Musim Mas Holdings Pte Ltd

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

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

The company's Sustainability Policy is applicable "to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company refers to a position called "Strategy and Planning (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development)" in a 2015 report.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The latest update report on the company's sustainability report is for January-December 2017.

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

Member of POIG, Fire Free Alliance, TFA 2020 and the HCS Approach Steering Group.

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

7. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve palm oil sustainability?

The company engages with several NGOs, academic bodies and government organisations on various projects (e.g. leading the ISPO GHG Working Group to develop GHG calculation guidelines and working with the PONGO alliance to improve habitats for orangutans).

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

194070 - Sum of total land area controlled/managed for oil palm cultivation for PT Musim Mas, PT Agrowiratama, PT Unggul Lestari, PT Siringo Ringo, PT Mentari Pratama and PT Berkat Sawit Sejati (as reported in the 2017 ACOPs)

In addition to this, the company also owns land in Papua, Indonesia, but it now states it is not developing it and does not include it in its total landbank figures. PT Megasurya Mas submitted an NPP in 2013 for 21,776 ha in Papua. However, in its 2016 and 2017 ACOPs it reported only as a processor/trader. PT Siringo Ringo also submitted an NPP for 29,278 ha in Papua in 2013, but its 2017 ACOP only gives its landbank for its operations in North Sumatra.

9. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

132070 - Sum of total planted area for PT Musim Mas, PT Agrowiratama, PT Unggul Lestari, PT Siringo Ringo, PT Mentari Pratama and PT Berkat Sawit Sejati (as reported in the 2017 ACOPs).

In addition to this, the company also owns land in Papua, Indonesia, but it now states it is not developing it and does not include it in its total landbank figures. PT Megasurya Mas submitted an NPP in 2013 for 21,776 ha in Papua. However, in its 2016 and 2017 ACOPs it reported only as a processor/trader. PT Siringo Ringo also submitted an NPP for 29,278 ha in Papua in 2013, but its 2017 ACOP only gives its landbank for its operations in North Sumatra.





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

4620

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

39298.2 - Sum of total area unplanted for PT Musim Mas, PT Agrowiratama, PT Mentari Pratama and PT Unggul Lestari, as reported in the 2017 ACOPs. PT Siringo Ringo and PT Berkat Sawit Sejata reported an unplanted area of 0 ha.

In addition to this, the company also owns land in Papua, Indonesia, but it now states it is not developing it and does not include it in its total landbank figures. PT Megasurya Mas submitted an NPP in 2013 for 21,776 ha in Papua. However, in its 2016 and 2017 ACOPs it reported only as a processor/trader. PT Siringo Ringo also submitted an NPP for 29,278 ha in Papua in 2013, but its 2017 ACOP only gives its landbank for its operations in North Sumatra.

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

22764

13. Area for infrastructure (ha)?

14. Number and names of company owned mills?

16

15. Maps or coordinates of company owned mills?

16. Number and names of supplier mills?

614 - The company states that from July 2017 to June 2018 it had 614 supplying mills from 258 parent companies. It lists the names of all these on its website.

17. Maps of estates/management units?

The company made its concession boundaries available to the RSPO for Musim Mas' subsidiaries in 2015, and stated this covered 100% of concessions. Some estate maps are publicly available on GeoRSPO, and some on Global Forest Watch. However, it is not clear if the maps disclosed constitute 100% of the company's palm oil estates. The company only shows a static image file of plantation locations on its website that does not provide enough detail. The company also reports in several ACOPs that it undertook new planting in the 2017 reporting period, but did not re-confirm that the maps submitted to the RSPO still constitute 100% of its concessions.

18. Maps of scheme/plasma smallholders?

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

100% - The company states it had 100% traceability of CPO to mill as of December 2017.

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

The company is committed to the POIG charter and aims to complete the POIG verification process by February 2019. Within 12 months of commitment to the Charter, all supply must be fully traceable to plantation level.

21. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level (above 80%)?

100% - The company states it had 100% traceability of CPO to mill as of December 2017.

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

53% - The company reported in 2016 it achieved 100% traceability from plantation to mill for its certified mills with associated plantations, but in 2017 only reported that its overall traceability to plantation was 53%. It is not completely clear whether the company still has 100% traceability of FFB from plantation to all its own mills.

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

53%

24. Commitment to zero deforestation?

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

The company states its policy applies to "all Musim Mas global operations and to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

26. Criteria for defining deforestation?

HCV, HCS, peat.

27. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

28. Examples of habitat management and/or habitat restoration?

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

The company is involved with various landscape initiatives in Indonesia.

30. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

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

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

Partial points awarded as the commitment only applies to the companies concessions.

33. Examples of species conservation activities?

WWF Saving the Sumatran Rhino project, educating local communities to prevent human-elephant conflicts, orangutan conservation, among others.

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

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

The company's Sustainability Policy is applicable "to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

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

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

The following HCV assessments are publicly available:
PT Megasurya Mas; PT Siringo Ringo; PT Agrowiratama (phase II); PT Agrowiratama - PT Multipersada Gatramegah; PT Agrowiratama - PT Globalindo Alam Perkasa; PT Mentari Pratama; PT Musim Mas (PT Lestari Abadi Perkasa); PT Agrowiratama; PT Musim Mas; PT Agrowiratama (PT Mulia Indah).

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

The following HCV assessments are publicly available. PT Mentari Pratama has undertaken new planting in 2015 and 2016, but has already undertaken an HCV assessment for the whole concession.

PT Agrowiratama - PT Globalindo Alam Perkasa; PT Musim Mas; PT Agrowiratama - PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar; PT Unggul Lestari; PT Agrowiratama - PT Maju Aneka Sawit.

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

The following HCV assessments are publicly available. PT Mentari Pratama has undertaken new planting in 2015 and 2016, but has already undertaken an HCV assessment for the whole concession.

PT Agrowiratama - PT Globalindo Alam Perkasa; PT Musim Mas; PT Agrowiratama - PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar; PT Unggul Lestari; PT Agrowiratama - PT Maju Aneka Sawit

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

Satisfactory (initially unsatisfactory):
PT Musim Mas - Kabupaten Pelalawan

Unsatisfactory:
PT Musim Mas - Kabupaten Pelalawan
PT Agrowiratama - PT Globalindo Alam Perkasa
PT Agrowiratama - PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar
PT Agrowiratama - PT Maju Aneka Sawit.

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

42. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

The company has two completed HCS assessments available, for PT. Lestari Abadi Perkasa (LAP) (Estate 1) and PT. Mentari Pratama (Estate 2). Further assessments for PT. Globalindo Alam Perkasa, PT. Maju Aneka Sawit, PT. Sukajadi Sawit Mekar and PT. Musim Mas are either undergoing review, or complete but not yet publicly available.

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

44. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

The following SEIA assessments are available:

Riau: PT Musim Mas, Pelalawan District

Central Kalimantan: PT Agrowiratama - PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar; PT Unggul Lestari; PT Agrowiratama - PT Maju Aneka Sawit; PT Agrowiratama - PT Multipersada Gatramegah; PT Agrowiratama - PT Globalindo Alam Perkasa

West Kalimantan: PT Agrowiratama; PT Agrowiratama (phase II); PT Mentari Pratama; PT Lestari Abadi Perkasa; PT Mulia Indah

Papua: PT Megasurya Mas; PT Siringo Ringo.

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

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

The company's Sustainability Policy is applicable to all suppliers, but its commitment to peat only applies if the area is over one hectare in size.

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

48. Landbank or planted area on peat?

35287

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

50. Commitment to zero burning?

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

The company's Sustainability Policy is applicable "to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

52. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

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

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

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

The company states a target of intensity reduction for one mill in a POIG verification report from 2017: "As a sample for one of the mills, the pessimistic target is 19% reduction of 2006 GHG emission or 3.4 tCO2e/tCPO." However, no target date is given for this commitment. The company's sustainability policy has a general commitment to reduce GHG emissions in existing operations but does not specify an intensity or a target date.

56. GHG emissions from land use change?

57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

RSPO PalmGHG Calculator.

58. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports overall GHG intensity figures in the 2017 ACOPs of the following subsidiaries:
PT Musim Mas - 28.68 tCO2e/ha
PT Agrowiratama - 15.7 tCO2e/ha
PT Unggul Lestari - 2.59 tCO2e/ha
PT Siringo Ringo - -14.67 tCO2e/ha
PT Berkat Sawit Sejati 44.13 tCO2e/ha
However, the company does not have a time-bound target to reduce GHG emissions, and figures are not reported for some subsidiaries, so it is not possible to determine if it is progressing towards an overall target.

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

100% - The company states all mills have been fitted with methane gas capture.

60. Time-bound commitment to improve water use per tonne of FFB Processed?

The commitment to reduce water emissions in the 2017 Sustainability Report does not refer to water use per tonne of FFB.

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

62. Progress towards commitment on water use?

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

The company only reports BOD figures and the company does not have a time-bound commitment to improve water quality for both BOD and COD.

64. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

67. No use of paraquat?

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

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

70. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

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

73. Commitment to human rights applies to scheme smallholders and independent suppliers?

The company states its policy applies to "all Musim Mas global operations and to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

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

The company states it will ensure its operations comply with the UN FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure.

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

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

77. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

The company states its policy applies to "all Musim Mas global operations and to all third party suppliers, with whom the Group has either a purchase agreement or a trading relationship".

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

79. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company's grievance mechanism deals with both land conflicts and compliance issues.

80. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

81. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company has a foundation which is "dedicated to community investment in areas where we operate." It provides examples of how it has supported surrounding communities by building schools, and providing education scholarships and health programmes.

82. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

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

84. Total number of employees?

37000

85. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

1028 (5%)

86. Percentage or number of women employees?

25-28%.

87. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

88. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

89. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

2.34 - Lost time accident rate in 2017 is 2.34 per 200,000 working hours.

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

4

91. Provision of personal protective equipment and pesticide training?

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

The following company plantation subsidiaries are members of the RSPO:
PT Musim Mas
PT Megasurya Mas
PT Agrowiratama
PT Berkat Sawit Sejati
PT Unggul Lestari
PT Mentari Pratama
PT Siringo Ringo

Inter-Continental Oils and Fats Pte Ltd (ICOF) - the marketing and trading arm of the company - is also an RSPO member. It is unclear if Musim Mas Group has management control of the company.

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

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

The company's subsidiaries state the following countries and regions in which the company operates: Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Riau, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, South Sumatra). The ACOPs do not state it operates in Papua province, where it has concession holdings, although no land development.

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

PT Musim Mas - 2020
PT Agrowiratama - 2020 (extended from last ACOP)
PT Berkat Sawit Sejati - 2018 (extended from last ACOP)
PT Unggul Lestari - 2017 (extended from last ACOP)
PT Mentari Pratama - 2020
PT Siringo Ringo - 2014.

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

PT Musim Mas - 2011
PT Agrowiratama - 2010
PT Unggul Lestari - 2017
PT Berkat Sawit Sejati - 2015
All the above targets have already been met, according to the 2017 ACOPs. The other subsidiaries do not appear to have scheme smallholders.

97. Year expected to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities?

2020

98. 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?

PT Agrowiratama joined the RSPO in 2008 and certified its first estate in 2010.

PT Berkat Sawit Sejati joined the RSPO in 2008 and certified its first estate in 2010.

PT Mentari Pratama joined the RSPO in 2011 and currently does not have a mill, but plans to commence and complete RSPO certification in 2020.

PT Musim Mas joined the RSPO in 2004 and certified its first estate in 2009.

PT Siringo Ringo joined the RSPO in 2013 and certified its first estate in 2014.

PT Unggul Lestari joined the RSPO in 2011 and certified its first estate in 2012.

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

10 (62.5%) - Sum of certified mills for PT Musim Mas, PT Berkat Sawit Sejati, PT Agrowiratama, PT Siringo Ringo, PT. Unggul Lestari.

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

135710 (69.9%) - Sum of total certified area for PT Musim Mas, PT Berkat Sawit Sejati, PT Agrowiratama, PT Siringo Ringo, PT. Unggul Lestari and PT Mentari Pratama as reported in the 2017 ACOPs.

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

3474.1 (100%) - Total land area certified under scheme smallholders. According to the 2017 ACOPs, PT Musim Mas, PT Berkat Sawit Sejati, PT Agrowiratama and PT Unggul Lestari have 100% certified the land under scheme smallholders. However, PT Agrowiratama also reports only 88.73% of the volumes of FFB it sources from scheme smallholders is RSPO-certified.

PT Siringo Ringo and PT Mentari Pratama have no scheme smallholders.

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

0 (0%) - PT Agrowiratama, PT Berkat Sawit Sejati and PT Siringo Ringo source FFB from independent smallholders and other 3rd party suppliers, none of which are RSPO-certified according to the 2017 ACOPs.

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

392167 - Data for ICOF, part of Musim Mas group. Data for total volume of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed in the year is not provided in 2017 RSPO ACOP, so the percentage cannot be calculated. PT Megasurya Mas does not give any figures in its 2017 ACOP.

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

ICOF reports in its 2017 ACOP using Mass Balance and Segregated systems. The other subsidiaries do not report which kind of supply chain they sell through.

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

The company states that 24% of its supplying mills are ISPO-certified, and that this figure includes its own mills.

106. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

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

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

ISCC Certified, ISO 14001.

108. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

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

110. Programme to support independent smallholders?

The company reports a joint project with the International Finance Corporation to support smallholders, in which it provides training on agricultural practices and financial literacy.

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

7756 - The company reports that as of October 2017, 7,756 independent smallholders have been registered with the programme, and 4,922 have been trained. It states an intention to reach 12,000 independent smallholders overall.

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

The company reports conducting risk analyses of suppliers and monitoring through map data where necessary. It also refers to mill verifications and dialogue with suppliers around the procurement policy.

113. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company states "We shall not knowingly source from suppliers who refuse to comply with this policy and will cease to do business with any suppliers who are not compliant with this policy . We will immediately cease sourcing from companies who do not take immediate remedial action to correct violations including developing HCV area, HCS forest or peatland, burning, egregiously abusing human or community rights and who are not demonstrating real progress toward remedial action. We will not do business with serious repeat violators.".

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

The company states in its 2017 progress report that it has engaged with all 14 main suppliers.

115. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

116. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company only states that stakeholders can help to monitor and whistleblow.

117. Own grievance or complaints system?

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

119. Details of grievances disclosed?