R.E.A. Holdings plc https://www.spott.org/palm-oil/r-e-a-holdings-plc/

Founded in 1906, UK based producer R.E.A. owns palm oil operations in Indonesia. The company... Read more.

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Landbank (oil palm):

100,044 hectares
Palm cultivation revenue:

100%
Market cap:

163,374,000 USD
Thomson Reuters ticker:

REAH.L
Bloomberg ticker:

RE/ LN
ISIN:

GB0002349065
Sedol:

234906
RSPO member?

Yes

Website:

http://www.rea.co.uk/
Latest annual report (2017)|Sustainability report (2016)

Company assessment: R.E.A. Holdings plc – November 2018

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Total: 70.2% 80 / 114

Sustainability policy and leadership 4 / 6 66.7%
- Companies should publish sustainability policies or similar covering their entire supply chain — including third party suppliers — implemented and enforced through high-level leadership that engages with wider industry schemes.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?
  
  The company has a number of sustainability policies, including its Environment and Biodiversity Conservation Policy
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  2. Policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
  
  The company reported in a 2016 report it has a Head of Sustainability who reports to the President Director and a Group Sustainability Consultant
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  4. Sustainability report published within last two years?
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve sustainability in relation to palm oil?
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?
  
  The company reports some activities with NGOs, academic institutions and government bodies including local and provincial government agencies, KEE (Kawasan Ekosistem Essential), Universitas Nasional, Universitas Mulawarman and Plan?te Urgence
Landbank, maps and traceability 12 / 13 92.3%
- Companies should publicly report figures on their total landbank and details of different areas under their management. They should also disclose maps of their management areas and provide details on traceability of their products, both to mill and plantation level.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?
  
  100,044 - This is the figure from the company's 2017 RSPO ACOP. However, the company reports a higher figure, of 110,474 ha, in its 2017 Annual Report
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?
  
  47,281 - This is the figure from the company's 2017 RSPO ACOP. However, the company reports a lower figure, of 44,094 ha, in its 2017 Annual Report
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?
  
  4,403
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?
  
  21,689
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  12. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
  
  22,268 - This figure is from the 2017 RSPO ACOP. However, the company also states in its 2016 Sustainability Report "The area designated as conservation reserves within the group's titled land bank totals approximately 23,950 hectares."
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?
  
  3,797
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  14. Number and names of company owned mills?
  
  3 - Perdana Oil Mill (POM), Cakra Oil Mill (COM) and Satria Oil Mill (SOM)
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?
  
  Mill locations for the company's three mills are available on the website. Two of the company's mills (POM and COM) are also available on Global Forest Watch (GFW) and GeoRSPO
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  16. Number and names of supplier mills?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  17. Maps of estates/management units?
  
  Concession boundaries have been made available on the company's website and to the RSPO and the company declared in 2015 these represented 100% of its concession sites. However, in its 2017 ACOP it states it has made an aquisition so the original data submitted no longer covers all the company's operations. Some concession boundaries are available through GFW and GeoRSPO, but it is not clear if all estates are represented
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  20. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?
  
  2,016 - The company had a target to achieve a "100% traceable supply base for all three mills" by 2016, but in its 2016 Sustainability Report the company stated this had only been completed for 2 mills so far, and further updates were not found, so it is likely this target was missed
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 1.5 / 2
  
  Source
  
  22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (above 75%)?
  
  66% - The company stated in a 2016 report in regards to achieving a 100% traceable supply base for all three mills that "smallholder mapping and traceability project is complete for the two REAK mills (POM & COM) but ongoing for our third mill at, SOM."
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  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.
Deforestation and biodiversity 8.5 / 10 85%
- Companies should commit to address deforestation and to set aside areas for conservation. They should report on any activities to manage or restore habitat in their conservation areas, or monitor deforestation in their supply chains. They should also provide evidence of species conservation and biodiversity protection.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  24. Commitment to zero deforestation?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  25. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
  
  The company's Responsible Development Policy, which states commitments to not developing HCV or peatland, applies to the company's associated smallholders, and states it "will put in place measures designed to ensure that third party contractors involved in the development of this land also adhere to this policy." However, the policy does not explicitly apply to independent suppliers
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  26. Criteria for defining deforestation?
  
  HCV, HCS, peat
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?
  
  In its 2017 Annual Report the company reports monitoring deforestation and encroachment through patrols and satellite mapping. It is also working with Satelligence to define a baseline for forest cover, degraded areas and planted oil palm areas within the estate areas and close to the boundaries, and has implemented a forest cover monitoring system that generates bi-weekly updates on forest cover, land clearing and oil palm development within a 5km buffer zone around the group's estates.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?
  
  The company manages a seedling nursery area of native species for the purpose of rehabilitating and restoring disturbed areas. It is also working with the European Crocodile Working Group and the French NGO Plan?te Urgence to restore damaged habitats in the CDM-Mesangat wetland
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  29. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?
  
  The company states "The group maintains substantial conservation reserves that safeguard landscape level biodiversity" however it is unclear how the company is implementing this landscape scale approach
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  31. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
  
  The company has a commitment to protect rare, threatened and endangered species, and makes reference to the IUCN red list in its Sustainability Reports when explaining species monitoring work that has been carried out
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  32. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
  
  The company prohibits capturing or killing any rare, threatened or endangered species, but does not mention all species
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  33. Examples of species conservation activities?
  
  The company reports various activities, including "HCV boundary marking and monitoring, camera trapping point surveys, belttransects, restoration and enrichment activities and conservation education in schools" as well as water quality monitoring and orangutan nest surveys
HCV, HCS and impact assessments 7 / 11 63.6%
- Companies should commit to the High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) approaches, and to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIA). They should develop and publish monitoring and management plans, and provide evidence through SEIA, HCV and HCS assessments, typically published in summary form due to the sensitive nature of certain sites.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  34. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  35. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
  
  The company's Responsible Development Policy applies to the company's associated smallholders, and states it "will put in place measures designed to ensure that third party contractors involved in the development of this land also adhere to this policy." However, the policy does not explicitly apply to independent suppliers
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  36. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  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:
  East Kalimantan: PT Cipta Davia Mandiri; PT Persada Bangun Jaya; PT. Kutai Mitra Sejahtera
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  38. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?
  
  The company has an HCV summary report for new plantings done since Jan 2015 but it is unclear if this covers all of the company's new plantings
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  39. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?
  
  The company has an HCV summary report for new plantings done since Jan 2015 but it is unclear if this covers all of the company's new plantings
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  40. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  41. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
  
  The company states that prior to developing any new land it undertakes carbon stock assessments and avoids development of high carbon stock areas, but it does not clearly refer to the HCS Approach
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  43. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?
  
  The following SEIA assessments are publicly available:
  East Kalimantan: PT Cipta Davia Mandiri; PT Persada Bangun Jaya; PT. Kutai Mitra Sejahtera
Peat, fire and GHG emissions 10 / 15 66.7%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should commit to protect peatland and undertake best management practices for soils and peat. They should also have policies on zero burning and to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Companies should report their GHG emissions, as well as any fires that occurred in or around their estates, along with plans for managing and monitoring fires.
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  45. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
  
  The company states it "will not develop any contiguous area of >10 ha which has been identified as peat" regardless of depth. This presumably means it will develop on peat covering an area smaller than 10 ha
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  46. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
  
  The company's Responsible Development Policy applies to the company's associated smallholders, and states it "will put in place measures designed to ensure that third party contractors involved in the development of this land also adhere to this policy." However, the policy does not explicitly apply to independent suppliers
- 0 / 1
  
  Source
  
  47. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
  
  The company commits to maintaining soil fertility and preventing erosion, but does not explicitly commit to general best management practices for either soil or peat
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  48. Landbank or planted area on peat?
  
  1,067
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  49. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  50. Commitment to zero burning?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  51. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
  
  The company's Responsible Development Policy applies to its associated smallholders, and states it "will put in place measures designed to ensure that third party contractors involved in the development of this land also adhere to this policy." However, the policy does not explicitly apply to independent suppliers
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?
  
  The company reports emergency training courses on fires, and patrols to monitor occurrences of fire, in a 2016 report. Older reports also mention firefighting as part of a neighbourhood watch team, and state the company participated in the RSPO's 'fire alert and reporting system'
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  53. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?
  
  The company reports that in 2017 "there were no forest fires recorded in the region" but it is not clear what area it is referring to. It reported the area of oil palm or conservation reserves lost to fire as 0 ha in 2016 and 379 ha and 282 ha respectively in 2015
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  54. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  55. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
  
  2,017 - The company had a target to reduce the intensity of GHG emissions per planted hectare by 2017, but did not state by how much. A new target could not be found
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  56. GHG emissions from land use change?
  
  677,082 - Figure is in tCO2eq. Data is from 2016, and no more recent data could be found
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
  
  RSPO PalmGHG calculator v. 3.0.1
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
  
  4.95 - Figure is in tCO2eq per planted hectare, and data is for 2017. Net emissions per planted hectare have been reduced year by year from 2012 to 2017. However, the company does not have a target-based reduction commitment to measure this progress against
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  59. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?
  
  2 (66.7%)
Water, chemical and pest management 9.5 / 12 79.2%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should commit to managing water use and water quality, providing evidence through time-bound reduction plans, policies on toxic chemical use and treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME).
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?
  
  2,017 - The company had a commitment to "Reduce the volume of water used to process each tonne of FFB in all 3 mills" by 2017, but did not specify by how much. A new target could not be found
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  61. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?
  
  The company commits to decrease its BOD value by July 2019 but does not specify by how much
- 0 / 1
  
  Source
  
  62. Progress towards commitment on water use?
  
  The company states "Water consumption per tonne of FFB processed decreased at COM from 2015 to 2016 but increased at POM and SOM." It also provides a chart showing fluctuations in water use for 2015 and 2016 at each mill. More recent figures could not be found and it is not clear the company is improving its water use
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  63. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?
  
  The company reported an improvement in BOD figures for its POME from all 3 of its mills from 2015-16. However, BOD levels in 2017 were not always compliant with regulatory standards. COD levels were maintained within the quality standards for 2017
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  65. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  66. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  67. No use of paraquat?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  68. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  69. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  71. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
  
  The company reports figures for tonnes of inorganic fertilisers applied per hectare and toxicity per hectare in its 2016 Sustainability Report
Community, land and labour rights 15.5 / 19.5 79.5%
- 2 media reports
  
  Companies should commit to respect human rights, including those of indigenous peoples and local communities, consulted with free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Companies should respect the rights of workers, report relevant workforce data, and comply with health and safety legislation.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  72. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?
  
  The company states it recognises its "duty to respect and support" the International Bill of Human Rights, which contains the UN Declaration on Human Rights
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  74. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
  
  The company only refers to legal and customary rights in the context of FPIC and land acquisition
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  75. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  76. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  78. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
  
  The company only states that "conflicts will be resolved through an open, transparent and consultative process"
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  83. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
  
  The company's policy does not specifically refer to equal remuneration, but it does state it recognises its "duty to respect and support the internationally recognised human rights expressed in ? the core conventions of the International Labour Organisation's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work"
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  84. Total number of employees?
  
  10,026 - The Annual Report states the average number of employees in 2017 was 10,026, and the figure at the end of 2017 was 10,958
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
  
  4,086 (40.8%)
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  86. Percentage or number of women employees?
  
  3,229 (29.5%)
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?
  
  The company states "All male and female, full time or casual employees receive a wage equivalent to the minimum wage of the region of Indonesia in which they work, regardless of their performance" and provides evidence of the wages paid in its 2016 Annual Report
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
  
  In its 2017 Annual Report the company states "In 2017 there were 872 Lost Time Incidents ("LTIs") compared to 649 LTIs in 2016. However, man-hours in 2017 were 24,934,348 compared to 17,301,932 man-hours in 2016, so relative to total man-hours there was a 6.8 per cent reduction in LTIs."
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  90. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
  
  Three employees and two relatives of employees were involved in fatal accidents within the boundaries of the company's operations in 2015, with two of these considered as work-related. Three fatalities between January 2016 and January 2017. For 2017, the company reports two fatalities, one of which was considered "work-related"
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?
Certification standards 7.5 / 14.5 51.7%
- Companies should become members of credible certification standards and report in accordance with all appropriate categories of membership. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) requires members registered as growers to submit data relating to certification targets for their estates, scheme smallholders and independent fresh fruit bunch (FFB) suppliers, via an annual communications of progress (ACOP) report.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  92. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?
  
  2,007
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  93. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  94. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?
  
  The company states all the countries and regions in which it operates: Indonesia (East Kalimantan)
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  95. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?
  
  2,023 - The company states in its 2017 ACOP it expects to achieve certification of all existing mills and existing supply bases by 2018, but does not expect certification of all estates until 2023, because some estates are still being developed and do not yet supply its mills
- 0.5 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  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?
  
  2,019 - The company states "This only applies to the plasma scheme co-operatives which supply REA's existing mills." The company also gives a date of 2025 which applies to associated smallholders and outgrowers
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  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.
- 0 / 0.5
  
  Source
  
  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?
  
  2,011
- 1.5 / 2
  
  Source
  
  99. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  2 (66.7%)
- 1 / 2
  
  Source
  
  100. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  34,489 (34.5%)
- 0 / 2
  
  Source
  
  101. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  0 (0%)
- 0 / 2
  
  Source
  
  102. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (above 75%)?
  
  0 (0%)
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  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.
- 0 / 1
  
  Source
  
  104. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?
  
  Mass Balance only
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  105. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?
  
  The company's three mills are ISPO certified. It reported in 2017 that one of its estates - Sasana Yudha Bhakti (SYB) - was not yet certified as a land application permit for a POME treatment facility was still pending. SYB has now achieved certification
- n/a
  
  -
  
  No source
  
  106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?
  
  This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  107. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?
  
  The company reports that all three of its mills have ISCC certification
Smallholders and suppliers 4 / 7 57.1%
- 1 media report
  
  Companies should report details of any programmes or schemes to support both schemed and independent smallholders, as well as criteria to assess suppliers on compliance with company policies, and in what cases suppliers should be suspended or excluded due to non-compliance.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?
  
  The company supports plasma smallholders through providing financial support and field surveys to help smallholders comply with company's policy on HCV/HCS
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  109. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?
  
  8 - The company reports that during 2017 it "collaborated" with 8 plasma cooperatives
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  110. Programme to support independent smallholders?
  
  The company reports supporting smallholders in various ways through its programme and collaboration with SNV, including providing materials, technical assistance and training on "best agricultural practices"
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  111. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?
  
  26 - The company reports that during 2017 it 'collaborated' with 8 independent smallholder cooperatives and 18 'PPMD' cooperatives
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  112. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
- 0 / 1
  
  Source
  
  113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
  
  The company states it only accepts FFB from farmers who participate in a traceability mapping exercise, but does not have clear criteria for suspending or excluding suppliers which breach its policies
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  114. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?
Governance and grievances 2 / 6 33.3%
- Companies should operate in an ethical manner at all levels, providing accessible channels and clear procedures for both employees and external stakeholders to raise any grievance or complaint with the company, as well as allowing for whistleblowing.
- 1 / 1
  
  Source
  
  115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  116. Whistleblowing procedure?
  
  The company only states it provides anonymity for complainants and whistle blowers
- 0.5 / 1
  
  Source
  
  117. Own grievance or complaints system?
  
  The company states in a 2012 report that a "formal grievance mechanism and an industrial relations officer are in place" but no further details are given. In its human rights policy it states it will protect the anonymity of complainants, but does not give details of a complaints system. It states in its 2015 RSPO ACOP that it has a complaints system, and provides a link, but this link does not work
- 0 / 1
  
  No source
  
  118. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?
- 0 / 2
  
  No source
  
  119. Details of grievances disclosed?

Media monitor: R.E.A. Holdings plc

SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground.

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September 2015

The palm oil plantations powering communities and tackling climate change

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October 2014

RSPO Complaint filed Oct 2013 - PT REA Kaltim Plantations (a subsidiary of REA Holdings) (Status H: Closed)

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Research protocols: R.E.A. Holdings plc

Research protocols guide how ZSL conducts SPOTT assessments and allocates scores to ensure a fair and consistent approach, setting the expectations for companies on how they should publish ESG data. The full palm oil indicator framework contains 119 indicators across 10 categories, aligned with corporate reporting initiatives.

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