Daabon Group

1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has an Environmental Policy that relates to sustainable development.

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

The policy's scope includes associated, independent and third party suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

Sustainability Department, headed by a Group Director.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

Most recent sustainability report was published in 2011.

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve palm oil sustainability or transparency?

Member of POIG, FEDEPALMA (Colombian Palm Oil Growers) and a signatory of UNGC.

6. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

7. Activities with government and/or NGOs to improve palm oil sustainability?

8. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?

11346.7 - Sum of total areas for palm, including 3607.02 ha used for cattle. Note the company reports 11,975.53 ha of land area controlled/managed for oil palm cultivation in its 2016 RSPO ACOP.

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

7357 - Note that the company reports 6,925.45 ha planted in its landbank statement.

10. Plasma/scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

3647.53

11. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting)(ha)?

451

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

784.13 - Sum of conservation areas for palm. Note that the company reports 520 ha of HCV areas and other conservation areas in its 2016 RSPO ACOP.

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

30 - Sum of infrastructure areas for palm.

14. Number of company owned mills?

1

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

Mill locations have been made available previously, which are viewable on the SPOTT map.

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

Concession boundaries have been made available to the RSPO and the company declares these represent 100% of their concession sites, but not all may not be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

Smallholder boundaries have been made available to the RSPO as part of their estate maps according to Daabon, but not all may be publicly available due to ongoing legal issues.

19. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

The company states it is 100% traceable.

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (is 100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

22. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from own mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

100% - The company states it is 100% traceable and it is RSPO-certified as Identity Preserved, meaning it is traceable to plantation.

23. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from supplier mills traceable to plantation level (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

24. Commitment to address deforestation?

25. Commitment to zero deforestation?

26. Deforestation commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The company states it is committed to zero deforestation within its supply chain.

27. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCV and HCS areas.

28. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

29. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

Committed to preserving and protecting the only remaining natural forest left in the area, and leave areas as nature reserves, wildlife habitats and corridors.

30. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

31. A landscape-level approach?

The company states it uses a landscape approach and "has collaborated to assess the full area of influence of its operations, related to HCV and water sources. Our main approach has been connectivity within plantations and the neighbouring communities, as detailed in our HCV report for Tequendama".

32. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

33. Commitment to not endanger species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

The company states it conducted a project to identify species on the farms with the goal of developing strategies to guarantee their survival, including endangered and endemic wildlife, with reference to the IUCN Red List.

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

35. Commitment not to operate within internationally and nationally designated protected areas?

The company states it verifies that the property does not belong to or have any special protection by the Nation, but does not clearly refer to nationally and internationally designated protected areas.

36. Evidence of species conservation activities?

Training smallholders on conservation and biodiversity and creating wildlife corridors planted with native species. In partnership with regional environmental authorities is developing an annual educational program on the importance of the endemic animal species of the Colombian Atlantic region.

37. Commitment to High Conservation Value (HCV) approach?

38. HCV commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

Across all of its oil palm operations, and those of its smallholders and/or independent providers.

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 for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?

Daabon has not had any new plantings since 2005.

However, there is public availability of the following Flora and Fauna surveys:
Tequendama HCV 2013
Las Mercedes Fauna & Flora 2009
Tequendama HCV 2009 - Fauna
Tequendama HCV 2009 - Flora.

41. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?

Daabon has not had any new plantings since 2005.

However, there is public availability of the following HCV assessments:
La Guajira HCV 2015
Cesar-Magdalena HCV 2016

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42. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?

Daabon has not had any new plantings since 2005.

However, there is public availability of the following summary HCV management and monitoring plans:
La Guajira HCV 2015
Cesar-Magdalena HCV 2016.

43. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2016 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

This indicator is disabled as Daabon has not had any new plantings since 2005 and no new planting reported in 2016 RSPO ACOP.

44. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

45. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

This indicator is disabled as the company states "No new land has been planted in order to assess HCS" and states the decade of planting for all plantations.

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

Daabon state that SEIAs are carried out as required by Colombian regional authorities and as part of being an RSPO member they commit under the RSPO NPP.

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

Daabon has not had any new plantings since 2005.

Environmental management plans (PMA) are updates to the named SEIAs originally done.

There is public availability of the following SEIA assessments. Both original and updated SEIAs are referred to as PMAs:

Ariguani Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
Gavilán Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
Tequendama Farm SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
Mercedes Farm PMA 2006 & PMA 2015 (estate plantation)
Palmares del Caribe Farm PMA
Extraction Mill SEIA 2006 & PMA 2015
Smallholders SEIA 2006

Daabon has also made available a report on:
Perception of Social & Environment Impacts of C.I. Tequedama S.A.S.
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48. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as no peat soils in Colombia.

49. Peat commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as no peat soils in Colombia.

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

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

0% - No peat soils in Colombia.

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

53. Commitment to zero burning?

54. Zero burning commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

55. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

The company states it has a full management plan on fire risk and uses the tools available by WRI for fire monitoring, and it develops plans, procedures and facilities to prevent, control and combat fire on land the company manages, as well as on land in the vicinity of farms, in coordination with local communities and authorities.

56. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?

The company states it has not had any incidents and its risk of fire is considered low.

57. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?

The company states it has not had any incidents and its risk of fire is considered low.

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

The company's GHG policy commits to achieving "a carbon neutral state by 2015".

59. GHG commitment applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The company states "Our company measures and offsets GHG's deriving from its full scope of operations (including smallholders and independent providers)".

60. GHG emissions?

61. GHG emissions from land use change?

62. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

PalmGHG , PAS 2050 and LCA/IPCC.

63. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

64. Percentage of mills with methane capture (is above 75%)?

1 (100%)

65. Commitment to manage water use and water quality?

66. Time-bound commitments to improve water use and water quality?

Targets to decrease water use by 5% per ton/FFB and ensure BOD and COD kept below certain limits, but not time-bound.

67. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The company reports water usage data from 2011, but does not report progress towards its target.

68. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

The company reports water quality data (BOD &COD), but does not report progress towards its target.

69. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

70. Evidence of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

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

Daabon's palm oil production is organic, which includes no use of chemical pesticides or chemical fertilisers.

72. No use of paraquat?

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

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

75. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

Daabon's palm oil production is organic, which includes no use of chemical pesticides or chemical fertilisers.

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

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

79. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights, referencing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or ILO 169?

The company refers to indigenous and community rights, but does not reference the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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

81. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

82. Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process?

The company outlines its process for identification and recognition of customary rights using prior consultation.

83. Process for addressing land conflicts?

84. Commitment to ensure food security for local communities?

85. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

86. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

87. Total number of employees?

1975 - In 2016.

88. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

0% - In 2016.

89. Percentage or number of women employees?

11.8% - In 2016.

90. Minimum wage that the company pays?

Company state they pay at least minimum wage for all staff.

91. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

92. Lost time accident rate?

0.64 - In 2016.

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

0 - In 2016.

94. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

95. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?

2012

96. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

97. Listed all countries and regions in which operates in most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

98. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of estates?

2010 - Achieved 100%.

99. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders within 5 years or achieved 100% RSPO-certification of scheme/associated smallholders?

2014 - Achieved 100%.

100. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

101. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?

2010

102. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

1 (100%)

103. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

7357 (95%) - Certified area divided by total palm area of 7,739.68 (total area of 11,346.7 ha minus 3607.02 ha used for cattle).

104. Percentage of scheme/associated smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

3647 (100%) - Hectares under associated smallholders.

105. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

80486 (100%) - FFB supplied from independent smallholders.

106. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that are RSPO-certified (is above 75%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

107. Sells or processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

Identity Preserved.

108. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

109. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

110. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAN, RSB, etc.)?

Rainforest Alliance, RSPO Next, various organic certifications.

111. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

Daabon helps smallholder producers allied with C.I. TEQUENDAMA S.A.S. (its mill).

112. Details of support programme for scheme smallholders?

Increasing production, creating cooperatives, organic certification, training and documentation on conservation and biodiversity, agricultural best practices.

113. Number or percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

In 2009 successful completion of organic certification for
137 of 162 palm smallholders and provided assistance to over 450 palm and cocoa smallholders who are organised in Allianzas (co-ops).

114. Programme to support independent smallholders?

115. Details of support programme for independent smallholders?

Technical Assistance, Certification, Auditing, Microcredits.

116. Number or percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

The company only states that its code of ethics applies to suppliers and it has created a new audit process to ensure suppliers are fully respecting human rights.

118. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company states it discontinues transacting with any person or legal entity that violates human rights, infringements of employment rights or other unethical activities.

119. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

120. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

121. Whistleblowing procedure?

122. Own grievance or complaints system?

123. Grievance system accessible to internal stakeholders (i.e. employees)?

124. Grievance system accessible to external stakeholders?

125. Details of grievances disclosed?

This indicator is disabled as according to RSPO NEXT audit report, which covers all operations, the company has no grievances to date.