Toba Pulp Lestari

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

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

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company states it has an independent team to ensure the transparency and implementation of sustainability policies. However, no further details are given.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

5. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve forest management or transparency?

6. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve the sustainability of forest products?

The company has worked with academic institutions and a foundation but these partnerships do not focus on improving sustainability of forest products.

7. Lists countries and operations?

Indonesia (forest concessions and mill).

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

185016

9. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

54086

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

7342 - The company's 2017 annual report states an area of 7,342 ha community plantations (PKR). However, it is unclear if the company's natural forest concessions include community forests.

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

12. Conservation set-aside and/or HCV area (ha)?

13. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

14. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

15. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Maps are available for some of the company's FMUs on Global Forest Watch.

16. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

17. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

18. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

1

19. Maps or addresses of company owned pulp and paper mills?

20. Number of company owned sawmills?

This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own sawmills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this.

21. Maps or addresses of company owned sawmills?

This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own sawmills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this.

22. Commitment to zero conversion of natural forest?

23. Zero conversion commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

24. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

25. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

26. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

27. Amount of deforestation recorded?

28. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

30. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration of set-aside areas?

31. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

The company has a commitment to implement 'landscape conservation'. No evidence of implementation could be identified.

32. Commitment to protect species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

33. Commitment to sustainably manage the use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs)?

34. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

35. Commitment to only use alien species where impacts can be controlled?

36. Examples of species conservation activities?

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

38. HCV commitment applies to outgrower scheme 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)?

40. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

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

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

43. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

45. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available?

46. Commitment to best management practices for soils and/or peat?

47. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

The company commits to implement low impact logging but no details on the practices are provided.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it does not have landbank on peat.

49. Commitment on peatland planting applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that its suppliers do not have landbank on peat.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it does not have landbank on peat.

51. Evidence of best management practices for soils and/or peat?

52. Commitment to zero burning?

53. Commitment to zero burning applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

54. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

The company states it is improving its fire protection system and conducts fire safety training but this only relates to the company's mill operation.

55. Details/number of hotspots/fires in FMUs controlled by the company?

56. Time-bound commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company only states that it will monitor and reduce its overall emissions, without setting a specific time-bound target or mentioning GHG emissions explicitly.

57. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

58. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

59. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

60. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

61. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

The company states that all parameters are below prescribed government limits and reports a 7.5% reduction for COD and 18.7% reduction for BOD in 2016 compared to 2015.

62. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

63. Evidence of treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

The company states to treat waste water but does not mention pulp and paper production explicitly.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own sawmills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this.

65. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

The company has a commitment to water conservation but it is not time-bound.

66. Progress towards commitment on water use?

67. Commitment to eliminate chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

68. Evidence of minimising or recycling solid waste produced during sawmilling processes?

This indicator is disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own sawmills. Please note that ZSL has been unable to confirm this.

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

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

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

72. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

75. Commitment to human rights applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

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

The company commits to respect indigenous rights but no reference to UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169) given.

77. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

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

79. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

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

81. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

82. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company gives various examples on providing agricultural training or helping local communities with diversifying their crops in relation to community development. However, no wider commitment to mitigate impacts on local food security could be identified.

83. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

84. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company states that it respects the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

85. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

The company does not refer to minimum age (No. 138), equal remuneration (No. 100), or the right to organise and collective bargaining (No. 98).

86. Total number of employees?

1025

87. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

88. Percentage or number of women employees?

89. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

90. Commitment to address occupational health and safety, referencing the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work?

The company's commitment does not reference ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work.

91. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

93. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

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

95. Percentage wood/wood fibre supply verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

96. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs?

97. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood requirements?

98. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

99. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply from outgrower scheme and/or independent suppliers that is FSC FM certified?

100. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified?

177448 (74.2%)

101. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

102. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

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

104. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company states in its Sustainability Policy that it 'will source our raw material only through suppliers or subcontractors that abide by this policy and are transparent and provide a traceable supply (e.g. SVLK)'.

105. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?

106. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

107. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a system in place but no details on the process is given.

108. Own grievance or complaints system?

109. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?

110. Details of grievances disclosed?