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Parent company:

DAABON Group
Landbank (oil palm):

15,737 hectares
Palm cultivation revenue:

81%
Thomson Reuters ticker:

Private company
Bloomberg ticker:

Private company
RSPO member?

Yes

Website:

http://www.daabon.com
Sustainability report (2018)

Company assessment: Daabon Group – November 2018

SPOTT assesses companies against over 100 indicators across ten categories. Click on the icons or bars below to expand each category for further details, scoring and links to reports and sources.

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Total: 96.9% 108 / 111.5

Sustainability policy and leadership 7 / 7 100%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should publish sustainability policies or similar covering their entire supply chain — including third party suppliers — implemented and enforced through high-level leadership that engages with wider industry schemes.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
  
  Sustainability Department, headed by a Group Director
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  4. Sustainability report published within last two years?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve sustainability in relation to palm oil?
  
  Member of POIG and signatory of UNGC
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?
Landbank, maps and traceability 12 / 12 100%
- Companies should publicly report figures on their total landbank and details of different areas under their management. They should also disclose maps of their management areas and provide details on traceability of their products, both to mill and plantation level.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
  
  15,737.3
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
  
  11,346
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
  
  3,647
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
  
  3,607
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  12. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
  
  784.13 - Sum of HCV areas and other conservation areas
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?
  
  37 - Figure is for palm oil operations only
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  14. Number and names of company owned mills?
  
  2
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  16. Number and names of supplier mills?
  
  The indicator has been disabled as the company does not source from other mills
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  17. Maps of estates/management units?
  
  Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of its concession sites, but not all may be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?
  
  This indicator is disabled as the company does not have scheme smallholders
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?
  
  The indicator is disabled as the company does not source from other mills
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  20. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?
  
  The company is fully RSPO-certified as Identity Preserved, meaning it is traceable to plantation
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?
  
  The indicator is disabled as the company does not source from other mills
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
  
  100% - The company is fully RSPO-certified as Identity Preserved, meaning it is traceable to plantation
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
  
  The indicator has been disabled as the company does not source from other mills
Deforestation and biodiversity 10 / 10 100%
- 3 media reports
  
  Companies should commit to address deforestation and to set aside areas for conservation. They should report on any activities to manage or restore habitat in their conservation areas, or monitor deforestation in their supply chains. They should also provide evidence of species conservation and biodiversity protection.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  24. Commitment to zero deforestation?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  25. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  26. Criteria for defining deforestation?
  
  HCV, HCS
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?
  
  The company states it monitors deforestation monthly using WRI tools
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?
  
  Activities include forest enrichment, creating corridors, extension of forest edges and enrichment of riparian forest
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  31. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  32. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  33. Examples of species conservation activities?
  
  Examples include educational activities and native species conservation
HCV, HCS and impact assessments 9 / 9 100%
- Companies should commit to the High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) approaches, and to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIA). They should develop and publish monitoring and management plans, and provide evidence through SEIA, HCV and HCS assessments, typically published in summary form due to the sensitive nature of certain sites.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  34. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  35. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  36. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?
  
  The company has not had any new plantings since 2005. However, there is public availability of the following Flora and Fauna surveys:
  Tequendama HCV 2013
  Las Mercedes Fauna & Flora 2009
  Tequendama HCV 2009 - Fauna
  Tequendama HCV 2009 - Flora
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  38. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?
  
  The company has not had any new plantings since 2005. However, there is public availability of the following HCV assessments:
  Cesar-Magdalena HCV 2016
  La Guajira HCV 2015
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  39. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?
  
  The company has not had any new plantings since 2005. However, there is public availability of the following summary HCV management and monitoring plans: La Guajira, Cesar-Magdalena and Oleaginosas del Yuma S.A.S
- n/a
  
  -
  
  Source
  
  40. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
  
  This indicator is disabled as according to company RSPO ACOPs no new planting has occurred
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  41. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?
  
  This indicator is disabled as no new planting has taken place since 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  43. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?
  
  The company has not had any new plantings since 2005. Environmental management plans (PMA) are updates to the named SEIAs originally done. The following SEIA assessments are available. Both original and updated SEIAs are referred to as PMAs:
  Ariguani Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
  Gavilán Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
  Tequendama Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
  Mercedes Farm PMA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
  Palmares del Caribe Farm PMA
  Extraction Mill SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015
  Smallholders SEIA 2006
  
  Daabon has also made available a report on:
  Perception of Social & Environment Impacts of C.I. Tequedama S.A.S
Peat, fire and GHG emissions 13.5 / 15 90%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should commit to protect peatland and undertake best management practices for soils and peat. They should also have policies on zero burning and to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Companies should report their GHG emissions, as well as any fires that occurred in or around their estates, along with plans for managing and monitoring fires.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  45. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  46. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  47. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  48. Landbank or planted area on peat?
  
  0
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  49. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  50. Commitment to zero burning?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  51. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?
  
  The company states it has a full management plan on fire risk and uses the tools available by WRI for fire monitoring, and it develops plans, procedures and facilities to prevent, control and combat fire on land the company manages, as well as on land in the vicinity of farms, in coordination with local communities and authorities
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  53. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
  
  The company states it has not had any incidents and its risk of fire is considered low
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  54. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  55. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
  
  The company's GHG policy targets a reduction in overall emissions by 2019, however the target is not in GHG intensity
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  56. GHG emissions from land use change?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
  
  PalmGHG calculator
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
  
  The company reports its emissions over time (2015-2017) showing a reduction in emissions and that net emissions are negative meaning it has achieved a carbon neutral state, however it does not have a time-bound commitment to reduce GHG emission intensity from its mills
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  59. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
  
  1 (50%)
Water, chemical and pest management 12 / 12 100%
- Companies should commit to managing water use and water quality, providing evidence through time-bound reduction plans, policies on toxic chemical use and treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME).
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?
  
  The company commits to decrease water use by 5% per ton/FFB per year
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  61. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
  
  The company commits to ensure BOD and COD are kept below certain limits on a permanent basis and has a target for 100% re-use of all effluent, which it has met
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  62. Progress towards commitment on water use?
  
  The company reports improving water use across all sites in m3/yr but does not report in water use intensity
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  63. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
  
  The company only reported water quality data (BOD & COD) in 2009. However, since 2010 it has re-used all effluent and hence met its commitment to re-use 100% of its effluent
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  65. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  66. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
  
  The company's palm oil production is organic, which includes no use of chemical pesticides or chemical fertilisers
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  67. No use of paraquat?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  68. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  69. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  71. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
  
  The company's palm oil production is organic, which includes no use of chemical pesticides or chemical fertilisers
Community, land and labour rights 19.5 / 19.5 100%
- 2 media reports
  
  Companies should commit to respect human rights, including those of indigenous peoples and local communities, consulted with free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Companies should respect the rights of workers, report relevant workforce data, and comply with health and safety legislation.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  72. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  74. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  75. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  76. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  78. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
  
  The company outlines its process for identification and recognition of customary rights using prior consultation
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  83. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  84. Total number of employees?
  
  1,975 - In 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
  
  0% - In 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  86. Percentage or number of women employees?
  
  11.8% - In 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
  
  0.64 - Lost Time Accident Rate In 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  90. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
  
  0 - In 2016
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?
  
  The company states it provides its employees with PPE and training
Certification standards 16 / 16 100%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should become members of credible certification standards and report in accordance with all appropriate categories of membership. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) requires members registered as growers to submit data relating to certification targets for their estates, scheme smallholders and independent fresh fruit bunch (FFB) suppliers, via an annual communications of progress (ACOP) report.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  92. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
  
  2,012
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  93. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  94. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
  
  Colombia
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  95. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?
  
  2,017
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  96. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?
  
  2,014 - Achieved 100%
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  97. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  98. 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?
  
  2,010
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  99. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  2 (100%)
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  100. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  13,514 (85.9%)
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  101. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  18,862 (100%) - Tonnes of FFB supplied from associated smallholders that is certified
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  102. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  16,230 (100%) - Tonnes of FFB supplied from independent smallholders
- 2 / 2
  
  Source
  
  103. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  100%
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  104. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
  
  Identity Preserved
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  105. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  107. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?
  
  Rainforest Alliance, RSPO Next, various organic certifications
Smallholders and suppliers 6 / 7 85.7%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should report details of any programmes or schemes to support both schemed and independent smallholders, as well as criteria to assess suppliers on compliance with company policies, and in what cases suppliers should be suspended or excluded due to non-compliance.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?
  
  The company supports associated and independent smallholders through agronomical guidance for Best Agricultural Practices, establishment of Integrated Pest Management, third-party auditing at no cost, credit and financial support/management, environmental and social management of farms, subsidised transportation and fertilisation
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  109. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?
  
  60
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  110. Programme to support independent smallholders?
  
  The company supports associated and independent smallholders through agronomical guidance for Best Agricultural Practices, establishment of Integrated Pest Management, third-party auditing at no cost, credit and financial support/management, environmental and social management of farms, subsidised transportation and fertilisation
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?
  
  68
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  112. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
  
  The company states that its code of ethics applies to suppliers and it has created a new audit process to ensure suppliers are fully respecting human rights, and a new interdisciplinary team has been formed inside the Group to evaluate and verify all projects, purchases, expansions or new partnerships by any business units, ensuring each new venture is coherent with the company's sustainability policies. However, the process for auditing and evaluating the companies is unclear.
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
  
  The company states it discontinues transacting with any person or legal entity that violates human rights, and for infringements of employment rights or other unethical activities. Non-observance of its protocol on customary rights is also cause for total or temporary suspension. No timeframes for action are given
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  114. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?
  
  The company states in 2017 that 73 new suppliers were evaluated on environmental criteria
Governance and grievances 3 / 4 75%
- Companies should operate in an ethical manner at all levels, providing accessible channels and clear procedures for both employees and external stakeholders to raise any grievance or complaint with the company, as well as allowing for whistleblowing.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  116. Whistleblowing procedure?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  117. Own grievance or complaints system?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?
- n/a
  
  -
  
  Source
  
  119. Details of grievances disclosed?
  
  This indicator is disabled as according to RSPO NEXT audit report, which covers all operations, the company has no grievances to date

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