Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT
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Parent company:Astra International Group
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Landbank (oil palm)285,387 hectares
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Market cap:813,800,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:AALI.JK
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Bloomberg ticker:AALI IJ Equity
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Sedol:B67G8Q4
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LEI:
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RSPO member?No
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Website:
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Company assessment: Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT – June 2014
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RSPO reporting requirements
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0 / 11.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.4.1.. Has the company set any public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member, therefore none of their plantation estates are currently RSPO certified.
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1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.7.1.. Has the company set any public targets for its third party suppliers to be 100% RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.8.1.. Has the company set any public targets for scheme smallholders to be 100% RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member, therefore none of their scheme smallholder plantations are currently RSPO certified.
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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1 / 12.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
281378 - Yes, planted area is 281,378 ha.
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
61357 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 61,357 ha.
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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)?
26701 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 26,701 ha.
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2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
No company concession maps have been made publicly available on the Toolkit by Astra Agro Lestari.
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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?
No scheme smallholder concession maps have been made publicly available on the Toolkit by Astra Agro Lestari.
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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.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No SEIA assessments could be found using the research protocols.
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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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3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No HCV assessments could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No HCV management plans could be found using the research protocols.
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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No information 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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No palm oil mill locations have been made publicly available on the Toolkit by Astra Agro Lestari.
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7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member, therefore none of their palm oil mills are currently RSPO certified.
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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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member, therefore none of their third party sourced FFB's are currently RSPO certified.
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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)?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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Media monitor: Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT
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March 2025
Statement from the Indonesian Government and Astra Agro to the United Nations Regarding the Sulawesi Issue
March 2025
UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses
February 2025
317.253 Hektare Izin Kebun Sawit dalam Kawasan Hutan Ditolak Kemenhut (317,253 Hectares of Oil Palm Plantation Permits in Forest Areas Rejected by Ministry of Forestry)
December 2024
On Global Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth groups welcome United Nations scrutiny over palm oil industry and Astra Agro Lestari’s human rights abuses
November 2024
Banyak Kasus Menjerat! Investor Mulai Tinggalkan Astra Agro (AALI) (Many Cases Trapping! Investors Start to Leave Astra Agro (AALI))
November 2024
Dokumen dan Bukti Aliran Dana Disita, Dugaan Korupsi Sawit Anak Usaha Astra Agro (Documents and Evidence of Fund Flow Confiscated, Alleged Palm Oil Corruption by Astra Agro Subsidiary)
November 2024
Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) Hadapi Perkara Hukum Terkait Tumpang Tindih Lahan (Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) Faces Legal Case Related to Overlapping Land)
November 2024
Friends of the Earth groups condemn new reports of violence and threats against communities by Astra Agro Lestari and Indonesian military police force
August 2024
Polisi Atau Kejaksaan Diminta Ungkap Dugaan Pelanggaran PT Astra Agro Lestari Terkait Tata Kelola Lahan (Police Or Prosecutors Asked To Reveal Alleged Violations By PT Astra Agro Lestari Regarding Land Management)
August 2024
PT Astra Agro Lestari Diduga Terlibat Dalam Kontroversi Lahan Sawit Di Berbagai Daerah, NGO Nilai Ada Pelanggaran (PT Astra Agro Lestari Allegedly Involved in Palm Oil Land Controversy in Various Regions, NGOs Assess Violations)
July 2024
Allegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari
July 2024
Allegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari
June 2024
Aliansi Masyarakat Lingkar Sawit Gelar Aksi di Kejati Sulteng, Desak Penuntasan Dugaan Korupsi PT Agro Nusa Abadi (Palm Oil Community Alliance Holds Action at Central Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office, Urges Completion of Alleged Corruption of PT Agro Nusa Abadi)
June 2024
Laporan Terbaru Ungkap Dugaan Pelanggaran di Perusahaan Sawit Astra (Latest Report Reveals Alleged Violations at Astra Palm Oil Company)
June 2024
New Report Reveals Indonesian Palm Oil Giants Violations More Widespread Than Initially Documented
January 2024
Kasus Sebelumnya Belum Selesai, Limbah PKS PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk Kembali Mencemari Sungai Genduang (Previous Case Not Resolved, PT. PKS Waste. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk Again Pollutes the Genduang River)
December 2023
Activists slam ‘independent' probe by Indonesian palm oil giant into violations
December 2023
Friends of the Earth groups denounce recent case of intimidation by Astra Agro Lestari, call for immediate de-escalation
December 2023
Activists slam ‘independent’ probe by Indonesian palm oil giant into violations
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Media monitor: Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT
SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess or score the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground.
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