Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd)
Palm oil assessment- Latest update: October 2025
- Next scheduled: November 2027
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Parent company:Patanjali Ayurved
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Landbank (oil palm)628,000 hectares
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Market cap:8,135,500,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:RCSY.NS
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Bloomberg ticker:PATANJAL IN Equity
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LEI:No LEI
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RSPO member?Yes
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Website:
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Company assessment: Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd) – October 2025
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Sustainability policy and leadership
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0 / 11. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
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0 / 1
2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
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4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?
The company has an ESG & CSR Committee which is overseen by the chairman.
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0 / 1
5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?
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6. Reports gender balance of board members?
1 (16.67%) - The gender balance is directly reported as one women and five men.
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0 / 1
7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?
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0 / 1
8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?
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9. Sustainability report published within last two years?
The company published an Integrated Report in 2024 with a section on 'Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report'.
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0 / 1
10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?
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0 / 1
11. Climate risks assessment available?
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Landbank, maps and traceability
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12. Lists countries and operations?
The company's plantations, mills, crushers, and refineries are located in India.
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0 / 1
13. Lists countries sourcing from?
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14. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
628000 - The company reports 628,000 ha is used for oil palm cultivation. This is an approximate figure.
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15. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
74376 - The company reports the total oil palm planted area is 74,376 ha.
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0 / 1
16. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
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0 / 1
17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
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0 / 1
18. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
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0 / 1
19. Maps of estates/management units?
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0 / 1
20. Maps of all scheme smallholders?
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0 / 1
21. Maps of all third-party supplying plantations?
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22. Number of company-owned mills?
4 - The company reports having 4 palm oil mills in India.
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0 / 1
23. Names and locations of company-owned mills?
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0 / 1
24. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and third parties?
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0 / 1
25. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and third-parties?
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0 / 1
26. Number of third party supplying mills?
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0 / 1
27. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?
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0 / 1
28. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?
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0 / 1
29. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?
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0 / 1
30. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?
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0 / 1
31. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?
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0 / 2
32. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?
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0 / 1
33. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?
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0 / 2
34. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?
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0 / 2
35. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?
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0 / 1
36. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?
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0 / 1
37. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?
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Certification standards/Sustainability initiatives
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38. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
2021 - The company became an RSPO member in 2021.
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0 / 1
39. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?
The company does not report a grower ACOP.
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40. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
The company has submitted its 2024 ACOP.
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0 / 1
41. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?
The company does not report a grower ACOP.
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0 / 1
42. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?
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0 / 1
43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within 5 years?
The company does not report a grower ACOP.
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44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?
The company reports that it 'can expect to achieve the target but subject to market demand'. No target year is reported.
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0 / 1
45. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?
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0 / 1
46. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?
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0 / 1
47. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?
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48. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?
0% - The company reports 0% of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) is RSPO-certified.
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49. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Processor and Trader ACOP.
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50. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
The company reports 0% of volumes processed/traded are RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains.
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51. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.
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52. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.
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0 / 1
53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?
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Deforestation and biodiversity
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0 / 1
54. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?
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0 / 1
55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
56. Commitment to zero deforestation?
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0 / 1
57. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
58. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?
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0 / 1
59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?
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60. Cross-commodity zero deforestation commitment?
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61. Cross-commodity zero deforestation commitment applies to all suppliers?
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62. Target date to achieve zero deforestation?
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63. Target date to achieve zero deforestation in supplier operations?
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0 / 1
64. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?
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0 / 1
65. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?
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0 / 1
66. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
67. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
68. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
69. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
70. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?
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0 / 1
71. Biodiversity policy?
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0 / 1
72. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
73. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
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0 / 1
74. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?
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0 / 1
75. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
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0 / 1
76. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?
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HCV, HCS and impact assessments
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77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
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0 / 1
78. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?
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79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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80. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?
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81. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?
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0 / 1
82. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
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0 / 1
83. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS) applies to all suppliers?
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84. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
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0 / 1
85. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
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86. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?
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87. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?
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88. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?
This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.
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0 / 1
89. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
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0 / 1
90. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?
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91. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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Soils, fire and GHG emissions
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0 / 1
92. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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93. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
94. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?
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0 / 1
95. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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0 / 1
96. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
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0 / 1
97. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
98. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
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0 / 1
99. Commitment to zero burning?
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100. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?
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101. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?
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102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
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103. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
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104. Time-bound commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
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0 / 1
105. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
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106. Absolute GHG emissions?
471430 - The company reports 431,394 tCO2 for scope 1 emissions and 40,036 tCO2 for scope 2. However figures are not specific to palm oil operations.
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0 / 1
107. GHG emissions intensity?
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108. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?
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109. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?
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110. Progress towards commitment to reduce absolute GHG emissions?
The company does not report a target but absolute emissions for scope 1 reduced from 648,772 tCO2 in 2023 to 431,394 tCO2 in 2024, and scope 2 emission reduced from 70,933 tCO2 in 2023 to 40,036 tCO2 in 2024. However figures are not specific to palm oil operations.
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111. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
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112. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
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113. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
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Water, chemical and pest management
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0 / 1
114. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?
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115. Water use intensity?
2958820 - The company reports absolute water use as 2,958,815 kilolitres for all operations. The figure is not intensity based and is not specific to palm oil operations.
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116. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?
The company does not report a target. Absolute water use has increased from 2,671,541 in 2023 to 2,958,815 kilolitres in 2024 for all operations.
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0 / 1
117. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
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118. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
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119. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?
The company reports that POME waste is manged sustainably, but it does not specifically report that it is treated.
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120. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?
The company states to install a centrifuge to separate oil from water waste. However, reference specifically to PORE was not made and details of the example were limited.
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0 / 1
121. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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122. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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0 / 1
123. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
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0 / 1
124. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?
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125. Commitment to no use of paraquat?
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126. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
127. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
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128. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?
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129. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
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0 / 1
130. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?
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131. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
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0 / 2
132. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?
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0 / 2
133. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
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134. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?
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Community, land and labour rights
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135. Commitment to human rights?
The company commits to '[...] a broad framework to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and dignity and a common set of principles apply to Patanjali for conducting its business and to further ensure that Patanjali do not violates human rights or abuses the rights provided to the employees of Patanjali.' However, the company does not refer to UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.
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0 / 1
136. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?
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137. Progress on human rights commitment?
The company reports that 100% of employees and workers have been provided training on human rights issues and policy(ies) in 2024.
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138. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?
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139. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
140. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
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141. Commitment to respect legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
142. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
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143. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?
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144. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
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0 / 1
145. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?
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0 / 1
146. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
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0 / 1
147. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?
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0 / 1
148. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
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0 / 1
149. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
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0 / 1
150. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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151. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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0 / 1
152. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?
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0 / 1
153. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
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0 / 1
154. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?
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155. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?
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156. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?
The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.
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157. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?
The company commits all suppliers to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.
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158. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?
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159. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
This indicator is disabled as the company has no temporary employees.
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160. Reports gender balance of employees?
134 (2.84%) - The company reports that it has 134 permanent women employees out of a total of 4,725.
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161. Commitment to pay a living wage?
The company commits to paying its employees minimum wage only.
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162. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?
The company commits all suppliers to paying employees minimum wage only.
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163. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?
The company reports that in 2024 100% of employees and workers were paid minimum wage or higher.
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164. Reporting of salary by gender?
The company reports median salary by gender for Board of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel Employees other than BoD and Workers. It does not split data by function and level as per GRI reporting.
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165. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.
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166. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?
The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.
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167. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?
The company reports that it has conduced training on use of PPE for 41.65%. It does not report the provision of PPE.
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168. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
0.18 - The company reports a 0.18 Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) for employees and 0.36 for workers. The figure is not specific to palm oil operations.
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169. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
2 - The company report two fatalities in 2024.
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Smallholders and suppliers
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170. Commitment to support smallholders?
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171. Programme to support scheme smallholders?
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172. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?
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173. Programme to support independent smallholders?
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174. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?
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0 / 1
175. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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176. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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0 / 1
177. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
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178. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?
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179. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?
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0 / 1
180. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?
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181. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?
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182. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?
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183. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?
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184. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?
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185. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?
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Governance and grievances
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186. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.
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187. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?
The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.
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188. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
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189. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?
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190. Whistleblowing procedure?
The company reports a whistleblowing procedure including how whistleblowers can report unethical conduct and how they are protected.
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191. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?
The company only reports a postal address and email address that grievances can be sent to. It does not disclose details of the system.
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192. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?
The company only reports the number of grievances, but no details of those grievances.
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Media monitor: Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd)
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August 2023
Indian state boycotts central government’s palm oil plantation drive in a bid to protect biodiversity
June 2023
KSPCB recommends closing down of Patanjali Food Ltd. unit in Baikampady Industrial Area
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Media monitor: Patanjali Foods Limited (Previously assessed as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd)
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