M.P. Evans Group plc

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

The company has a variety of policies around sustainability.

2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company's chief executive takes the lead in setting policy on sustainability. The company has a dedicated sustainability manager based in Jakarta supported by dedicated field staff resident on the company's estates.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company provides a section on sustainability within its 2017 Annual Report.

5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve sustainability in relation to palm oil?

6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?

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

53664.9

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

37109

10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

9914

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

3695 - The company also reports an unplanted land bank of 1,700 hectares on the adjoining smallholder areas managed by the company, mainly at Musi Rawas in South Sumatra.

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

2946.86 - Sum of HCV areas and other conservation areas.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number and names of company owned mills?

3

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

Coordinates are provided for all three mills on the company's website.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

This indicator is disabled because the company does not have supplier mills.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

The company has an interactive map on its website, but it does not show the location of estates in detail. Some of the company's concessions are available on Global Forest Watch. The company is not on a list of non-submitters of maps to the RSPO. However, ZSL is currently unable to ascertain if the maps disclosed constitute 100% of the company's palm oil estates. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

2021

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?

23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

24. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company states new development only takes place in heavily degraded areas which are neither forested nor suitable habitats for endangered species.

25. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The company states "The Group's policy is to ensure that any new development, including development for scheme smallholders, only takes place in heavily degraded areas which are neither forested nor suitable habitats for endangered species." Independent suppliers are not included.

26. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCV.

27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

The company patrols its conservation areas daily, uses satellite imagery to monitor its HCV areas annually, and states in 2019 the it will pilot the use of drones to help protect its conservation areas from encroachment.

28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

The company states that planting of jungle trees and other environmentally suitable plants is undertaken in conservation areas, as well as clearly signposting conservation areas and educating local communities of their importance.

29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

31. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

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

33. Examples of species conservation activities?

The company states it patrols its conservation areas, uses camera traps to monitor wild animals and carries out biodiversity surveys. It also conducts training with its own workers and amongst local villages to raise awareness of the importance of HCV areas to local communities.

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

35. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The commitment applies to scheme smallholders, but not independent suppliers.

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

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

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.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

The company states that all new plantings carried out since the beginning of 2015 have been covered by high conservation value ("HCV") and high carbon stock ("HCS") assessments. However, it is unclear if the company specifically commits to the High Carbon Stock Approach.

42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

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

44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

The following SEIA 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.

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

The company states it does not plant on peat as assessed under Indonesian regulation No. 14 / Permentan / PL.110 / 2/2009 on Peat Land Use Guidelines for Palm Oil Cultivation, which allows for peat to be cultivated if less than 3m over at least 70% of the total cultivated area.

46. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The company's commitment applies to scheme smallholders but not independent suppliers.

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

48. Landbank or planted area on peat?

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

50. Commitment to zero burning?

51. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

The company states it is not aware of any fires on or near its estates since 2005.

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

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

56. GHG emissions from land use change?

Data as of 2016.

57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

RSPO Palm GHG Calculator and ISCC 205 tool.

58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

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

2 (66.7%)

60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?

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

The company only states it regularly monitors water quality and does not discharge effluent into water courses.

62. Progress towards commitment on water use?

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

64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

65. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

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

The company states that IPM minimises the need for chemical baits and compost from effluent reduces the need for inorganic fertilisers, but it does not have a clear commitment to minimise the use of chemicals.

67. No use of paraquat?

68. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

The company states it does not use any pesticides listed by World Health Organisation, except for Brodifacoum (Class 1A) and Coumatetralyl (Class 1B).

69. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

72. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The commitment applies to smallholders, but does not refer to independent suppliers.

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

75. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?

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

77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

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

79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

83. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

84. Total number of employees?

4800 - In 2017.

85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

86. Percentage or number of women employees?

27%

87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

The company states wages are never less than the minimum wage set by the provincial government but no evidence is provided.

88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

0 - During 2017 amongst the company's workforce or contractors working on its estates.

91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

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

2006

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

94. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

The company only states that it operates in: Indonesia (Aceh, East Kalimantan, Bangka-Belitung, South Sumatra, North Sumatra). It did not state that it operates in Peninsular Malaysia where it has 70 ha of plantation land.
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95. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?

2024 - The time-bound plan was extended from 2015 to 2016 and then further extended to 2024 - this is over five years away. However, on its website the company states its policy is to achieve RSPO certification within 18 months of commencing operation.

96. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?

2024 - The target is over five years away.

97. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

98. 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

99. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (above 75%)?

3 (100%)

100. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?

35954.3 (67%)

101. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?

67357 (71.5%)

102. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (above 75%)?

0 (0%)

103. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

104. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

Book and Claim, Mass Balance.

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

The company states ISPO certification has been received for two mills, and its third mill is in the final stages of audit and accreditation.

106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

107. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?

The company states ISCC certification has been received for two mills.

108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

The company supports scheme smallholders through financial and management support.

109. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

The company details the number of cooperative schemes and total number of cooperative members.

110. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company states that it supports independent smallholder groups. However, no details on how it is supporting them are provided.

111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

114. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?

115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

116. Whistleblowing procedure?

117. Own grievance or complaints system?

The company has a grievance mechanisms, but no details on the procedure are given.

118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?

119. Details of grievances disclosed?