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Asian Agri Group

Palm oil assessment
Total score: 69.7%
  • Latest update: October 2019
  • Next scheduled: November 2020
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  • About this company:

    Indonesian producer Asian Agri was established in 1979.

  • Parent company:
    RGE Group
  • Landbank (oil palm)
    160,000 hectares
  • Bloomberg ticker:
    Private
  • RSPO member?
    Yes
  • Website:
    http://www.asianagri.com
    Sustainability report (2018)

Company assessment: Asian Agri Group – October 2019

Assessment date:

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Score by disclosure type:

Total: 69.7% 119.83 / 172
  • Organisation: 21.5 / 32 67.2%
  • Policy: 48.5 / 75 64.7%
  • Practice: 49.8 / 65 76.7%
  • Self-reported: 5.5 / 65 8.5%
  • External: 20.2 / 65 31%
  • Certified: 24.2 / 65 37.2%
  • Sustainability policy and leadership Sustainability policy and leadership
    8 / 9 88.9%
    8 media reports
    • Organisation: 4 / 4 100%
    • Policy: 2 / 2 100%
    • Practice: 2 / 3 66.7%
    • Self-reported: 1 / 3 33.3%
    • External: 1 / 3 33.3%
    • Certified: 0 / 3 0%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

      Director for Sustainability and Stakeholders Relations

    • 4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

      7%

    • 6. Percentage or number of women board members?

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

      The company is a member of the Fire Free Alliance (FFA), HCS Approach Steering Group, and TFA 2020

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

      The company worked together with ISPO and UNDP to help its smallholders get certification, launched Fire Free Village Program in collaboration with government, collaborated with NGO to help smallholders obtain land verification documents STD-B

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

    • Y
      1 / 1

      10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

      CDP

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

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member

    • N
      0 / 1

      12. Climate risks assessment available?

  • Landbank, maps and traceability Landbank, maps and traceability
    11 / 17 64.7%
    7 media reports
    • Organisation: 8 / 13 61.5%
    • Policy: 1 / 1 100%
    • Practice: 2 / 3 66.7%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 3 0%
    • External: 2 / 3 66.7%
    • Certified: 0 / 3 0%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      160,000 - Area reported pertains to company's subsidiary PT Inti Indosawit Subur which manages most of the company's palm oil operations

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      14. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

      105,231

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      60,000 - Area reported pertains to company's subsidiary PT Inti Indosawit Subur which manages most of the company's palm oil operations

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      0 - ACOP is for operating holding company PT Inti Indosawit Subur, but all palm oil operations appear to be managed through this company. Data as of 2017

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      The company reports 0 ha in its 2017 ACOP, however the company reports elsewhere having HCV areas, so the conservation area is unclear

    • N
      0 / 1

      18. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      19. Maps of estates/management units?

      The company's subsidiary PT Inti Indosawit Subur has submitted all its maps to the RSPO, however it is unclear if this covers all of the company's operations

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      20. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      21. Names and locations of all third-party supplying plantations?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      22. Number of company-owned mills?

      21

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      23. Names and coordinates of company-owned mills?

      The company reports name and coordinates of 19 of its mills, and mill coordinates can be found on GFW

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      24. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned plantations and/or third-party plantations?

      The company reports mill level sourcing of 19 of its mills

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      25. Total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned plantations and/or third-party plantations?

      The company reports the volumes of CPO production for own estates and smallholders, but not from other third party suppliers

    • 26. Number of supplier mills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 27. Names and coordinates of all third-party supplying mills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 28. Number (or percentage) of third-party supplier mills that source from their own plantations and/or third-party plantations?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 29. Total volumes (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplier mills that come from their own plantations and/or third-party plantations?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 30. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

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

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 32. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      The company has acheievd 100% traceability to plantation as of 2019

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      1 / 1
      Source

      34. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level?

      The company has acheievd 100% traceability to plantation as of 2019

    • 35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level?

      This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not source from supplier mills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this

    • 36. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not a refiner

    • N
      0 / 1

      37. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

  • Deforestation and biodiversity Deforestation and biodiversity
    10.72 / 18 59.6%
    16 media reports
    • Organisation: 1 / 2 50%
    • Policy: 5 / 9 55.6%
    • Practice: 4.7 / 7 67.4%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 7 0%
    • External: 1 / 7 14.3%
    • Certified: 3.7 / 7 53.1%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      38. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

      The company commits to zero deforestation

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      39. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      40. Criteria for defining deforestation?

      HCV, HCS, peat. The policy is effective immediately for its own operations however no cut-off date for its suppliers is given

    • N
      0 / 2

      41. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      42. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in own operations?

      The company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015

    • N
      0 / 1

      43. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?

    • N
      0 / 1

      44. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?

    • N
      0 / 1

      45. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      46. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

      The company committed in its 2014 Sustainability Policy to adopt a landscape planning approach to conservation, but it is not clear if this is yet being implemented. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      47. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      48. Commitment to biodiversity conservation applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      49. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

      The company states that areas are set-aside for endangered species identified in the estates, and makes reference to the IUCN Red List. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      50. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      The company states it is commited to no hunting of protected or endangered species only

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      52. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

  • HCV, HCS and impact assessments HCV, HCS and impact assessments
    9 / 10 90%
    1 media report
    • Organisation: 0 / 0 0%
    • Policy: 7 / 8 87.5%
    • Practice: 2 / 2 100%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 2 0%
    • External: 2 / 2 100%
    • Certified: 0 / 2 0%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      53. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      54. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      There is public availability of the following HCV assessments:
      Sumatra: PT Usaha Sawit Unggul

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

      This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015

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

      This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • 60. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

      This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      61. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      62. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

    • 63. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

      This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2016

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      65. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      66. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

      There is public availability of the following SEIA:
      Sumatra: PT Usaha Sawit Unggul

  • Peat, fire and GHG emissions Peat, fire and GHG emissions
    14.36 / 19 75.6%
    2 media reports
    • Organisation: 2.5 / 4 62.5%
    • Policy: 6.5 / 8 81.3%
    • Practice: 5.4 / 7 76.6%
    • Self-reported: 0.5 / 7 7.1%
    • External: 3 / 7 42.9%
    • Certified: 1.9 / 7 26.6%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      68. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      69. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

      27,409 - The current peat landbank of the company is 27,409 and peatland has not increased since the previous year

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      70. Landbank or planted area on peat?

      27,409

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      72. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

      Commitment to best management practice applies to all sourcing

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

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

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      74. Commitment to zero burning?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      75. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 2
      Source

      76. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

      The company reports various fire management practices undertaken

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      The company reports that 10 of its villages are fire-free with implementation of a Fire-Free Village Programme

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      80. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

      RSPO PalmGHG Calculator

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      81. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      82. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?

      7 (33.33%) - The company has seven biogas plants with methane capture technology

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      83. GHG emissions intensity?

      13.34% - tCO2e/ha

    • 84. GHG emissions from land use change?

      This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new land development within the past five years

  • Water, chemical and pest management Water, chemical and pest management
    10.33 / 22 47%
    8 media reports
    • Organisation: 1 / 2 50%
    • Policy: 2 / 11 18.2%
    • Practice: 7.3 / 9 81.4%
    • Self-reported: 0.8 / 9 8.3%
    • External: 1 / 9 11.1%
    • Certified: 5.6 / 9 62%
    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      85. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      86. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      87. Water use intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      88. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

    • P
      0.75 / 1
      Source

      89. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

      The company reports improvement in its BOD level and it is also working towards reducing it further

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      90. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and/or palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

      The company states that its POME is either applied on the land as fertiliser, or released into rivers "after anaerobic and aerobic treatment in order to render the chemical and physical characteristics compliant with national regulations"

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      91. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      92. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

      The company reports that it has riparian zone in place to protect biodiversity. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      94. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      95. Implementation of commitment to reduce chemical usage?

      The company reports that it is minimising the use of fertilisers in its operations and also replacing it with POME byproducts. Also, there is increase in pesticides consumption in 2018 compared to 2017.Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      The company reports average fertiliser usage for Mature and Immature oil palm in all three regions

    • N
      0 / 1

      97. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

    • N
      0 / 1

      98. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      99. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

    • N
      0 / 1

      100. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      101. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

    • N
      0 / 1

      102. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      103. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

  • Community, land and labour rights Community, land and labour rights
    35.66 / 46 77.5%
    2 media reports
    • Organisation: 4 / 5 80%
    • Policy: 18 / 25 72%
    • Practice: 13.7 / 16 85.4%
    • Self-reported: 0.8 / 16 4.7%
    • External: 1.8 / 16 10.9%
    • Certified: 11.2 / 16 69.8%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      104. Commitment to human rights?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      105. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      106. Progress on human rights commitment?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      The company commits to land use rights in relation to FPIC

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      108. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

      The company commits to land use rights in relation to FPIC

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      109. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      110. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

      The company respects rights of indigenous people and local communities with respect to FPIC

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      111. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

      The company respects rights of indigenous people and local communities with respect to FPIC and this policy applies to all its sourcings

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      112. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      114. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      115. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

      The RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 contain guidance and requirements on the process to conduct free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's commitments under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      116. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

      The company states it has set up a Gender Committee "to protect, empower and educate women in the workplace, as well as deal with any potential challenges"

    • N
      0 / 1

      117. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced, applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      118. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      119. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security applies to all suppliers?

    • P
      0.75 / 2
      Source

      120. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      121. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      122. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

      The company provides several examples of providing essential community services and facilities.Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      123. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      124. Commitment to respect all workers' rights applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      125. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      126. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

      The company does not refer to equal remuneration and no force labour principles of fundamental ILO conventions

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      127. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

      The company does not refer to equal remuneration and no force labour principles of fundamental ILO conventions and the policy is applicable to all its sourcings

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      128. Commitment to eliminate gender-related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      129. Commitment to eliminate gender-related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      130. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

      40%

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      131. Percentage or number of women employees?

      6,435 (27%)

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      132. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

    • N
      0 / 1

      133. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      134. Progress on commitment to pay minimum wage?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • N
      0 / 1

      135. Reporting of salary by gender?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      136. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      137. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

    • P
      0.75 / 1
      Source

      138. Reduction of time lost due to work-based injuries?

      [Externally verified] The company reports time lost due to work based injuries, separately for male and female employees

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      139. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

      For the year 2018, the company provides lost day rate for North Sumatra, Riau and Jambi as (M/F) 1.64/0.02, 18.29/1.02, 9.12/0.02 respectively

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      140. Zero fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

      The company reports zero fatalities in its 2018 sustainability report

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      0

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      142. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

      The company provides PPE and other related training. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

  • Certification standards Certification standards
    8.9 / 13 68.5%
    1 media report
    • Organisation: 1 / 2 50%
    • Policy: 1.5 / 2 75%
    • Practice: 6.4 / 9 71.1%
    • Self-reported: 0.8 / 9 8.3%
    • External: 5.7 / 9 62.8%
    • Certified: 0 / 9 0%
    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      2,006 - The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur is an RSPO member

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      144. 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?

      2010 - The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur, became an RSPO member in 2006 and had its first RSPO certification in 2010

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      2018 - The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur, has submitted its RSPO ACOP for 2018

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

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

      The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur, in its ACOP 2018 has reported that it operates in Indonesia – Jambi, North Sumatra, Riau

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      147. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within five years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?

      2019 - The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur, in its ACOP 2018 has reported that it expects to achieve 100% RSPO certification by 2019

    • P
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      148. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

      86%

    • P
      0.93 / 1
      Source

      149. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

      53,132 (92.6%)

    • P
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      150. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

      18 (85.71%)

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      151. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/plasma/ associated smallholders and outgrowers within five years or target already achieved?

      2019

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      152. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/ outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

    • 153. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?

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

    • 154. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/ processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

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

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      Identity Preserved

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

      100%

    • 157. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia

    • P
      0.75 / 1
      Source

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

      The company is ISCC and ISO 14001 certified

  • Smallholders and suppliers Smallholders and suppliers
    6.5 / 10 65%
    17 media reports
    • Organisation: 0 / 0 0%
    • Policy: 3 / 4 75%
    • Practice: 3.5 / 6 58.3%
    • Self-reported: 0.8 / 6 12.5%
    • External: 2.8 / 6 45.8%
    • Certified: 0 / 6 0%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      159. Commitment to support smallholders?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      160. Programme to support scheme/plasma smallholders?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • P
      0.75 / 1
      Source

      161. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders involved in programme?

      [Externally verified] The company reports number of smallholders involved in its programme

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      162. Programme to support independent smallholders/outgrowers?

    • P
      0.75 / 1
      Source

      163. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

      The company staes it partners with 30,000 smallholders who manage 60,000 ha

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      165. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?

    • 166. Time-bound plan to engage with all high-risk mills within three years?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • 167. Programme to support high-risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • 168. Regularly engages with a subset of high-risk mills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • 169. Procedures in place to assess all own and third-party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • 170. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all own and third-party supplying mills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • 171. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third-party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      172. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      173. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

    • N
      0 / 1

      174. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from palm oil plantations which are compliant with palm oil sourcing policies?

  • Governance and grievances Governance and grievances
    5.36 / 8 67%
    5 media reports
    • Organisation: 0 / 0 0%
    • Policy: 2.5 / 5 50%
    • Practice: 2.9 / 3 95.3%
    • Self-reported: 1 / 3 33.3%
    • External: 0 / 3 0%
    • Certified: 1.9 / 3 62%
    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

      The company in its code of conduct promotes anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-fraudulent practices

    • N
      0 / 1
      Source

      176. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

    • Y
      +
      1 / 1
      0.86 / 1
      Source

      177. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

      Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume

    • N
      0 / 1

      178. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

    • P
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      179. Whistleblowing procedure?

      The company allows for whistleblowing through its parent company, RGE Group, however no procedure could be found

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      180. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

    • Y
      1 / 1
      Source

      181. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

      The company discloses details of two grievances

Media monitor: Asian Agri Group

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September 2019

CSR Asian Agri, Dukung Kemapanan Ekonomi Desa (Asian Agri's CSR, Supports the Economic Economy of the Village)

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June 2019

Greenpeace Report: Countdown to Extinction: What will it take to get companies to act?

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January 2019

Investigation: Neste still buying palm oil from mills caught in illegal rainforest harvests

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September 2018

Sawit di tangan segelintir pengusaha (Palm is in the hands of a handful of entrepreneurs)

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July 2018

Investigasi EoF Sebut Perusahaan-perusahaan Sawit Ini Turut Hancurkan Taman Nasional (EoF Investigations Call These Palm Companies Destroy National Parks)

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June 2018

Asian Agri target punya 100.000 hektare lahan kemitraan dengan petani di 2018 (Asian Agri targets to have 100,000 hectares of land in partnership with farmers in 2018)

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June 2018

EoF Investigative Report: Enough is Enough

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February 2018

Bangun Menara Pengawas Api, Asian Agri Ajak Warga Desa Cegah Kebakaran Lahan (Building a Fire Monitoring Tower, Asian Agri Invites Villagers to Prevent Land Fires Artikel ini telah tayang di Tribunpekanbaru.com dengan judul Building a Fire Monitoring Tower, Asian Agri Invites Villagers to Prevent Land Fires)

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January 2018

Menteri Jonan Resmikan PLTBg Asian Agri di Jambi (Minister Jonan Inaugurated the Asian Agri PLTBg in Jambi)

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November 2017

Paradise Papers: Leaked records reveal offshore companies' role in forest destruction

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August 2017

Chain Reaction Research: 2017 Indonesian Palm Oil Sector Benchmark: Revenue at Risk vs. Palm Oil NDPE Sourcing

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March 2017

Fire Free Alliance claims to have dramatically reduced forest fires in Sumatra since 2015

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January 2017

Konflik Lahan 2016, Sektor Perkebunan Tertinggi Didominasi Sawit (2016 Land Conflict, Highest Plantation Sector Dominated by Palm)

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December 2016

2016 Sustainability Benchmark: Indonesian Palm Oil Growers Methodology

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December 2016

Consumer pressure to ditch deforestation begins to reach Indonesia's oil palm plantation giants

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July 2016

Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge disbands

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April 2016

Response to EoF Report 'No One is Safe'

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April 2016

Companies with Zero-Deforestation Pledges Still Using Illegal Palm Oil

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October 2015

South Sumatra residents to file class action suit against firms causing haze

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June 2015

Asian Agri to build 20 biogas power plants by 2020

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June 2015

Asian Agri and Apical Team Up with TFT to Enhance Supply Chain Traceability

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June 2015

Oil palm company accused of violating RSPO, IPOP standards in Indonesia

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May 2015

GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea

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April 2015

Improving livelihoods of smallholders through partnership

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February 2015

Asian Agri Targets 60 Thousand hectares of Self-Help Farmers

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September 2014

WORLD'S FIVE BIGGEST PALM OIL GROWERS AGREE TO MORATORIUM IN HIGH CARBON AREAS

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September 2014

Companies at risk of sourcing illegal palm oil despite zero deforestation commitments, finds investigation

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September 2014

Tiger in your tank? Destruction of Riau's Bukit Batabuh tiger corridor for palm oil

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May 2014

Vast hidden profits: from Asia's palm oil giants to a tiny British tax haven

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March 2014

Procter & Gamble: More dirty secrets

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February 2014

Media briefing on Greenpeace International's investigation of how P&G's palm oil suppliers are pushing Sumatran tigers and orang-utans closer to extinction

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