Asian Agri Group
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Parent company:RGE Group
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Landbank (oil palm)157,425 hectares
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Bloomberg ticker:BBG001H984X6 Equity
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LEI:No LEI
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RSPO member?Yes - The company's subsidiary, PT Inti Indosawit Subur, is an RSPO member and this covers all of the company's palm oil operations.
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Company assessment: Asian Agri Group – May 2016
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RSPO reporting requirements
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1 / 11.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?
Yes, through holding company PT Inti Indosawit Subur.
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1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?
Yes.
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1.3.1.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company refer to itself as an oil palm grower?
Yes, Asian Agri refers to itself as an oil palm grower.
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1.3.2.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company state all the countries and regions in which it operates?
Yes. Asian Agri states all the countries and regions in which it operates: Indonesia (Jambi, Riau and North Sumatra).
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1.4.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first plantation estate: a) By November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007? b) Within three years of joining the RSPO or of acquiring plantation operations as an RSPO member?
Yes. PT Inti Indosawit Subur joined RSPO in 2006 and underwent its first RSPO assessment in 2009. PT Inti Indosawit Subur has a time-bound plan to complete certification by 2018.
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-1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?
88.8 - 88.8% of the Asian Agri's plantation estates are RSPO-certified
Calculation: 83,201 ha (total area RSPO certified) divided by 93,694 ha (stated planted area) x 100. -
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1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?
Yes.
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1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?
Yes, the first independent FFB suppliers were certified in 2013. However, the company does not report RSPO-certified FFB from independent suppliers in its 2015 ACOP. PT Inti Indosawit Subur has a time-bound plan to to complete certification of its independent FFB suppliers by 2029.
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1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?
No. However in 2013 Inti Indosawit Subur set a time-bound plan of 2053. This time-bound plan was subsequently disregarded and then rescheduled for 2029.
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1.8.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?
Yes. PT Inti Indosawit Subur certified its first scheme smallholders in 2012. PT Inti Indosawit Subur has a time-bound plan to complete certification of its scheme smallholders by 2016.
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1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?
73.9 - 73.9% of the Asian Agri's scheme smallholder plantations are RSPO-certified
Calculation: 43,347 ha (total area RSPO-certified) divided by 58,621 ha (scheme smallholder hectarage) x 100. -
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1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?
No.
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Landbank and maps
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2.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement detailing its land acquisition criteria?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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2.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all of the company's scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?
100000 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation for core estates is 100,000 ha as reported on the company website. However, a figure of 93,694 ha is reported in the 2015 ACOP, which is the same figure as reported for planted area.
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2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
93694 - Yes, planted area is 93,694 ha.
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
60000 - A figure of 60,000 ha is reported on the company website. A figure of 58,621 ha is reported in the 2015 ACOP.
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2.2.4.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total area of land managed for conservation that is set aside (i.e. including areas of High Conservation Value)?
1096 - 1,096 ha (data found was more than 1 year old).
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2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.
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2.3.2.. Are all of the company's scheme smallholders' concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.
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Environmental management
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3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?
Yes, Asian-Agri is committed to zero deforestation.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Not explicitly, but through the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (SPOM).
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3.2.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to undertake Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) prior to any new planting taking place?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.3.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct SEIA (Social and Environmental Impact Assessments) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
There is public availability of some SEIA assessments:
Sumatra: PT Usaha Sawit Unggul, no further SEIA assessments could be found. -
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3.4.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.4.2.. Has the company publicly committed to only using licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
There is public availability of some HCV assessments:
Sumatra: PT Usaha Sawit Unggul, no further HCV assessments could be found. -
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3.4.4.. Does the company make its High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all of its estates publicly available?
There is public availability of some HCV management plans:
Sumatra: PT Usaha Sawit Unggul, no further HCV management plans could be found. -
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3.5.. Has the company publicly committed to applying a High Carbon Stock (HCS) methodology to all of its landholdings and not developing on HCS areas?
Yes.
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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?
No. Asian Agri only states information on its practices regarding water management on peatland.
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3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?
Yes.
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3.8.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to not use WHO Class 1A and 1B pesticides and paraquat, or time-bound plan for phasing out their use?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.9.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to wildlife conflict or deforestation within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Fragile, marginal and peat soils
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4.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict 'no new development on peat' policy?
Yes. Asian Agri has a policy of no new development on peatland.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Not explicitly, but through the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (SPOM).
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4.2.. What percentage of the company's landbank for oil palm cultivation is located on peat?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Zero burning
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5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?
Yes.
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5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Not explicitly, but through the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (SPOM).
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5.2.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to fires found within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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6.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available time-bound plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
Asian Agri has a commitment to reduce GHG emissions but no time-bound plan could be found using the research protocols.
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6.1.2.. Does this time-bound plan apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.2.. Does the company publicly report on progress made towards achieving its time-bound plan?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.3.. Does the company publicly report its GHG emissions from land use change associated with new planting?
Asian Agri reports some GHG emissions but does not specify emission levels from land use change associated with new planting.
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6.4.. Has the company made a public commitment to report and to reduce effects from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.5.. Has the company made a public commitment to eliminate methane emissions from all of its palm oil mills?
No, however 5 of Asian Agri's mills are equipped with methane capture facilities and the company has a commitment to build 20 biogas plants by 2020.
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Traceability
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7.1.. Are all of the company's mill locations publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.
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7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?
94.74 - 94.74% of Asian Agri's palm oil mills are RSPO-certified
Calculation: 18 (stated number of palm oil mills RSPO-certified) divided by 19 palm oil mills (stated number of palm oil mills operated) x 100. -
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7.3.. What percentage of the company's total fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) purchased from independent suppliers (not including outgrowers and scheme smallholders) is RSPO-certified?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?
Book & Claim, Mass Balance, Identity Preserved.
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Media monitor: Asian Agri Group
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June 2025
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May 2025
Perusahaan Diduga Sengaja Operasikan Angkutan Tak Layak Berujung Maut (Company Allegedly Intentionally Operates Unsafe Transport Leading to Death)
May 2025
Greenpeace: RGE dan Bayangannya Babat 68 Ribu Ha Hutan Alam (Greenpeace: RGE and Its Shadows Clear 68 Thousand Ha of Natural Forest)
April 2025
Pekerja PT AAG Unjuk Rasa di Kota Rantauprapat (PT AAG Workers Demonstrate in Rantauprapat City)
April 2025
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February 2025
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October 2024
Bongkar Mafia Pemutihan Kebun Sawit di Kawasan Hutan Lindung (Uncovering the Palm Oil Plantation Whitening Mafia in Protected Forest Areas)
July 2024
Diduga Wanprestasi dan Gelapkan Lahan Seorang Warga, PT. Inti Indosawit Subur di Somasi (Alleged Default and Embezzlement of a Resident's Land, PT. Inti Indosawit Subur Summoned)
June 2024
Apakah Pemerintah Bermain Mata!? HGU PT MUP Sudah Mati 5 Bulan dan Operasional Terus Berjalan (Is the Government Playing Games!? PT MUP's HGU Has Been Dead for 5 Months and Operations Continue)
June 2024
PT. DAS Diduga Melabrak Aturan, Asian Agri Group Diminta Tegas (PT. DAS Allegedly Violates Rules, Asian Agri Group Asked to Be Firm)
April 2024
Sejumlah alasan mengapa PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) tidak relevan di Tano Batak karena mengakibatkan krisis sosial-ekologis dan alternatif solusinya (A number of reasons why PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) is not relevant in Tano Batak because it causes a socio-ecological crisis and alternative solutions)
December 2023
Pekerja Kelapa Sawit di Riau Tewas Mengenaskan Dalam Rebusan (Palm Oil Workers in Riau Die Horribly in Boil)
September 2021
Cemari Sungai, PT IIS Belum Bayar Denda Administratif Rp 104 Juta, DLH Pelalawan Tunggu Hal Ini (Polluting the River, PT IIS has not paid an administrative fine of Rp. 104 million, Pelalawan DLH is waiting for this)
September 2021
Pt inti indosawit subur di pelalawan terbukti cemari sungau pagu atap pangkalanlesung (PT Inti Indosawit Subur in pelalawan proven polluting river pangkalanlesung roof ceiling )
March 2021
Indonesian Paper and Palm Oil Tycoon Secretly Bought Historic Munich Building for 350 Million Euros
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Media monitor: Asian Agri Group
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