Golden Agri Resources Ltd

1.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?

Golden Agri Resources Limited (GAR) has been an RSPO member since 2011.

1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?

Yes.

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?

Golden Agri Resources correctly refer to themselves as an oil palm grower.

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?

Golden Agri Resources correctly states the country in which the company operates

Note that this does not include Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL). GVL is owned by The Verdant Fund LP, an investment fund, of which Golden Agri Resources is a major investor. However GVL is not a subsidiary of Golden Agri Resources nor are they affiliated to Golden Agri Resources. Both Golden Agri Resources and GVL both operate as separate RSPO members in their own right.
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1.4.1.. Has the company set any public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?

2015.

1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?

No.

1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?

46.86 -
46.86% of Golden Agri Resources' planted area is RSPO certified

Calculation: 173,347 ha (total area RSPO certified) divided by 369,968 ha (stated planted area) x 100
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1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?

Link to Golden Agri Resources' RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments.

1.7.1.. Has the company set any public targets for its third party suppliers to be 100% RSPO-certified?

No.

1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?

No.

1.8.1.. Has the company set any public targets for scheme smallholders to be 100% RSPO-certified?

2015.

1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?

No.

1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?

49.6 -
49.6% of Golden Agri Resources' scheme smallholder plantations are RSPO certified

Calculation: 49,909 ha of scheme smallholder plantations out of a total of 100,622 ha had been RSPO certified = 49,909 ha divided by 100,622 ha x 100
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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.

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.

2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?

21850 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 21,850 ha.

2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?

369968 - Yes, planted area is 369,968 ha.

2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?

100622 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 100,622 ha.

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)?

47990 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 47,990 ha.

2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

Company concession boundary maps have been made publicly available and can be viewed in the Toolkit's mapping tool. However, ZSL is currently unable to ascertain if the maps disclosed constitute 100% of the companies' palm oil estates. This page will be updated once the information has been made available.

2.3.2.. Are all of the company's scheme smallholders' concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

No scheme smallholder concession maps have been made publicly available by Golden Agri Resources and are therefore unavailable to view on the SPOTT mapping tool.

3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?

Yes.

3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

Yes.

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?

Yes.

3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?

Yes.

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.

3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?

There is public availability of some of Golden Agri Resources' SEIA assessments:

**Central Kalimantan:** PT Buana Artha Sejahtera, PT Aditunggal Mahajaya, PT Agrokarya Primalestari, PT Mitrakarya Agroindo, PT Agrolestari Sentosa, PT Buana Adhitama, PT Binasawit Abadi Pratama, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**South Kalimantan:** No SEIA assessments could be found

**West Kalimantan:** PT Cahaya Nusa Gemilang, PT Agrolestari Mandiri, PT Bangun Nusa Mandiri, PT Persada Graha Mandiri, PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, PT Kartika Prima Cipta, PT Kencana Graha Permai, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**East Kalimantan:** PT Tapian Nadenggan, PT Kresna Duta Agroindo, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**South Sumatra:** PT Bumi Sawit Permai, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**North Sumatra:** No SEIA assessments could be found

**Central Sumatra:** PT Satya Kisma Usaha, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**Papua:** No SEIA assessments could be found

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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.

3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?

There is public availability of some of Golden Agri Resources' HCV assessments:

**Central Kalimantan:** PT Buana Artha Sejahtera, PT Aditunggal Mahajaya, PT Agrokarya Primalestari, PT Mitrakarya Agroindo, PT Agrolestari Sentosa, PT Buana Adhitama, PT Binasawit Abadi Pratama, no further HCV assessments could be found

**South Kalimantan:** No HCV assessments could be found

**West Kalimantan:** PT Cahaya Nusa Gemilang, PT Agrolestari Mandiri, PT Bangun Nusa Mandiri, PT Persada Graha Mandiri, PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, PT Kartika Prima Cipta, PT Kencana Graha Permai, no further HCV assessments could be found

**East Kalimantan:** PT Tapian Nadenggan, PT Kresna Duta Agroindo, no further HCV assessments could be found

**South Sumatra:** PT Bumi Sawit Permai, no further HCV assessments could be found

**North Sumatra:** No HCV assessments could be found

**Central Sumatra:** PT Satya Kisma Usaha, no further HCV assessments could be found

**Papua:** No HCV assessments could be found

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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?

There is public availability of some of Golden Agri Resources' HCV management plans:

**Central Kalimantan:** PT Buana Artha Sejahtera, PT Aditunggal Mahajaya, PT Agrokarya Primalestari, PT Mitrakarya Agroindo, PT Agrolestari Sentosa, PT Buana Adhitama, PT Binasawit Abadi Pratama, no further HCV management plans could be found

**South Kalimantan:** No HCV management plans could be found

**West Kalimantan:** PT Cahaya Nusa Gemilang, PT Agrolestari Mandiri, PT Bangun Nusa Mandiri, PT Persada Graha Mandiri, PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, PT Kartika Prima Cipta, PT Kencana Graha Permai, no further HCV management plans could be found

**East Kalimantan:** PT Tapian Nadenggan, PT Kresna Duta Agroindo, no further HCV management plans could be found

**South Sumatra:** PT Bumi Sawit Permai, no further HCV management plans could be found

**North Sumatra:** No HCV management plans could be found

**Central Sumatra:** PT Satya Kisma Usaha, no further SEIA assessments could be found

**Papua:** No HCV management plans could be found

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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?

Yes.

3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?

Yes.

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?

A statement could only be found stating the phasing out of paraquat.

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.

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?

Yes.

4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

Yes.

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.

5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?

Yes.

5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

Yes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

6.3.. Does the company publicly report its GHG emissions from land use change associated with new planting?

Yes, at PT Kartika Prima Cipta (PT KPC), West Kalimantan.

7.1.. Are all of the company's mill locations publicly available for all countries in which it operates?

No palm oil mill locations have been made publicly available by Golden Agri Resources and are therefore unavailable to view on the SPOTT mapping tool.

7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?

47.62 -
47.62% of Golden Agri Resources' palm oil mills are RSPO certified

Calculation: 20 palm oil mills RSPO certified divided by 42 palm oil mills (total number stated) x 100
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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?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?

Yes.

7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?

Book & Claim, Mass Balance, Segregated.