TSH Resources Bhd

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

The company states it is committed to sustainability, but does not make its policies, including its Environmental Policy Statement, publicly available.

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

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

Head of Sustainability.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

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

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

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

7. Activities with government and/or NGOs to improve palm oil sustainability?

The company states it has partnered with government agencies to protect bio-diverse and fragile ecosystems, although unclear if related to its palm oil operations.

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

108157

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

42103

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

4316

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

33232

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

24190

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number of company owned mills?

6

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

One of the company's mills is available on Global Forest Watch.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

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

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of their concession sites, but not all may not be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues. Maps will become available on GeoRSPO.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

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

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

The company only states it "works to ensure that the materials and components we use in our entire supply chain such as raw oil palm bunches and fertilisers can be traced to sources".

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

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

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

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

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

24. Commitment to address deforestation?

25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

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

27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

30. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

31. A landscape-level approach?

32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

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

The company states "in line with its policy, works with wildlife conservation bodies to protect rare, threatened or endangered species", but does not reference a system of species classification.

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

35. Commitment not to operate within internationally and nationally designated protected areas?

36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

The company only states it provides research grants, works with conservation bodies to protect species and carries out annual wildlife population assessments.

37. Commitment to High Conservation Value (HCV) approach?

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

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

The company does not have an explicit commitment, but commits through the RSPO NPP.

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

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

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

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

44. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

This indicator is disabled as according to the 2016 RSPO ACOP no new planting has occurred.

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

The company states it conducts EIAs prior to any new development, and mentions SIAs, but does not clearly state SIAs are conducted prior to new planting.

47. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

The company states "We have conducted EIAs for all our Indonesian plantations and Sabah estates that were established after September 1999" but no publicly available reports could be found.

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

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

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

The company states it has a Good Agricultural Practices policy but it is unclear what is included.

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

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

53. Commitment to zero burning?

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

The company states the zero burning policy applies to 'all operations', however, it is not clear whether this also refers to smallholders and independent suppliers.

55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

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

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

TSH Resources only states that its 'environmentally friendly' practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provides only anecdotal evidence of GHG reductions.

59. GHG commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

60. GHG emissions?

The company only states it has 'begun to track and monitor GHG emissions'. The company has submitted a Palm GHG report available for 2 certified sites PT SPMN and LDPOM in its 2016 ACOP but this does not cover the company's whole scope of operations.

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

The company has submitted a Palm GHG report available for 2 certified sites PT SPMN and LDPOM in its 2016 ACOP but this does not cover the company's whole scope of operations, but includes land conversion emissions.

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

PalmGHG.

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

64. Percentage of mills with methane capture (is above 75%)?

The Group owns and operates a 3 MW/HR biogas power plant in Sabah.

65. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

The company only states it monitors water use in all of its estates and six mills.

66. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

The company only states that lab assessments of the river water are done every six months.

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

The company states it has implemented an integrated pest management approach to reduce the use of pesticides and it monitors use of pesticides, but does not refer to reducing all chemical use or fertiliser use.

72. No use of paraquat?

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

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

75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

The company states it has adopted an integrated pest management programme.

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

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

The company commits to human rights, but does not reference the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

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

The company only states it has carried out assessments to determine customary land owners and minimise land conflicts.

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

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

The company only states that "one of the policy's main objectives is to emphasise the importance of Free, Prior and Informed Consent ("FPIC")", but does not clearly state is undertaken for all new development.

81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

82. Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process?

83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

The company provides a document on conflict resolution in its 2015 ACOP.

84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company states it has put in place labour rights protections, but does not state for all workers.

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

The company refers to no child labour, no forced labour, freedom of association, collective bargaining, and no discrimination, but does not refer to minimum age or equal remuneration.

87. Total number of employees?

9385

88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

89. Percentage or number of women employees?

2383 (25.4%)

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

The company states it complies with local labour regulations and has implemented national minimum wage rates throughout its operations.

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

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

94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

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

2014

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

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

TSH Resources states all the countries and regions in which it operates: Indonesia (West Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah).

98. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?

2019 - Target extended from 2018 to 2019.

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

2021

100. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all supply chains?

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

101. 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?

2016

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

2 (33.3%)

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

7114 (6.6%)

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

0

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

0

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

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

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

Mass Balance.

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

TSH Resources states that one of company's entities is fully ISPO certified and the rest are in progress.

109. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified (100%)?

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

111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

Plasma.

112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

Educating the cooperative scheme smallholders on oil palm planting and business, assisting the scheme smallholders to obtain financing for their projects, educating and assisting scheme smallholders in implementing sustainable practices.

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

114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

In its 2016 RSPO ACOP the company states it plans to support independent smallholders in 2019. It states a list of independent smallholders is already identified.

115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

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

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

The company states it performs audits "to ensure that our estates and those of our suppliers comply with local environmental regulations especially when it comes to waste management and land clearing".

118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

119. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

121. Whistleblowing procedure?

122. Own grievance or complaints system?

The company has a grievance mechanism that is specifically designed to report issues related to sustainability and a grievance mechanism to report labour issues.

123. Grievance system accessible to internal stakeholders (i.e. employees)?

124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

125. Details of grievances disclosed?