Wilmar International Ltd
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Landbank (oil palm)350,942 hectares
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Market cap:14,733,600,000 USD
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Thomson Reuters ticker:WLIL.SI
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Bloomberg ticker:WIL SP Equity
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Sedol:B17KC69
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RSPO member?Yes
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Website:
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Company assessment: Wilmar International Ltd – October 2014
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RSPO reporting requirements
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1 / 11.1.. Is the company an RSPO member?
Wilmar International has been an RSPO member since 2005.
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1.2.. Has the company submitted its most recent Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report to the RSPO?
Yes.
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0 / 11.3.1.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company refer to itself as an oil palm grower?
Wilmar International did not refer to themselves as an oil palm grower.
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1.3.2.. In the company's most recent and up-to-date RSPO ACOP report, does the company state all the countries and regions in which it operates?
Wilmar International did not state any countries in which the company operates.
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1.4.1.. Has the company set any public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
2016 (it is unclear whether this target applies to Wilmar International's plantation estates outside of Malaysia and Indonesia).
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1.4.2.. Has the company missed any of its public targets to be 100% RSPO-certified?
No. However, an original target of 2013 was extended to 2016.
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1 / 41.5.. What percentage of the company's total plantation estates is RSPO-certified?
48.54 - 48.54% of Wilmar International's planted area is RSPO certified
Calculation: 117,010 ha (total area RSPO certified) divided by 241,048 ha (stated planted area) x 100
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1.6.. Are the company's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments publicly available?
Link to Wilmar International's RSPO Principles and Criteria certification assessments.
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1.7.1.. Has the company set any public targets for its third party suppliers to be 100% RSPO-certified?
2020 (it is unclear whether this target applies to Wilmar International's plantation estates outside of Malaysia and Indonesia).
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1.7.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its independent FFB suppliers to be RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.8.1.. Has the company set any public targets for scheme smallholders to be 100% RSPO-certified?
2019 (it is unclear whether this target applies to Wilmar International's plantation estates outside of Malaysia and Indonesia).
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1.8.2.. Has the company missed any public targets for 100% of its scheme smallholders to be RSPO-certified?
No.
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1.9.. What percentage of the company's scheme smallholder plantations is RSPO-certified?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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Landbank and maps
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2.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement detailing its land acquisition criteria?
Yes.
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2.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all of the company's scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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2.2.1.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total landbank area for oil palm cultivation?
331000 - Yes, landbank is approximately 331,000 ha.
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2.2.2.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total planted area?
241048 - Yes, planted area is 241,048 ha.
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2.2.3.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total scheme smallholder area?
181037 - Yes, scheme smallholder hectarage is 181,037 ha.
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2.2.4.. Has the company publicly disclosed its total area of land managed for conservation that is set aside (i.e. including areas of High Conservation Value)?
30725 - Yes, landbank for conservation is 30,725 ha.
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2.3.1.. Are all of the company's concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
Company concession boundary maps have been made publicly available and can be viewed in the Toolkit's mapping tool. However, ZSL is currently unable to ascertain if the maps disclosed constitute 100% of the companies' palm oil estates. This page will be updated once the information has been made available.
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2.3.2.. Are all of the company's scheme smallholders' concession maps publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
No scheme smallholder concession maps have been made publicly available by Wilmar International and are therefore unavailable to view on the SPOTT mapping tool.
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Environmental management
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3.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement to address deforestation resulting from its operations?
Yes.
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3.1.2.. Does this statement apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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3.2.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to undertake Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.2.2.. Does the company make its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process publicly available?
Yes.
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3.3.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct SEIA (Social and Environmental Impact Assessments) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.3.2.. Are all SEIA assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
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3.4.1.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments prior to any new planting taking place?
Yes.
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3.4.3.. Are all of the company's High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments conducted after November 2005 publicly available?
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3.4.4.. Does the company make its High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all of its estates publicly available?
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3.6.. Does the company have a publicly available Water Management Plan or equivalent for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.7.. Does the company have a publicly available Integrated Pest Management Plan for its operations?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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3.8.. Does the company have a publicly available commitment to not use WHO Class 1A and 1B pesticides and paraquat, or time-bound plan for phasing out their use?
Yes.
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3.9.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to wildlife conflict or deforestation within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Fragile, marginal and peat soils
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4.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict 'no new development on peat' policy?
Yes.
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4.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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4.2.. What percentage of the company's landbank for oil palm cultivation is located on peat?
5.6 - Approximately 5.6% of Wilmar International's established plantations are located on peat soil (approximately 13,700 ha).
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Zero burning
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5.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available statement stating that it is committed to a strict policy of zero burning?
Yes.
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5.1.2.. Does this policy apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Yes.
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5.2.. Has the company been mentioned in any relevant media stories and/or reports that make reference to fires found within the company's plantation estates and/or its scheme smallholders' or independent FFB suppliers' plantations?
Please find the relevant media stories listed in the media monitor below.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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6.1.1.. Does the company have a publicly available time-bound plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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6.1.2.. Does this time-bound plan apply to all its scheme smallholders and independent FFB suppliers?
Wilmar International's no deforestation, no Peat, no exploitation policy states that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on existing plantations should be progressively reduced. This policy applies to both scheme smallholders and third party suppliers.
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6.2.. Does the company publicly report on progress made towards achieving its time-bound plan?
Wilmar International plans to update stakeholders with progress against its December 2013 'no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation policy' on a quarterly basis.
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6.3.. Does the company publicly report its GHG emissions from land use change associated with new planting?
Wilmar International plans to update stakeholders with progress against its December 2013 'no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation policy' on a quarterly basis.
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Traceability
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7.1.. Are all of the company's mill locations publicly available for all countries in which it operates?
No palm oil mill locations have been made publicly available by Wilmar International and are therefore unavailable to view on the SPOTT mapping tool.
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7.2.. What percentage of the company's total palm oil mills is RSPO-certified?
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7.3.. What percentage of the company's total fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) purchased from independent suppliers (not including outgrowers and scheme smallholders) is RSPO-certified?
No information could be found using the research protocols.
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7.4.. Does the company have a public commitment to move towards Segregated and/or Identity Preserved certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?
Yes.
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7.5.. Does the company prioritize certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chain models over Mass Balance or GreenPalm?
Book & Claim, Mass Balance, Segregated.
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Media monitor: Wilmar International Ltd
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Media monitor: Wilmar International Ltd
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 or score 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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