Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

1.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?

Yes, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) 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?

KLK correctly refer to themselves 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?

KLK's scope of operations at the time of publishing their 2012-2013 RSPO ACOP was correct.

1.4.1.. Has the company set any public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?

2015.

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

No, however an original target of 2014 was extended to 2015.

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

43.85 - 43.85% of KLK's plantation estates are RSPO certified Calculation: 86,513 ha (total area RSPO certified) divided by 197,310 ha (stated planted area) x 100.

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

Link to KLK's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments: http://www.rspo.org/content.php?lang=en&pagename=principles_and_criteria_assessment_progress&member-country=&assessment-status=&member-assessment-type=&member-approved-year=¬ification-year=&member-name=Kuala+Lumpur+Kepong+Berhad&member-search-submit=Search.

1.7.1.. Has the company set any public targets for its third party suppliers to be 100% RSPO-certified?

2015.

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

No.

1.8.1.. Has the company set any public targets for scheme smallholders to be 100% RSPO-certified?

2015.

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

No.

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

No information could be found using the research protocols.

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?

216141 - Yes, landbank for oil palm cultivation is 216,141 ha.

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

197310 - Yes, planted area is 197,310 ha.

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

609 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 609 ha (data found was more than 1 year old).

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)?

10114 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 10,114 ha.

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

Not yet submitted.

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

Not yet submitted.

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

Yes.

3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

KLK is a signatory to the recently published 'sustainable palm oil manifesto'. The manifesto applies to both scheme smallholders and third party suppliers with whom KLK directly source FFB. However, the statement does not apply to indirect FFB suppliers, as well as suppliers of palm oil.

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?

No information could be found using the research protocols.

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 one of KLK's SEIA assessments: Bangka Belitung Islands: No SEIA assessments could be found East Kalimantan: PT Anugrah Surya Mandiri (PT ASM), no further SEIA assessments could be found West Kalimantan: No SEIA assessments could be found Sumatra: No SEIA assessments could be found Peninsula Malaysia: No SEIA assessments could be found in the public domain Sabah: No SEIA assessments could be found Papua New Guinea: No SEIA assessments could be found Liberia: No 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.

3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?

There is public availability of one of KLK's HCV assessments: Bangka Belitung Islands: No HCV assessments could be found East Kalimantan: PT Anugrah Surya Mandiri (PT ASM), no further HCV assessments could be found West Kalimantan: No HCV assessments could be found Sumatra: No HCV assessments could be found Peninsula Malaysia: No HCV assessments could be found Sabah: No HCV assessments could be found Papua New Guinea: No HCV assessments could be found Liberia: No 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 one of KLK's HCV management plans: Bangka Belitung Islands: No HCV management plans could be found East Kalimantan: PT Anugrah Surya Mandiri (PT ASM), no further HCV management plans could be found West Kalimantan: No HCV management plans could be found Sumatra: No HCV management plans could be found Peninsula Malaysia: No HCV management plans could be found Sabah: No HCV management plans could be found Liberia: No HCV management plans could be found.

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.

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

No information could be found using the research protocols.

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.

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.

4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?

KLK is a signatory to the recently published 'sustainable palm oil manifesto'. The manifesto applies to both scheme smallholders and third party suppliers with whom KLK directly source FFB. However, the statement does not apply to indirect FFB suppliers, as well as suppliers of palm oil.

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?

KLK is a signatory to the recently published 'sustainable palm oil manifesto'. The manifesto applies to both scheme smallholders and third party suppliers with whom KLK directly source FFB. However, the statement does not apply to indirect FFB suppliers, as well as suppliers of palm oil.

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.

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

Not yet submitted.

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

59.09 - 59.09% of KLK's palm oil mills are RSPO certified Calculation: 13 palm oil mills RSPO certified divided by 22 palm oil mills (total number stated) x 100.

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.

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.

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

Book & Claim, Mass Balance, Segregated, Identity Preserved.