SIFCA Group

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

The company published the Sustainability Policy.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company's sustainability policy applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

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

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

1 (14%) - The company has one woman as its board member. Partial points have been awarded, as gender data is not directly reported by the company.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

The company has collaborated with civil authorities and NGOs to reduce negative environmental and social outcomes. However, this information is between two and five years old, so only partial points have been awarded.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

The company operates in France, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria. However, it is unclear if this cover all operations and no further details provided.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

39000 - The company only specifies the number of hectares that is planted and mature as 39,000 ha. It is unclear whether this covers all managed areas for oil palm. Information is undated.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

191638 - The company reports the total area planted with oil palm plantation and independent outgrowers as 191,638 ha.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

145000 - The company reports the total outgrowers planted areas as 145,000 ha.

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

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

20. Maps of estates/management units?

21. Maps of all scheme smallholders?

22. Maps of all third-party supplying plantations?

23. Number of company-owned mills?

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

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

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

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

28. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

29. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

30. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?

31. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

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

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

36. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

40. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?

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

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

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

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

45. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

46. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

48. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

49. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

50. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

51. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.

54. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to zero deforestation.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

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

The company provides definition of deforestation but no cut-off date available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

68. Biodiversity policy?

The company published a biodiversity protection and zero deforestation policy. However, it does not cover a clear scope and target.

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

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

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

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

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

The company commits to conduct HCV assessment.

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

The company made an unclear commitment to HCV assessments for the supply chain.

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

77. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

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

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

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

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

The company has unclear commitment to HCS Approach.

83. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company published unclear commitment to HCS Approach applicable to their supply chain.

84. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

The company commits to conduct SEIAs for new acquisition lands which does not cover all operations.

87. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

88. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

The company commits to identify, maintain and protect peatland areas. However, no clear commitment made to no planting on peat.

90. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company has a commitment applicable to all suppliers to identify, maintain and protect peatland areas. However, no clear commitment on no planting made.

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

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

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

The company commits to best management practices for soils.

94. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

The company has a commitment to best management practices for soils applicable to all suppliers.

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

96. Commitment to zero burning?

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

98. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

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

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

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

The company has a commitment to reduce GHG emission without time-bound plans.

102. GHG emissions intensity?

The company only reports on the GHG emission and it does not specify for palm oil operations only.

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

The company reported on the GHG emission (Scope 1) but data is between two to five years old.

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

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

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

109. Water use intensity?

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports that water consumption has reduced by 11% from 2018-2019.

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

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

113. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

The company reports on wastewater treatment, but does not refer to POME.

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

The company reports on effluent treatment but does not refer to PORE.

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

116. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

The company commits to gradually reduce the use of chemicals but does not specify on fertilisers or pesticides.

118. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to gradually reduce the use of chemicals applicable to all suppliers but does not specify on fertilisers or pesticides.

119. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

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

121. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

122. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

123. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

124. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

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

126. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

127. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

The company reports to have a waste management system across its own operations. However, the information is limited.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

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

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

The company only commits to respect indigenous and local communities' rights.

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

The commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights applied to all suppliers.

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

The company commits to respect land tenure rights related to FPIC.

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

The commitment to respect legal and customary land rights related to FPIC applies to all suppliers.

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

The company has unclear commitment to FPIC.

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

The company has unclear commitment to FPIC. This is applicable to all suppliers.

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

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company has a platform for exchange and multi-party discussion called the ""Stakeholders Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (SASI)"". Partial points have been awarded as this information is self-reported and between two and five years old.

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

The company commits to prioritise women and men employee.

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

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

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company is committed to provide essential community services and facilities.

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

The company reports various examples of local community services and facilities. However, report is between two to five years old and self-reported.

146. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

The company reports on various business/work opportunities to local communities. However, the commitment is unclear.

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

Company only refers to two ILO Conventions.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

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

The company reports on progress of commitment to respect workers' rights. However, data is between two to five years old.

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

The company reports on encouraging gender equality. However, commitment is unclear.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

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

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

12432 (41.3%) - The company's Annual Report 2020 having 33,346 employees including 12,432 temporary staff.

154. Percentage or number of women employees?

155. Commitment to pay a Living Wage?

156. Commitment to pay a Living Wage applies to all suppliers?

157. Progress on commitment to pay a Living Wage?

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

HK 2023: The company reports to provide PPE and related trainings. However, data is between two to five years old.

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

0.38 - The company reports an accident gravity rate of 0.38 (lost days x 1000/hours worked). Data is between two and five years old, so only partial points have been awarded.

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

0 - The company reported 0 fatalities in 2019.

164. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company commits to facilitate and encourage inclusion of smallholders.

165. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

166. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

167. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company reports on supporting independent smallholders. However, limited information is available and the data is between two to five years old.

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

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

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

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

172. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

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

174. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

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

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

177. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

178. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

179. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company has a commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption.

181. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

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

The company reported that anti-corruption trainings are being conducted.

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

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

The company reports to have a grievance mechanism in place. However, no further details is available.

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?