Boustead Plantations Bhd

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 reports that its sustainability committee is chaired by the board of directors.

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

The company has a Sustainability Committee which is handled by four members within the board of directors.

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

1 (11.11%) - The company has not provided gender balance directly. However, it can be calculated from the profile published in the integrated report 2021 and it reports only one woman in the senior management team.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

1 (9.09%) - The company reports only one woman among board members.

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?

The company reports establishing a number of Humana schools and Community Learning Centres (CLCs) in its plantations. Humana schools have been developed in Sabah and Sarawak by the Borneo Child Aid society to cater to immigrant children irrespective of their country of origin, whereas CLCs have been built in collaboration with the Indonesian Consulate and the approval of Malaysia's Ministry of Education to educate the poor children.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company published its first integrated report in 2021.

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 44 estates and 10 mills in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

98209 - The company reports a total of 98209 ha of the area managed in its Integrated Report 2021 and 2021 RSPO ACOP.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

73453 - The company reports a total of 73,453 ha of planted area in its Integrated Report 2021 and 95762 ha in the 2021 RSPO ACOP (including infrastructure).

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

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

0 - The company reports 0 ha of unplanted area in its 2021 ACOP.

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

2447 - The company reports 576 ha of land designated and managed as HCV areas in its 2021 RSPO ACOP and Integrated Report 2021. The RSPO ACOP 2021. It also reports that 1871 ha is other conservation land set aside area, excluding HCV areas.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

The company states that it has submitted maps of its concessions through ACOP 2021 and GFW websites.

21. Maps of scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

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

23. Number of company-owned mills?

10 - The company reports a total of 10 mills in its Integrated Report 2021 and 2021 RSPO ACOP.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The names and locations of all company-owned mills were reported in GFW.

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

The company reports that 4 out of 10 mills source 100% from company-owned operations and the remaining 6 mills source from both 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?

The company reports that 4 out of 10 mills source 100% from company-owned operations and the remaining 6 mills source from both company-owned operations and third parties.

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

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

The company commits to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level by the year 2023.

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

The company states that approximately 86% of total FFB originates from its own estates.

36. 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.

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

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

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own palm kernel crushing facilities.

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

[Externally verified] 2004 - The company is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil since 2004.

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?

2011 - The company achieve its first certification in 2011 after three years of joining the RSPO.

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

The company submitted its most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) in 2021.

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

[Externally verified] 40.17% - The company reports total 40.17% of area is RSPO certified in 2021.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

[Externally verified] 60% - The company reports that 6 out of 10 mills are RSPO certified as given in integrated report 2021 and 2021 RSPO ACOP.

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

2023 - The company commits to achieve 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills by 2023. This is within 5 years.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company has no scheme/plasma/associated smallholders or outgrowers.

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

0% - The RSPO ACOP 2021 reports that 0% of FFB supply from independent smallholders/outgrowers is RSPO-certified.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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

[Externally verified] The company sells 56.12% RSPO-certified palm oil through 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%)?

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

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

[Externally verified] The company reports that it has achieved 100% MSPO Certification in 2020.

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

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 has specified the areas that are not to be deforested, includes HCV areas. However, no cut-off date is specified.

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

The company has specified the areas that are not to be deforested, includes HCV areas. However, no cut-off date is specified. This applies to all suppliers.

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.

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

The company reports only no hunting of endangered, rare, threatened species within its areas of operation.

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 communicates this in its own reporting.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting 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?

This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

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.

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

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2016.

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 communicates this in its own reporting.

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 best management practices for soils and peat.

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

The company commits to good agricultural practices only for peat. The commitment applies to all suppliers.

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 zero 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.

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

The company reports the total number of hotspots that occurred in company estates.

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

7 - The company reports the total number of hotspots that occurred within the surrounding landscape.

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

101. GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports GHG intensity figures for each of its business units.

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

This indicator is disabled as the company has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports GHG intensity figures for each of its business units for 2019, 2020, and 2021. However, the intensity is not improving and the information is not externally verified.

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company uses the RSPO PalmGHG Calculator methodology to calculate GHG emissions.

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

The company reports that only one biogas plant has been constructed at the Telok Sengat Palm Oil Mill.

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

107. Water use intensity?

1.36 - The company reports the water consumption intensity of all its mills.

108. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

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. The company also reports treating POME to reduce contamination.

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

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

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 reports that riparian management practices are implemented within its concession areas to maintain natural waterways.

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

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

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

The company only commits to minimise the use of chemical pesticides which is applicable to all the 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 reports that it has collaborated with Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn Bhd to reduce the use of inorganic fertilisers, thus minimising negative environmental impacts.

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 also reports that it implements an integrated pest management approach, such as introducing barn owls to control the population of rodents and using pheromone traps to lure rhinoceros beetles, which attack the softer part of the palm and chew on cabbage tissue, causing severe damage to palm roots.

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.

127. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

128. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the Universal 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. The company also reports respecting human rights by providing internal and external training to all the employees to help them enhance their capabilities. It has also established a specialist team to resolve any labour-related matters.

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

The company commits to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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

The company commits to respect legal and customary land tenure rights.

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

The company commits suppliers to respect legal and customary land tenure rights.

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 communicates this in its own reporting.

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 reports the process for addressing land conflicts and provides a detailed flowchart of the land conflict resolution process.

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?

The company is committed to maintaining sustainable food production systems but not clearly in relation to local communities.

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. The company also provides multiple examples such as providing education to poor children through its Humana school initiative, and upgrading infrastructure such as roads and bridges in rural areas under the Boustead Community Road Maintenance Programme.

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

The company provides work opportunities to local communities. However, no commitment was found.

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

The company commits to the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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

The company commits all suppliers to the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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?

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

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?

152. Percentage or number of women employees?

1938 (30.04%) - The company reports having 1,938 female employees.

153. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

The company only commits to paying the minimum wage.

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

The company's commitment to paying the minimum 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?

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

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 reports that the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and annual medical surveillance is mandatory and strictly monitored across all our estates and mills.

160. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

5.95 - The company reports a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) as 5.95 in 2021.

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

1 - The company reports only 1 occupational fatalities as a result of work-based accidents in 2021.

162. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

163. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

164. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

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?

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?

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

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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?

The company's Code of Ethics & Conduct states "The Code shall apply to all Employees and wherever applicable, External Parties." However, it is unclear if this applies to all suppliers in all circumstances.

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. The company also reports to conduct the CRM assessments across the Group's operations specifically on bribery, corruption, abuse of power, and malpractices.

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

The company reports some information tax policy, but does not provide information on who is responsible for the strategy and its review.

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing policy with detailed procedures and how to report unethical conduct.

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

The company's grievance system is only open to its employees.

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?