Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

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

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

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

2017

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

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

This indicator has been disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?

The company engages with NGOs and government agencies regarding implementation of its sustainability policy and with local government to establish the Fire Care Community and on peat management. It has also been working with NGOs to identify and work with local indigenous communities.

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

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

290961 - Includes nucleus (224,617 ha) and plasma (66,344 ha) plantations.

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

66344 - The company states a different figure (39,308 ha) in its latest sustainability progress report.

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

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

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number and names of company owned mills?

31 - The company gives the names of some mills on its website however conflicting information is reported on the number of company owned mills.

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

The company gives mills locations on its website but it is unclear if these are all of the company's mills.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

32 - The company does not give the names of the supplying mills.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries are available through Global Forest Watch - there are 7 concessions under Astra Agro Lestari and 32 concessions under the parent company, Astra International. However, it is unclear if this represents all the company's concessions.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

The company has achieved 100% traceability to mills.

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

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?

100%

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

51.84% - The company has verified its FFB supply from its nucleus plantations but has not yet done so for its plasma plantations.

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

24. Commitment to zero deforestation?

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

26. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCV, HCS.

27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

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

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

33. Examples of species conservation activities?

The company conducts biodiversity monitoring and research projects, restoration projects, has set up an eco-tourism program as well as providing education to surrounding communities on conservation.

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

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

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

The company commits to use accredited HCV assessors and refers to HCVRN however it does not explicitly mention ALS.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as according to the 2017 Annual Report no new plantings have occurred.

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

This indicator is disabled as according to the 2017 Annual Report no new plantings have occurred.

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

This indicator is disabled as according to the 2017 Annual Report no new plantings have occurred.

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

42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

This indicator is disabled as according to the 2017 Annual Report no new plantings have occurred.

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

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

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

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

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

The company commits to best management practices for existing plantations on peat, but does not have a commitment to soils.

48. Landbank or planted area on peat?

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

50. Commitment to zero burning?

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

52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

0

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

The company states that there were fires in the surrounding areas but exact number of fires is not provided.

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

56. GHG emissions from land use change?

57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company states: "Computation utilized calculation published by the Secretariat of the ISPO commission by referring to the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) and IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) methods".

58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

358 - The company reports a 15% reduction of carbon emissions since 2015 however it does not have a timebound commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity. The figure refers to the average greenhouse gas emission in each subsidiary in tons of CO2/ha.

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

60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?

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

62. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The company reports some water savings but is not clearly improving water use.

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

64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company states that it conserves riparian ecosystems but it is not clear if this is in place across all operations.

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

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

The company states it "limits pesticide use" but no further details are given. No mention of minimising fertiliser use.

67. No use of paraquat?

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

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

70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

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

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

The company states it respects indigenous and local community rights but no reference to the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169) is given.

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

77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

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

79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company does not have a commitment but provides examples of community services and facilities provided.

82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

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

The company does not refer to all of the Fundamental ILO Conventions.

84. Total number of employees?

46805 - Permanent and contract employees.

85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

11350 (24%) - Contract employees.

86. Percentage or number of women employees?

9414 (20%)

87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

The company states it "ensures that wages are paid pursuant to the government regulations" but no evidence that all workers are paid the minimum wage is given.

88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

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

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

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

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

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

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

98. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company has 33 ISPO certificates and one certificate for Independent smallholders.

106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

The company supports plasma smallholders by providing training on good cultivation practices, fertiliser assistance, facilitating transport, and helping them to achieve ISPO certification among others.

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

The company has a partnership with 27,956 farmers who are joined in 904 farmer groups but it is unclear if all of them are being supported.

110. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company supports independent smallholders by providing training on good cultivation practices, fertiliser assistance, facilitating transport, and helping them to achieve ISPO certification among others.

111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

34677 - The company has a partnership with 34,677 independent smallholders who are joined in 1,378 farmer groups but it is unclear if all of them are being supported.

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

113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

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

The company states it has identified 5 suppliers that are high risk but no clear figure is provided on total number or percentage of suppliers assessed.

115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

116. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company states it allows for whistleblowing, but there is no clear description of the steps taken.

117. Own grievance or complaints system?

118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?

It is unclear who the grievance system is accessible to.

119. Details of grievances disclosed?

Some grievance details are disclosed.