C.I. Biocosta S.A.

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

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

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

The company has a sustainability policy that covers multiple dimensions of sustainability across all operations covering both social and environmental issues applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company has a Head of Sustainability who reports to the CEO.

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

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

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

70% - The company reports that 70% of its management team members are women.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

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

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.

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 to palm oil supply chain in Colombia, by engaging with the mills in the Biocosta group and their supply-base, it ensures 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.

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 it is not applicable to this company.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

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

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

14. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Maps of estates/management units?

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

19. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

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

21. Number of company-owned mills?

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

22. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

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

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

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

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

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

25. Number of third party supplying mills?

43 - The company reports 5 partner mills and 43 third-party mills in 2019.

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

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

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

29. 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 it is not applicable to this company.

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

The company states that it has already achieved 100% traceability from mills to final customers.

31. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

The company states it has already achieved 100% traceability from mills to final customers.

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

The company states it has achieved 100% traceability to plantation.

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

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

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

The company states its entire supply chain is fully traceable to plantations, including its suppliers.

35. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

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

36. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

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

[Externally verified] 2014 - The company is a member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

38. 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.

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

The company has submitted its 2020 ACOP.

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

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

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

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

42. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

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

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

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

44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?

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

45. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

[Externally verified] The company is ISCC and ISCC Plus certified, which is externally verified. In addition, the company reports it is also ISO 14001 certified.

54. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

55. Commitment to zero deforestation?

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

56. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers in its Corporate Sustainability Policy.

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

The company specifies the criteria for no deforestation on HCS, HCV and peat but does not specify the cut-off date.

58. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

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

59. Evidence of monitoring deforestation in supplier operations?

60. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in own operations?

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

61. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?

62. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?

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

63. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

65. Biodiversity policy?

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

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company's policy only states "Protect rare, threatened and endangered species as well as biodiversity in general".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company's commitment to no hunting applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company's commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

76. 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 it is not applicable to this company.

77. 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's 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.

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

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

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

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

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

The company commits to no plantation in HCS areas and also conduct a study to define areas with HCS following standard methodologies of sustainability.

81. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company only specifies in its commitment to conduct EIS that applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

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

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

The company's commitment to no planting on peat of any depth is applicable to all suppliers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company commits its suppliers to best management practices for peat, and refers to "good practices" in soil management, and states that the crop management program includes good practices that prevent and reduce soil erosion, soil compaction and degradation.

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

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

93. Commitment to zero burning?

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

94. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company has a clear commitment to zero burning that applies to all suppliers.

95. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

99. GHG emissions intensity?

100. GHG emissions from land use change?

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

101. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

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

102. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

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

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

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

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

105. Water use intensity?

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

106. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

111. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company's commitment to reduce the use of agrochemical pesticides and fertilisers applies to all suppliers.

115. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

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

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

The company commits to no use of paraquat and states its usage must be justified, which applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company commits to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides and states their usage must be justified, which applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company commits to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention and states their usage must be justified, which applies to all suppliers.

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

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

122. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

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

123. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

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

125. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the International Declaration of Human Rights.

126. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers.

127. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

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

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

The company's commitment to respect the rights of indigenous and local communities, referencing ILO 169, applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company's commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers.

134. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

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

135. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

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

136. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

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

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

138. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

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

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

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

140. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company commits to all Fundamental ILO conventions.

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

The company's commitment to all Fundamental ILO conventions applies to all suppliers.

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

146. 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.

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

The company's commitment applies to all suppliers.

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

149. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

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

150. Percentage or number of women employees?

59 (39%) - The company reports that 39% of its employees are women.

151. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

The company only provides a commitment to pay fair wages as per the Colombian legislation.

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

The company's commitment applies to all suppliers.

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

154. Reporting of salary by gender?

155. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address workplace health and safety.

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

The company's commitment applies to all suppliers.

157. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

158. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

0 - The company reports zero fatalities in 2019.

160. Commitment to support smallholders?

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

161. Programme to support scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

162. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders involved in programme?

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

163. Programme to support independent smallholders?

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

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

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

165. 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 of plantations and mills.

166. 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.

167. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

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

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

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

171. 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 forms the basis of an action plan to achieve certification but no further details are provided.

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

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

The company states it "performs a risk-based sustainability assessment, through an audit of plantations and extractors", but does not provide further details on the procedure.

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

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

176. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption.

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

The company's commitment applies to all suppliers.

178. 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.

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

180. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

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

182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?