WTK Holdings Bhd

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

2. Sustainability policy or commitment applies to all sourcing?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company states it has "designated representatives to supervise and manage the sustainability matters with regards to the timber and plantation activities."

4. One or more board members have responsibility for sustainability?

5. Percentage or number of women board members?

2 (25%) - The company does not explicitly report the percentage of women board members, but provides information about two female board members in its annual report. It is unclear whether information provided accounts for all board members

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

7. Sustainability report published within last two years?

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

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

10. Climate risks assessment available?

11. Natural capital assessment available?

12. Lists countries and operations?

The company states that all its timber production and processing, from natural forest and plantations, occurs in Sarawak (Malaysia)

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

850,000 - The company states it has forest concessions of 850,000 hectares in Sarawak, but this is undated

14. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

10,000

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

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

The company provides contradictory information about unplanted areas

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

18. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

19. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

Global Forest Watch data includes 10 wood fibre concessions and nine natural forest concessions, but it is unclear whether this covers all of the company's operations

20. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Global Forest Watch data includes 10 wood fibre concessions and nine natural forest concessions, but it is unclear whether this covers all of the company's operations

21. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

22. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

24. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

25. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

26. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

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

28. Number of company owned sawmills?

4 - The company included four sawmills within its list of properties in 2017

29. Maps or addresses of company owned sawmills?

The company gives some details of sawmill locations, but these are insufficient to generate locations on Google maps

30. Number of supplier mills?

31. Maps or addresses of supplier mills?

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

33. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

34. Percentage of supply traceable to country level (above 80%)?

35. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level (above 75%)?

36. Commitment to zero conversion of natural forest?

37. Zero conversion commitment applies to all sourcing?

38. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

The company states it engages in helicopter harvesting which reduces the need for skid trails

39. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

40. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

41. Amount of deforestation recorded?

42. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

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

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

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

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

47. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

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

49. HCV commitment applies to all sourcing?

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

This indicator is disabled until sufficient number of HCV ALS licensed assessors are available for the location where the company operates

51. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

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

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

54. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

57. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

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

59. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

The company states that it uses heli-logging techniques, and in 2013 stated that it uses "reduced Impact Logging Method such as logfishers, swing yarders and excavators for its timber operations", but does not commit to reduced impact logging best practice across all operations

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

61. Commitment on peatland planting applies to all sourcing?

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

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

64. Commitment to zero burning?

65. Commitment to zero burning applies to all sourcing?

66. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

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

69. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

70. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

71. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

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

74. Commitment to protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company states it establishes buffers zones but it is not clear whether this applies across all operations

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

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

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

78. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

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

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

83. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

The company states it supports and respects human rights, but does not reference the UN Declaration

86. Commitment to human rights applies to all sourcing?

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

The company states that it identifies and respects all respective native/communal rights within timber operation areas, but does not refer to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169)

88. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

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

90. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

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

92. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

93. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company states it has a Conflict Resolution Committee which deals with customary land rights claims, via a process of open dialogues and negotiations to resolve matters in an amicable matter, but the steps within this process are not given

94. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across forestry operations, including addressing barriers faced?

95. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company refers to collaborating with an organisation on activities such as upgrading rural schools and building access roads, but does not have a commitment

96. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

97. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

98. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

99. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation?

100. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

101. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

102. Percentage or number of women employees?

25%

103. Payment of minimum wage?

104. Reporting of salary by gender?

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

The company states that it has a health, safety and environment policy, and that its operations are in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1994, but it does not make reference to ILO Code of Practice

106. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

108. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

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

2,020 - The company states that one of its license areas is Sarawak Timber Legality Verification System certified, and it expects the remaining license areas to be STLVS certified by 2020

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

The company states that all materials and components used can be traced to legal sources from licensed suppliers, but does not give details of legality verification systems

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

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

113. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs or achieved 100% FSC-certification of FMUs?

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

115. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

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

117. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed that are FSC certified (above 75%)?

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

119. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

120. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

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

122. The company has a Due Diligence System (DDS)?

123. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

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

125. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

126. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

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

128. 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 doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

129. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

131. Details of grievances disclosed?