C.I. Biocosta S.A.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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's 'Our Team' webpage has a flowchart showing the Head of Sustainability reporting to the CEO. However the webpage has 2019 data on it, so it is considered over two years old. Hence, only partial points.

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

This indicator has been disabled as the company is not publicly listed and does not have a board.

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

70% - The company reports that 70% of its management team members are women. However the webpage has 2019 data on it, so it is considered over two years old. Hence, only partial points.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

This indicator has been disabled as the company is not publicly listed and does not have a board.

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

[Externally verified] The company is a member of a sustainable trade platform. The company is a member of one scheme hence, only partial points.

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

The company is a partner of Palma Futuro - a stakeholder initiative working towards social compliance systems in palm oil supply chains. Also, the company has a project WISSCo2 - a two-year sustainability training programme targeted at the palm oil supply chain in Colombia, by engaging with the mills in the Biocosta group and their supply-base, to ensure a significant part of crude palm oil supply for Wilmar and Olenex complies with the NDPE policy. In addition to this, the company has a 'Social Projection' webpage which refers to the Fundepalma project - a programme to support the most vulnerable families in the region. However, the information is over two years hence, only partial points.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

21. Maps of scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

23. Number of company-owned mills?

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

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

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

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

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

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

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

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

44 - The company reports that it has four partner mills and 44 third-party mills in 2020.

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

The company reports the names and locations of some third-party supplying mills on GFW. Hence, only partial points.

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?

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

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

The company has already achieved 100% traceability to mill level.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

The company reports it has already achieved 100% traceability from mills to final customers. However, no additional points were awarded as no certificates were found through a Certified Companies (Supply Chain) for the company's crushers or refineries that have RSPO SCC under IP or SG.

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

The company has already achieved 100% traceability to plantation level.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader and does not own mills.

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

The company reports that its entire supply chain is fully traceable to plantations. However, no additional points were awarded as no certificates were found through a Certified Companies (Supply Chain) for the company's refineries that have Identity Preserved certification.

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] 2014 - The company has been an RSPO member since 2014.

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] 2016 - The company became an RSPO member in 2014 and reports that it achieved its first supply chain certification in 2016.

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

The company has submitted its 2020 ACOP.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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 trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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 is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

[Externally verified] 25.19% - The company reports 25.19% of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) are RSPO-certified.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Processor and Trader ACOP.

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

[Externally verified] The company discloses 23.01% RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains in its 2020 RSPO ACOP.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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)?

The company reports being ISO 14001 certified but the information is self-reported. In addition to this, the company's certifications for ISCC and ISCC plus also expired in Feb 2022. Hence, only partial points.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company has specified the criteria for no deforestation on HCS, HCV, and peat which applies to all suppliers but does not specify the cut-off date. Hence, only partial points.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

64. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

66. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

67. Biodiversity policy?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

68. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company's policy only states it will "Protect rare, threatened and endangered species as well as biodiversity in general". Hence, no points.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits all suppliers to no hunting of all species in their operations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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?

The company commits all suppliers to only use licensed HCV assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's ALS.

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 is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits to no plantation in HCS areas and also conducts a study to define areas with HCS following standard methodologies of sustainability, but does not refer to the HCS Approach methodology. Hence, only partial points.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

The company reports conducting only EIS that applies to all suppliers. Hence, only partial points.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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)?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits all suppliers to best management practices for soils and peat.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

95. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

96. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero burning.

97. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

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

101. GHG emissions intensity?

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

107. Water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

108. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

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

117. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits all suppliers to only use paraquat in exceptional circumstances.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits all suppliers to only use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides in exceptional circumstances.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

The company commits suppliers to only use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals in exceptional circumstances.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

124. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

125. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

The company commits suppliers to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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)?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

137. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

138. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

140. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

142. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a grower or miller.

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

The company commits to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

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

The company commits all suppliers to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

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

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

The company commits to "Avoid discriminatory practices or any practice that affect dignity of people based on its gender, race or income" however, the commitment does not clearly relate to employment practices. Hence, only partial points.

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

The company's commitment to "Avoid discriminatory practices or any practice that affects the dignity of people based on its gender, race or income", is applicable to all suppliers. However, the commitment does not clearly relate to employment practices. Hence, only partial points.

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

151. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

152. Percentage or number of women employees?

59 (39%) - The company reports that 39% of its employees are women. However, the webpage itself is not dated but has data from 2019 immediately below this statement so assuming this is over two years old. Hence, only partial points.

153. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

The company only commits to paying fair wages as per the national legislation. Hence, only partial points.

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

The company's commitment to paying fair wages is applicable to all suppliers. Hence, only partial points.

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

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?

160. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

0 - The company states that there were zero fatalities in 2019. However, the information is over two years old. Hence, only partial points.

162. Commitment to support smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

163. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

164. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

165. Programme to support independent smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a trader.

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

The company reports that it has a project called "On the road to sustainability" which involves encouraging supplier mills to become RSPO and ISCC certified, and a risk-based sustainability assessment, through an audit of plantations and mills. However, no further details of the engagement process were provided. Hence, only partial points.

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

66% - The company reports that in 2018, 66% of its suppliers were assessed and the result of compliance was delivered against the sustainability standards and the action plan that must be met to reach certification. However, the information is between two and five years old. Hence, only partial points.

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?

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

The company reports that it undertakes risk-based sustainability assessments of its suppliers that form the basis of an action plan to achieve certification but no further details were provided. The information is self-reported. Hence, only partial points.

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 reports performing a risk-based sustainability assessment, through an audit of plantations and extractors. However, no further details were provided on the procedure. Hence, only partial points.

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 reports that it commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

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

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

The company reports that it has an Ethics Committee to ensure the development and compliance with the Code. The information is not externally verified. Hence, only partial points.

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

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

The company has an online platform with options for customers and employees to submit complaints.

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?