Godrej Industries

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

The company's subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) have published sustainable palm oil policies which is applicable to respective operations.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

Only one of the company's' subsidiary, Godrej Industries (Chemicals), have published a sustainable palm oil policy applicable 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?

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

3 (30%) - The company does not directly report the gender of its board of directors, but this can be calculated through photos in the board members profile section.

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

[Externally verified] The company is a member of WBCSD and Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) which is externally verified. In addition, one of the company's subsidiary. Godrej Agrovet, reported as a member of CDP, Science Based Targets, and WWF.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company published a sustainability report integrated with Annual Report 2023-2024.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has submitted a CDP Climate Change and Forest report in 2023.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

The company has 75,000 ha of plantations across several regions in India. The company also has five oil palm mills across the country with two oleochemical manufacturing plants in India.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

75000 - The company's edible palm-oil subsidiary states that it has developed over 75,000 ha of plantations, however it is unclear if this represents all plantation operations controlled by the company. The figure is not dated and therefore no points can be awarded.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

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

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

20. Maps of estates/management units?

21. Maps of all scheme smallholders?

22. Maps of all third-party supplying plantations?

23. Number of company-owned mills?

5 - The company's edible palm-oil subsidiary states that it has 5 mills, however it is unclear if this represents all mill operations controlled by the company. This information is not dated, so no points can be awarded.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

25. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

26. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and third-parties?

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

28. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

29. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

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

31. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

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

The company's subsidiary, Godrej Industries (Chemicals) aims to achieve 100% 'transparency' up to mills and refineries by 2025 in their Sustainable Palm Oil Policy Action Plan. The commitment is reported by a subsidiary, so only partial points can be awarded.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

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

35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

36. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

[Externally verified] 2006 - The company is a member of the RSPO.

40. 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?

2014 - The company's first certification was beyond the cut-off point.

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

The company submitted ACOP 2022.

42. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within 5 years?

45. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

2030 - The company commits to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities by 2030. This is more than 5 years.

46. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

48. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

49. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

11.37% - The company reports 11.37% of certified palm oil products processed in RSPO ACOP 2023 report.

50. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Processor and Trader ACOP.

51. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.

54. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company published zero deforestation commitment through the company's sustainable palm oil policy.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The commitment to zero deforestation published in the company's Sustainable Palm Oil Policy is applicable to all operations and suppliers.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

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

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?

68. Biodiversity policy?

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

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

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?

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

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

76. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?

77. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

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

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

81. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

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

The company's subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) mentioned on protecting of High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas. However, commitment to High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach is unclear.

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

84. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

The company's subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) expect the mills and growers to identify environmental impacts of their operations. However, this commitment is unclear and only mentions on environmental impacts.

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

88. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) have published a clear commitment of no planting on peat regardless of depth.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) have published a clear commitment of no planting on peat regardless of depth and this is applicable to all suppliers.

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

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

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) both published commitment to best management practices for peat.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) both published commitment to best management practices for peat and applicable to all suppliers.

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

96. Commitment to zero burning?

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

98. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

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

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

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

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet has set a GHG emission reduction target in line with SBTi's Well Below 2°C scenario. The company committed to reduce absolute Scope 1 & Scope 2 GHG emissions by 375% and Scope 3 emissions by 16.0% by FY 2034-2035.

102. GHG emissions intensity?

The company's subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported on the total scope 1 and scope 2 emission intensity per tonne of product. However, it is unclear if this only reports on figures related to palm oil operations and does not cover whole scope of palm oil operations.

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

The company reported 1,449 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent Scope 1 emission for FY 2023-2024. However, this does not specify the figure relates to palm oil operations or whole scope of company operations.

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

The company's subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported on 1,287,244 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent of scope 3 GHG emission in FY 2023-2024. However, this does not specify the figure relates to palm oil operations or whole scope of company operations.

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet showed that their total scope 1 and scope 2 emission intensity is reducing from 0.027 in FY 2022-2023 to 0.025 in FY 2023-2024. This shows a progress towards the company's commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity. However, it is unclear if this covers all palm oil operations and the information is not externally verified. Therefore, only half points is awarded.

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

107. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?

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

109. Water use intensity?

0.45 - The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet stated in their Annual Report 2023-2024 that the water intensity in terms of physical output is 0.45 kl/MT of product. However, it is unclear if the data includes all palm oil operations.

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

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

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

113. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

114. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not own refineries.

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to minimise the use of chemical pesticides only.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to decreasing the chemical pesticides usage in the Sustainable Palm Oil Policy. This policy is applicable to all palm oil suppliers.

119. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

126. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

127. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) encourages Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to decrease the usage of chemical pesticides.

128. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) have published their own Waste Management Policy. Godrej Agrovet mentioned on the waste management system in the Annual Report 2023-2024. However, this does not cover all palm oil operations.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to respect human rights but in line to UN Declaration of Human Rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights and this is applicable for suppliers.

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

One of the company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported on several actions taken to implement human rights policy. However. the information is limited and this is not externally verified.

132. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This is applicable to all suppliers.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) published the commitment to respect legal land rights in relation to FPIC.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) published the commitment to respect legal land rights in relation to FPIC. This policy is applicable to all suppliers.

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) commit to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). This is applicable to all suppliers.

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

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

One of the company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported on the details of local stakeholder engagement activities. However, this does not cover all palm oil operations and not externally verified.

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

141. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

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

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) published commitment to providing essential community services and facilities.

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

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

The company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet and Godrej Industries (Chemicals) committed to increase local employability, earning and livelihood by providing capacity and skills building of rural youth and low income women.

147. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

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

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

One of the company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet provided details on trainings for the employees. However, this is not externally verified.

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

The company commits to no discrimination regardless of gender for employment.

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

The company commits to no discrimination regardless of gender and this is applicable to all suppliers.

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

One of the company's palm oil subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported to having complaint system that specifically includers gender discrimination and harassment. However, it is unclear if this covers all operations.

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

154. Reports gender balance of employees?

169 (4.62%) - The company reports that it has 167 female employees out of 3,661.

155. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to paying minimum legal wage to all employees.

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

157. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

The company's subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet reported on median remuneration or wage by gender and employee categories. However, the data is unclear if it covers all operations.

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to health and safety of workers.

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

The company commits to health and safety of workers applicable to all suppliers.

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

0.07 - The company reported on lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR).

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

2 - The company reported on the number of fatalities.

164. Commitment to support smallholders?

165. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

166. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

167. Programme to support independent smallholders?

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

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

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

67% - The company states that it has engaged and evaluated 67% of its suppliers (according to procurement spend) in FY2020. However, this information is limited if it covers compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements and is not externally verified.

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

172. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

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

174. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

175. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

176. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?

177. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

178. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

179. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and anti-corruption.

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

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

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

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

One of the company's palm oil subsidiaries, Godrej Agrovet has published whistleblowing policy.

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

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?