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Golden Plantation Tbk PT

Palm oil assessment
  • Latest update: November 2024
  • Next scheduled: November 2025

  • Parent company:
    PT JOM Prawarsa Indonesia
  • Landbank (oil palm)
    10,889 hectares
  • Thomson Reuters ticker:
    GOLL.JK
  • Bloomberg ticker:
    GOLL IJ Equity
  • LEI:
    No LEI
  • RSPO member?
    No
  • Website:
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Company assessment: Golden Plantation Tbk PT – June 2017

Assessment date:

Total: 13% 15.5 / 119.5
  • Sustainability policy and leadership Sustainability policy and leadership
    0 / 6 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

    • N
      0 / 1

      4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Landbank, maps and traceability Landbank, maps and traceability
    4.5 / 13 34.6%
    • Y
      1 / 1

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

      63441

    • Y
      1 / 1

      9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

      24687

    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      3000 - Refers to plasma farmers of PT Bumi Raya Investindo only.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      197.04 - Conservation area only reported by subsidiary PT Bumi Raya Investindo. Data more than one year old.

    • N
      0 / 1

      13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

    • Y
      1 / 1

      14. Number of company owned mills?

      1

    • N
      0 / 1

      15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

    • N

      16. Number and names of supplier mills?

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

      17. Maps of estates/management units?

      Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO previously for Bumi Raya Investindo, but not all are publicly available due to ongoing legal issues, and ZSL is unable to ascertain if they represent 100% of the company's concessions.

    • N
      0 / 1

      18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N

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

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

  • Deforestation and biodiversity Deforestation and biodiversity
    0 / 12 0%
    • N
      0 / 0.5

      24. Commitment to address deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

      The company's subsidiary has set aside 197.04 ha for conservation but no clear commitment from Golden Plantation.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      31. A landscape-level approach?

    • N
      0 / 0.5

      32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

  • HCV, HCS and impact assessments HCV, HCS and impact assessments
    0 / 11 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Peat, fire and GHG emissions Peat, fire and GHG emissions
    2 / 17 11.8%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      The company commits to best management practices for soils but not for peat.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

      53. Commitment to zero burning?

      The company states "As a prevention effort over fires, all subsidiaries have made the following efforts: To implement the SOP on Land Clearing with “zero burning”.
      .

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • Y
      1 / 1

      55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

      The company monitors hotspots based on data from NASA, has built water reservoirs, installed sign boards and set up an Emergency Response Team with regular patrols.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      60. GHG emissions?

    • N
      0 / 1

      61. GHG emissions from land use change?

    • N
      0 / 1

      62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

    • N
      0 / 1

      63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Water, chemical and pest management Water, chemical and pest management
    0.5 / 12 4.2%
    • N
      0 / 1

      65. Commitment to manage water use and water quality?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

    • N
      0 / 1

      68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

    • N
      0 / 1

      69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      72. No use of paraquat?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

      75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

      The company states it implemented integrated pest management but no details are given.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Community, land and labour rights Community, land and labour rights
    5 / 18 27.8%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

    • N
      0 / 1

      84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

    • N
      0 / 1

      85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • Y
      1 / 1

      87. Total number of employees?

      1372 - Permanent employees.

    • Y
      1 / 1

      88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

      149 (10.8%) - Contractual employees.

    • Y
      1 / 1

      89. Percentage or number of women employees?

      93 (7%)

    • Y
      1 / 1

      90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

      The company states that it pays minimum wage.

    • Y
      1 / 1

      91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

    • N
      0 / 1

      92. Lost time accident rate?

      The company only states "In 2016, there were 47 work accidents, consisted of 43 accidents with mild
      category and 4 accidents with moderate category".

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

  • Certification standards Certification standards
    1 / 14.5 6.9%
    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      Golden Plantation's subsidiary PT Bumi Raya Investindo has been an RSPO member since 2014.

    • N
      0 / 0.5

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

      No 2016 ACOP submitted. Last submitted in 2015.

    • Y
      0.5 / 0.5

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

      Bumi Raya Investindo states all the countries and regions in which it directly operates: Indonesia (South Kalimantan). However, Golden Plantation also operates in Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra.

      .

    • N
      0 / 0.5

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

      2024

    • N
      0 / 0.5

      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?

      2024

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 0.5

      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?

      Bumi Raya Investindo plans to certify its first estate in 2018.

    • N
      0 / 2

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

      0 (0%)

    • N
      0 / 2

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

      0 (0%)

    • N
      0 / 2

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

      0 (0%)

    • N
      0 / 2

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

      0 (0%)

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

      Mass Balance.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N

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

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Smallholders and suppliers Smallholders and suppliers
    0 / 9 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Governance and grievances Governance and grievances
    2.5 / 7 35.7%
    • P
      0.5 / 1

      120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

      The company has a Code of Ethics however it is not publicly available and the company does not mention corruption.

    • N
      0 / 1

      121. Whistleblowing procedure?

    • Y
      1 / 1

      122. Own grievance or complaints system?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • Y
      1 / 1

      124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

    • N
      0 / 2

      125. Details of grievances disclosed?

Media monitor: Golden Plantation Tbk PT

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