SLJ Global

1. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company states that environmental stewardship, social responsibility and sustainable governance are the pillars that the company's vision, mission, business and activities are built on, however these are general commitments and do not amount to a sustainable forestry policy.

2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company mentions that they have a sustainable timber procurement policy, however it is not publicly available.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

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

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

1 - The company has one woman board member as the President Commissioner.

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

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?

The company works regularly with local government and collaborates with local communities, but only limited details are provided.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's latest sustainability report was published in 2022.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company reports in two standardised reporting systems. The company's Annual Report and Consolidated Finance follow standards from Financial Services Authority, while the Sustainability Report follows the GRI Standards Option "Core", issued by the GSSB.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Natural capital assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

Indonesia (forestry and timber production).

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company sources from local wood suppliers in Indonesia.

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

624725 - The company and its subsidiaries manage three natural forest areas of 624,725 ha for forestry.

16. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

17. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

18. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with scheme smallholders/outgrowers.

19. Unplanted area (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

21. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

22. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

3 - The company reports a total of three units of forest management units.

23. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Maps for some of the company's FMUs are available on Global Forest Watch, but these do not cover the full scope of the company's operations.

24. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

25. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?

26. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use right (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

27. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

28. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

29. Maps of all third-party supplying FMUs?

30. Number of company owned sawmills?

2 - The company reports that it has two mills.

31. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?

The company reports the location and name of its mill; however it is unclear does it covers all the company's operations.

32. Number of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

33. Names and locations of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

34. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned sawmills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

35. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned pulp and paper mills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

36. Number of third party supplying mills?

37. Names and locations of all third party supplying mills?

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

39. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Full points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified.

40. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?

100 - The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Full points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified.

41. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements and FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

42. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?

43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?

The company ensures that all logs have to be certified by SVLK before production and has obtained FSC CoC to ensure that materials and products have been checked at every processing stage. However, there is not a time-bound plan.

44. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

52.42% - The company reports that 52.42% of its landbank is PHPL certified.

45. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?

All supply in 2021 was SVLK verified.

46. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

100% - All supply in 2021 was SVLK verified.

47. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

48. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs within 10 years?

49. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply (tonnes) from all suppliers that comes from FSC FM certified areas?

50. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood and/or PEFC Controlled Sources requirements?

51. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

52. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

54. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

55. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

56. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). As the policy requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's partial FSC CoC certification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

65. Biodiversity policy?

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

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

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

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

71. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

72. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

74. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only sources wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

75. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms applies to all suppliers?

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

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

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since April 2015 OR if all new planting has been undertaken since November 2017 and has been covered under combined HCV-HCS assessments.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified and the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

87. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

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

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

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

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

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

95. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

96. Commitment to reduced impact logging applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?

98. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company FMUs?

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations?

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

The company reports it has conducted efforts to reduce emission as well as following Indonesia's Climate Goals and FOLU Net Sink 2030 to reduce emissions significantly by 2030. However there is no specific intensity-based target.

104. GHG emissions intensity?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

110. Water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

114. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

115. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?

The company has two wastewater treatment plants.

116. Proportion of processing facilities with closed-loop water treatment system?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

117. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

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

121. Evidence of eliminating chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

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

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

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

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

127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

All wastes produced by the company is mangaged by a third-party company, namely PT Karunia Limasindo Pratama.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

132. Progress on human rights commitment ?

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

134. Commitment to Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified and the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0) AND SVLK. As the requirements of these certifications do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification and SVLK certification.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified and the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

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

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

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

142. Supports the inclusion of women across forestry operations, including addressing barriers faced?

143. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

144. Commitment to enable sustainable use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities?

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?

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

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

The company reports that it has a positive impact on the community in its operational area through the use of local raw materials and local workers as well as by prioritising employee recruitment from the local community but unclear if this is a commitment.

148. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified and the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

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

The company reports to provide equal job opportunities regardless of gender and without discrimination but unclear if this is a commitment.

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

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

155. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

156. Reports gender balance of employees?

23 (13.77%) - The company reports a total of 23 women employees.

157. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to pay above the minimum wage but does not specify living wage.

158. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suplliers?

159. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

160. Reporting of salary by gender?

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1) and SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. Partial points have been awarded for this indicator on the basis that 100% of the company's wood/wood fibre supply is SVLK certified and the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

163. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

164. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

166. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company reports that it supports local wood suppliers, providing community development programs such as veneer repair and log cutting, paying attention to employees' health and safety and providing trainings such as forest development and forest planning. However, it is unclear if the commitment applies to all smallholders.

167. Programme to support outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders?

168. Number or percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements. As SVLK requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria, partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's SVLK certification.

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

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

172. Timebound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with timber and pulp sourcing commitments?

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

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to upholding clean, healthy and accountable corporate principles free from various forms of behaviour that have the potential to cause conflicts of interest, such as corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN).

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

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

177. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

The company reports its full tax obligations as a public listed company via its consolidated statement of financial position.

179. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

180. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company is developing a standard Customer Reporting System (Whistleblowing), while for employees, they are encouraged to report directly to the ranks managements.

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

The company makes this commitment through SVLK certification requirements and FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?