Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT
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Parent company:Astra International Group
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Landbank (oil palm)284,831 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 – May 2016
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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 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?
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, therefore none of their plantations are RSPO certified.
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1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?
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 RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?
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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1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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Landbank and maps
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1 / 12.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement detailing its land acquisition criteria?
Yes.
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2.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all of the company's scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?
297862 - Yes, total landbank is 297,862 ha.
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2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
235432 - Yes, planted area is 235,432 ha (nucleus).
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
62430 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 62,430 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)?
25276.72 - Yes, landbank for conservation is approximately 25,276.72 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?
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, Astra Agro has a commitment to no deforestation.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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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?
Yes.
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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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3.4.2.. 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?
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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3.5.. 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?
Yes.
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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. Astra Agro has a policy of no development on peatland regardless of depth.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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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. Astra Agro Lestari only states that some plantations under the company's management are located on peatlands.
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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?
Yes.
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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. However, the company has initiated a GHG emmissions calculation program.
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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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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 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?
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?
PT Astra Agro Lestari Terbuka is not an RSPO member.
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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.
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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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September 2025
Masyarakat Pasangkayu Laporkan Kriminialisasi dan Perampasan Tanah Diduga oleh Astra Agro Lestari (Pasangkayu Community Reports Criminalization and Land Grabbing Allegedly by Astra Agro Lestari)
July 2025
Anak Usaha PT Astra Agro Lestari, PT EDI Disebut Berikan HGU di Lahan tak Berizin di Rohul (PT Astra Agro Lestari's subsidiary, PT EDI, is said to have granted a HGU (land use permit) on unlicensed land in Rohul.)
July 2025
Satgas PKH Sita 861,7 Hektare Lahan Anak Usaha Astra Agro, Terkuak Dugaan Korupsi Triliunan! (The PKH Task Force Seizes 861.7 Hectares of Land from an Astra Agro Subsidiary, Allegations of Trillions in Corruption Revealed!)
June 2025
Bank Mandiri Digugat ke Pengadilan Gara-gara Beri Kredit ke Perusahaan Sawit PT Astra Agro Lestari, Walhi Riau Ajukan Amicus Curiae (Bank Mandiri Sued for Loan to Palm Oil Company PT Astra Agro Lestari, Walhi Riau Files Amicus Curiae)
June 2025
Dugaan Mega Korupsi Grup Astra Agro Lestari Dilaporkan ke Kejagung, Nilai Kerugian Diduga Puluhan Triliun (Allegations of Mega Corruption in the Astra Agro Lestari Group Reported to the Attorney General's Office, Estimated Losses Reach Tens of Trillions)
June 2025
Petani Sawit Lapor Raksasa Astra Grup ke Kejati Sulbar, Diduga Rampas Lahan dan Mengemplan Pajak (Palm Oil Farmers Report Giant Astra Group to the West Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office, Alleging Land Grabbing and Tax Evasion)
May 2025
Bank Mesti Hati-hati dan Berwawasan Lingkungan, Stop Aliran Kredit ke Korporasi Perusak (Banks Must Be Careful and Environmentally Aware, Stop Credit Flow to Destructive Corporations)
May 2025
Areal IPAL Anak Usaha Astra Agro Diduga Berdiri di Lahan Tanpa Izin (Astra Agro Subsidiary's IPAL Area Allegedly Built on Land Without a Permit)
March 2025
UN accuses Indonesias No. 2 palm oilfirm of rights& environmental abuses
March 2025
HGU PT SLS Tumpang Tindih dengan 1.200 Ha Lahan Plasma di Pelalawan, Petani Gagal Dapat Dana BPDPKS (PT SLS HGU Overlaps with 1,200 Ha of Plasma Land in Pelalawan, Farmers Fail to Get BPDPKS Funds)
March 2025
Puluhan Pemuda Geruduk PT SLS, Kantor Disegel Akibat Dugaan Ketidakpedulian Perusahaan (Dozens of Youths Storm PT SLS, Office Sealed Due to Alleged Company Indifference)
March 2025
Tumpang Tindih dengan Kawasan Hutan, Lahan PT SLS, Anak Perusahaan Astra Agro Lestari Disita Satgas PKH (Overlapping with Forest Area, Land of PT SLS, Subsidiary of Astra Agro Lestari Confiscated by PKH Task Force)
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
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Media monitor: Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT
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