Harita Group

Overall approach

6/14
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  4/6
  
  Deforestation commitment
  
  Deforestation-Free
  
  4/6
  
  "Bumitama Agri Ltd. [...] has committed to No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation."
  
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  No Deforestation Task Force (NDTF), the Peatlands Working Group, the Human Rights Working Group and Biodiversity High Conservation Value Working Group.
  
  The Bumitama Agri Ltd. is a member of the following initiatives; "No Deforestation Task Force (NDTF), the Peatlands Working Group, the Human Rights Working Group and Biodiversity High Conservation Value Working Group"
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "This "No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation" policy [...] covers [...] Forest Conservation and Sustainable Land Use: No peat, protection of High Conservation Values (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) landscapes"
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
Commodity score

66/86
- Palm oil
  
  66/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    33/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      12/15
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Type of commitment: Zero deforestation; Protects priority forests; Certification
        Certification schemes mentioned: RSPO
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2024
        
        0.5/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        2024
        
        0.5/1.3
        
        "Bumitama is a member of the RSPO since 2007 and have a timebound plan to complete RSPO certification of all of our mills and plasma smallholders by the year end 2024 where land use rights permit (HGU) has been secured."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Bumitama is a member of the RSPO since 2007 and have a timebound plan to complete RSPO certification of all of our mills and plasma smallholders by the year end 2024 where land use rights permit (HGU) has been secured."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
      
      11/11
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: HCS; Peat
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes."
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Bumitama is a member of the RSPO since 2007 and have a timebound plan to complete RSPO certification of all of our mills and plasma smallholders by the year end 2024 where land use rights permit (HGU) has been secured."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      11/11
      - Commitment details
        traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    25/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      6/6
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "By the end of 2018 we have been able to trace 91.4% of all FFB processed in our mills, and expect to close the remaining gaps in 2019."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Bumitama Agri Ltd. progress is reported through RSPO ACOP and is certified.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Bumitama Agri Ltd. progress is reported through RSPO ACOP and is certified.
        
        Open source document
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      3/4
      - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        certification
        
        Bumitama Agri Ltd. progress is verified through RSPO.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        certification
        
        "We are steadfast in our commitment to avoid development on peat or in High Carbon Stock (HCS) or High Conservation Value (HCV) landscapes." "[We] currently trade our Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified palm oil through the RSPO certificate trading system."
        
        Open source document
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      Non-specific monitoring statement
      
      2/4
      
      Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      
      Non-specific monitoring statement
      
      2/4
      
      Bumitama "kick-started the first phase of the FFB traceability initiative in 2016, mapping the entire supplier base of our CPO mills based on purchase documents. We will follow up with the collection of additional information on our third party suppliers that will provide us with more accurate and detailed data for analysis and verification as we closely monitor our supply chain partners."
      
      Open source document
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/4
      
      Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/4
      
      "We will conduct regular communication, and provide guidance and assistance to help them achieve compliance with this policy. We strive to amicably resolve conflicts and complaints with all parties in an open, transparent and constructive manner through our complaints and whistleblowing procedures, in addition to the RSPO complaints mechanism. Significant non-compliance of this policy will be monitored and reported to the company’s Board. The corrective measures taken, where appropriate, will be publicly reported"
      
      Open source document
    - Publishing supplier lists
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      Publishing supplier lists
      
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      Bumitama Agri Ltd. provide a list of their processing mills.
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Both
      
      "In early 2015 Bumitama rolled out new complaint process ( Bumitama Grievance Flow Chart ) which allocates clear organisational responsibility to ensure that all complaints are being reported and addressed at group-level"
      
      Open source document
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Full
      
      4/4
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Full
      
      4/4
      
      995,784 tonnes
      
      In 2017, Bumitama reported to the RSPO their total production volume as 995,784 tonnes and compliant production volume as 101,052 tonnes.
      
      Open source document
  - Social Considerations
    
    8/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      "We respect the rights of indigenous people and other local communities to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent to development of land to which they hold legal, communal or customary rights."
      
      Open source document
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      "Bumitama Agri actively participates in the Plasma Programme [...] to encourage the development of smallholders' plantations"
      
      Open source document
Commitment strength

33/36

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

25/34

Avg. score
Social considerations

8/16

Avg. score

Profile

Bumitama Agri is an Indonesian palm oil company involved in the cultivation and processing of oil palm. At the end of 2014, the company had a planted area of about 150,000 hectares, predominantly on Indonesian Borneo, out of a total landbank of just under 200,000. This is among the fifteen largest landbanks amongst global palm oil producers. Its annual capacity for crude palm oil and palm kernel oil with its 10 mills is about 3.4 million metric tons.

Sector

Industry sector

Agri commodities, Agriculture

Segments

Producer

Indonesia

Company Type

Company type

Public listed

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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71%

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