FGV IFFCO

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 reports it has a dedicated sustainability team which includes head of department from Quality Assurance, Legal Manager and Company Secretary. However, it is unclear which position has high-level responsibility.

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

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

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

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

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?

The company's website mentions that the Group operates two trading companies in France and Malaysia, while its RSPO membership page mentions one single manufacturing facility is located in Port Klang, Malaysia. Unclear if this covers all operations.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company publishes a supplier mill list which indicates that the company is only sourcing palm oil products from Malaysia.

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 all scheme smallholders?

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

22. Maps 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?

96 - The company publishes a supplier mill list which indicates all the mills supplying to the company.

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

The company publishes a supplier mill list which includes the names and coordinates of all the third-party supplying mills.

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?

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?

100% supply traceable to mill level and the company's refinery has a valid RSPO SCC under IP.

34. Time-bound commitment to achieve 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 does not own mills.

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

73.84% of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level.

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

[Externally verified] The company publishes overall traceability to plantation from refinery level, but unclear if it covers all 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] 2010 - The company has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 21st February 2010.

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] 2010 - The company became an RSPO member in 2010 and also obtained RSPO supply chain certification/RSPO trader/distributor licence in 2010.

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

The company submitted ACOP 2023.

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?

2010 - The company has already achieved 100% RSPO-certification of all palm product processing facilities in 2010.

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?

1.99% - The company reports the percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified as 1.99% in its RSPO ACOP 2023.

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

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

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

The company reports the percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified through Segregated supply chain as 48% in its RSPO ACOP 2023.

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?

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

[Externally verified] The company's palm oil operation in Port Klang is ISCC Certified.

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 conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

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

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

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

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company specifies the criteria/types of forests/areas that are not to be deforested but did not mention the cut-off date.

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

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

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

63. 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.

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

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

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

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

68. Biodiversity policy?

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

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

70. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

76. 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.

77. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

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

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

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)?

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

80. 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?

81. 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.

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

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

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

84. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

85. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company's commitment to no development on peat applies to its suppliers but does not specify for all depths.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

96. Commitment to zero burning?

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

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

98. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

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

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

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

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

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

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

102. GHG emissions intensity?

103. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

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

104. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

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

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

109. Water use intensity?

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

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

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

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

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

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

117. 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.

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

119. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

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

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

121. 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.

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

123. 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.

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

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

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

126. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

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

127. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company only reports that it shall support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. However, the commitment does not reference the UN Declaration of Human Rights or equivalent.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

132. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

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

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company committed the suppliers to no exploitation of rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. However, no reference was made to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

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

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

141. 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.

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

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

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

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

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company did not explicitly state that it refers to ILO Fundamentals and it also did not refer to the same language as ILO's titles.

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

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

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

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

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

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

154. Reports gender balance of employees?

155. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company only commits to paying the minimum wage.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

157. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

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

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

164. Commitment to support smallholders?

165. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

166. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

167. Programme to support independent smallholders?

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

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

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

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

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

173. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

[Externally verified] The company reports that in 2022, 43.1% of its suppliers are 'delivering' on their no deforestation commitments at the production level. Control Union has externally verified the company's facilities DCF volumes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to conduct business with integrity and the prohibition of corruption.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct business with integrity and the prohibition of corruption.

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

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

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company reports having a formal and confidential channel for whistleblowing. The details of the procedure, including how whistleblowers are protected, is available in the Whistleblowing policy.

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

Company clearly has its own grievance or complaints system with clear description of steps. This is accessible to both internal and external stakeholders.

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?