 2015 or 2016 RSPO ACOP.

43. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2016 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

This indicator is disabled as the company has only one estate which has already has a HCV assessment. No new planting reported in 2015 or 2016 RSPO ACOP.

44. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

46. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

ADM does not have a clear commitment to conduct SEIAs but the company has committed itself to do so under the RSPO NPP.

47. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

48. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

49. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

50. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company states it commits to supporting RSPO P&C including best management practices for existing plantings on peat.

51. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

ADM's HCV summary states no peat was found in the area for planting. This covers the company's entire planted area for palm oil.

52. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

Soil management measures for ADM's one estate are described in its summary report of management as part of RSPO NPP procedure. The company has no peat.

53. Commitment to zero burning?

54. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

56. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?

57. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?

58. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

2020 (15%) - ADM's 15x20 plan aims for 15% reduction in energy and emissions intensity by 2020. This commitment covers all operations, rather than being specifically about emissions associated with palm oil production.

59. GHG commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

60. GHG emissions?

The company reports emissions for its entire operations, not only palm oil.

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

64. Percentage of mills with methane capture (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

65. Commitment to manage water use and water quality?

ADM states it is committed to a 15% reduction in water use by 2018 but does not have a commitment to manage water quality.

66. Time-bound commitments to improve water use and water quality?

2018 (15%) - ADM states it is committed to a 15% reduction in water use by 2018 but does not have a commitment to manage water quality.

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

ADM has out achieved its target to reduce water use by 15%, reducing use by 24% in 2016.

68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

70. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

71. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

72. No use of paraquat?

73. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

74. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

76. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

77. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

78. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

79. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?

The company states it respects the rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent, but does not make reference to UNDRIP/ILO No 169.

80. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

82. Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process?

The FPIC process is detailed in the SEIA assessment for ADM's one estate.

83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

86. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

ADM's commitment refers to freedom of association, right to collective bargaining, no forced labour, no child labour, no discrimination and not employing underage workers. There is no mention of equal remuneration.

87. Total number of employees?

33960 - Total number of employees globally.

88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

780 (2.3%)

89. Percentage or number of women employees?

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

0.166

93. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

95. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?

2007

96. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

97. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

98. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?

2018

99. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders, only independent smallholders.

100. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all supply chains?

2014 - The company states "All major palm oil facilities have been RSPO certified and are able to meet existing customer demand for RSPO certified products.".

101. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?

ADM acquired its Brazilian operation in 2011, which is yet to be RSPO certified.

102. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no mills.

103. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%)

104. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders, only independent smallholders.

105. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%)

106. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%)

107. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

108. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

109. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

110. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?

ADM sources ISCC certified palm oil but are not certified themselves.

111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders, only independent smallholders.

112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders, only independent smallholders.

113. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders, only independent smallholders.

114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

Daily support with technical assistance (farming and harvesting best practices). Strengthening their recently created farmer associations giving them fiscal/legal support when necessary. Planning a specific training to identify the local biodiversity within their smallholder farms and means to preserve it.
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116. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

117. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company states it engages direct suppliers on compliances with its NDPE Policy.

118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company only states that it is establishing an internal procedure for non-compliant suppliers.

119. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

3 - ADM states it has implemented the Engagement for Policy Implementation (EPI) tool for supplier engagement and the supply chain transformation process with three suppliers: Sime Darby Unimills, Golden Agri-Resources and Mewah Group.

120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

121. Whistleblowing procedure?

122. Own grievance or complaints system?

ADM currently has a hotline to report supplier-related issues. The company is currently developing a public-facing Issues and Resolutions mechanism, and a procedure which outlines a clear process for resolutions of issues that may emerge due in 2017.

123. Grievance system accessible to internal stakeholders (i.e. employees)?

124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

125. Details of grievances disclosed?