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    47,781,753 USD
  • Thomson Reuters ticker:
    WTKH.KL
  • Bloomberg ticker:
    WTKH MK Equity
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Company assessment: WTK Holdings – November 2017

Assessment date:

Total: 4.4% 4.5 / 102.5
  • Sustainability policy and leadership Sustainability policy and leadership
    1 / 6 16.7%
    • Y
      1 / 1

      1. Sustainability policy or commitment for all timber, pulp and paper operations?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

    • N
      0 / 1

      4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Landbank, FMUs and mills Landbank, FMUs and mills
    2 / 10 20%
    • Y
      1 / 1

      7. Lists countries and operations?

      Timber production (natural forests and plantations) in Malaysia, timber processing.

    • N
      0 / 1

      8. Total land area managed/controlled for the production of wood/wood fibre (ha)?

      1250000 - Data is undated.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • Y
      1 / 1

      10. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

      8600

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      12. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting as forest) (ha)?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      14. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

    • N
      0 / 1

      15. Forest management plans available?

    • N
      0 / 1

      16. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

    • N

      17. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

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

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

      19. Number of and names of supplying pulp and paper mills?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

  • Deforestation and biodiversity Deforestation and biodiversity
    0 / 14.5 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      20. Commitment to address deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      21. Commitment to zero or no net deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      22. Zero or no net deforestation commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      23. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      24. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

    • N
      0 / 1

      25. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      26. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration of set-aside areas?

    • N
      0 / 0.5

      27. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      30. Commitment to sustainably manage the use of non-timber forest products?

    • N
      0 / 1

      31. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

    • N
      0 / 1

      32. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      34. Evidence of species conservation activities?

  • HCV, HCS and impact assessments HCV, HCS and impact assessments
    0.5 / 8 6.3%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      36. HCV commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      39. Commitment to conduct High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

    • N
      0 / 1

      40. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      The company states that it carries out Environmental Impact Assessments 'where required'.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Soils, fire and GHG emissions Soils, fire and GHG emissions
    0.5 / 15 3.3%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

      44. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

      The company states that it uses aerial harvesting where logs are selectively harvested and directly air-lifted by helicopter to the drop zone but it does not have a commitment to reduced impact logging techniques across all its operations.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      49. Commitment to zero burning?

    • N
      0 / 1

      50. Commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      51. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      54. Report GHG emission intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1

      55. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1

      56. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

    • N
      0 / 1

      57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

  • Water, chemical and pest management Water, chemical and pest management
    0 / 6 0%
    • N

      58. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

      59. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N
      0 / 1

      60. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

    • N

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

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

      62. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

      63. Progress towards commitment on water use?

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N

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

      The indicator has been disabled as the company's reporting broadly suggests that it does not own pulp and paper mills. Please note however that ZSL was unable to confirm this.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      68. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Community, land and labour rights Community, land and labour rights
    0.5 / 19 2.6%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      73. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      75. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • P
      0.5 / 1

      77. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

      The company states it has a Conflict Resolution Committee which deals with customary land rights claims.

    • N
      0 / 1

      78. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

    • N
      0 / 1

      79. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

    • N
      0 / 1

      80. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

    • N
      0 / 1

      81. Total number of employees?

    • N
      0 / 1

      82. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

    • N
      0 / 1

      83. Percentage or number of women employees?

    • N
      0 / 1

      84. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      86. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      88. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

  • Certification standards Certification standards
    0 / 11 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      93. Time-bound plan to source 100% FSC certified wood/wood fibre from independent suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 2

      94. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 2

      96. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified?

  • Smallholders and suppliers Smallholders and suppliers
    0 / 7 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      97. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      98. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

    • N
      0 / 1

      99. Programme to support independent smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      100. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      102. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      103. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

  • Governance and grievances Governance and grievances
    0 / 6 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      104. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

    • N
      0 / 1

      105. Whistleblowing procedure?

    • N
      0 / 1

      106. Own grievance or complaints system?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

      108. Details of grievances disclosed, if anonymity not requested, including the following: - date - issue - complainant category - actions taken - status?

Media monitor: WTK Holdings

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