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 that cover multiple dimensions of sustainability across the company's operations covering both social and environmental issues.

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 setting policy on sustainability, this is up to date as of March 2023.

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

1 (12.5%) - The company reports having one woman member in its senior management team out of the total eight members.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

1 (12.5%) - The company reports having one woman member as a part of its board.

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 latest sustainability report was published in 2020, covering the years 2018 and 2019. However, this report is over two years old now. The company has also included other updates on its website and in its annual report, these have been reported in the last two years.

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?

[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.

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 2022.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

40200 - The company reports the total planted area as 40,200 ha. Data as of December 2022.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

15489 - The company reports the total scheme smallholders planted area in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

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

704 - The company reports the total unplanted area in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

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

4776 - The company reports the total conservation set-aside area, including High Conservation Value (HCV) area in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

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 all 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. Maps 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 2022, along with a static map. However, the map provided does not clearly show estate boundaries.

23. Number of company-owned mills?

6 - The company reports it operates six mills in North Sumatra, East Kalimantan and Bangka.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The names and locations of all six mills owned by the company are reported.

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

The company reports that five of its total six mills sourced from both own plantations and smallholders/third-parties in 2022.

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

The company reports that 60% of its FFB supply came from company-owned operations in 2022.

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?

The company commits to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level by the year 2024.

35. 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 87% in 2022.

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 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 2022 is submitted by the company.

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

51.95% - The company reports the percentage of area RSPO certified as 51.95% in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

66.66% - Four out of the total six mills owned by the company are RSPO certified.

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

2025 - The company commits to achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills by 2025. This is within 5 years.

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?

60.41% - The company reports the percentage of scheme smallholders RSPO certified in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

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?

32.69% - 1,87,190 tonnes of FFB are certified out of the total 5,72,590 tonnes of FFB sourced from independent smallholders/out-growers/third-party FFB suppliers.

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] Five of the company's total six mills are ISPO certified. 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 commits to zero conversion of natural ecosystems.

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

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

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to zero deforestation.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero deforestation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

63. 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 2022. However, the amount of deforestation recorded since the company's cut-off date of 2018 is not reported.

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

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

65. 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.

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

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.

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

68. Biodiversity policy?

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

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

70. 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 states it engages with the 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). A list of the number of IUCN Red List species by category is published by the company.

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

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's own reporting states the planting of 1,500 seedlings of 11 types of forest species at Aceh in 2017. The company has also supported and accommodated plantation inspections from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and from Sainsbury's.

72. 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.

73. 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.

74. 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.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. 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 on one estate planted since 2015 is available on the HCVRN database.

79. 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).

80. 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.

81. 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.

82. 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.

83. 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.

84. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

86. 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.

87. 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.

88. 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.

89. 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.

90. 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.

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

4367 - The company reports that it has 4,367 ha of planted area on peat in 2022.

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

The company reports that it had 4,367 ha of planted area on peat in 2021 and 2022.

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

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

94. 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.

95. 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 over two years old now.

96. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to no burning.

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

98. 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 own reporting also reports information on fire monitoring and management.

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

The company reports four hotspots detected within its boundary of operations in 2022 and zero fires.

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

8 - The company reports 15 fire hotspots and eight confirmed fire incidents outside its plantation boundary in 2022.

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

The company reports a commitment to reduce industrial scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 28% by 2030 from a 2021 base year.

102. GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports the GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1, 2, and 3) as 6.93 tCO2e per tonne of CPO produced in 2022.

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

The company reports that in 2022, historical land-use change accounted for the emissions of 319,465 tCO2e.

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

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports that for the group's baseline year as 2021, the total intensity measure for scopes 1, 2, and 3 was 9.3 (tCO2e per tonne of CPO produced), whilst in 2022 it is 6.93.

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company uses the ISCC 205 tool produced by International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) to calculate GHG emissions as well as PalmGHG calculator v4.

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

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

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

The company reports a target to keep water use by mills below 1.1.m3 water per tonne FFB in 2022. No target is set in the future.

109. Water use intensity?

1 - The company reports the mill water consumption figure (m3 per tonne FFB) as 1.0 in 2022.

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports the water use intensity for its mills in 2021 as 1.2 m3 per tonne FFB and in 2022 as 1.0 m3 per tonne FFB. The intensity has decreased in 2022 as compared to 2021, however, the information reported is not externally verified.

111. 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.

112. 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 reported is not externally verified.

113. 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.

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

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

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company commits to protect natural waterways through buffer zones.

116. 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.

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

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

118. 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.

119. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not use paraquat.

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

The company commits all suppliers to not use paraquat.

121. 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.

122. 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.

123. 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.

124. 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.

125. 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 2021 and 2022.

126. 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 own reporting states the inorganic fertiliser used in 2022 was 0.89 and in 2021 was 0.88 tonnes per hectare, herbicides used in 2022 was 1.46 and in 2021 was 1.58 litres per hectare, and pesticides used in 2022 was 1.23 and in 2021 was 0.67 litres per hectare. The use of inorganic fertiliser and pesticides shows an increase in 2022 as compared to the use in 2021.

127. 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 also states using integrated pest management to control pests in its plantations. 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.

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

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's own reporting only states that hazardous waste is carefully recorded and monitored, as well as reported to the local environmental agency. Organic and inorganic waste is collected and treated separately.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

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

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

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

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

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

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169).

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

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

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

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

136. 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).

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

138. 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.

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company only reports one example which 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. 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.

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

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

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

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company commits to ensuring food security for local communities.

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

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

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to provide essential community services and facilities.

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

[Externally verified] 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.

146. 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 providing business/work opportunities for local communities is not reported by the company.

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

The company commits to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

148. 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.

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

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

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

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

151. 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.

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

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's own reporting mentions it reported no incidents of discrimination as of March 2023.

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

16% - The company reports 16% fixed-term employees in its workforce in 2022.

154. Percentage or number of women employees?

25% - The company reports 25% of women in its permanent and fixed-term workforce in 2022.

155. Commitment to pay a Living Wage?

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

156. 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.

157. Progress on commitment to pay a Living Wage?

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

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

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

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

160. 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.

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

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

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

3.35 - Injury severity (days lost per injury) in 2022 is reported as 3.35.

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

0 - The company reports zero fatalities in 2022.

164. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

165. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

[Externally verified] 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.

166. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

10229 (100%) - The company reports 10,229 scheme smallholders under 27 scheme smallholders co-operatives as a part of the company's scheme smallholder group programme in 2022. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

167. Programme to support independent smallholders?

[Externally verified] 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.

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

357 (11%) - The company engaged with 357 independent smallholders in 2022, supporting them to achieve RSPO certification through the RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard. This represents approximately 11% of independent smallholders in the company's supply chain.

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

The company reports that it risk assesses suppliers based on location, legality and policy requirements through a supplier evaluation form. It is unclear if or how the result of this evaluation are used to prioritise engagement with suppliers.

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

100% - The company report that in 2022, 100% of direct suppliers were engaged, screened and qualified for inclusion in its supply chain.

171. 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 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, which may include a robust plan to restore natural ecosystems lost or compensation for non-compliant clearing after November 2005, referring to the RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedure as a guide. The company will not source goods or services from suppliers who make no effort to remediate a contravention or who make repeated contraventions.

172. 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 2026 that 100% of FFB sourced by its own mills will be verified as being fully compliant with its sourcing policies and standards for production of sustainable palm oil. It is unclear if this is through self-assessment only.

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

174. 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.

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

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

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

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

177. 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.

178. 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.

179. 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.

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

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

181. 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.

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

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company's own reporting states that it has a robust policy on bribery and corruption, and it completes risk assessments and conducts training of senior management and staff in all locations. It also requires all its business partners to complete questionnaires on their respective anti-bribery and anti-corruption activities and policies.

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

The company report that taxation-related risks are reviewed and assessed by the audit committee at least annually and reported to the board for approval. It also employs a dedicated tax specialist team and works with external tax consultants. The company does not report a tax policy.

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing procedure in place.

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

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

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company reports that is has no active grievances. It does not report historic grievances.