Golden Agri Resources Ltd

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

The company has a Social and Environmental Policy.

2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

Head of Sustainability Policy and Compliance and Head of Sustainability Implementation.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve palm oil sustainability or transparency?

Member of UNGC, TFT, HCS Approach Steering Group, among others.

6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

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

7. Activities with government and/or NGOs to improve palm oil sustainability?

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

642326

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

417412

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

102255

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

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

71553 - Sum of HCV areas of 53,248 ha and other conservation areas of 18,305 ha.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number of company owned mills?

45

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

Mill locations have been made available previously, which are viewable on the SPOTT map. However, ZSL is currently unable to ascertain if the maps disclosed constitute 100% of the company's mills.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

474 - This includes 45 mills owned by GAR. The company does not give details on the names of suppliers.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of their concession sites, but not all may not be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

Scheme smallholder boundaries have been made available to the RSPO as part of their estate maps according to the company, but not all are publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

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

2015

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

2020 - GAR plans to achieve 100% traceability to plantation for its own mills by 2017 and for independent mills by 2020.

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (is 100%)?

100%

22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

88%

23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

24. Commitment to address deforestation?

25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

26. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCS forests, HCV areas, peatlands.

28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

30. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

31. A landscape-level approach?

32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

33. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

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

35. Commitment not to operate within internationally and nationally designated protected areas?

36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

37. Commitment to High Conservation Value (HCV) approach?

38. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

39. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

GAR does not state this explicitly, but commits as an RSPO member under the RSPO NPP.

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

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

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 and for smallholders of PT PIP, 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

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

No assessments could be found for the company's operations in North Sumatra, South Kalimantan or Papua.

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

Some HCV assessments are available: Scheme Smallholders of PT. Paramitra Internusa Pratama (PIP). No further HCV assessments could be found.

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

Some HCV management and monitoring plans are available: Scheme Smallholders of PT. Paramitra Internusa Pratama (PIP).

43. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2016 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

This indicator is disabled as no new planting in 2016 as reported in 2016 RSPO ACOP.

44. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

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

GAR clearly states it carries out SIAs, but EIAs are not clearly referenced.

47. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

There is public availability of the following 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

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 and for smallholders of PT PIP

East Kalimantan: PT Tapian Nadenggan, PT Kresna Duta Agroindo

South Sumatra: PT Bumi Sawit Permai,

Central Sumatra: PT Satya Kisma Usaha
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48. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

49. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

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

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

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

The company only details best management practices for soils.

53. Commitment to zero burning?

54. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

The company only states that less than 1% of its land was affected by fire in 2015.

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

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

Golden Agri Resources is committed to reducing GHG emissions, but state they will set reduction targets in 2018.

59. GHG commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

60. GHG emissions?

The company only provides emission figures for their operations in Riau and North Sumatra.

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

Palm GHG Calculator 2.1.1.

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

64. Percentage of mills with methane capture (is above 75%)?

7 (20%)

65. Commitment to manage water use and water quality?

66. Time-bound commitments to improve water use and water quality?

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The company provide figures on their water consumption over time however their commitment is not time-bound.

68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

70. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

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

72. No use of paraquat?

73. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

The company states "Pesticides that are categorised
as World Health Organization Class 1A or 1B listed by the Stockholm or Rotterdam Conventions, are not used, except in specific situations".

74. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

The company states "Pesticides that are categorised
as World Health Organization Class 1A or 1B listed by the Stockholm or Rotterdam Conventions, are not used, except in specific situations".

75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

77. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

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

79. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?

The company states it will respect the rights of indigenous peoples but they do not refer to either the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples or the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

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

81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

82. Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process?

83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

86. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company does not refer to equal remuneration.

87. Total number of employees?

170700

88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

55800 (32.6%)

89. Percentage or number of women employees?

The company provides the percentage of female permanent staff, casual workers and managers in Indonesia, China and Singapore.

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

5.59

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

7

94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

The company stated in 2010 that it provides personal protective equipment where needed, but not enough details are given on pesticide training.

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

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

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

Yes. Golden Agri Resources states all the countries and regions in which it operates: Indonesia (Jambi, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan; Bangka Belitung; Lampung; Papua; Riau; South and North Sumatra).

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

2020

99. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?

2020

100. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all supply chains?

2017 - Time-bound plan was previously 2016. The company states "One remaining facility SMART Surabaya refinery scheduled to be SCCS certified this year. With this all our Indonesian refineries will have RSPO SCCS certification.".

101. 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?

2011

102. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

29 (64.4%)

103. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

262442 (41%) - Area certified divided by total land managed for palm oil.

104. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

51149 (50.021%) - Total land under scheme/plasma smallholders minus land still uncertified under scheme/plasma smallholders.

105. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%) - The company does not state it has independent smallholders in its supply base, but does state it is supporting them.

106. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

0 (0%) - The company does not provide total volume of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed in the year.

107. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

Book & Claim, Mass Balance, Segregated.

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

The company is partially certified and states that 186,307 hectares of plantations and 30 mills have received ISPO certification as of Dec 2016.

109. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified (100%)?

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

110. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?

The company states 291,351 hectares of plantations including smallholder plantations of 57,755 hectares, 29 mills, two kernel crushing plants, five refineries and 14 bulking
stations have received ISCC certification.

111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

Best management practices; yield improvement; provide seeds and fertilisers, help them obtain subsidised loans.

113. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

GAR states it has approximately 67,000 smallholders in Indonesia, but does not state explicitly the number supported.

114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

Securing loans; ISPO certification; replanting with high quality seeds; training in latest agronomy practices.

116. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

As of the end 2016, GAR had helped over 430 farmers participate in the scheme.

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

118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

119. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

GAR have visited 36 suppliers since 2015.

120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

121. Whistleblowing procedure?

122. Own grievance or complaints system?

123. Grievance system accessible to internal stakeholders (i.e. employees)?

124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

125. Details of grievances disclosed?

The Grievance List is available on GAR's sustainability dashboard, which requires log-in and as such is not considered publicly available by SPOTT.