Royal Golden Eagle

Overall approach

2/14
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/6
  
  Deforestation commitment
  
  Commodity-specific
  
  0.00/6
  
  Timber
  
  "RGE Companies commit to eliminating deforestation from our supply chains, protecting the forest and peatland landscapes in which we operate, and supporting forest management best practices in all countries where we source timber."
  
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  New York Declaration on Forests; Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 partner; UN Global Compact
  
  RGE's subsidiary Apical supports the New York Declaration on Forests and are committed to the UN Global Compact. Subsidiary April is a member of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020.
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "it is the responsibility of the company to maintain and enhance the existing conservation values. We are committed to using licensed HCV assessors accredited by the HCVRN's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)."
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
Commodity score

36/86
- Palm oil
  
  56/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    33/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      13/15
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Type of commitment: Zero deforestation; Certification
        Certification schemes mentioned: RSPO
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
    - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
      
      10/11
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: HCS; Peat
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Asian Agri is committed to implementing Best Management Practices on all its peat plantings (as stipulated in the RSPO’s BMP guidelines for peatland, which Asian Agri helped to formulate with emphasis on adopting good water management practices)".
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Asian Agri is committed to implementing Best Management Practices on all its peat plantings (as stipulated in the RSPO’s BMP guidelines for peatland, which Asian Agri helped to formulate with emphasis on adopting good water management practices)".
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Asian Agri is committed to implementing Best Management Practices on all its peat plantings (as stipulated in the RSPO’s BMP guidelines for peatland, which Asian Agri helped to formulate with emphasis on adopting good water management practices)".
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We also share the knowledge and guidance on best management practices with suppliers who are engaging with us and have planted on peatland in order to ensure minimum impact to the environment."
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "We also share the knowledge and guidance on best management practices with suppliers who are engaging with us and have planted on peatland in order to ensure minimum impact to the environment."
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Asian Agri is committed to implementing Best Management Practices on all its peat plantings (as stipulated in the RSPO’s BMP guidelines for peatland, which Asian Agri helped to formulate with emphasis on adopting good water management practices)".
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Asian Agri is committed to implementing Best Management Practices on all its peat plantings (as stipulated in the RSPO’s BMP guidelines for peatland, which Asian Agri helped to formulate with emphasis on adopting good water management practices)".
        
        Open source document 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
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners".
        
        Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    11/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      4/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        'In 2017, Asian Agri reported 100% Fresh Fruit Bunch traceability to the mill.
        
        Open source document
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      1/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        certification
        
        "Asian Agri is committed to a no deforestation policy and conserving High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests." "Currently, more than 86% of both owned plantations in North Sumatra, Riau & Jambi provinces and 100% of scheme smallholder plantations in Riau & Jambi provinces have been RSPO certified. "
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        certification
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        other third party verification
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      No monitoring
      
      0/4
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      2/4
      
      Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      2/4
      
      Asian Agri state that "we will cease to do business with any suppliers who breach this policy and do not take immediate action to correct their violation. However, regardless of remedial action, we will not do business with serious repeat violators of this policy".
      
      Open source document
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Both
      
      ASIAN AGRI [a subsidiary of RGE] has a grievance mechanism for reports of environmental and social issues arising from their operations or operations within their supply chain.
      
      Open source document
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      No
      
      0/2
      
      Open source document
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/4
  - Social Considerations
    
    12/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      "RGE Companies [...] are committed to the following [...] Respect of the rights of indigenous peoples and communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to operate on lands where they hold legal, communal or customary rights."
      
      Open source document
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      RGE state that they abide by the minimum standards for human rights as set by the ILO. They require their companies to ensure their workers have freedom of association, and to be free from forced labour, child labour and discrimination.
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      
      "Thus, we have a CSV smallholders program which encourages independent smallholders to be trained the same way as our plasma smallholders. In order to become CSV smallholders, they are required to form a farmers group and have all of their legal documents of their lands."
      
      Open source document
- Pulp & Paper
  
  46/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    22/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      13/15
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Type of commitment: Protects priority forests
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "RGE Companies and their third-party Indonesian wood suppliers are committed to protecting forests of HCS and HCV, by ensuring specifically that they: Only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent HCS and HCV assessments." "RGE Companies will adopt the following policy for peatlands: No new development on forested peatland."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      0/11
      - Commitment details
        No
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/1.3
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/1.3
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      10/11
      - Commitment details
        traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] has a robust Chain of Custody (CoC) tracking system and mill wood sourcing monitoring system to ensure all the wood is traceable back to source."
        
        Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    12/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      0/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/2
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/2
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Deforestation cut off date
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      2015
      
      "APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] will not acquire any new land, or forestry licenses; or receive wood from land licensed to third parties, where after 3 June 2015 the seller has knowingly cleared HCV or HCS forests or forested peatlands."
      
      Open source document
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      Non-specific monitoring statement
      
      2/4
      
      Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      
      Non-specific monitoring statement
      
      2/4
      
      "RGE Companies will plan and implement regular monitoring and reporting ofprogress in a transparent manner. Where appropriate, RGE Companies will inviterelevant stakeholders to participate in a verification process."
      
      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
      
      "RGE Companies will cease to do business with any suppliers whom our independent advisors or other stakeholders find are in serious violation of this Framework, and do not take immediate remedial action to correct those violations. Regardless of remedial action, we will not do business with serious repeat violators of the Framework."
      
      Open source document
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Both
      
      APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] provide a grievance mechanism for any person to raise issues relating to APRIL's operations or those of their suppliers.
      
      Open source document
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Partial
      
      2/4
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Partial
      
      2/4
      
      APRIL [a subsidiary of RGE] reported their total paper and pulp production in the year 2018.
      
      Open source document
  - Social Considerations
    
    12/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      "RGE Companies [...] are committed to the following [...] Respect of the rights of indigenous peoples and communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to operate on lands where they hold legal, communal or customary rights."
      
      Open source document
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      RGE state that they abide by the minimum standards for human rights as set by the ILO. They require their companies to ensure their workers have freedom of association, and to be free from forced labour, child labour and discrimination.
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      
      April [a subsidiary of Royal Golden Eagle] have an integrated farming system which "aims to improve the skills of community farmers in agricultural activities such as horticulture, plantation, animal husbandry, fishery and paddy planting development. APRIL Group provides training, facilitation and ongoing technical support to farmers."
      
      Open source document
- Soy
  
  4/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      0/21
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/10.7
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/2
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/2
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/15
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/5.3
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/2
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/2
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    0/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      0/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/3
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/3
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/2
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      No monitoring
      
      0/4
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/4
  - Social Considerations
    
    4/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Open source document
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      RGE state that they abide by the minimum standards for human rights as set by the ILO. They require their companies to ensure their workers have freedom of association, and to be free from forced labour, child labour and discrimination.
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

18/36

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

8/34

Avg. score
Social considerations

9/16

Avg. score

Profile

Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) is a holding company with interests in natural resources and manufacturing, operating around the world. Its businesses include pulp and paper, palm oil, specialty fibres, and energy. The group’s two pulp and paper subsidiaries, APRIL and Asia Symbol, together produce about 4.6 million metric tons of pulp and more than 1.7 million metric tons of paper products, making it one of the major producers in Indonesia. Asian Agri and Apical, its palm oil subsidiaries, have more than 160,000 hectares of palm oil landbank and an annual refinery capacity of 3.7 million metric tons. RGE is also one of the top five importers and exporters of palm oil in Indonesia.

Sector

Industry sector

Agri commodities, Agriculture, Forestry

Segments

Producer, Trader, Processor

Singapore

Company Type

Company type

Private

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

How we assess the Forest 500

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

All assessments use policies published on company websites, some links may have changed or been removed since the time of assessment.

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