Kencana Agri Ltd
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Parent company:Kencana Holdings Pte Ltd
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Landbank (oil palm)66,846 hectares
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Market cap:19,000,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:KCAL.SI
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Bloomberg ticker:KAGR SP Equity
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LEI:
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RSPO member?No
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Website:
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Company assessment: Kencana Agri Ltd – May 2016
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RSPO reporting requirements
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0.5 / 11.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?
No. However, plantation subsidiary, PT Sawindo Kencana has been an RSPO member since 2015.
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1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?
Yes.
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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, Kencana Agri to itself as an oil palm grower.
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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?
Yes. The subsidary PT Sawindo Kencana states all the countries and regions in which it operates: Indonesia (Bangka-Belitung). However, Kencana Agri Ltd as a whole operates in additional regions in Indonesia: East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi.
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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?
No. Sawindo Kencana joined the RSPO in 2015 and has yet to certify a plantation estate and publish a time-bound plan.
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-1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Kencana Agri's planted area is RSPO-certified
Calculation: 0 ha (total area RSPO-certified) divided by 67,927 ha (stated planted area) x 100. -
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1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?
None of Kencana Agri's plantation estates are currently RSPO-certified.
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1.7.1.. Have the first of the company's independent FFB suppliers achieved RSPO certification?
Sawindo Kencana has yet to certify any independent FFB suppliers and has yet to publish a time-bound plan.
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1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.8.1.. Has the company RSPO-certified its first scheme smallholders?
Sawindo Kencana has yet to certify any scheme smallholders and has yet to publish a time-bound plan.
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1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Kencana Agri's scheme smallholder plantations are RSPO-certified
Calculation: 0 ha (total area RSPO-certified) divded by 19,628 ha (scheme smallholder hectarage) x 100. -
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1.10.. Does the company have any open complaints filed through the RSPO complaints system?
No.
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Landbank and maps
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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.
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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.
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1 / 12.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?
173946 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 173,946 ha.
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2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
54194 - Yes, planted area is 54,194 ha.
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
19628 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 19,628 ha.
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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)?
107.32 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 107.32 ha (this figure only covers Kencana Agri's operations in Bangka-Belitung through its subsidary PT Sawindo Kencana).
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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.
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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.
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Environmental management
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3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?
Yes, Kencana Agri commits to no deforestation of High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No, the sustainability policy applies to its scheme smallholders but not independent FFB suppliers.
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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?
No statement could be found using the research protocols which states that FPIC is to be conducted prior to any new planting taking place.
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3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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.
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3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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?
No statement could be found using the research protocols which states that HCV assessments are conducted prior to any new planting taking place. The company only states it does not deforest HCV areas.
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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)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.4.4.. Does the company make its High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all of its estates publicly available?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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.
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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?
No. Kencana Agri only states that it uses eco-friendly practices like the use of owls to control pests and gall flies to control weeds.
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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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.
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Fragile, marginal and peat soils
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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. Kencana Agri has a policy to refrain from undertaking new development on peat land of any depth.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No, the sustainability policy applies to its scheme smallholders but not independent FFB suppliers.
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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.
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Zero burning
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5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?
Yes.
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5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No, the sustainability policy applies to its scheme smallholders but not independent FFB suppliers.
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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?
No relevant media stories could be found.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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6.4.. Has the company made a public commitment to report and to reduce effects from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.5.. Has the company made a public commitment to eliminate methane emissions from all of its palm oil mills?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Traceability
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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.
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7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?
0 - 0% of Kencana Agri's palm oil mills are RSPO certified
Calculation: 0 (stated number of palm oil mills RSPO-certified) divided by 5 palm oil mills (stated number of palm oil mills operated) x 100. -
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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?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?
Mass Balance.
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Media monitor: Kencana Agri Ltd
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October 2020
Jerieng Tribe screams, their living space is under pressure from oil palm plantations and HTI [Part 1]
November 2019
KUD BTS Tuntut PT Sawindo Kencana Bayar Utang Rp16 Miliar (KUD BTS Demand PT Sawindo Kencana Pay Debt of IDR 16 Billion)
March 2017
Almost 1M hectares 'missing' from land holdings of major palm oil companies
May 2016
Indigenous and forest community leaders tour the EU to call for conflict-free palm oil
March 2015
Permasalahan Perkebunan Sawit di Morowali Tak Kunjung Usai, Ini Penyebabnya (The Problems of Palm Oil Plantation in Morowali Not Going Away)
June 2014
Despite green pledge, Wilmar partner continues to destroy forest for palm oil
June 2014
As a strategic shareholder, is this in line with Wilmar's No Deforestation Policy?
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Media monitor: Kencana Agri Ltd
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