Bumitama Agri Ltd

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

The company has a Sustainability Policy.

2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

The policy does not specify that it refers to suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

Sustainability report 2014 published in 2015. Produced sustainability updates more recently.

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve palm oil sustainability or transparency?

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

7. Activities with government and/or NGOs to improve palm oil sustainability?

Bumitama states "have developed partnerships with a number of governmental agencies on forest fire prevention activities" and has together with IDH and Aid Environment started a landscape biodiversity community project.

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

225030

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

137217

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

46277

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

8545

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

32991 - Sum of HCV areas and other conservation areas.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number of company owned mills?

13

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of their concession sites, but not all may not be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

2017 - The company states "the Group targets to have all FFB processed by our mills to remain traceable to our own and plasma estates and all FFB purchased documented and verified that they originate from legal and responsible sources by December 2017 respectively".

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (is 100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

69.7% - FFB supply from nucleus, plasma and third parties traceable to plantations.

23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

24. Commitment to address deforestation?

25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

26. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The statement applies to scheme smallholders, but currently not to independent suppliers. For outgrowers and independent smallholders, Bumitama states it will not purchase from areas that are opened by deforestation from 2017.

27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCV areas, HCS areas.

28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

30. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

31. A landscape-level approach?

32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

33. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

The company only states "we have strengthened our monitoring and conservation work considerably to ensure that our operations do not pose further threats to wildlife and established a series of programmes to enhance and enrich habitats of endangered animal populations" and references the IUCN Red List in relation to species in their operations.

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

The company only state that hunting is a risk to conservation areas, and they are exploring opportunities for sustainable resource extraction of non-timber forest products by local communities.

35. Commitment not to operate within internationally and nationally designated protected areas?

The company states "We abide by government regulation that stipulates the minimum distance between our plantation boundaries and protected areas." but does not have a clear commitment.

36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

Bumitama state "We using satellite imagery and deploying patrols to monitor illegal activity in HCV areas. We have also initiated a programme to enhance biodiversity in and around our estates, developing and planting indigenous seedlings." It also is carrying out orangutan nest surveys to help with planning orangutan conservation.

37. Commitment to High Conservation Value (HCV) approach?

38. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

This policy applies to scheme smallholders but not independent suppliers.

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

Bumitama's Sustainability Policy 2015 states they will use accredited assessors "As defined in the Indonesian HCV Toolkit (HCV Resource Network, 2009)". However, HCVRN ALS only launched Oct 2014. They are however an RSPO member and commit under the RSPO NPP.

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

Bumitama has HCV assessments and management and monitoring plans for PT Andalan Sukses Makmur, PT Nabatindo Karya Utama, PT Gunajaya Karya Gemilang, PT Ladang Sawit Mas and PT Gunajaya Ketapang Sentosa.

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

HCV assessments are available for PT Gemilang Makmur Subur, PT Investa Karya Bhakti and PT Karya Bakti Agro Sejahtera 3.

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

Management and monitoring plans are provided for PT Investa Karya Bhakti and PT Karya Bakti Agro Sejahtera 3. However the assessment for PT Gemilang Makmur Subur only has recommendations for management and monitoring.

43. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2016 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

Satisfactory review of all assessments: PT Investa Karya Bhakti, PT Karya Bakti Agro Sejahtera 3 and PT Gemilang Makmur Subur.

44. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

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

47. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

49. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The statement applies to scheme smallholders, but currently not to independent FFB suppliers.

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

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

2682 (4.9%) - Data is more than two years old.

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

The company only details best management practices for soils.

53. Commitment to zero burning?

54. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The statement applies to scheme smallholders, but currently not to independent suppliers.

55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

A special task force was formed in November 2015 which uses satellite imagery systems, watchtowers and ground patrols, to monitor fires. They also undertake fire prevention training and fire fighting drills amongst the communities.

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

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

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

The company only states it commits to progressively reduce GHG emissions.

59. GHG commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

60. GHG emissions?

Emission data only for PT KMB.

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

Emission data only for PT KMB.

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

RSPO PalmGHG Calculator.

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

64. Percentage of mills with methane capture (is above 75%)?

The company plans to complete construction of two methane capture biogas plants by 2018.

65. Commitment to manage water use and water quality?

66. Time-bound commitments to improve water use and water quality?

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The company reports water usage data from mills only, but does not have a time-bound commitment to report progress towards.

68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

The company reports BOD, but does not have a time-bound commitment to report progress towards.

69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

70. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

The company states "Our effluent is not discharged into waterways, but used for land application as a source of organic fertiliser subject to a maximum concentration of 5,000 ppm" but unclear if treating the effluent.

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

72. No use of paraquat?

73. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

Bumitama states that WHO Class 1A & 1B pesticides are not used except for in "specific and urgent situations".

74. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

Bumitama states that pesticides listed by the Stockholm or Rotterdam Conventions are not used, except in "specific and urgent situations".

75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

Chemical usage figures more than two years old.

77. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

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

79. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?

The company states that it "respect the rights of indigenous people and other local communities" in relation to FPIC, but does not reference the UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples.

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

81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

82. Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process?

83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company states "We respect and support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for all workers, including contract, temporary and migrant workers.".

86. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

Bumitama's policy refers to the fundamental ILO Conventions and it references no child labour, no forced labour, freedom of association, elimination of discrimination, minimum age and equal remuneration, but does not mention the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.

87. Total number of employees?

31846 - Data is more than two years old (2014).

88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

13784 (43.2%) - Data is more than two years old (2014).

89. Percentage or number of women employees?

31.2% - 31.2% of workers are women. The company also states that 13% of staff are women and that 6.3% of management staff are women. Data is more than two years old (2014).

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

48

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

2

94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

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

2007 - Bumitama Agri Limited membership's was previously under subsidiary PT Bumitama Gunajaya Agro.

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

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

Bumitama states all the countries and regions in which the company operates: Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Riau).

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

2020

99. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?

2024 - Time-bound plan more than 5 years away.

100. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

101. 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?

2014

102. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

4 (31%)

103. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

41594 (18%)

104. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%)

105. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%)

106. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

Mass Balance.

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

Bumitama have completed first stage audits for six plantations and second stage audits for 2 plantations respectively, and KMB was awarded an ISPO certificate in September 2014.

109. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

110. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?

Bumitama state they are currently preparing for certification against the ISCC EU certification scheme.

111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

The company states "We support plasma smallholders through education and help them to apply best practices to improve productivity to a comparable benchmark of productivity of our plantations. Furthermore, we will support plasma smallholders within our supply base to become compliant with RSPO standards".

113. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

25000 - The company states that to date, over 25,000 smallholder farmers and their families in Indonesia have benefitted from our Plasma Programme.

114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company only mentions that an initiative for independent smallholders on productivity improvement, legality and certification and also states details in its 2016 RSPO ACOP.

115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

The company states it provides them with the training related to Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), Environment Safety & Health, so they could achieve RSPO certification, beside their improvements on productivity.

116. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

Bumitama state that "To ensure that traders and independent outgrowers understand the process and how they can ensure that their fruit remains acceptable to us, we are building a team to socialise and explain our policies to FFB suppliers." No further details are given.

118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

119. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

121. Whistleblowing procedure?

122. Own grievance or complaints system?

123. Grievance system accessible to internal stakeholders (i.e. employees)?

Unclear if open to employees.

124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

125. Details of grievances disclosed?

Bumitama only provides details on RSPO complaints.