Boustead Plantations Bhd

1.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?

Boustead Plantations Berhad has been an RSPO member since 2004.

1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?

Yes.

1.3.1.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company refer to itself as an oil palm grower?

Yes, Boustead Plantations refers to itself as an oil palm grower.

1.3.2.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company state all the countries and regions in which it operates?

No. Boustead Plantations only states that it operates in the following regions in Malaysia: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Pahang, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu. The company does not state its operations in Pelang (Pulau Pinang) in Malaysia.

1.4.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first plantation estate: a) By November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007? b) Within three years of joining the RSPO or of acquiring plantation operations as an RSPO member?

No. Boustead joined the RSPO in 2004 and certified its first plantation estate in 2011. Boustead has a time-bound plan to complete certification by 2022.

1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?

No. However, an original target of 2013 was extended to 2017 and then subsequently to 2022.

1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?

16.8 - 16.8% of Boustead's plantation estates are RSPO certified

Calculation: 11,025.40 ha (total area RSPO certified) divided by 65,680 ha (stated planted area) x 100.

1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?

Yes.

1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?

No information could be found using the research protocols. Boustead has a time-bound plan to complete certification of its independent FFB suppliers by 2022.

1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?

No. However, an original target of 2017 was extended and then subsequently extended to 2022.

1.8.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?

No information could be found using the research protocols. Boustead has a target for 100% certification of 2022.

1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?

No. Boustead has a target for 100% certification of 2022.

1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?

No.

2.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement detailing its land acquisition criteria?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

2.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all of the company's scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?

65680 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 65,680 ha.

2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?

65680 - Yes, planted area is 65,680 ha.

2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

2.2.4.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total area of land managed for conservation that is set aside (i.e. including areas of High Conservation Value)?

114.24 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 114.24 ha. This is a decrease from the figure of 2,600 ha reported in the 2014 ACOP.

2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

2.3.2.. Are all of the company's scheme smallholders' concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?

Yes, Boustead keeps land that is unsuitable for development, such as steep slopes, and river reserves under natural forest cover to conserve biodiversity.

3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.2.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to undertake Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) prior to any new planting taking place?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.3.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct SEIA (Social and Environmental Impact Assessments) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?

No statement could be found using the research protocols that explicitly states that SEIA assessments are undertaken prior to any new planting taking place.

3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?

No SEIA assessments could be found using the research protocols.

3.4.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?

No statement could be found using the research protocols that explicitly states that HCV assessments are undertaken prior to any new planting taking place.

3.4.2.. Has the company publicly committed to only using licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?

No HCV assessments could be found using the research protocols.

3.4.4.. Does the company make its High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all of its estates publicly available?

No HCV management plans could be found using the research protocols.

3.5.. Has the company publicly committed to applying a High Carbon Stock (HCS) methodology to all of its landholdings and not developing on HCS areas?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?

No. Boustead Plantations only states it treats its POME to reduce BOD levels, and has a policy to protect riparian buffer zones.

3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?

Yes.

3.8.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to not use WHO Class 1A and 1B pesticides and paraquat, or time-bound plan for phasing out their use?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

3.9.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to wildlife conflict or deforestation within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?

No relevant media stories could be found using the research protocols.

4.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict 'no new development on peat' policy?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

4.2.. What percentage of the company's landbank for oil palm cultivation is located on peat?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?

Yes.

5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

5.2.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to fires found within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?

No relevant media stories could be found using the research protocols.

6.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available time-bound plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

6.1.2.. Does this time-bound plan apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

6.2.. Does the company publicly report on progress made towards achieving its time-bound plan?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

6.3.. Does the company publicly report its GHG emissions from land use change associated with new planting?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

6.4.. Has the company made a public commitment to report and to reduce effects from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)?

Yes.

6.5.. Has the company made a public commitment to eliminate methane emissions from all of its palm oil mills?

No. However, Boustead has developed the Palmass Technology which could help eliminating methane emissions from POME and EFB through composting when approved. The company is also in the process of building a biogas facility at its Telok Sengat Mill in Johor.

7.1.. Are all of the company's mill locations publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?

20 - 20% of Boustead's palm oil mills are RSPO-certified

Calculation: 2 (stated number of palm oil mills RSPO-certified) divided by 10 palm oil mills (stated number of palm oil mills operated) x 100.

7.3.. What percentage of the company's total fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) purchased from independent suppliers (not including outgrowers and scheme smallholders) is RSPO-certified?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?

Mass Balance, Identity Preserved.