Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Ltd

1. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has a corporate sustainability policy that covers some environmental issues only. The company also has a sustainable natural rubber procurement policy, however it is unclear if this policy applies to its own operations.

2. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber procurement policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

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

The company reports that some board members sit on the company's sustainable development committee.

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

33.33% - The company has 25 (33.33%) women in the senior management team in 2022.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

16.66% - The company has two women directors in 2022.

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

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

The company reports that it has collaborated with local agencies and other organisations to preserve the natural ecosystem by planting mangrove forests. In addition, it has collaborated with local agencies to promote community healthcare in the areas where factories are located and encourage exercise together with the local communities to promote good relations between the company and the communities.

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's 2022 sustainability references 'GRI Standards 2021', however it has not stated 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option' OR 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option' as per GRI 101: Foundation requirements.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

The company has published a very brief climate risk assessment. It does not include metrics, targets and processes used to assess or manage climate risks. Evidence is not externally verified.

12. Lists countries and operations?

Plantations (Thailand), processing facilities (Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar), manufacturing facilities (Thailand).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company sources natural rubber from Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Ivory Coast.

14. Total land area managed/controlled for natural rubber (ha)?

7 - The company reports a total plantation area of 7,710.08 ha as of December 2023.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

6860.96 - The company reports a planted area of 6,860.96 ha as of December 2023.

16. Scheme smallholders/outgrowers planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

61.92 - The company reports an unplanted area of 61.92 ha as of December 2023.

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

15.68 - The company reports a conservation set-aside area, including HCV area, of 15.68 ha as of December 2023.

19. Maps of estates/management units?

The company has published a static image file not at a local scale, plantation location cannot be accurately determined. Some maps are also undated.

20. Management plans for natural rubber production are available for all estates/management units?

21. Monitoring of management plan implementation available for all estates/management units?

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

23. Maps of all third-party supplying industrial estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

The company areas where it sources from smallholders.

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company has 35 processing facilities in Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company discloses the names and addresses of 21 processing facilities out of 35.

27. Number (or percentage) of company-owned processing facilities that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

The company reports all 35 facilities source from third parties, and 9 also source from company plantations. However, information is not dated.

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

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

The company has 6 manufacturing facilities located in Indonesia.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

33. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying processing facilities that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

35. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for manufacturing that comes from intermediary traders rather than directly from processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

36. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to processing facility level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

38. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to industrial plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

39. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

40. Percentage of supply from third-party processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

41. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders?

The company has reported a commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level of its natural rubber supply from smallholders by 2028.

42. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to smallholder at jurisdictional level?

In 2023, 5% of rubber procured from smallholders was traceable to jurisdictional level.

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

44. Member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of GPSNR. This has been verified via the GPSNR website.

45. Submitted self-declaration form for the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i)?

The company has submitted a self-declaration form for SNR-i.

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

The company has a 4,502 ha of FSC FM-certified area out of a total of 6,861 ha (65.9%).

47. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC FM certification of estates/management units?

48. Percentage of scheme/outgrower smallholders (ha) FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.  .

49. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC certification of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

50. Percentage of natural rubber supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party natural rubber suppliers that is FSC-certified?

The company states that 0.3% of its natural rubber supply coming from independent smallholders, outgrowers and third-party natural is FSC certified. However, the statement is undated.

51. Percentage of all natural rubber products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is FSC-certified?

In 2023, 0.16 % of the natural rubber products the company handles and trade is FSC-certified.

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

53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

[Externally verified] The company has an ISO 14001 certificate. As the ISO criteria are not publicly available, full points cannot be awarded.

54. Commitment to become 100% certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

The company commits all suppliers to zero conversion of all natural ecosystems.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no/zero deforestation.

59. 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 V2-0). As the policy requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's certification/membership.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company specifies any deforestation past 1 April 2019 will not be accepted in supplier operations. However, the definition of deforestation is unclear.

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

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

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

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

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

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

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

68. Biodiversity policy?

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC. The company also reports that in 2022 it planted 15,365 trees to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as well as to increase the habitats for creatures.

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

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

The company commits suppliers to uphold traditional rights of access for hunting and gathering of animals and plants for the purpose of subsistence and indigenous cultural and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies.

74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to not be involved in illegal logging or the trade in illegal wood or forest products. However, the commitment does not include all illegal activities.

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

The company only commits suppliers to combat poaching.

76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership.

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

The company commits suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since April 2019.

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports to have not planted new rubber plantations since April 2019.

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

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

87. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

As of December 2023, the company reports 0 ha of peat in its landbank.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company has reported in the last two years that it has no peat in its operations.

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

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

The company commits suppliers to a selection of practices (prevent soil erosion, nutrient degradation, subsidence, and contamination), however, a commitment for BMPs for both soil and peat cannot be found.

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

The company reports that it does not have operations on peatland. Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

96. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to improve quality of rubber, however, no practices specific to tapping are reported.

97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

98. Commitment to zero burning?

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero burning.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

The company reports that it has formed an emergency response team and provides annual training on emergency practical guidelines such as fire suppression, fire evacuation, chemical spill suppression, and flood responses to all employees and contractors. However, the information is not externally verified.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates/management units?

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

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

The company commits to reduce GHG emissions intensity (scope 1 and scope 2) by 10% by the year 2024.

104. GHG emissions?

The company reports its total GHG emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) as 168,971 (tCO2-eq) in 2022.

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

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

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

[Externally verified] The company reports an increase in GHG emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) from 141,497 (tCO2-eq) in 2021 to 168,971 (tCO2-eq) in 2022. However, the figures have not improved from the previous year. Evidence is externally verified by KPMG.

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company reports that it uses the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) (TGO) to calculate GHG emissions.

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

The company commits to reduce its water withdrawal intensity by 20% compared to the base year 2022 by 2026.

110. Water use intensity?

17.9 - The company reports its water consumption as 17.90 million cubic meters in 2022. However, the figure is not reported as intensity.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports its water consumption at 2.38 million cubic meters in 2021 and 17.90 million cubic meters in 2022. The figures were neither reported as intensity nor were improving.

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

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

The company reports an increase in BOD level from 5.1 mg/L in 2021 to 6.8 mg/L in 2022 and in COD level from 41.8 mg/L in 2021 to 66.6 mg/L in 2022. The figures are not improving.

114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

The company reports that it has a wastewater treatment system that treats wastewater before discharging it into waterways. However, it does not explicitly mention it in relation to natural rubber processing.

115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

The company reports that it has a wastewater treatment system that treats wastewater before discharging it into waterways. However, it does not explicitly mention it in relation to natural rubber manufacturing facilities.

116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

118. Reducing odours from natural rubber processing or manufacuring facilities?

The company reports that it has installed an air pollution treatment system for its block rubber factory to reduce odours from both processing and manufacturing natural rubber products. However, the information is not externally verified.

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

The company commits to reduce chemical use. It is unclear if the commitment requires the company to minimise chemical fertiliser and pesticide use.

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

121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not use paraquat.

122. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to not use paraquat.

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

The company commits to not use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides.

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

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

The company commits to not use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals.

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

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

The company reports a list of chemicals used across plantations. However, the information is not dated.

128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC. The company also reports that it operates a project 'Useful Soil' in which sludge from the wastewater treatment system is converted into organic fertilisers for farmers and the community to use in agriculture.

129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership. The company also commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in its own reporting.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect human rights. However, it does not refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or its equivalent.

132. Progress on human rights commitment?

The company reports that it has provided online training courses on human rights and non-discrimination to employees in order to raise awareness and understanding of human rights practices related to business operations and to be able to prevent human rights risks in operations. In addition to this, the company also monitors human rights risks in its operations through the human rights due diligence process. However, the evidence is not externally verified.

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

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

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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 V2-0). As the policy requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's certification/membership.

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect the customary land rights for IPLCs. However, no commitment to respect legal land rights could be found.

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

139. Details on Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company reports that it regularly communicates with communities through surveys and publication signboards. However, the information is not externally verified.

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

The company reports that it has implemented a 'Female Power Project' to strengthen communities by increasing career paths and enhancing the income of the communities. Limited details are provided about the project, and the company does not specifically state that this addresses the barriers faced by women across natural rubber operations.

143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company commits to promote food security within local communities, however, it is not clear how communities will be assisted.

144. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company reports that it is building weirs and supplying aquatic food stocks to help community food security. However, the information is between two and five years old.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company commits to provide essential community services and facilities.

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC. The company also provides examples, such as maintaining a 'Community Learning Center' to support child's skill development in STEM subjects, funding sports, providing equipment, and building ponds for local people to fish in.

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

The company commits to provide business opportunities for local communities.

148. 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 V2-0). The policy does not reference the 2022 amendments to the ILO Conventions, therefore partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's certification/membership. The company also self reports a commitment to the eight core conventions, however, the ILO have updated the core conventions list to include more than eight.

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

The company commits all suppliers to some ILO conventions only.

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

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

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

The company commits all suppliers to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

The company reports that it has provided online training courses on human rights and non-discrimination to its employees in 2022. The information is not externally verified.

154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

10.14% - The company reports that it has 589 (10.14%) temporary employees in 2022.

155. Percentage or number of women employees?

34.26% - The company reports that it has 1,991(34.26%) women employees in 2022.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

157. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to pay only the minimum wage to all workers.

158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

159. Reporting of salary by gender?

The company reports the ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men for different employee categories. However, this is not reported by significant locations of operation.

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

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

The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.

162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC Chain of Custody certification (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports that it provides personal protective equipment to its employees.

163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company reports a Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) of employees as 1.57 in 2022. Calculated as recordable injuries x 200,000/total working hours.

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

The company reports zero fatalities as a result of work-based accidents. Data as of 2022.

165. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company commits to support smallholders.

166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

The company reports that in 2022 it purchased 1% of raw material volumes from 663 rubber farmers, 95% of raw materials from 3,405 rubber dealers and 4% of raw material volumes from 35 groups of farmers, cooperatives and central rubber markets. However, it is not clear how much supply (direct and indirect) is from smallholders.

167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

168. Percentage of scheme smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company reports that it has implemented the 'Good Quality Latex Creates Happiness' project to educate rubber farmers on how to make good quality field latex, which leads to better income for farmers. Further, it has also implemented the 'Bun Tuk Yang Tid Rang Srang Roi Yim' project to educate rubber farmers and rubber transporters on how to transport the rubber in standardised trucks to prevent the serum from cup lumps leaking onto the road during transportation. However, the information is not externally verified.

170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

171. Process used to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company conducts three on-ground events every year with smallholder suppliers to promote awareness of raw material quality and the Sustainable Natural Rubber Procurement Policy. However, no more detail is given.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party industrial plantations.

176. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with natural rubber sourcing commitments?

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

178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

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

The company reports that in 2022, it has provided training on anti-corruption through the 'Have A Good Days with STA Culture' course to 99% of its employees. Further, it has also enrolled as a CAC change agent to develop and improve its operations with transparency and to set standards for business governance. Additionally, it has established a complaint channel to receive stakeholder complaints regarding any unethical actions, such as corruption. However, the information is not externally verified.

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

The company's tax policy has limited detail. However, the company's annual report states that the board of directors is responsible for reviewing the tax strategy.

183. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company reports a step-by-step whistleblowing process as well as information on how whistletblowers are protected.

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

The company has its own grievance system open to all stakeholders.

185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company only reports the number of complaints and complaint category.