Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT

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

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which covers all palm oil operations.

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

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company states that it has a QHSE & Sustainability Department Head.

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

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

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

0 (0%) - The company does not clearly state the number of female Board of Directors, it only provides profile information with photos.

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

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

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The last sustainability report was published in 2015.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

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. Lists countries and operations?

The company has mills in Kisaran and Labuhan Batu (North Sumatra), Pasaman (West Sumatra), Muaro Jambi, and Tanjung Jabung Barat (Jambi) and provides a list of countries where it operates.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company provides all countries it sources palm oil products from.

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

61433.8 - The company reports this figure in its 2021 ACOP, however, the locations reported in the ACOP do not cover all of the company's palm oil plantation operations therefore it is not clear if the figure stated covers 100% of the company's landbank.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

67714 - The company reports this figure in its 2021 annual report.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

14048 - The RSPO ACOP 2021 reports that 14,048.00 ha of scheme smallholders planted area, however, it does not cover all palm oil operations.

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

3332 - In its 2021 ACOP, the company reports 3,332 ha of unplanted area. However, the company's 2021 annual report states palm oil plantations in Kabupaten Muara Tebo, Jambi of 15,000 ha and Kabupaten Sarolangun, Jambi of 10,000 ha.

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

1193.83 - The company reports 1,193.83 ha of the conservation area (including HCV) in its 2021 ACOP. However, the company's 2021 annual report states the total conservation area is 63.45 ha. Contradictory figures are published from the same time period.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares that it has acquired no new land in the last year since the 2021 ACOP when it declared that the maps represented 100% of its concession sites. However, the maps may not cover all operations as the company does not list all locations in its 2021 ACOP. The company also has some concessions available on GFW.

21. Maps of scheme smallholders?

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

23. Number of company-owned mills?

5 - The company discloses this in its 2021 ACOP and 2021 annual report.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

All mill locations have been made available on GFW.

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

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

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

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

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

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

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

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

The company has a commitment to achieve 100% traceability in its Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Policy, but the commitment is not time-bound.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

The company has a commitment to achieve 100% traceability in its Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Policy, but the commitment is not time-bound.

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

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

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

[Externally verified] 2007 - The company became a member of the RSPO in 2007.

40. 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?

[Externally verified] 2010 - The company reports its first RSPO certification in 2010.

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

The most recent RSPO ACOP was submitted in 2021.

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

[Externally verified] 24.5% - The company reports this in its 2021 ACOP. The figure excludes scheme/plasma smallholder area.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

[Externally verified] 40% - The company reports in the 2021 ACOP that two out of five mills are certified.

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

2025 - The company commits to achieve 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills by 2025. This is within 5 years.

45. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

46. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

0% - The company reports that 0% of scheme smallholders were RSPO-certified.

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

2030 - The company commits to achieve 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers by 2030.

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

0% - The company reports that 0% FFB supply from third-party FFB suppliers is RSPO-certified.

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

50. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

The company sells 0% of RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains.

51. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Grower ACOP.

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

Four units have been awarded ISPO certification, two have undergone the ISPO audit process but are waiting on confirmation of certification.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

IS0 14001.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to zero deforestation.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero deforestation.

58. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation?

The company defines deforestation as no development in HCV, HCS and peat areas. However, no cut-off date beyond which deforestation would not be accepted is reported.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

The company defines deforestation as no development in HCV, HCS and peat areas. This applies to all suppliers. However, no cut-off date beyond which deforestation would not be accepted is reported.

60. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

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

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

62. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

64. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

66. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

67. Biodiversity policy?

68. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

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

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also reports only limited examples of habitat management.

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

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

73. 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. The company also commits to this in its Sustainable Palm Oil Policy.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

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

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

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

78. 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.

79. 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?

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

81. 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. The company also commits to this in its Sustainable Palm Oil Policy.

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

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

85. 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.

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

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

88. 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 has a commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

The company commits all suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

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

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

The company commits to BMP only for peat in its Sustainability Policy. However, no commitment to BMP for soil was found.

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

The company has a Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Policy with applies to all suppliers. The policy covers BMP only for peat, but not for soil.

94. 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.

95. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to no burning.

96. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero burning.

97. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also reports that it has developed a field fire prevention and handling system that covers daily monitoring of hotspots based on satellite data, fire incident observation by fire patrol teams, regular training on fire prevention particularly in high risks plantation areas, maintenance of fire extinguishing equipment, construction of fire observation towers, water sources mapping, fire safety and regular communication with major stakeholders on Corporate Sustainability Policy especially those related to zero burning land clearance.

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

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

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

The company makes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in all operational practices through its Sustainable Palm Oil Policy. The policy does not refer to GHG emission intensity or have a target and the commitment is not time-bound.

101. GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports average emissions in its 2021 ACOP as 13.96 tCO2e/ha and 36.36 tCO2e/tCPO. However this only covers certified operations.

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

The company reports this in a 2017 PalmGHG Report: 9.17 tCO2e/ha and 0.56 tCO2e/tFFB. It is not clear if these figures cover all operations. However, data is between two to five years.

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

RSPO PalmGHG Calculator.

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

The company reports that in 2014, it was developing projects on methane recovery at two of its locations. However, it is unclear if this was implemented as no information has been reported since.

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

The company states that it continuously monitors its efforts to reduce water consumption. However, no clear commitment to reduce intensity was found.

107. Water use intensity?

108. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports a reduction in water usage between 2013 and 2015. However, the information is over 5 years old.

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

The company only reports it strives to minimise water contamination. However, the information is over 5 years old.

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

The company reports water quality from 2013 to 2015. However, the information is over 5 years old.

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

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

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

The company mentions wastewater treatment. However, it does not explicitly mention PORE and also the information is not externally verified.

113. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company commits to protect natural waterways through buffer zones.

114. 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. The company also describes its 'Greening Program' to protect riparian areas.

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

The company commits to minimise only pesticide use but does not mention fertilisers.

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

The company commits to minimise only pesticide use but does not mention fertilisers. This applies to all suppliers.

117. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

124. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also only reports that it "utilises the plant's liquid waste as organic fertilisers to increase the production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB)".

125. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company states in its Annual Report that it implements an IPM approach.

126. 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. The company states that various aspects of its waste management system are in place to avoid negative impacts.

127. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to respect human rights. However, it does not refer to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

128. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to respect human rights. This applies to all suppliers. However, it does not refer to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

129. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

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

The company commits to respect the rights of indigenous and local communities in the context of FPIC. However, it does not commit to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

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

The company commits to respect the rights of indigenous and local communities in the context of FPIC which applies to all suppliers. However, it does not commit to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

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

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

134. 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 states that it commits to FPIC in its Sustainable Palm Oil Policy.

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

136. 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.

137. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

138. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company states that it only commits to "Resolve all complaints, grievances and conflicts through open, transparent and consultatives processes" but does not explicitly mention details of a process for addressing land conflicts.

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

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

140. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

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

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

142. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to provide essential community services and facilities.

143. 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.

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

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

The company states that it commits to "Respect and recognise the rights of all workers including contract, temporary and migrant workers". However, it does not refer to the ILO conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles.

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

147. 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.

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

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

150. 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.

151. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

9350 - The company reports the number of non-staff workers, including day labourers and HIP/SKU/PKWT.

152. Percentage or number of women employees?

535 (7.2%) - Data reported for 2021.

153. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

The company reports that its pays minimum wage, but does not have a commitment to pay a Decent Living Wage.

154. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage applies to all suppliers?

155. Progress on commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

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

156. Reporting of salary by gender?

157. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

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

159. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also has personal protective gear provision and OHS training.

160. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

2 - Data is only provided from 2015, which is more than 5 years old.

162. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

163. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also has a Core-Plasma scheme partnership program, which provides capital loans, training in professional plantation procedures complying with corporate standards, as well as the purchase of the estates' yields at market prices.

164. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

165. Programme to support independent smallholders?

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

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

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

The company states that it requires suppliers and their third parties to verify that the palm oil they supply meets the NDPE principles in its sustainable palm oil policy. It states that "adherence to the ISPO and RSPO Principles & Criteria is accepted as a form of compliance verification with this Policy. In cases where we have identified high-risk sourcing areas, third-party verification will be required." High-risk areas are identified through satellite monitoring of areas surrounding supplying mills.

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

169. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company has a Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Policy which states standards that suppliers must meet. However, no timeframes for action or steps taken are given.

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

The company states that it is committed to working with suppliers in an ongoing improvement effort, but no more detail is given.

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

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

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

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

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

The company assesses risk levels by analysing the area within a 50km radius of a mill. It states "A risk index is applied against environmental and social factors such as fire severity, extent of forest, (iii) recent deforestation, peat, exploitation, and overall risk across these factors. If a mill and its surrounding catchment are deemed to be high risk, then on-the-ground verification by an independent third party is required". The exact procedure for calculating the risk index is unclear and it is not clear if this is applied to both its own and third-party supplying mills.

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

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

178. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

180. 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.

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

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company reports that it has a whistleblowing procedure in place but limited details on the process and how to report complaints are given.

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

The company reports that it has a grievance mechanism with a flowchart and follow-up but no details are provided on how to report grievances.

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?