Permata Hijau Group
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Landbank (oil palm)24,500 hectares
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Bloomberg ticker:BBG00WLY0QY6 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: Permata Hijau Group – October 2019
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Sustainability policy and leadership
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1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
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0 / 12. 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?
This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed.
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0 / 1
5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?
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6. Percentage or number of women board members?
This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed.
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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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0 / 1
9. Sustainability report published within last two years?
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0 / 1
10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?
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11. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?
This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.
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0 / 1
12. Climate risks assessment available?
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Landbank, maps and traceability
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0 / 1
13. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
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0 / 1
14. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
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0 / 1
15. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
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0 / 1
16. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
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0 / 1
17. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
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0 / 1
18. Area for infrastructure (ha)?
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0 / 1
19. Maps of estates/management units?
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20. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?
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21. Names and locations of all third-party supplying plantations?
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22. Number of company-owned mills?
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23. Names and coordinates of company-owned mills?
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24. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned plantations and/or third-party plantations?
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0 / 1
25. Total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned plantations and/or third-party plantations?
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0 / 1
26. Number of supplier mills?
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0 / 1
27. Names and coordinates of all third-party supplying mills?
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0 / 1
28. Number (or percentage) of third-party supplier mills that source from their own plantations and/or third-party plantations?
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0 / 1
29. Total volumes (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplier mills that come from their own plantations and/or third-party plantations?
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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) from own mills traceable to plantation level?
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0 / 2
35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier 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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Deforestation and biodiversity
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0 / 1
38. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems?
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0 / 1
39. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
40. Criteria for defining deforestation?
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0 / 2
41. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?
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0 / 1
42. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in own operations?
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0 / 1
43. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?
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0 / 1
44. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?
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0 / 1
45. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?
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46. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?
[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume.
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0 / 1
47. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?
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0 / 1
48. Commitment to biodiversity conservation applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
49. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
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0 / 1
50. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?
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0 / 1
51. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
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0 / 1
52. 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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53. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
The company has an unclear commitment to conduct HCV assessments before all new development.
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0 / 1
54. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
55. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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0 / 1
56. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?
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0 / 1
57. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?
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0 / 1
58. 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
59. 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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0 / 1
60. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
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61. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
The company states it will assess HCS but it does not refer to following the HCS Approach specifically.
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0 / 1
62. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
63. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?
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0 / 1
64. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
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0 / 1
65. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
66. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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Peat, fire and GHG emissions
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67. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
The company commits to no planting on peatland but does not specify of any depth.
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0 / 1
68. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
69. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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0 / 1
70. Landbank or planted area on peat?
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0 / 1
71. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
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0 / 1
72. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
73. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
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74. Commitment to zero burning?
The company only commits to zero burning for new development.
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0 / 1
75. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
76. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?
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0 / 1
77. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
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0 / 1
78. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
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0 / 1
79. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
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0 / 1
80. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
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81. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
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82. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
The company states its refining facilities are equipped to capture methane. It is unclear if the company's mills also have methane capture facilities.
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0 / 1
83. GHG emissions intensity?
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0 / 1
84. GHG emissions from land use change?
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Water, chemical and pest management
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0 / 1
85. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?
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0 / 1
86. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?
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0 / 1
87. Water use intensity?
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0 / 1
88. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
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0 / 1
89. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
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0 / 1
90. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and/or palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?
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0 / 1
91. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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0 / 2
92. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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0 / 1
93. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
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0 / 1
94. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
95. Implementation of commitment to reduce chemical usage?
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0 / 1
96. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
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0 / 1
97. Commitment to no use of paraquat?
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98. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?
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99. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
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0 / 1
100. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
101. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
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0 / 1
102. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
103. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
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Community, land and labour rights
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104. Commitment to human rights?
The commitment does not refer to the UN Declaration on Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.
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0 / 1
105. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?
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106. Progress on human rights commitment?
[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume.
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0 / 1
107. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
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0 / 1
108. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
109. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
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110. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?
The company only states it will respect the rights of the community. No reference to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169) could be found.
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111. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?
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112. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?
[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume.
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113. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
The company has an unclear commitment to conduct FPIC.
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0 / 1
114. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
115. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
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116. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?
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0 / 1
117. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced, applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
118. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
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0 / 1
119. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security applies to all suppliers?
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120. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
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121. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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122. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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123. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?
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124. Commitment to respect all workers' rights applies to all suppliers?
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125. 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/volume.
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0 / 1
126. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
The company only refers to minimum age.
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0 / 1
127. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
128. Commitment to eliminate gender-related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation?
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0 / 1
129. Commitment to eliminate gender-related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation applies to all suppliers?
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130. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
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131. Percentage or number of women employees?
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132. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage?
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133. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage applies to all suppliers?
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134. Progress on commitment to pay minimum wage?
[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO certified landbank/volume.
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135. Reporting of salary by gender?
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136. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
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137. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
138. Reduction of time lost due to work-based injuries?
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139. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
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140. Zero fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
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141. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
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142. 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/volume.
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Certification standards
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143. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
[Externally verified] 2006
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144. 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?
2014
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145. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
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146. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
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147. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within five years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?
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148. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?
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149. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?
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150. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?
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151. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/plasma/ associated smallholders and outgrowers within five years or target already achieved?
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152. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/ outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?
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153. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?
2025
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154. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/ processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?
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155. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
[Externally verified] Segregated, Mass Balance.
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0 / 1
156. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
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157. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
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0 / 1
158. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB, etc.)?
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Smallholders and suppliers
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159. Commitment to support smallholders?
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160. Programme to support scheme/plasma smallholders?
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161. Percentage of scheme/plasma smallholders involved in programme?
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162. Programme to support independent smallholders/outgrowers?
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163. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?
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0 / 1
164. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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165. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?
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166. Time-bound plan to engage with all high-risk mills within three years?
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167. Programme to support high-risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?
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168. Regularly engages with a subset of high-risk mills?
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169. Procedures in place to assess all own and third-party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?
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170. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all own and third-party supplying mills?
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171. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third-party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?
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172. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
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173. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?
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174. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from palm oil plantations which are compliant with palm oil sourcing policies?
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Governance and grievances
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175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
The company commits to practice "good business ethics based on Company code of conduct and principles" but no mention of corruption could be found.
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176. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?
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177. 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/volume.
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178. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?
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179. Whistleblowing procedure?
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180. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?
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181. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?
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Media monitor: Permata Hijau Group
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February 2025
317.253 Hektare Izin Kebun Sawit dalam Kawasan Hutan Ditolak Kemenhut (317,253 Hectares of Oil Palm Plantation Permits in Forest Areas Rejected by Ministry of Forestry)
January 2025
Boycott Sinar Mas Products in Europe: 27 Companies Implicated in Indonesia's Cooking Oil Scandal
January 2025
Boycott Sinar Mas Products in Europe: 27 Companies Implicated in Indonesia's Cooking Oil Scandal
October 2024
Ini Sosok Pemilik PT Permata Hijau Pasaman yang Berkonflik dengan Warga Pasaman Barat (This is the Owner of PT Permata Hijau Pasaman Who is in Conflict with West Pasaman Residents)
August 2024
Indonesia's AGO: No Political Pressures Behind CPO Corruption Case Investigation
March 2024
Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesias Leuser amid new mills, plantations
March 2024
211.408 Ha Sawit Penerima Subsidi Biodiesel Ada di Kawasan Hutan (211,408 Ha of Palm Oil Receiving Biodiesel Subsidies Are in Forest Areas)
February 2024
Korupsi Minyak Goreng: PT Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group dan Musim Mas Group Dituntut Bayar Uang Pengganti Rp17,7 Triliun (Cooking Oil Corruption: PT Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group and Musim Mas Group Demanded to Pay Rp17.7 Trillion in Compensation)
September 2022
RSPO Complaint: Papaso Estate & PT Damai Nusa Sekawan - Sosa & Bukit Udang Estate (a subsidiary of Permata Hijau Group)
April 2022
Indonesian trade official, palm oil execs charged in cooking oil crisis
June 2020
Lagi, Karyawan PT Permata Hijau Sawit Tewas: Tersengat Listrik di Pabrik (Again, Employee of PT Permata Hijau Sawit Killed: Electric Shock in Factory)
June 2020
PT Permata Hijau Sawit Terkesan Tertutup terkait Karyawan Tewas di Kolam Limbah (PT Permata Hijau Sawit Sealed Closed regarding Employees Killed in Waste Pools)
June 2020
Palm oil from Indonesian grower that burned forest is still being sold
November 2018
Leakage Risks in India, 58 Percent of Palm Oil Imports Not Covered by NDPE Policies
November 2018
RSPO Adopts Resolution for Refineries to Publish Third-Party Supplier Lists
October 2017
Berharap Keadilan, Karyawan PHG Menanti dalam Ketidakpastian (Hoping for Justice, PHG Employees Await in Uncertainty)
July 2017
Massa di Dumai Desak Cabut izin PT Nagamas Palmoil Lestari (Mass in Dumai Urges to Revoke PT Nagamas Palmoil Lestari's permit)
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Media monitor: Permata Hijau Group
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