M.P. Evans Group plc

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

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which covers all palm oil operations.

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

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company reports it has a dedicated sustainability department based in Jakarta led by a senior manager.

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

The company's chief executive (Matthew Coulson) takes the lead in driving the group's sustainability agenda and investor relations. Data as of July 2025.

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

1 (12.5%) - The company reports having one female member in its senior management team out of a total of eight members. Data as of July 2025.

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

2 (25%) - The company reports having two women members as part of its board of eight members. Data as of July 2025.

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

[Externally verified] The company is a member of UNGC.

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

A collaboration with the University of Indonesia for collecting information about the quality of life of people living on and around the company operations in Indonesia is reported by the company. The company also engages with provincial universities or local consultants to survey the presence of rare, threatened, and endangered species (against widely used systems of classifications such as the IUCN Red List, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ("CITES") Appendices and the national protected species lists).

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's has published an ESG report in 2023, covering the years 2021 and 2022.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has submitted CDP questionnaires for climate, forests, and water in 2024.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

[Externally verified] The company provides a climate risk assessment following the guidance of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (""TCFD""). The report is externally verified by Inspired ESG consulting.

12. Lists countries and operations?

Indonesia (plantations and mills).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

Indonesia.

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

93981.3 - The company reports the total land area managed for oil palm in its RSPO ACOP 2024.

15. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

49854 - The company reports the total planted area as 49,854 ha. Data as of December 2024. Figures exclude the area under smallholders.

16. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

18820.5 - The company reports the total scheme smallholders' planted area in its RSPO ACOP 2024.

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

17517.9 - The company reports the total unplanted area in its RSPO ACOP 2024.

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

6557.3 - The company reports the total conservation set-aside area, including the High Conservation Value (HCV) area, in its RSPO ACOP 2024.

19. Maps of estates/management units?

The maps of all estates owned by the company are available on the GFW database. The company has also submitted the updated concession maps to the RSPO in 2024.

20. Maps of all scheme smallholders?

The company reports that the maps of scheme smallholder land are submitted to the RSPO in the same way as for the company's own land.

21. Maps of all third-party supplying plantations?

The company reports the names and single point coordinates for its two supplying plantations.

22. Number of company-owned mills?

6 - The company reports it operates six mills. Data as of 2024.

23. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The names and locations of all six mills owned by the company are reported. Names and locations of three mills owned by the company are also available on the GFW database.

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

The company reports that all six mills sourced from both own plantations and smallholders/third parties in 2024.

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

The company reports that in 2024, 75% of FFB received by its mills came from its own estates and associated scheme smallholders, 23% was sourced from agents or collection centres, and 2% came from third-party plantations.

26. Number of third party supplying mills?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. 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 sources only directly from mills.

31. 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.

32. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

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

The company commits to achieving 100% traceability to the FFB origin by the end of 2027.

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

The company reports the traceability to the plantation by the mill as 81% in 2024. This has been externally verified by Control Union.

35. 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.

36. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

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

37. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

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

2006 - The company is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since October 2006.

39. 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?

2012 - The company became an RSPO member in 2006 and got its first RSPO certification in 2012. This is not within three years of joining the RSPO.

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

RSPO ACOP 2024 is submitted by the company.

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

59.24% - 44,524 ha of the company's total landbank of 75,160.8 ha is certified under the RSPO. The figure excludes the area under the scheme smallholders.

42. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

83.33% - Five out of the total six mills owned by the company are RSPO certified as of 2024.

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

2027 - The company commits to achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills by 2027. This is within 5 years.

44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

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

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

64.75% - The company reports the percentage of scheme smallholders RSPO certified in its RSPO ACOP 2024.

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

2027 - The company commits to achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers by 2027. This is within 5 years.

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

4.05% - 15,622 tonnes of FFB are certified out of the total 386,003 tonnes of FFB sourced from independent smallholders/out-growers/third-party FFB suppliers in 2024.

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 RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

2.98% of RSPO-certified palm oil was sold through Identity Preserved supply chains in 2024.

50. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Grower ACOP.

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

[Externally verified] Four of the company's mills are certified under the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification scheme, and the company plans to complete ISPO certification at the Rahayu mill and Kenanga mill in 2025. The ISPO certificate of only one mill is publicly available.

52. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

[Externally verified] ISCC.

54. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company commits to zero conversion of natural ecosystems.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero conversion of natural ecosystems.

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

58. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

The company defines deforestation as the development of HCV and HCS areas and specifies that any deforestation/conversion past November 2018 will not be accepted.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company defines deforestation for suppliers as the development of HCV and HCS areas and specifies that any deforestation/conversion past November 2018 will not be accepted in supplier operations.

60. Cross-commodity zero deforestation commitment?

This indicator has been disabled as the company does not have operations in any other forest-risk commodities besides palm.

61. Cross-commodity zero deforestation commitment applies to all suppliers?

This indicator has been disabled as company does not source or purchase any other forest-risk commodities besides palm oil.

62. Target date to achieve zero deforestation?

63. Target date to achieve zero deforestation in supplier operations?

64. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's reporting only states that it uses satellite imagery and drones to monitor the areas set aside for conservation and help protect them from encroachment. The information reported only covers set-aside areas, and the time frame for monitoring is also not covered.

65. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

66. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

The company reports it has not detected any deforestation within its own operations, scheme-smallholder areas, or third-party suppliers in 2023. However, the amount of deforestation recorded since the company's cut-off date of 2018 is not reported.

67. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

0 (0%) - The company reports it has not detected any deforestation within supplier concessions since the company's cut-off date of 2018.

68. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

The company commits to restore ecosystems to their prior condition in cases of conversion within its own operations.

69. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

The company commits suppliers to restore ecosystems to their prior condition in cases of conversion within their own operations.

70. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

71. Biodiversity policy?

The company has published biodiversity commitments and a timebound target to restore 450 ha of riparian ecosystem by 2030.

72. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a biodiversity policy which applies to all suppliers, covers multiple dimensions of biodiversity protection and extends beyond HCV/HCS/set-asides.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company has also identified the species of conservation concern, referencing the IUCN Red List system of species classification.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also engages with provincial universities or local consultants to survey the presence of rare, threatened, and endangered species (against widely used systems of classifications such as the IUCN Red List, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ("CITES") Appendices and the national protected species lists).

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

The company commits to no hunting of all species in its operations.

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

The company commits all suppliers to no hunting of all species in their operations.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also reports its commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

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

[Externally verified] The following HCV assessments are publicly available; PT Evans Lestari, PT Gunung Pelawan Lestari, PT Prima Mitrajaya Mandiri, and PT Teguh Jayaprima Abadi.

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

[Externally verified] The company has one HCV assessment for planting since January 2015 and an NPP under PT Evans Lestari.

81. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

[Externally verified] The management and monitoring plan of one estate planted since 2015 is available on the HCVRN database.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also reports its commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS).

83. 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?

The company commits all suppliers to only use licensed HCV assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's ALS.

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

[Externally verified] HCV assessment of 'Koperasi Area of Sawit Etam Bersama and Maju Membangun, Indonesia' is deemed satisfactory by the HCV ALS quality panel.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also reports its commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach.

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

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

87. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

88. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company's reporting only mentions that land is planted when it has been subject to an independent social impact assessment.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct social and environmental impact assessments.

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

[Externally verified] The SEIAs for the following are available; PT Evans Lestari, PT Gunung Pelawan Lestari, PT Prima Mitrajaya Mandiri, and PT Teguh Jayaprima Abadi.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also reports its commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

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

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

4637 - The company reports it has 4,637 ha of planted area on peat as of 2024.

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

[Externally verified] The company's landbank on peat has not increased since 2023. The planted area on peat is reported as 4,637 ha in 2023 and 2024. This has been externally verified by Control Union.

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

The company commits to best management practices for soils and peat.

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

The company commits all suppliers to best management practices for soils and peat.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports evidence for BMPs for soil, which includes planting legume cover crops to fix nitrogen, enrich the soil and prevent erosion and fertiliser runoff, constructing contour terraces, and leaving cut palm fronds in the field to rot. For peat, the company reports using techniques for minimising erosion and maintaining the right water levels to slow down the decomposition of organic matter.

99. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to no burning.

100. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

101. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's reporting mentions it has watch towers on all estates that are manned continuously to ensure a fast response and firefighting equipment is at all estates. Additionally, there are security trenches at the edge of all estates, which may help act as fire breaks. The company also reports one example of fire management for the fire that occurred in its Musi Rawas estate in 2023 and 2024.

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

The company reported 23 fire hotspots and three confirmed fire incidents inside its plantation boundary in 2024.

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

2 - The company reported five fire hotspots and two confirmed fire incidents outside its plantation boundary in 2024.

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

The company reports a target to achieve a 72% reduction in absolute FLAG emissions by 2050 against the 2021 baseline. However, the commitment does not include Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

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

The company reports a target to achieve a 53% reduction in FLAG (forest, land and agriculture) emissions per tonne CPO by 2030, a 28% reduction in industrial scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2030; and a 90% reduction in industrial scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050. All targets are reported against the 2021 baseline.

106. Absolute GHG emissions?

1.8 - The company reports the group's absolute GHG emissions in 2024 as 1.8 million tCO2e. Figures include Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

107. GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports its GHG emissions intensity (across scopes 1, 2 and 3) as 4.8 tCO2e per tonne of CPO and 3.9 tCO2e per tonne of palm product in 2024.

108. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

The company reports its group's total LUC emissions in 2024 were 34,900 tCO2e.

109. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

110. Progress towards commitment to reduce absolute GHG emissions?

[Externally verified] The company reports a reduction in its absolute GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3) in 2024 (1,789,700 tCO2e) as compared to 2023 (2,251,200 tCO2e) and 2021 (2,782,800 tCO2e). Evidence is externally verified by Control Union.

111. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

[Externally verified] The company reports the GHG emissions intensity across scopes 1, 2, and 3 as 4.8 (tCO2e per tonne of CPO produced) in 2024, 5.9 in 2023 and 8.9 in 2021. The intensity has improved in 2024 as compared to 2023 and 2021. The 2021 (baseline) and 2024 figures are externally verified by Control Union.

112. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company reports that all emissions have been calculated following the GHG Protocol's Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and the guidelines of ISO 14064-1:2018 Greenhouse Gases.

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

Five of the company's total six mills have methane capture facilities as of 2024.

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

The company reports a target to limit the group's annual water use for palm-oil processing to less than 1.1m³ per tonne of FFB processed by the end of 2025, from a 2021 baseline of 1.2m3 per tonne of FFB processed.

115. Water use intensity?

1.1 - The company reports the mill water use as 1.1 m3 per tonne FFB processed in 2024.

116. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

[Externally verified] The company reports to reduce the group's annual water use for palm-oil processing to less than 1.1m3 per tonne of FFB processed by the end of 2025, from a 2021 baseline of 1.2m3 per tonne of FFB processed. As of 2024, the company's water use intensity was 1.1 m3 water per tonne FFB, which is less than its 2021 baseline of 1.2 m3 per tonne FFB processed. Evidence is externally verified by Control Union.

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

The company reports that no effluent is discharged into rivers or watercourses and any water discharged by the group is below the statutory threshold for biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand. Information is reported as of March 2024.

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

[Externally verified] The company reports that no effluent is discharged into rivers or watercourses, and any water discharged by the group is below the statutory threshold for biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand. The BOD levels of the company are within legal limits in 2024. Evidence is externally verified by Control Union.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports it treats POME in covered ponds and reuses it for biogas production and land application.

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

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

121. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company commits to protect natural waterways through buffer zones.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

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

The company commits to minimise the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

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

The company commits all suppliers to minimise the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

125. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not use paraquat.

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

The company commits all suppliers to not use paraquat.

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

The company commits to only use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides in exceptional circumstances.

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

The company commits all suppliers to only use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides in exceptional circumstances.

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

The company commits to only use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals in exceptional circumstances.

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

The company commits suppliers to only use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals in exceptional circumstances.

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

The company reports the usage of inorganic fertilisers (tonnes per hectare) and pesticides (litres per hectare) for 2023 and 2024.

132. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's reporting shows an increase in the use of fertilisers (tonnes per hectare) and pesticides (litres per hectare) in 2024 as compared to 2023.

133. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's reporting states it uses integrated pest management to control pests on its plantations, where beneficial host plants are planted alongside estate roads to attract predators (insects) of leaf pests. The predators feed on leaf pest larvae, thus reducing the need for chemical spraying.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports it has a waste management system which ensures safe handling of all waste according to best practices and waste types. This includes reusing the waste from its mills and oil palm management practices, and careful collection and disposal of hazardous waste.

135. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

136. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

137. Progress on human rights commitment?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports it has processes in place to identify, prevent, and mitigate impacts on human rights and to provide access to remedies for any adverse human rights impacts that may occur. The company also conducts due diligence to identify potential human rights violations, labour abuses or environmental risks within the supply chain.

138. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

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

139. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

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

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

The company commits to respect legal and customary land tenure rights.

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

The company commits suppliers to respect legal and customary land tenure rights.

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

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also reports its commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

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

The RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 contain guidance and requirements on the process to conduct free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's commitments under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company also has an FPIC process published on its website.

145. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

[Externally verified] The company reports it carries out participatory assessments involving engagement with communities and states that it has a department with permanent team members whose role is to lead an intensive programme of communication and participatory mapping with local stakeholders. The company also works with the University of Indonesia to conduct comprehensive social surveys to document information about the quality of life of people living in and around its estates. Results from these surveys allow the company to focus contributions towards the community. This has been externally verified by Control Union.

146. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company has published a flow chart for land conflict resolution.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

148. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company commits to ensuring food security for employees and the wider community.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

150. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to provide essential community services and facilities.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also reports providing essential community services and facilities in the areas of education, health, and housing.

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

The company commits to providing job opportunities for local communities.

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

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

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

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

The company commits all suppliers to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

159. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

10% - The company reports 10% fixed-term employees in its workforce in 2024.

160. Reports gender balance of employees?

25% - The company reports 25% of women in its permanent and fixed-term workforce in 2024.

161. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to pay a Living Wage to all workers.

162. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits its suppliers to pay all employees a wage equal to or exceeding the local legal minimum wage.

163. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

164. Reporting of salary by gender?

The company reports the 'female pay as a percentage of male pay' for each pay grade.

165. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

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

The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.

167. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's reporting states that workers who apply chemicals or pesticides in the field are given suitable training and provided with appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing.

168. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

2.22 - Lost time injury frequency rate (calculated per 100 workers, using a multiplier of 200,000) is reported as 2.22 in 2024.

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

0 - The company reports zero fatalities in 2024.

170. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

171. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also reports supporting scheme smallholders through smallholder cooperative schemes.

172. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

[Externally verified] The company reports 11,425 scheme smallholders under 33 scheme smallholder co-operatives as a part of the company's scheme smallholder group programme in 2024. The information reported is externally verified by Control Union.

173. Programme to support independent smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports it supports independent smallholders by inviting participation in mapping and then providing training on improving their yields and quality through good agricultural practices. For several years, the company has been providing training and administrative support to the independent smallholders.

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

[Externally verified] 649 (13%) - The company reports it supported 649 independent smallholders in 2024, representing approximately 13% of all independent smallholders in the company's supply chain. This information is externally verified by Control Union.

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

The company reports that each supplier is required to adhere to its policies on Sustainable and ethical business, the Sustainability of local communities and Environmental sustainability. The company socialises sustainability requirements and seeks commitment from suppliers by signing an agreement. Supplier self-declarations are used in the initial supplier screening process to determine if the supplier is suitable to work with. Information on each existing or prospective supplier is assessed using our supplier evaluation form, which includes information on location, legality and policy requirements. The total score against the listed criteria is used as the basis for determining whether requirements are fulfilled to enter into an agreement or contract.

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

[Externally verified] 100% - The company reports that in 2024, 100% of direct suppliers were engaged, screened and qualified for inclusion in its supply chain. This information is externally verified by Control Union.

177. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company reports that it will not source goods or services from suppliers who fail to commit to or comply with the requirements that are set out in agreements. The contracts of suppliers or vendors that are found to violate its policies will likely be suspended for a period of six months, during which they must take agreed steps to bring them in line with group policies. This may include requesting the supplier to develop a robust plan to restore natural ecosystems lost or to develop a suitable compensation plan to address a verified case of non-compliant land clearing after November 2005, referring to the RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedure as a guide.

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

The company reports a target for the end of 2027 that 100% of FFB sourced by its mills will be verified as deforestation and conversion-free and fully compliant with its sourcing policies and standards for the production of sustainable palm oil. By verification, the company means a thorough monitoring and evaluation process or audit to ensure that suppliers meet the requirements set out in the group's policies and relevant standards.

179. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

30% - The company reports that more than 30% of FFB purchased is verified as deforestation and conversion-free and fully compliant with its sourcing policies. However, the information reported is approximate and not externally verified.

180. 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.

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

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

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

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

183. 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.

184. 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.

185. 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.

186. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports that all new employees complete mandatory training on anti-corruption and bribery. It also requires all its business partners to complete questionnaires on their respective anti-bribery and anti-corruption activities and policies.

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

The company reports that taxation-related risks are reviewed and assessed by the audit committee at least annually and reported to the board for approval. The chief financial officer oversees the group's tax calculations, disclosures and overall tax strategy. It also employs a dedicated tax specialist team and works with external tax consultants. However, a tax policy is not published by the company.

190. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing procedure in place.

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

The company has a grievance procedure in place, which is open to all stakeholders.

192. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company reports a grievance list that includes: date, issue, complainant category, actions taken, status. All include links to the RSPO complaints portal page for the grievances.