Harita Group

"Recognition of ILO core conventions and the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights – including a ban on forced and child labour, elimination of discrimination, provision of fair wages and working hours, and respect for freedom of association; the provision of a healthy and safe working environment; and ethical conduct, including efforts to eliminate corruption." "Although reference to external suppliers may not be explicit, they fall under the scope of our associates. Therefore, all our suppliers must adhere to the provisions within this Policy"

"Under our management, Bumitama supports the plasma smallholders towards RSPO certification."; "Aside from achieving certification for its own plantations and mills, Bumitama actively engages and guides independent smallholders towards obtaining such certifications as part of its social responsibility efforts."

"Bumitama has a zero-tolerance policy on gender discrimination and sexual harassment." [...] "We support the inclusion of women across all our operations and are exploring ways to achieve a more gender balanced workforce"                                                                             

"Implementing the RSPO Principle & Criteria (P&Cs) including the Remediation and Compensation Procedure (RaCP) and the RSPO New Planting Procedure (NPP) for the parties that we manage"

 "In our engagements, we are guided by the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and conduct social impact assessments before all new developments. We are committed to respecting and upholding the rights of all Indigenous and local communities, including their legal and customary land tenure rights"

"Bumitama holds its suppliers accountable whenever we find their performance contravenes their sustainability commitment. For those suppliers found in non-compliance with regulations on spatial planning, forestry zones, and peat areas, we encourage them to work with us so that they can comply with our policy commitments. We terminate contracts of suppliers who do not take remedial action or refuse to comply with our policy"

"Since our Sustainability Policy launch in 2015, we have committed to restoring all non-compliant deforestation or conversion across our sites."  

"Through participative village-level land-use planning (VLLP), initially conducted in 2017, we have explored conservation area connectivity throughout the Region of Ketapang. Working with our partners and communities, we identified potential livelihood improvements from sustainable land use and forest rehabilitation programmes."[...]"The aim is to reduce deforestation and fire occurrences while promoting sustainable livelihoods and the diversification of income by generating marketable products sourced from the NTFP in the protected area"

"To appropriately understand the area allocated to us under a permit, we undertake a series of assessments and analysis prior to any development. These assessments include: High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS), peat, land use and land-use change, and social impact. We work in line with the RSPO New Planting Procedure (NPP), and our assessments guide our responsible planting approach throughout our operations."

"Ensuring FFB is purchased from legal and responsible sources"

"Bumitama strives to amicably resolve conflicts and complaints with all parties in an open, transparent, and constrcutive manner through our complaints and whistle blowing procedures, in addition to the RSPO complaints mechanism. The corrective measures taken, where appropriate, will be publicly reported. Our employees or any other persons such as customers, suppliers, contractors or local community may, in good faith and confidence, without fear of reprisals raise concerns about possible improprieties in financial reporting, unethical practices or other matters. The company's grievance mechanism also deals with third-party compliance issues as well as conflicts related to land. Anonymous disclosures will also be accepted and anonymity honoured. The whistle-blowing policy and the procedures put in place to implement such a policy, has been reviewed and approved by our Audit Committee. Whistle blowing can be initiated via text/call to mobile number +62 812 86419700 or email to audit.pengaduan@bumitama.com"

In the 2020 Annual report, Bumitama reports in a table that they produced 1,024,548 metric tonnes of palm oil. 5,774,311 metric tonnes in total 

"Our total certified volume rose to 236,962 tonnes – 42% more than in 2018."

Bumitama's target for 2025 is to "Ensure FPIC is followed at existing, locally acquired plantations." This is on track and to monitor this they are, "Developing procedures and conducting assessments. Any identified non-compliance registered as an internal grievance" "2019–2020 social impact re-assessment (SIA) covered 50 of the 87 SIA assessed in 2010– 2013 to help us understand our impact on the community beyond the FPIC process". 

"4 HCV-HCSA assessments conducted" in 2019-2020 and "Conducted assessment of the state of HCV and HCSA areas to help design plans for interventions, protecting conservation areas and improving forest cover". [...] "In our engagements, we are guided by the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and conduct social impact assessments before all new developments."

In their 2020 sustainability report, Bumitama reported a list of their mills and their RSPO Certification Time Bound Plans.

"Bumitama holds its suppliers accountable whenever we find their performance contravenes their sustainability commitment. For those suppliers found in non-compliance with regulations on spatial planning, forestry zones, and peat areas, we encourage them to work with us so that they can comply with our policy commitments. We terminate contracts of suppliers who do not take remedial action or refuse to comply with our policy."

"Instead, the sustainability team has put more effort into third party supplier monitoring. Whilst this is already common practice among trader-refiners, Bumitama’s efforts are to be appreciated because very few – if any – other pure growers have commenced supplier monitoring in line with their NDPE policy. NGOs will appreciate that even though most of Bumitama’s third-party suppliers are independent smallholders, persistent non-compliance will trigger supply chain exclusion. The baseline approach, however, is to identify non-compliance risk and to assist suppliers to comply."

"All provisions in this policy, with no exception, apply to all plantations and/ or mills in our subsidiaries, associates and those which we manage. For new acquisitions, the provisions in this policy will guide the Group towards compliance within a challenging time-bound plan."