Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT

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

The company has a 2019 Sustainability Policy.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company has a Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Committee, but it is not clear if there is a high-level position of responsibility that is not held by a member of the board e.g. a Sustainability Manager.

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

The Sustainability Director sits on the board.

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

4 (33%) - The company reports that at director-level, there are 12 positions, of which eight are held by men, and four by women.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

4 (33.3%) - Four women and eight men sit on the board of directors.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

[Externally verified] PONGO Alliance.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

The company states it collaborates with 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. It collaborates with local communities, government, conservation experts, and NGOs, such as Conservation International (CI), Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), Tropenbos Indonesia, PONGO Alliance and Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) and community fire fighting teams on HCV management, protection, education and fire-management.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

2019 Sustainability Report has been published.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has published reports on the GRI database, including the most recent Sustainability Report (2019).

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

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

12. Climate risks assessment available?

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

157,681 - The company reports 157,681 ha in its operational update in June 2020.

14. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

53,832 - The company reports 53,832 ha of planted area in its June 2020 Operational Update.

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

3,659 - The company reports 3,659 Ha in the June 2020 Operational Update.

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

24,657 - The company discloses this in its 2019 ACOP.

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

74,204 - The company discloses this in its 2019 ACOP.

18. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO in 2018 and the company declares in its 2019 ACOP that these represent 100% of its concession sites and there have been no new concessions developed.

19. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

There is only a map image available in the company presentation 2018 showing all the estates with plasma landbank.

20. Names and locations of all third-party supplying plantations?

21. Number of company-owned mills?

5 - The company reports this in its 2019 ACOP.

22. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

Five mills can be found in the GFW Universal Mill List Database.

23. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and/or third parties?

The company's reporting suggests that all mills source from company-owned operations and from third-parties. However it is unclear if this covers all operations, and this is not directly reported.

24. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and/or third-parties?

The company reports that the FFB processed at its mills originate from three sources: 64% is sourced from the company's own plantations; 5% from plasma partners; and 31% from third parties.

25. Number of third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

26. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

27. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and/or third party plantations?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

28. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and/or third parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

29. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

31. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

The company reports that a traceability system (to plantation level) has been put in place in 2019, and will be scaled-up in 2020. There is no time-bound target set.

33. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

34. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

35. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

36. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

2007 - The company's subsidiary PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya Agri is a member, which covers all of the company's palm oil operations.

38. 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?

2011 - The company was first certified in 2011.

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

The company has submitted its 2019 ACOP.

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

The company reports this in its 2019 ACOP.

41. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

31.35% - The company reports this in its 2019 ACOP.

42. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

80% - Four out of five company-owned mills are RSPO-certified.

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

2024 - The company reports in its 2019 ACOP that it will achieve 100% RSPO certification by 2024.

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

45. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

46. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/plasma/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

2025 - The company reports in its 2019 ACOP that it will achieve 100% RSPO certification of scheme/plasma/associated smallholders by 2025.

47. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

48. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

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

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

51. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.

52. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur has an ISCC certificate valid until 24th December 2020.

53. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company commits to preserving HCS, HSV and peat. It makes a commitment to clearing no land on HCS and HCV. It also commits to no new development on peat.

54. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

55. Criteria for defining deforestation?

Clearing of land in independently identified HCV and HCS areas, and new development on peat of any depth. The company's policy applies as of 31 Oct 2019.

56. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

The company reports SMART patrolling.

57. Evidence of monitoring deforestation in supplier operations?

58. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in own operations?

59. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?

60. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?

61. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

62. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

63. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

The company makes a clear commitment to biodiversity conservation.

64. Commitment to biodiversity conservation applies to all suppliers?

65. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

The company identifies species within its operations and their IUCN classification. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

66. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

The company reports multiple examples in its 2019 Sustainability Report. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

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

The company is implementing ongoing efforts to ban hunting,.

68. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to no hunting of rare, threatened or endangered (RTE) species in HCV areas, and it also permits local communities to hunt as long as it does not cause a decline in species populations. As the commitment only applies to RTE species in HCV areas, full points cannot be awarded.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. It also makes this commitment in its sustainability policy.

70. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

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

There is public availability of the following HCV assessments: 1) PT. Putera Manunggal Perkasa 2) PT. Permata Putera Mandiri 3) PT. Galempa Sejahtera Bersama 4) PT. Kayung Agro Lestari.

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

[Externally verified] There is public availability of an HCV assessment in Belitung: Smallholder partnership programme for PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur. There is also an unsatisfactory HCV assessment (2018) on the HCVRN for PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (previously known as PT. Pusaka Agro Makmur) in West Papua Province and HCV assessment (2019) with first submission result as Unsatisfactory.

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

[Externally verified] There is only public availability of an HCV management plan for the Smallholder Partnership Programme for PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

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

The company mentions the use of independent assessors but not specifically ALS-licensed. The commitment extends to all partners and associates, but the does not necessarily cover all suppliers.

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

[Externally verified] A satisfactory report for unit PT Galempa Sejahtera Bersama is available on HCVRN website. 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) declared unsatisfactory.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

78. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to maintaining areas with High Carbon Stock (HCS), but the company's commitment only applies to 'associates' and 'business partners'.

79. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

81. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

82. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

Assessments are available for three subsidiaries.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also commits to no new development of peat of any depth, on its website.

84. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

85. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

10,664.9 - The company reports this in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

86. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

[Externally verified] The company reports no change in its landbank on peat since 2017. The area reported as landbank on peat has also decreased since last year, indicating that no new planting on peat has taken place.

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

The company reports implementaing BMP for soils and peat, including having a soil specialist.

88. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

90. Commitment to zero burning?

The company makes this commitment in its Sustainability Policy.

91. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

92. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

The company has provided information about its monitoring and management of fires which includes fire towers for warning, UAVs for hotspot detection, and emergency response, fire fighting and patrol teams. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

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

The company reports 3 hotspots near estate boundaries, which did spread and affect some land within estate boundaries. Partial points have been awarded as detail given is limited.

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

3 - The company reports three fires outside estate boundaries of KAL.

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

96. GHG emissions intensity?

1,681 tCO2e/ha / 466 tCO2e/tCPO as reported in the 2019 ACOP.

97. GHG emissions from land use change?

The company reports 1,175,783 Ton CO2 eq in 2019, from land use change, fertiliser, peat soil and POME in its 2019 Sustainability Report, but no points can be awarded for this as the emissions from land use alone are unclear. The company reports a total land emission of 1,293,990.35 Ton CO2 eq in its 2016 Sustainability Report. Patial points have been awarded for this as the data is between two and five years old.

98. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

Changes in GHG emission instensity are reported over time (from 2017-2019), but are not clearly improving.

99. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

RSPO PalmGHG Calculator.

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

One out of five company-owned mills has methane capture.

101. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

The company states that it is continually looking for opportunities to reduce water consumption in operational process, but the commitment is not time-bound.

102. Water use intensity?

1.31 - The company reports water intensity of 1.31 M3/Tonne FFB in 2019.

103. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

106. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

107. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

108. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

109. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

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

The company commits to minimise the use of chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers.

111. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

112. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to no use of paraquat in its sustainability policy.

113. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

114. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

The company reports that since the end of 2018, it does not use any pesticides categorized as World Health Organization (WHO) Class 1A or 1B pesticides.

115. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

116. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

The company reports that since the end of 2018, it does not use any chemicals listed under the Stockholm or Rotterdam Conventions.

117. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

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

119. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

120. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also commits to this in its Sustainability Policy.

121. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

122. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes a commitment to human rights in its sustainability policy.

123. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

124. Progress on human rights commitment?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

125. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

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.

126. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

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

The company commits to this in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

128. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also makes this commitment in its Sustainability Policy.

130. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

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

The RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 contain guidance and requirements on the process to conduct free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's commitments under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

132. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company reports local community engagement to resolve conflicts in the scope of their operations. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

133. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company reports that it has a grievance process for land conflicts. Details are provided in its 2017 Sustainability Report.

134. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

The company actively promotes opportunities for women to work for them. The company considers it important to make active efforts to create gender equality in the work environment. It has established a gender protection committee at each site to help create better gender equality at work, achieve reproductive health among women workers and to provide support to female victims of domestic violence and ensure protection of children. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

135. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company only directly reports on its commitment to mitigating impacts on food security through its SAGO operations in West Papua.

136. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security applies to all suppliers?

137. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company has multiple community vegetable garden projects, however, data is not externally verified.

138. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to this in its sustainability policy.

139. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

140. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

141. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

142. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to suppliers is unclear if it contains all ILO Core Conventions.

143. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

144. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company makes a commitment to actively eliminate gender discrimination in its employee base.

145. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company's sustainability policy applies to all suppliers.

146. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

147. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

1,169 (14%) - 1,169 (14%) are on full-time fixed-term contracts.

148. Percentage or number of women employees?

1,436 (17%) - The company reports 17% female employees.

149. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

The company makes this commitment in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

150. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage applies to all suppliers?

151. Progress on commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

152. Reporting of salary by gender?

153. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company makes this commitment in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

154. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

155. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company provides personal protective equipment (PPE) and related training in relation to palm oil operations. Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

156. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company only reports lost time injury and injury rates in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

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

0 - In 2019, the company recorded zero fatalities for all business entities.

158. Commitment to support smallholders?

159. Programme to support scheme/plasma smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

160. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders involved in programme?

161. Programme to support independent smallholders/outgrowers?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

162. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

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

The company's Procurement & Logistics Department has overall responsibility for monitoring and providing assurance on vendor compliance, with assistance from the Compliance Management Department. Feedback is gathered regularly from stakeholders in the supply chain. The company also ensures that all vendors receive a copy of the ANJ Sustainability Policy in the Indonesian language, and training sessions are held to ensure the information is understood.

164. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

0 - The company reports that in 2019 no suppliers were engaged in information sessions, as the sustainability policy was undergoing an update. In the 2018 sustainability report, the company reports that 173 suppliers attended sessions in 2017 and 2018. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

165. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

Each supplier must satisfy the company's standards with regard to environmental, health and safety management systems, quality management, technical specifications and scheduling and the company's Sustainability Policy. The company reserves the right to unilaterally cancel a contract if the vendor is found to have acted in any way that conflicts with the principles of integrity and honesty specified in the pact. The company also states that it will engage with suppliers who do not meet standards in order to support them in achieving these standards.

166. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

167. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from palm oil plantations which are compliant with palm oil sourcing policies?

168. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

169. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

170. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?

171. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

The company reports various stakeholder groups that they engage with to mitigate risk, but this does not include high-risk mills.

172. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

173. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company makes this commitment through its Code of Ethics on Business Conduct.

175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

176. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

177. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

The company only provides limited details on tax strategy.

178. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing procedure in place.

179. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company's grievance system is open to all stakeholders.

180. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?