M.P. Evans Group plc

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

The company has published a set of policies for palm oil which covers all palm oil operations.

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

The company has published a set of policies for palm oil which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company has a dedicated sustainability manager based in Jakarta, supported by dedicated field staff resident on estates, this is up to date as of September 2021.

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

The company's chief executive takes the lead in setting policy on sustainability, this is up to date as of September 2022.

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

1 (11%) - The company reports having one woman member in its senior management team out of the total nine members.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

1 (12.5%) - As of August 2022, the company reports that it has one female board member, serving as a non-executive director.

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?

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.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's sustainability report is published in the year 2020.

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?

13. Lists countries and operations?

Indonesia (plantations and mills).

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

Indonesia.

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

73959 - The company reports the total land area managed for oil palm in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

39800 - The company reports 39,800 planted hectares of majority-held oil-palm plantations in Indonesia as of 31 December 2021.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

15489 - The company reports the total scheme smallholders planted area in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

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

1945 - The company reports the total unplanted area in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

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

3716 - The company reports the total conservation set-aside area, including High Conservation Value (HCV) area in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

The company has submitted the updated estate location concession maps in shapefile format to the RSPO.

21. Maps of scheme smallholders?

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

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

The company reports the names and coordinates of third-party supplying plantations that supplied FFB to the company mills in 2021, as well as a static map. However, the map provided does not clearly show estate boundaries.

23. Number of company-owned mills?

5 - The company reports that it operates five mills in North Sumatra, East Kalimantan and Bangka in which it processes its crop. The company expects to commission a mill at Musi Rawas around the end of 2022.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The company has published the names and locations of all its mills on the website.

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

The company reports on its website that all the five mills owned by the company sourced from company-owned operations as well as third parties.

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

The company reports that 59% of its FFB supply came from company-owned operations in 2021.

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

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

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

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

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

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

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

The company reports the traceability percentage to the plantation by the mill as 73% in 2021.

36. 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.

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

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

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

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

[Externally verified] 2006 - The company is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 08th October 2006.

40. 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. Not within three years of joining RSPO.

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

RSPO ACOP 2021 is submitted by the company.

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

[Externally verified] 51.95% - The company reports the percentage of area RSPO certified as 51.95% in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

[Externally verified] 80% - Four mills out of the total five mills owned by the company are RSPO certified.

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

2023 - The company reports a time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

45. 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.

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

[Externally verified] 60.41% - The company reports the percentage of scheme smallholders RSPO certified in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

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

2026 - The company commits to achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers by 2026. This is within 5 years.

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

[Externally verified] 1.15% - 3,766 tonnes of FFB are certified out of the total 327, 226 tonnes of FFB sourced.

49. 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.

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

51. 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.

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

[Externally verified] Four out of the total five company-owned mills are ISPO certified. Rahayu mill is expected to achieve its ISPO certification in 2023. This is externally verified on Mutu Agung's website.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

[Externally verified] ISCC.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company states that 'any new development, including development for scheme smallholders, only takes place in heavily degraded areas and that there is no conversion of forests or natural ecosystems'. Partial points have been awarded as it is not clear whether this commitment applies to all natural ecosystems in all instances.

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to zero deforestation.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero deforestation.

58. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation?

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

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

The company defines deforestation for suppliers as the development of HCS and peat areas and specifies any deforestation by suppliers past November 2018 will not be accepted.

60. 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.

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

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

150 - The company states "At the end of 2018, a comprehensive review of our operations by our newly-appointed sustainability manager revealed two instances in which our staff had infringed HCV land, at our estates in Musi Rawas and Kota Bangun. The exact area is still to be determined, but is not expected to exceed 150 hectares". However, this information is now over two years old.

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

0 - The company reports that no deforestation was recorded in supplier operations last year, however data since the cut off date in 2018 is not available.

64. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion?

The company commits to ensuring that appropriate remediation and/or compensation is agreed in relation to any non-compliant land clearing since the RSPO-determined cut-off date of November 2005.

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

The company states that it will terminate its relationship with suppliers who do not agree to restore natural ecosystems lost or provide compensation for non-compliant clearing after November 2005.

66. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

67. Biodiversity policy?

68. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

69. 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's own reporting lists the number of IUCN Red List species by category.

70. 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 reports a few examples of species and habitat conservation management in its sustainability report 2020.

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

The company commits to no hunting of all species in its operations by stating that it prohibits all forms of hunting and will deter poaching within its concession areas.

72. 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.

73. 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 own commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

75. 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; South Sumatra: PT Evans Lestari; Bangka Belitung Island: PT Gunung Pelawan Lestari; East Kalimantan: PT Prima Mitrajaya Mandiri; PT Teguh Jayaprima Abadi.

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

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

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

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

78. 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 own commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS).

79. 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 only commits its scheme smallholders to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS). Commitment for other independent and third-party suppliers is not reported by the company.

80. 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.

81. 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 own commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach.

82. 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.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

85. 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 own reporting only mentions that land is only planted when it has been subject to an independent social impact assessment.

86. 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.

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

[Externally verified] The SEIAs for the following are available; South Sumatra: PT Evans Lestari; Bangka Belitung Island: PT Gunung Pelawan Lestari; East Kalimantan: PT Prima Mitrajaya Mandiri; PT Teguh Jayaprima Abadi.

88. 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 own commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

89. 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.

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

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

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

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

93. 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.

94. 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, producing compost from empty bunches, leaving cut palm fronds in the field to rot, returning organic matter to the soil and planting leguminous cover crops to fix nitrogen, preventing erosion and providing nutritious leaf litter. For peat, the company reports using techniques for minimising erosion and maintaining the right water levels to slow down the decomposition of organic matter. However, the company's own reporting is from June 2019 and is now over two years old.

95. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to no burning.

96. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

97. 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 reports to operate a fire watch on all its estates and also maintains water tenders that can be quickly deployed and used to pump water from drains on the estate in an effort to extinguish any fire.

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

The company reports one fire hotspot within its boundary of operations in 2021.

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

3 - The company reports 3 fire hotspots and two confirmed fire incidents outside its plantation boundary in 2021.

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

The company reports an annual GHG emissions reduction target as 0.2 in its RSPO ACOP 2019.

101. GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports individual GHG emission intensity figures for all of its mills.

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports that overall CO2 emissions have reduced from 2020 (2.99) to 2021 (2.63) in tCO2 per tCPO.

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company uses the ISCC 205 tool produced by International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) methodology to calculate GHG emissions.

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

Four out of the total five mills owned by the company have methane capture facilities.

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

107. Water use intensity?

1 - The company reports the mill water consumption figure (m3 per tonne ffb) as 1.2 for 2021.

108. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports water use intensity for its mills, however, the intensity has increased in 2021 (1.2 m3 per tonne ffb) as compared to 2020 (1.1 m3 per tonne ffb).

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

The company reports that effluent is never 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.

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

The company reports that effluent is never 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. However, the information is not externally verified.

111. 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 also reports having installed composting systems at its mills which utilise both the "empty" fruit bunches and the liquid effluent from the mill and that no effluent is discharged into external water courses.

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

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

113. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company commits to protect natural waterways through buffer zones.

114. 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.

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

The company commits to minimising the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by stating that using compost reduces the need for inorganic fertilisers and helps the group in its aim to minimise the use of organic and inorganic chemicals.

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

The company commits its suppliers to prohibit the prophylactic use of pesticides and minimise the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers.

117. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not use paraquat.

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

The company commits all suppliers to not use paraquat.

119. 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.

120. 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.

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

The company commits to not use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals.

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

The company commits suppliers to comply with the Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions on hazardous chemicals and organic pollutants.

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

The company reports the usage of inorganic fertilisers (tonnes per hectare), herbicides (litres per hectare) and pesticides (litres per hectare) for 2020 and 2021.

124. 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 also reports the inorganic fertiliser used in 2021 as 0.88 and in 2020 as 0.76 tonnes per hectare, herbicides used in 2021 as 1.58 and in 2020 as 1.33 litres per hectare and pesticides used in 2021 as 0.67 and in 2020 as 0.95 litres per hectare. The use of inorganic fertiliser and herbicides shows an increase in 2021 as compared to the use in 2020.

125. 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 own reporting mentions using integrated pest management to control pests on its plantation by planting beneficial host plants alongside estate roads to attract predators (insects) of leaf pests. The predators feed on leaf pest larvae thus reducing the need for chemical spraying. Where possible, barn owls are bred and introduced to control rats, minimising the need for chemical baits. However, this information is from 2019 and is now over two years old.

126. 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 also reports having a waste management system in place.

127. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

128. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

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

129. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

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

The company commits to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

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

The company commits suppliers to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

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

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

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

The company reports respecting scheme smallholders', independent smallholders' and the community's rights in terms of either legal or customary rights, in return for financial compensation offered by the Group. However, the commitment does not cover all suppliers of the company.

134. 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 own commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

136. 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.

137. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company 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, in order to avoid land conflicts.

138. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company reports a flow chart of land conflict resolution.

139. 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.

140. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company commits to ensuring food security for local communities in times of need by providing rice to the most underprivileged families in villages surrounding its plantations.

141. 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.

142. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to providing essential community services and facilities by reporting multiples pieces of evidence for the essential facilities provided to the community.

143. 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 progress on its commitment to providing essential community services and facilities.

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

The company only commits to emphasise the hiring of local people for plantation jobs as well as sourcing from local contractors and vendors whenever possible. A clear commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities is not reported by the company.

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

The company commits to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

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

The company commits all suppliers to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

147. 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. The company's own reporting mentions limited information which includes training provided to the workers explaining modern slavery and the indicators of potential modern slavery and how to report suspected slavery to management. Also, this information is from 2019 and is now over two years old.

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

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

149. 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.

150. 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. The company reports no incidents of reported discrimination as of 2021.

151. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

26% - The company reports 26% fixed-term employees in its workforce in 2021.

152. Percentage or number of women employees?

25% - The company reports 25% women in its permanent and fixed-term workforce in 2021.

153. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

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

154. Commitment to pay a Decent 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.

155. Progress on commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

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

156. Reporting of salary by gender?

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

157. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

158. 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.

159. 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 also reports information on the provision of personal protective equipment and related training in its latest sustainability report. However, this report only covers information till June 2019.

160. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

3.65 - Injury severity (days lost per injury) in 2021 is reported as 3.65.

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

0 - The company reports zero fatalities in 2021.

162. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

163. 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 information on the type of support provided through the smallholder cooperative schemes.

164. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

9941 (17%) - The company reports 9,941 scheme smallholders or 17% of the scheme smallholder area under the company's scheme smallholder group programme in 2021. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

165. Programme to support independent smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company also reports running a pilot project in Bangka and has begun to deliver training on agronomy, which will be supplemented by in-field visits and advice to encourage independent smallholders of oil palm to become members of the RSPO, and so help it achieve full certification of all the crop processed at the Bangka mill by 2025. The company reports to support them by inviting participation in mapping and then providing training on how to improve their yields and quality through better agronomy.

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

364 - The company reports that 364 independent smallholders are involved in their support programme.

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

The company provides limited details with regard to engaging suppliers on compliance with company's policies.

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

169. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company reports that the suppliers or vendors that are found to violate its policies will likely result in the suspension of the contract for a period of six months during which they must take agreed steps to bring them in line with group policies. The company will not source goods or services from suppliers who make no effort to remediate a contravention or who make repeated contraventions.

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

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

The company reports that 73% of direct supply to its mills is compliant as of 2021. No public information is available on indirect supply.

172. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

177. 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 is only a grower or miller.

178. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

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

179. 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.

180. 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 also reports having a robust policy on bribery and corruption and mentions completing risk assessments and conducting training of senior management and staff in all locations. The group has experienced and expert local staff employed at its Jakarta head office, and in addition, has employed external advisers to ensure its actions carry the maximum prospect of preventing bribery and corruption in its operations.

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

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing procedure in place.

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

The company has a grievance mechanism flow chart. Complaints can be discussed with managers or the company's human resources department in Jakarta, or alternatively by email (company provides email address on its website).

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company provides a list of grievances where all details are included.