Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT https://www.spott.org/palm-oil/austindo-nusantara-jaya-tbk-pt/
Indonesian producer Austindo, established 1993, is primarily involved in oil palm cultivation and processing of... Read more.
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Landbank (oil palm):155,020 hectares
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Palm cultivation revenue:96.88%
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Market cap:240,234,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:ANJT.JK
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Bloomberg ticker:ANJT IJ
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ISIN:ID1000270002
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RSPO member?Yes
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Website:
Company assessment: Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT – November 2018
SPOTT assesses companies against over 100 indicators across ten categories. Click on the icons or bars below to expand each category for further details, scoring and links to reports and sources.
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Sustainability policy and leadership
5.5 / 6
91.7%
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Companies should publish sustainability policies or similar covering their entire supply chain — including third party suppliers — implemented and enforced through high-level leadership that engages with wider industry schemes.
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1 / 1Source1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
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1 / 1Source
2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?
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1 / 1Source
3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
Sustainability Director
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1 / 1Source
4. Sustainability report published within last two years?
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0.5 / 1Source5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve sustainability in relation to palm oil?
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-No source
6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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1 / 1Source
7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?
The company states it collaborates with a number of key stakeholders and partners including the Nature Conservation Agency, a government agency under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Conservation International and International Animal Rescue
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Landbank, maps and traceability
7.5 / 13
57.7%
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Companies should publicly report figures on their total landbank and details of different areas under their management. They should also disclose maps of their management areas and provide details on traceability of their products, both to mill and plantation level.
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1 / 1Source
8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
155,020 - The company also reports a figure of 157,681 ha in its 2017 Annual Report
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1 / 1Source
9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
48,904.8 - The company also reports a figure of 51,115 ha in its 2017 Annual Report
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1 / 1Source
10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
5,602.56 - The company also reports a figure of 3,372 ha in its 2017 Annual Report
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1 / 1Source
11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
28,091.9
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1 / 1Source
12. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
72,420.8
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0 / 1No source13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?
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1 / 1Source
14. Number and names of company owned mills?
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0.5 / 1Source
15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?
One mill location is available on Global Forest Watch
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-No source
16. Number and names of supplier mills?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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1 / 1Source
17. Maps of estates/management units?
The company declares that maps submitted to the RSPO represent 100% of its concessions. There is also one concession made available through Global Forest Watch. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO
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0 / 1No source
18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?
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-No source
19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1No source
20. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?
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-No source
21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 2No source
22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
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-No source
23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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Deforestation and biodiversity
9 / 10
90%
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Companies should commit to address deforestation and to set aside areas for conservation. They should report on any activities to manage or restore habitat in their conservation areas, or monitor deforestation in their supply chains. They should also provide evidence of species conservation and biodiversity protection.
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1 / 1Source
24. Commitment to zero deforestation?
The company commits to protect primary forest and states will not develop on peat, HCV or HCS areas. The company states it will develop secondary forests
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1 / 1Source
25. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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1 / 1Source
26. Criteria for defining deforestation?
Primary Forest, HCV, HCS, peat
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1 / 1No source
27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?
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1 / 1Source
28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?
The company is working with Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on the management of conservation forest and research on orangutans in West Kalimantan
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1 / 1Source
29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?
The company states "Responsible development of new areas incorporating an integrated landscape approach" and it conducted a comprehensive landscape ecological assessment and detailed social impact study of the West Papua project site
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1 / 1Source
30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?
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1 / 1Source
31. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
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0 / 1Source
32. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
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1 / 1Source
33. Examples of species conservation activities?
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HCV, HCS and impact assessments
7 / 11
63.6%
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Companies should commit to the High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) approaches, and to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIA). They should develop and publish monitoring and management plans, and provide evidence through SEIA, HCV and HCS assessments, typically published in summary form due to the sensitive nature of certain sites.
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1 / 1Source
34. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
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1 / 1Source
35. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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0.5 / 1Source
36. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
The company mentions the use of a licensed HCV assessor but not specifically ALS
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1 / 1Source
37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?
The following HCV assessments are publicly available:
PT Kayung Agro Lestari and PT Permata Putera Mandiri -
0.5 / 1Source
38. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?
One HCV assessment is publicly available in Belitung: Smallholder partnership programme for PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur. There is also an unsatisfactory HCV assessment on the HCVRN for PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (previously known as PT. Pusaka Agro Makmur) in West Papua Province and an unsatisfactory assessment for PT ANJ Agri Kebun Kemitraan Binanga. Neither HCV assessment is publicly available
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0.5 / 1Source
39. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?
There is only public availability of an HCV management plan for the Smallholder partnership programme for PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur
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0 / 1Source
40. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
The HCV assessment for PT ANJ Agri Kebun Kemitraan Binanga has been declared unsatisfactory and the HCV assessment for PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (Previously known as PT. Pusaka Agro Makmur) was unsatisfactory and the assessor has been asked to make corrections
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0.5 / 1Source
41. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
The company commits to maintaining areas with High Carbon Stock (HCS), but does not reference the HCS Approach
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0 / 1No source
42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?
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1 / 1Source
43. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
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1 / 1Source
44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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Peat, fire and GHG emissions
11.5 / 15
76.7%
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Companies should commit to protect peatland and undertake best management practices for soils and peat. They should also have policies on zero burning and to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Companies should report their GHG emissions, as well as any fires that occurred in or around their estates, along with plans for managing and monitoring fires.
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0.5 / 1Source
45. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
The company has a policy of no development on peatlands however it does not specify of any depth
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0.5 / 1Source
46. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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0.5 / 1Source
47. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
The company commits to best management practices for soils, but does not have a commitment for peat
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1 / 1Source
48. Landbank or planted area on peat?
11,075.8
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1 / 1Source
49. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
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1 / 1Source
50. Commitment to zero burning?
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1 / 1Source
51. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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1 / 1Source
52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?
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1 / 1Source
53. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
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1 / 1Source
54. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
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0 / 1Source
55. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
The company's sustainability policy states a commitment to reducing greenhouse gases, however no time-bound plan is given, nor are targets set
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1 / 1Source
56. GHG emissions from land use change?
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1 / 1Source
57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
Palm GHG RSPO v2.1.1
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0.5 / 1Source
58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
The company reports GHG intensity for individual plantations, but does not have a time-bound commitment in place
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0.5 / 1Source
59. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
1 (25%) - The company does have a methane capture facility at one of its palm oil mills, on Belitung Island. This facility began operation in 2013
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Water, chemical and pest management
3.5 / 12
29.2%
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Companies should commit to managing water use and water quality, providing evidence through time-bound reduction plans, policies on toxic chemical use and treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME).
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0 / 1No source
60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?
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0 / 1No source
61. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
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0 / 1No source
62. Progress towards commitment on water use?
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0 / 1No source
63. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
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0.5 / 1Source
64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?
The company states it has some buffer zones but it is not clear if these cover all of the company's operations
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1 / 1Source
65. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?
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1 / 1Source
66. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
The company states it practices "responsible use of chemicals" and that it adopts practices including minimal pesticide use and using organic fertiliser where possible
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0 / 1Source
67. No use of paraquat?
Sustainability Policy only mentions restricted use of paraquat
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0 / 1No source
68. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
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0 / 1No source
69. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
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1 / 1Source
70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
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0 / 1No source
71. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
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Community, land and labour rights
14 / 19.5
71.8%
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Companies should commit to respect human rights, including those of indigenous peoples and local communities, consulted with free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Companies should respect the rights of workers, report relevant workforce data, and comply with health and safety legislation.
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0.5 / 1Source
72. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?
Sustainability Policy refers to human rights but no mention of the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
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0.5 / 1Source
73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
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1 / 1Source
74. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
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0.5 / 1Source
75. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?
The company commits to respect local community rights but no mention of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, or ILO 169 could be found
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1 / 1Source
76. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
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0 / 1No source
77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?
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0 / 1No source
78. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
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1 / 1Source
79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
The company provides two Standard Operating Procedures on conflict in its 2015 ACOP
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0.5 / 1Source
80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
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1 / 1Source
81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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0.5 / 1Source
82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?
The company respects labour rights but does not specify for all workers
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0.5 / 1Source
83. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
The company only refers to no child trafficking or forced labour, zero tolerance for discrimination and equal wages
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0.5 / 0.5Source
84. Total number of employees?
7,596 - Figure includes permanent and contract workers
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1 / 1Source
85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
430 (5.7%) - Contract workers
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1 / 1Source
86. Percentage or number of women employees?
1,415 (18.6%)
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0.5 / 1Source
87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?
The company states it pays minimum wage in each plantation area, but no evidence provided
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1 / 1Source
88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
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1 / 1Source
89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
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1 / 1Source
90. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
0 - In 2017
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1 / 1Source
91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?
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Certification standards
7 / 14.5
48.3%
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Companies should become members of credible certification standards and report in accordance with all appropriate categories of membership. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) requires members registered as growers to submit data relating to certification targets for their estates, scheme smallholders and independent fresh fruit bunch (FFB) suppliers, via an annual communications of progress (ACOP) report.
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1 / 1Source
92. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
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0.5 / 0.5Source
93. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
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0.5 / 0.5Source
94. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
The company states all the countries and regions in which the it operates: Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Bangka-Belitung Islands, West Papua, South Sumatra, North Sumatra)
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0.5 / 0.5Source
95. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?
2,022
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0.5 / 0.5Source
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?
2,022
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-No source
97. 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.
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0 / 0.5Source
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?
2,011
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2 / 2Source
99. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
3 (75%)
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0.5 / 2Source
100. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
31,392.2 (20.2%)
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0 / 2Source
101. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
0 (0%)
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0 / 2Source
102. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
0 (0%)
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-No source
103. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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0 / 1Source
104. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
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0.5 / 1Source
105. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
The company states "ANJ's North Sumatra I, North Sumatra II and Belitung estates are certified; certification for our West Kalimantan estate is still pending the approval of the ISPO Commission"
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-No source
106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
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1 / 1Source
107. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?
The company states that Belitung and North Sumatra I plantations are its only producing plantations eligible to apply for International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), and achieved certification in 2016
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Smallholders and suppliers
4 / 7
57.1%
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Companies should report details of any programmes or schemes to support both schemed and independent smallholders, as well as criteria to assess suppliers on compliance with company policies, and in what cases suppliers should be suspended or excluded due to non-compliance.
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1 / 1Source
108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?
Capacity-building program for cooperative members, as well as a coaching program as part of corporate social responsibility initiatives, engages in regular socialization and training programs to develop cooperative members' plantation, agronomic and business operating knowledge
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0 / 1No source
109. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?
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1 / 1Source
110. Programme to support independent smallholders?
Assisting on FFB productivity and ensuring smallholders follow RSPO requirements
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0 / 1No source
111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?
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1 / 1Source
112. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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0 / 1No source
113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
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1 / 1Source
114. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?
173
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Governance and grievances
2.5 / 6
41.7%
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Companies should operate in an ethical manner at all levels, providing accessible channels and clear procedures for both employees and external stakeholders to raise any grievance or complaint with the company, as well as allowing for whistleblowing.
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1 / 1Source
115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
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1 / 1Source
116. Whistleblowing procedure?
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0.5 / 1Source
117. Own grievance or complaints system?
The company's sustainability policy states its commitment to effective grievance mechanisms, and the company's Sustainability Report mentions grievance handling, but the process is unclear
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0 / 1Source
118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?
It is unclear who the grievance system is accessible to
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0 / 2Source
119. Details of grievances disclosed?
The company only reports the percentage of complaints that occurred within 5 categories
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Media monitor: Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT
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November 2018
The Chain: Austindo Nusantara Jaya Subsidiary First to Violate New RSPO Standards
November 2018
Leakage Risks in India, 58 Percent of Palm Oil Imports Not Covered by NDPE Policies
September 2018
The Final Countdown: Now or never to reform the palm oil industry
August 2018
Rekomendasi Semiloka Sorong: Mendesak Perlindungan Aktivis Gereja dan Pejuang Hak Asasi Manusia di Papua (Semiloka Sorong Recommendations: Urge the Protection of Church Activists and Human Rights Fighters in Papua)
December 2017
ANJ Grup Berikan Klarifikasi Terkait Tuduhan Kekerasan Terhadap Warga Iwaro (ANJ Group Provides Clarification Regarding Allegations Of Violence Against Iwaro Residents)
November 2017
Condemn the Violence against Indigenous People of Iwaro, West Papua
December 2016
Chain Reaction Research 2016 Sustainability Benchmark: Indonesian Palm Oil Growers
September 2016
A Deadly Trade Off: IOI's Palm Oil Supply and it's Human and Environmental Costs (Greenpeace report)
June 2016
Palm Oil Revenue at Risk: Failure to meet Buyers' procurement policies results in lost revenue
November 2015
Fires Burn SE Asian Assets: Indonesian Government growth down, corporates' earnings uncertain
October 2015
Malaysia PM turns up heat on Indonesia as Australian firm faces fires probe
September 2015
West Papua communities protest against ANJ Group & subsidiary, allege land grabs, lack of consultation
May 2015
GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea
March 2015
Balancing Conservation And Oil Palm Development -ANJ's Sustainable Approach
February 2015
New Guinea rainforest being leveled for palm oil, revealing gaps in zero deforestation pacts
October 2014
ANJ's Corporate Statement on the Recommencement of Land Clearing and Planting at its Oil Palm Development Project in Papua Barat
August 2014
ANJ's Corporate Statement on Comments made by Stakeholders regarding its Oil Palm Development Project in Papua Barat
August 2014
Deforestation in West Papua: The role of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya, The Nature Conservancy, REDD, RSPO, and Wilmar
July 2014
PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya's ongoing forest destruction for palm oil in West Papua
July 2014
'Busy years' ahead until 2017: Spending US$12 million on clearing Papua's intact forest landscapes
Scoring criteria: Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT
Scoring criteria guide how ZSL conducts SPOTT assessments and allocates scores to ensure a fair and consistent approach, setting the expectations for companies on how they should publish ESG data. The full palm oil indicator framework contains 119 indicators across 10 categories, aligned with corporate reporting initiatives.
