Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd

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

The company makes some general commitments to sustainability in all operations in its 2019 Annual Report. The commitments are quite vague, so partial points have been awarded.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company has a Group Sustainability Committee, which reports to the Board of Directors. It is not clear which position within the committee has high-level responsibility. Thus, partuial points have been awarded.

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

1 (20%) - Profiles are available for the Key Management team. Out of five individuals, one is a woman.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

2 (25%) - Two out of eight directors are women.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

The company reports types of stakeholder engagement in a table in its 2019 Annual Report, but the information given is limited.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company published a sustainability report integrated into its 2019 Annual Report, covering both environmental and social aspects in detail.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

The company provides a summary of risks, but not specifically risks to the business from climate change.

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

83483 - The company reports a total landbank of 83,483 ha in its 2019 Annual Report.

14. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

69589 - The company reports a total planted area of 69,589 ha in its 2019 Annual Report.

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

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

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

18. Maps of estates/management units?

Some of the company's maps are available on GFW.

19. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

20. Names and locations of all third-party supplying plantations?

21. Number of company-owned mills?

4 - Four company-owned CPO mills are in operation.

22. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

Names of all four mills are available, but not coordinates or maps.

23. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and/or third parties?

The company reports where its mills source from. From this it is not clear if this covers all operations or which are company subsidiaries and which are third parties.

24. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and/or third-parties?

25. Number of third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

26. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

27. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and/or third party plantations?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

28. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and/or third parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

29. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

31. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

33. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

34. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

35. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

36. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own palm kernel crushing facilities.

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

38. 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?

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

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

41. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

42. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

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

44. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

45. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

46. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/plasma/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

47. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

48. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a grower or miller.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.

51. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

[Externally verified] Some of the company's mills and plantations are certified - some are externally verified on the MSPO database.

52. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

53. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company commits to no new development of particular ecosystems. Partial points have been awarded as the commitment is unclear and does not specify zero deforestation.

54. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

55. Criteria for defining deforestation?

The company states that there will be no planting on land with high biodiversity value; no planting on protected and forest reserve land; no new development on peatland regardless of depth; and no development in high carbon stock forest. No cut-off date beyond which deforestation will not be accepted has been specified.

56. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

57. Evidence of monitoring deforestation in supplier operations?

58. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in own operations?

59. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?

60. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?

61. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

62. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

63. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

The company reports its commitment to protect biodiversity.

64. Commitment to biodiversity conservation applies to all suppliers?

65. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

The company has identified species of concern and referenced their IUCN classification. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

66. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

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

68. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

69. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company reports that it is currently undergoing the process of identifying HCV areas in its operations, but does not commit to conducting assessments or give any further detail.

70. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

77. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

The company commits to no new development in high carbon stock areas, but does not commit to the HCS Approach specifically.

78. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

79. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

The company makes a commitment to conduct SIAs only (no mention of EIAs).

81. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

82. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

The company commits to no planting on peat of any depth.

84. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

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

86. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

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

The company reports implementing best practices to increase general efficiency of its operations. The company has some limited practices for retaining soil moisture and reducing need for artificial fertiliser.

88. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

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

The company has some limited and self-reported examples of nutrient recycling.

90. Commitment to zero burning?

The company makes this commitment through its Zero Burning Policy. The commitment is to no open burning, except where deemed necessary and with prior approval of the necessary authorities. Since it is not a ban on any burning, partial points have been awarded.

91. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

92. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

The company reports that employees are continuously trained (extensive mock fire drills are conducted regularly) on how to control and manage fires. It has also set up weather stations throughout the plantations to gather micro-climate information for regular fire safety risk assessment and ensure that adequate fire safety measures are put in place. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

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

The company reports that there were no fire related incidents for two consecutive years.

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

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

96. GHG emissions intensity?

97. GHG emissions from land use change?

98. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

99. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

100. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?

75% - Summary states that 3/4 mills have biogas methane capture although this is contradicted later in the statement, which claims that all mills have such capture.

101. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

The company has some commitments to reduce water usage, but these are not time-based or measured.

102. Water use intensity?

1.31 - The company reports a water-use intensity level of between 1.29 and 1.31 MT water/MTFFB processed in 2019, in company-owned mills.The data is reported in a graph and exact figures unclear to determine.

103. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

A graph in the 2019 Annual Report shows water use decreasing from 2018 to 2019, in company mills. Partial points have been awarded as the graph does not give exact values and the figure cannot be precisely read.

104. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

105. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

106. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

The company reports that in 2019 100% of POME was treated to meet local regulatory requirements prior to discharge. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

107. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

108. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company reports an effort to limit harming the waterways. However this is not a clear commitment and does not cover all operations.

109. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

The company makes a commitment to reduce chemical pesticide use and reduce chemical fertiliser use by recycling organic matter.

111. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

112. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

113. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

114. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

115. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

116. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

117. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

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

119. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

The company reports recycling of nutrient rich biomass such as Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and POME sludge as bio-fertilisers.

120. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

The company adopts an IPM approach. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

121. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

The company has a waste management system in place. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

122. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to employee's human rights but does not reference the UN declaration on Human Rights (in its 'Good Social Practices' policy). In a separate document the company refers to UNGP but only in context of employees.

123. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

124. Progress on human rights commitment?

125. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company commits to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

126. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

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

128. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

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

130. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

131. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

132. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company alludes to various dialogues and engagements with stakeholders, but only provides limited details.

133. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

134. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

The company's only allusion to gender diversity is that it does not have a policy on workforce diversity of gender but it is committed to provide fair opportunity to all existing and prospective employees and to promote a climate of diversity and inclusiveness via a nondiscriminatory recruitment processes.

135. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

136. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security applies to all suppliers?

137. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

138. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company reports that it continues to support local communities. Partial points have been awarded as this is an unclear commitment.

139. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

140. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

The company reports that it continues to support the local communities associated with its operations through the offering of job opportunities. Partial points have been awarded as the commitment is unclear.

141. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company states that it commits to the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

142. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

143. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

144. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company states on its website that it does not have a related policy about gender diversity, but it is committed to provide fair opportunity to all existing and prospective employees and to promote a climate of diversity and inclusiveness via its nondiscriminatory recruitment processes. Points are awarded on the basis of the company's commitment in its 2019 Annual Report to practice nondiscrimination during recruitment, employment, dismissal or promotion regardless of gender.

145. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company states that it is committed to 'Adherence to our core values by our contractors and suppliers'. It is implied that this covers practicing non-discrimination, but this is not clear.

146. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

147. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

148. Percentage or number of women employees?

25% - The company reports that a gender balance of 25% females:75% male employees has been true in both 2018 and 2019.

149. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

The company reports that it has been compliant with the National Minimum Wages Order since it was first introduced by the Malaysian government in 2012.

150. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage applies to all suppliers?

151. Progress on commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

152. Reporting of salary by gender?

153. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to occupational health and safety in its Health, Safety and Environment Policy Statement.

154. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

In the company's commitment to human and worker rights, under which it makes its commitment to occupational health and safety, the company states that contractors and suppliers are required to adhere to core values. Partial points have been awarded as the commitment is not clear, and this does not necessarily cover all suppliers.

155. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company commits to provisioning PPE and reports providing training related to occupational health and safety. Partial points have been awarded as the information is not externally verified.

156. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

5 - The average number of days lost per incident is reported in a graph in the 2019 Sustainability Report.

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

0 - For the FY2019, there were no reported workplace fatalities within the Group.

158. Commitment to support smallholders?

159. Programme to support scheme/plasma smallholders?

160. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders involved in programme?

161. Programme to support independent smallholders/outgrowers?

162. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

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

164. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

165. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

166. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

167. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from palm oil plantations which are compliant with palm oil sourcing policies?

168. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

169. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

170. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

171. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

172. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

173. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from mills.

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company makes this commitment through its Code Of Conduct, published in 2019.

175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

176. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

177. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

178. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company states it has a Whistleblowing Policy but no details are available.

179. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company states it has a grievance system open to all stakeholders but does not provide details.

180. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?