SIFCA Group

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

The company commits to the sustainable palm oil policy of its parent company.

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

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company reports having a Head of Department Safety Quality Environment Sustainable Department (under subsidiary SANIA) and Sustainability Development Manager (under subsidiary Maryland Oil Palm) in the group. It does not report a high-level position of responsibility for sustainability at group level.

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

The company's Board of Directors is responsible for preparing its report on its sustainable development policies implementation and the indicator results of these policies.

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

1 (16.67%) - The company does not directly report gender balance of board members; however it can be deduced from photos and profiles that there is one woman board member out of six total. Information is undated.

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

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

The company has collaborated with civil authorities and NGOs to reduce negative environmental and social outcomes. However, this information is undated.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The latest Sustainability Report 2022 is publicly available.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The reports are prepared in accordance with GRI standards.

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's palm oil operations are in Liberia (plantations and processing) and Côte d'Ivoire (plantation, processing and refineries).

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

45171 - The company reports the total area planted with oil palm 45,171 ha of own plantation and 165,625 ha of village plantations. It is unclear if the village plantations are under the management control of the company.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

165625 - The company reports 165,625 ha of village plantations, it is unclear if this is scheme smallholder area.

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

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

607 - The company mentions that one of its subsidiary has three biodiversity sites with a total of 607ha. However, it is unclear whether this covers all of its operation.

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?

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

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?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from third-party supplying mills.

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

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

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

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?

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?

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

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)?

The company self-reports that it is ISO 14001 certified.

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 commits to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

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

The company defines deforestation as removal of HCV and HCS areas but no cut-off date available.

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?

The company mentioned that it has a satellite monitoring project for deforestation in its supply chain since 2021. However, no further details are available including the extent of the area monitored and timeframe.

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?

The company has a commitment to restore deforestation in own operation, however no cut-off date is mentioned.

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?

The company published a biodiversity protection and zero deforestation policy. However, it does not cover a clear scope and target.

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

Company has identified species of conservation concern (i.e. rare, threatened, endangered), referencing the IUCN List.

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

The company mentioned that it planted more than 7,500 trees equivalent to approximately 20 ha of trees on its own operations during 2022 in order to restore forest cover. No other example are reported.

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?

The company commits to conduct HCV assessments.

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

The company commits all suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

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 commits to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. 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.

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 commits to conduct SEIAs for new land acquisitions over 1,000 ha only.

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 commits to identify, maintain and protect peatland areas. However, it does not report a clear commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

The company has a commitment applicable to all suppliers to identify, maintain and protect peatland areas. However, it does not report a clear commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

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?

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

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

96. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to zero burning.

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

98. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

The company mentions that fire monitoring is under the group's satellite surveillance project. However, no further information is reported.

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 reports only a general commitment to reduce GHG emission but it is not time-bound or measurable.

102. GHG emissions intensity?

The company only reports on the overall GHG emissions of its palm oil operations but figures are not intensity-based.

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

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

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

[Externally verified] The company reports the 2021 - 2022 data showing the reducing trend of the total emissions, however it is not intensity-based. Information is externally verified by an independent auditor.

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company uses the Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) methodology to calculate GHG emissions.

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

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

The company commits to reduce water intensity to be in accordance with 1.13 m3/t of bunches treated (Africa) and 0.93 m3/t of bunches treated (Asia) by the year 2025.

109. Water use intensity?

The company only reported the total borehole, surface and municipal water consumption. However, the figure is not in intensity-based and excluded one of its subsidiaries.

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)?

The company reported the data of COD and BOD from 2021 to 2022 and it is showing a reducing trend.

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

The company reported that it constructs lagoon basins to treat POME.

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

The company reports on PORE treatment.

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 commits to minimise the use of chemical fertilisers.

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

The company only reports its chemical usage by category (fertilisers, phytosanitary products, cleaning and disinfection products and others), and it is not in intensity-based.

126. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

The company reports that it uses machines to allow mechanical folding to improve the soil quality and thus reduce the quantity of chemical fertilisers usage.

127. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

The company reports that it has a waste management system across its own operations to reduce, recycle and recover the company's waste.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

The company commits to respect indigenous and local communities' rights but does not reference the UN Declaration/ILO Convention.

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

The commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers.

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

The company commits to the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.

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

The commitment to respect land rights applies to all suppliers.

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

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

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

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

The company supported three women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector through donations of products and equipment, with the aim of strengthening their production capacities and facilitating access for over 25 women producers to enhance the value of their products and services. The company does not address barriers faced and is not specific to palm oil.

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 commits to provide essential community services and facilities.

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

In 2022, the company built and equipped classrooms, constructed a hospitalisation pavilion, provided nursing accommodation, and created a borehole equipped with a water tower.

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

The company commits to provide working and business opportunities for local communities by hiring local workforce and promoting local purchasing.

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?

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

The company reports on encouraging gender equality. However, a clear commitment is not reported.

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

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

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

811 (8.2%) - The company reports 9,896 employees in 2022 including 811 temporary staff.

154. Reports gender balance of employees?

1293 (14.23%) - The company reports having 1,293 permanent women employees.

155. Commitment to pay a living wage?

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?

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

160. 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.

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company reports the provision and use of personal protective equipment and related training.

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

2.28 - The company reports an accident frequency rate of 2.28.

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

1 - The company reported one fatality in 2022.

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?

The company reports that it supports its private planters through technical assistance, training in good farming practices and a supply of quality plants. It does not specify 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?

The company reports on its "KAIZEN" project which maps risks linked to purchases covering almost all of the company's suppliers was carried out during the year 2022. However, limited information is given.

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

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 the prohibition of corruption.

181. 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.

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

The company reports that it has an ethics committee to oversees business ethics and corruption related issues.

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

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company reports a flowchart of steps taken by the company, including how whistleblowers can report unethical conduct and how they are protected.

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

The company's grievance mechanism is accessible to both internal and external stakeholder. Flow chart for the grievance is publicly available.

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?