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 and Sustainability Committee.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

2016

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

Member of TFT, TFA202, HCS Approach Steering Group, HCVRN and GAA 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)?

488252 - This figure includes both nucleus and plasma areas.

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

102255

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

0 - The company reported 27,894 ha unplanted for palm oil cultivation in its 2015 ACOP, but reports 0 ha in its 2016 ACOP. The company reports it has put on hold all new planting.

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

72094 - Sum of HCV areas of 53,248 ha and HCS areas of 18,846 ha.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

31000

14. Number of company owned mills?

45

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

The company's mills are mapped on the Sustainability Dashboard, except for Senakin mill in South Kalimantan, which is inactive.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

474 - This includes 45 mills owned by GAR. The names and parent companies of all company-owned and supplier mills are provided on the company's Sustainability Dashboard.

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 be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO.

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 may be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO.

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

2015 - The company achieved 100% traceability to mill level in 2015.

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

2020 - The company plans to achieve 100% traceability to plantation for its own mills by 2017 and for independent mills by 2020. In 2016, it achieved full traceability to plantation for 15 company-owned mills.

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?

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?

The company states it has piloted monitoring deforestation since 2016 in the Semitau region using satellites, drones and ground verification. It plans to roll out monitoring to all estates in 2017.

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

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

The company reports restoring peat areas and riparian zones.

31. A landscape-level approach?

The company states a commitment to "Facilitate collaborations on a landscape level between GAR, independent suppliers, farmers, government, and civil society to improve responsible practices" but it is unclear if they are currently implementing 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?

The company states "GAR protects threatened species under Indonesia's National law of Protected Species (Peraturan Pemerintah nomore 7 tahun 1999) and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.".

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?

The company reports supporting the re-release of orangutans in partnership with Orangutan Foundation International, and engaging with local communities to discuss the importance of conservation efforts.

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 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 Paramitra Internusa Pratama scheme smallholders, PT Kartika Prima Cipta, and PT Kencana Graha Permai

East Kalimantan: PT Tapian Nadenggan, PT Kresna Duta Agroindo

South Sumatra: PT Bumi Sawit Permai

Central Sumatra: PT Satya Kisma Usaha.

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

There is public availability of the following HCV assessments:
Scheme Smallholders of PT. Paramitra Internusa Pratama (PIP), who planted 1,358.46 ha in January 2016. No further HCV assessments could be found, but it is unclear if further new planting has taken place since January 2015.

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

There is only a HCV management and monitoring plan available for:
Scheme Smallholders of PT. Paramitra Internusa Pratama (PIP).

43. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

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

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

The company has made its pilot HCS study available and has 18 completed assessments awaiting peer review listed on the HCS Approach website.

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

The company states it carries out SIAs, but it is not clear if these are prior to all new development. EIAs are not clearly referenced. However, the company is implicitly committed to these though the New Planting Procedures of the RSPO.

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

There is public availability of the following 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

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.

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?

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 provides Fire Incident Reports for each month in 2016 and 2017, and states only 1% of the land it manages was affected by fire in 2015.

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

The company provides fire incident reports for Desa Makmur Peduli Api Villages and reports "We actively monitor all fire incidents in our concessions – this includes monitoring and checking of up to one kilometre around the fire outbreak area which sometimes includes area outside our concessions.".

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

The company is committed to reducing GHG emissions, but states it will set reduction targets in 2018.

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

60. GHG emissions?

The company provides emission figures in its 2016 ACOP, but these do not appear to include any of its operations in Papua. The company also provides emissions for Kalimantan operations in its 2016 Sustainability Report.

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company stated in its 2015 ACOP it was using the Palm GHG Calculator 2.1.1 methodology, but does not specify in its 2016 ACOP which version has been used.

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

The company has estimated that each methane capture facility reduces emissions by 40-55%, but it does not report figures on emission reduction over time.

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

7 (15.6%)

65. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

The company is improving water efficiency, but does not have a time-bound commitment.

66. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The company provides figures on its water consumption over time, but does not have a time-bound commitment for improvement.

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?

The company stopped using paraquat in its estates in 2016, replacing it with glufosinate ammonium.

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?

Pesticide and herbicide usage per hectare.

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 respects the rights of indigenous peoples, including national laws and ratified international treaties on human rights and indigenous peoples.

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?

The company provides a 'Procedure for Social Conflict Handling'.

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 (32.7%)

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 in 2015, and of female permanent and fixed-term staff in Indonesia in 2016.

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

4.67 - The company reports a Frequency Rate of 4.67 accidents per million man hours worked in its upstream operations. It also reports for downstream operations and reports Severity Rates.

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

5 - For the year 2016.

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)?

2011

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 - Applies to plasma smallholders.

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%)

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

51149 (50%) - 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 provides the volume of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed in the year which is certified, but not the overall volume, so the percentage certified cannot be calculated.

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

Mass Balance, Segregated, Identity Preserved.

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?

The company states is has 68,600 plasma smallholders which it helps. For example, in 2015 it organised training sessions on best management practices in crop protection and mineral nutrition management (including optimal fertiliser usage) for 442 farmers. It extends support to all of its smallholders.

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?

430

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

The company reviews business dealings with suppliers found in breach of its policies, and engages with them to correct actions. It uses a due diligence system and grievance mechanism to identify issues.

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118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company provides case study examples of how it has engaged with suppliers found to be in breach of its policy, and states that while it reserves the right to exclude suppliers, it believes engagement is a more effective solution.

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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 company provides a grievance list, and two summary reports of specific site visits in response to grievances.