IOI Corporation Bhd

1.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?

IOI Corporation has been an RSPO member since 2004.

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?

Yes, IOI refers to itself an 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?

No. IOI only states the following countries and regions in which the company operates: Malaysia (Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (West Kalimantan). It does not state the company's operations in Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.

1.4.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first plantation estate: a) By November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007? b) Within three years of joining the RSPO or of acquiring plantation operations as an RSPO member?

As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), the company currently has no RSPO-certified estates. However, IOI joined the RSPO in 2004 and certified its first plantation estate in 2009. IOI has a time-bound plan to complete certification by 2020 (this target does not cover the company's operations in Central Kalimantan).

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

No. A target for 100% RSPO certification of estates was extended from 2013 to 2017 in the 2013-2014 ACOP, and then to 2018 in the 2014 ACOP. This was to take into account the acquisition of 2 new mills at the end of 2013. In the 2015 ACOP this target was further extended to 2020.

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

78.9 - As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), the company currently has no RSPO-certifed estates.

Prior to suspension, 78.9% of IOI's plantation estates were RSPO-certified.

Calculation: 141,487 ha (total area RSPO-certified) divided by 179,327 ha (stated planted area) x 100.

1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?

No. The certification assessments were available on the RSPO website but have been removed since the suspension of IOI's certificates (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016).

1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?

This indicator has been disabled as IOI does not have independent FFB suppliers.

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

This indicator has been disabled as IOI does not have independent FFB suppliers.

1.8.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?

No. IOI has a time-bound plan to complete certification of its scheme smallholders by 2020 (this target does not cover the company's operations in Central Kalimantan).

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

No information could be found using the research protocols. As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), the company currently cannot have RSPO-certified scheme smallholders.

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

No information could be found using the research protocols. As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), the company currently cannot have RSPO-certifed scheme smallholders.

1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?

Yes, IOI has the following open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system:
March 2010: IOI Group has been accused by local communities and NGOs of infringement of P&C 2.2 the right to land use disputed
April 2015: IOI subsidiaries PT Sukses Karya Sawit, PT Berkat Nabati Sawit, PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera have been accused by AidEnvironment of no NPPs published, no challenging time-bound plan, land clearing without Ijin Usaha Perkebunan (IUP), fraudulent statement on activity on the ground issued to Provincial authority, no concession boundary filed in ACOP 2013-2014, encroachment and deep peat clearance
April 2016: IOI's RSPO certificates have been suspended following action from the RSPO regarding the above complaint about PT Sukses Karya Sawit, PT Berkat Nabati Sawit and PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera.

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?

197935 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 197,935 ha.

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

179327 - Yes, planted area is 179,327 ha.

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

No information could be found using the research protocols.

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)?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

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

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

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

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

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

Yes, IOI ensures no deforestation of High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) areas.

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?

The following IOI subsidiary has a publicly available FPIC process:

PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera (BSS).

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 IOI's SEIA assessments:

Peninsular Malaysia: No SEIA assessments could be found.

Sabah: No SEIA assessments could be found.

Sarawak: No SEIA assessments could be found.

Indonesia: PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera (BSS), no further SEIA assessments could be found.

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.

3.4.2.. Has the company publicly committed to only using licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

Yes, IOI Group states a commitment to "use a licensed assessor by HCV Resource Network for the preparation and submission of our New Planting Procedure (NPP) and pre-development planning".

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 IOI's HCV assessments:

Peninsular Malaysia: No HCV assessments could be found.

Sabah: No HCV assessments could be found.

Sarawak: No HCV assessments could be found.

Indonesia: PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera (BSS), no further HCV assessments could be found.

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 IOI's HCV management plans:

Peninsular Malaysia: No HCV management plans could be found.

Sabah: No HCV management plans could be found. Sarawak: No HCV management plans could be found.

Indonesia: PT Bumi Sawit Sejahtera (BSS), no further HCV management plans could be found.

3.5.. Has the company publicly committed to applying a High Carbon Stock (HCS) methodology to all of its landholdings and not developing on HCS areas?

Yes.

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

No. IOI only states some information relating to its water management, including recent figures on its water consumption for FFB processing, and commitments to maintain riparian reserves and monitor and treat palm oil mill effluent (POME).

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

No. IOI only has some information on the species it uses in its Integrated Pest Management practices.

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?

Yes.

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. IOI has a commitment of no new development on peat lands, regardless of depth.

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?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

6.4.. Has the company made a public commitment to report and to reduce effects from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)?

Yes.

6.5.. Has the company made a public commitment to eliminate methane emissions from all of its palm oil mills?

No. However, IOI plans for its "14 mills in Malaysia to be equipped with methane capturing or methane avoidance facilities" by 2020. No commitment could be found relating to IOI's 15th mill, in Indonesia.

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

Map-related indicators are temporarily disabled for all companies due to legal issues.

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

80 - As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), the company currently has no RSPO-certifed mills.

Prior to suspension, 80% of IOI's palm oil mills were RSPO-certified.

Calculation: 12 (stated number of palm oil mills RSPO-certified) divided by 15 palm oil mills (stated number of palm oil mills operated) x 100

However, the company's 2015 ACOP only states a total of 14 palm oil mills.

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?

This indicator has been disabled as IOI does not purchase FFBs from independent suppliers.

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

No.

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

As IOI's RSPO certificates are currently suspended (as of assessment date of 31 May 2016), it currently produces no certified sustainable palm oil.

Prior to suspension, IOI used Book & Claim, Mass Balance and Segregated supply chain models.