Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT
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Parent company:Rajawali Group (65.5%)
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Landbank (oil palm)156,835 hectares
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Market cap:126,300,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:BWPT.JK
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Bloomberg ticker:BWPT IJ Equity
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RSPO member?Yes
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Company assessment: Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT – October 2016
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RSPO reporting requirements
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1 / 11.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?
Yes, PT Eagle High Plantations Terbuka (formerly known as BW Plantations) has been an RSPO member since 2008.
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1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?
Yes. However, Eagle High Plantations failed to submit an ACOP for the year 2013-2014.
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1.3.1.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company refer to itself as an oil palm grower?
Yes, Eagle High Plantations refers to itself as an oil palm grower.
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1.3.2.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company state all the countries and regions in which it operates?
No. Eagle High Plantations only states that it operates in the following regions in Indonesia: West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Papua, West Papua and West Sumatra. It does not states that it operates in Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, or Jambi.
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1.4.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first plantation estate: a) By November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007? b) Within three years of joining the RSPO or of acquiring plantation operations as an RSPO member?
No. Eagle High Plantations has yet to certify any of its plantation estates, since joining the RSPO as BW Plantations in 2008. Its time-bound plan states a date of 2016 by which to certify its first estate, and of 2025 by which to certify all of its plantation estates.
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1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
No, however a target date for first RSPO estate certification for 2015 was extended to 2016. Also, a target for 100% certification of estates was extended from 2018 to 2020, then to 2025.
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1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Eagle High Plantations' plantation estates are RSPO-certified.
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-1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?
None of Eagle High Plantations's plantation estates are currently RSPO-certified.
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1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?
No. Eagle High Plantations is yet to certify any of its third party plantation estates. Eagle High Plantations's time-bound plan states a date of 2029 by which all independently sourced FFB will be RSPO-certified.
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1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?
No. However, a target for 100% certification of independently sourced FFB of 2019 was further extended to 2020 and then to 2023, then to 2029.
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1.8.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?
No. Eagle High Plantations has yet to certify any of its scheme smallholder plantation estates. Eagle High Plantations's time-bound plan states a date of 2029 by which all scheme smallholders will be RSPO-certified.
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1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?
No. However, a time-bound plan for 100% certification has been extended from 2020 to 2022, then to 2029.
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1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Eagle High Plantations's scheme smallholder plantations are RSPO-certified
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1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?
No.
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Landbank and maps
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2.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement detailing its land acquisition criteria?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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2.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all of the company's scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?
425595 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 425,595 ha.
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2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
134292 - Yes, planted area is 134,292 ha.
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
18889 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 18,889 ha.
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2.2.4.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total area of land managed for conservation that is set aside (i.e. including areas of High Conservation Value)?
49975.83 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 49,975.83 ha.
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2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO, but are not publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.
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2.3.2.. Are all of the company's scheme smallholders' concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Environmental management
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3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.2.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to undertake Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) prior to any new planting taking place?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.3.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct SEIA (Social and Environmental Impact Assessments) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.4.2.. Has the company publicly committed to only using licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.4.. Does the company make its High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all of its estates publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.5.. Has the company publicly committed to applying a High Carbon Stock (HCS) methodology to all of its landholdings and not developing on HCS areas?
Yes.
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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.8.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to not use WHO Class 1A and 1B pesticides and paraquat, or time-bound plan for phasing out their use?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.9.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to wildlife conflict or deforestation within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Fragile, marginal and peat soils
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4.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict 'no new development on peat' policy?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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4.2.. What percentage of the company's landbank for oil palm cultivation is located on peat?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Zero burning
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5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?
Yes. Eagle High employs a zero burning land clearing system.
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5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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5.2.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to fires found within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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6.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available time-bound plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.1.2.. Does this time-bound plan apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.2.. Does the company publicly report on progress made towards achieving its time-bound plan?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.3.. Does the company publicly report its GHG emissions from land use change associated with new planting?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.4.. Has the company made a public commitment to report and to reduce effects from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.5.. Has the company made a public commitment to eliminate methane emissions from all of its palm oil mills?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Traceability
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7.1.. Are all of the company's mill locations publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Eagle High Plantations' palm oil mills are RSPO-certified.
Calculation: 0 (stated number of palm oil mills RSPO-certified) divided by 7 palm oil mills (stated number of palm oil mills operated) x 100. -
7.3.. What percentage of the company's total fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) purchased from independent suppliers (not including outgrowers and scheme smallholders) is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of the company's independent FFB is RSPO-certified.
Calculation: 0 (tonnes RSPO-certified) divided by 199,688 (total tonnes of independently sourced FFB) x 100. -
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7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?
Mass Balance.
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Media monitor: Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT
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October 2024
Bongkar Mafia Pemutihan Kebun Sawit di Kawasan Hutan Lindung (Uncovering the Palm Oil Plantation Whitening Mafia in Protected Forest Areas)
October 2024
Walhi Desak Kejagung Segera Periksa Swasta Termasuk Best Group soal Korupsi Tata Kelola Sawit (Walhi Urges Attorney General to Immediately Examine Private Sector Including Best Group Regarding Palm Oil Management Corruption)
August 2021
Begini Sikap Pemkab Kotim Soal Pencemaran Sungai Mentay (This is the attitude of the Kotim Regency Government regarding the Pollution of the Mentaya River)
April 2021
Greenpeace Beberkan Izin-izin Keluar di Hutan Alam Papua (Greenpeace Issues Exit Permits in Papua's Natural Forests)
December 2020
Report finds litany of labor abuses on RSPO-certified oil palm plantations
May 2019
Eagle High Siapkan Pendanaan Konservasi di Kalimantan Tengah (Eagle High Prepares Conservation Funding in Central Kalimantan)
April 2019
The Chain: Financial Troubles at FELDA May Impede FGV's Sustainability Efforts
July 2018
Draw the line: A black book about the shady investments by Dutch banks in palm oil
September 2017
Eagle High in breach of Indonesia's sustainable palm oil standards, says IPOM
December 2016
Chain Reaction Research 2016 Sustainability Benchmark: Indonesian Palm Oil Growers
September 2016
A Deadly Trade Off: IOI's Palm Oil Supply and it's Human and Environmental Costs (Greenpeace report)
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Media monitor: Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT
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