Royal Golden Eagle

Overall approach

3/16
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/6
  
  Deforestation commitment
  
  Commodity-specific commitment
  
  0/6
  
  Commodities (if applicable): Pulp & Paper
  
  "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
  
  Which initiatives?: Tropical Forest Alliance
  
  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
  
  " RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments."
  
  Open source document
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  1/1
  
  Business risk
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  Does the company recognise the risk as financial, operational, competition, reputational, or other? Please detail.: Reputational
  
  "“PEFC adds extra trust and assurance for our customers around the world that we are delivering sustainably produced forestry products. It is a positive step for the reputation of Indonesian forestry globally and means new markets and new customers for APRIL Group,” Mr. Wenas said."
  
  Open source document
- High-level management of deforestion
  
  0/1
- Executive compensation linked to deforestation
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Disclosure of conservation activity
- Disclosure of reforestation activity
Commodity score

31/84
- Palm oil
  
  64/84
  - Commitment Strength
    
    24/28
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      10/12
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        6/8
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: RSPO
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Interim target date
        
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
    - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
      
      6/8
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: HCS; Peat
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Indirect suppliers
        
        Excludes indirect suppliers
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Interim target date
        
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical are both members of the RSPO and commit to the following - "Asian Agri, as a grower and miller, commits to 1. Protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areas 2. Protection of peat regardless of depth" [...] "A key component of the Apical Sustainability Policy adopted in 2014 is our commitment to the No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) policy and includes:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth"
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      8/8
      - Commitment details
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        "Apical has a target of achieving full traceability to plantation (FFB traceability) by 2020." In 2017, Asian Agri "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners "
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "Apical has a target of achieving full traceability to plantation (FFB traceability) by 2020." In 2017, Asian Agri "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners "
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Apical has a target of achieving full traceability to plantation (FFB traceability) by 2020." In 2017, Asian Agri "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners "
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Interim target date
        
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        "Apical has a target of achieving full traceability to plantation (FFB traceability) by 2020." In 2017, Asian Agri "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners "
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
  - Social Considerations
    
    14/18
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      Apical requires their companies to ensure their workers have freedom of association, and to be free from forced labour, child labour and discrimination.
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: no
      
      What is the nature of that support?: Technical assistance/support
      
      Apical - "To facilitate the increase of sustainable certification of smallholders, Apical will work with our suppliers with direct control of FFB sources, to ensure inclusivity of smallholders through engagement. We will advise and support our smallholders on the use of best management practices to enhance their productivity." [...] Asian Agri - "We facilitate the inclusion of smallholders, outgrows and small fresh fruit bunch (FFB) suppliers and fully support them into our sustainable sourcing supply chain in a fair, transparent and accountable partnership."
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Equality in the supply chain
      
      2/4
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Equality in the supply chain
      
      2/4
      
      Apical "commit our suppliers to abide by the following conventions [...] ILO Convention 100 (1951) Equal Remuneration for men and women for work of equal value [...]ILO Convention 111 (1958) Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) to provide equality of opportunity and treatment in respect to employment and occupation; no discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, nation al extraction or social origin".
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Commitment to remediation
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Apical "We will work in a fair and transparent manner to resolve verifiable complaints and conflicts with all parties. We will develop a transparent grievance procedure to ensure that all grievances and conflicts are dealt and handled in an accountable manner" [...] Asian Agri - "We will work in a fair and transparent manner to resolve verifiable complaints and conflicts with all parties. We will develop a transparent grievance mechanism system to ensure that all grievance and conflicts are dealt and handled in an accountable manner. "
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes the company commits to securing FPIC prior to acquiring new interests/developments/expansions
      
      2/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes the company commits to securing FPIC prior to acquiring new interests/developments/expansions
      
      2/4
      
      What is the status of those FPIC processes?: Not disclosed
      
      "Apical fully recognises and respects the rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to the utilisation of land to which they hold legal, communal or customary rights to." Asian Agri state that "We respect and recognize the rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) to the utilization of lands to which they hold legal, communal or customary."
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    26/38
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      6/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Does the company report on the degree of compliance/progress with commitments, disaggregated by relevant factors such as origin or supply chain stage?: Yes
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical both report on their RSPO certified oil in their 2019 sustainability update reports
        
        Open source document
        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
        
        Does the company report on the degree of compliance/progress with commitments, disaggregated by relevant factors such as origin or supply chain stage?: Yes
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical both report on their RSPO certified oil in their 2019 sustainability update reports
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Does the company report on the degree of compliance/progress with commitments, disaggregated by relevant factors such as origin or supply chain stage?: No
        
        "With these efforts, we have been able to trace 98.9% of our FFB sources to plantations as of August 2020." In 2017, Asian Agri "Achieved 100% FFB Traceability to plantation with the full implementation of robust sourcing frameworks across all managed estates and smallholder partners "
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      4/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: RSPO Certification
        
        Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: RSPO Certification
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical both report on their RSPO certified oil in their 2019 sustainability update reports
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect High Carbon Stock areas and/or peatlands
        
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: RSPO certification
        
        Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: RSPO certification
        
        Subsidiaries Asian Agri & Apical both report on their RSPO certified oil in their 2019 sustainability update reports
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Yes: third-party
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: Meo Carbon Solutions
        
        Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: Meo Carbon Solutions
        
        In 2019, "Asian Agri and Meo Carbon Solutions – SNV publish joint statement, assuring Asian Agri’s 100% FFB traceability to plantations".
        
        Open source document
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      What initiatives does the company participate in?: Supplier Workshops
      
      What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/advice/experience/expertise
      
      Apical - "In partnership with sustainability consultants and subject matter experts The Forest Trust, Intertek, RSPO, Yayasan Setara Jambi, Proforest and Daemeter Consulting, we deliver workshops for suppliers to share practical experience and industrial knowledge on local and regional issues specific to their location as well as current international issues."
      
      Open source document
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: Not specified - new land clearance
      
      "Asian Agri commits to implement an immediate moratorium on forest clearance and new peatland development until the following assessments have been made and conservation and management plans have been developed and implemented: 1. HCV and HCS forest assessments 2. Peatland mapping and assessments 3. Social conflict mapping/SEIA" [...] "Apical Group proactively engages our suppliers to ensure they adopt similar commitments on no deforestation in their businesses. During our field visits, we enquire about our suppliers’ future plans for new developments and advise them to conduct relevant assessments on HCV and HCS areas before proceeding with any land clearance."
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Asian Agri - "As a fresh fruit bunch (FFB) buyer, we will ensure that our suppliers comply with the above commitments, local laws and regulations [...] As a fresh fruit bunch (FFB) buyer, we will ensure that our suppliers comply with the above commitments, local laws and regulations" [...] Apical - "This Sourcing Policy will be implemented through:-Ensuring that the company’s supplies come from legal sources and prevent encroachment on protected areas (natural forests/ HCS areas, national parks, etc) in compliance with applicable legal requirements. [...] Once suppliers are contracted into our supply chain, we continue to pro-actively engage with them to monitor policy compliance and facilitate continuous transformation towards sustainability."
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Does the company publish grievances that have been made against it, as well as responses and resolutions including status and timeframes: Yes - https://www.apicalgroup.com/sustainability/grievances/
      
      Details of the mechanism: Social; Environmental
      
      "With this system, any external feedback or allegations received through our grievance mechanism and whistle blowers are tracked and acted on if any suppliers are found to have violated the Apical Sustainability Policy or Sourcing Policy. Apical’s grievance procedure is the standard protocol that guides the process for transparent and accountable handling of grievances related to sustainability practices in our supply chain." - Apical Group.
      
      Open source document
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume; Reporting certified/compliant volume
      
      4/4
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume; Reporting certified/compliant volume
      
      4/4
      
      What is the non-certified/non-compliant volume?: 7,072,292.63 tonnes
      
      What is the certified volume?: 1,238,018.37 tonnes
      
      Which certification schemes are used?: RSPO
      
      Apical report that - "In 2019, 3% of our palm oil and oil palm products processed are RSPO certified." A total of 7,049,972 tonnes in 2019 with 191,937 tonnes certified. [...] Asian Agri report "Crude Palm Oil 1,121,197 tonnes" & "Crude Palm Kernel Oil 139,142 tonnes in 2019, of which 83% is certified"
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      How does the company remedy adverse social and environmental impacts linked to their operations and/or supply chains?: Not disclosed
      
      "Identifying rights holders and affected groups needs to be done through a rigorous environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) in the earliest stages of the project." - Apical Group.
      
      Open source document
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      Yes using an internal monitoring system
      
      4/4
      
      Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      
      Yes using an internal monitoring system
      
      4/4
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: not specified
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: Yes
      
      Apical - "Apical is on track to building a traceable and transparent palm oil supply chain committed to:The protection of high conservation value (HCV) areas and high carbon stock (HCS) areasThe protection of peat regardless of depth[...] This commitment extends to all of Apical’s subsidiaries and to the refineries that we own and manage. We will work to ensure that our suppliers, business partners and employees comply with the above commitments, local laws and regulations. [...] We have communicated the importance of HCV and HCS areas to our stakeholders and will continue to do so. [...] We provide training and recommendations to mills that source from estates located close to HCV and primary forests and peatlands."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      Yes for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
      
      4/4
      
      Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      
      Yes for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
      
      4/4
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Annually
      
      Details of monitoring: Using internal monitoring and verification systems; Using third party verification
      
      Apical - "We assess all our suppliers annually using The Forest Trust’s Mill Prioritisation Process (MPP) and we conduct spatial analysis on risk of deforestation and encroachment. [...] In addition, we also carry out ground verifications to supplier mills and estates through the Priority Supplier Engagement Program (PSEP). During PSEP visits, we give recommendations and action plans to reach Apical’s requirement on compliance. As follow up, we monitor suppliers’ action plans based on their activities."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/2
      
      What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: non compliance with palm oil policies
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: Yes
      
      Asian Agri - "We will immediately work with our suppliers to socialize and encourage them to adopt this policy. [...] 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." [...] Apical - "We will support our suppliers technically to achieve policy compliance, via time-bound action plans, as quickly as possible and expect to complete implementation progressively by 2020. Regardless of remedial action and subject to any legal requirement, as a last resort, we reserve the option to cease to do business with serious repeat violators of our Sustainability and Sourcing Policy. "
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      Yes (engaged); Yes (excluded)
      
      2/2
      
      Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      
      Yes (engaged); Yes (excluded)
      
      2/2
      
      How many noncompliant producers or suppliers are engaged through improvement plans or other processes, and what percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: Not disclosed
      
      Does the company have a list of blacklisted or otherwise excluded suppliers or producers?: not a list but names provided
      
      In 2018, Apical "Excluded four suppliers from our supply chain due to failure to commit to a time-bound corrective action plan". " However, through our internal monitoring system and supplier screening we identified one case on social related matters which we have engaged suppliers to resolve"
      
      Open source document
- Pulp & Paper
  
  29/84
  - Commitment Strength
    
    16/28
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      10/12
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        6/8
        
        "Effective immediately, RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. This moratorium will also apply to all thirdparty Indonesian wood suppliers to RGE Companies."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "Effective immediately, RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. This moratorium will also apply to all thirdparty Indonesian wood suppliers to RGE Companies."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Effective immediately, RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. This moratorium will also apply to all thirdparty Indonesian wood suppliers to RGE Companies."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Interim target date
        
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone(s)?: Current
        
        "Effective immediately, RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. This moratorium will also apply to all thirdparty Indonesian wood suppliers to RGE Companies."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      0/8
      - Commitment details
        No
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/1.3
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.7
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      6/8
      - Commitment details
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        "APRIL goes beyond legal compliance toward achieving Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). [...] . APRIL 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 regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        What is the rationale for any exclusion?: APRIL is a subsidiary of Royal Golden Eagle
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Subsidary
      - Target date
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current/2020/Pre-2020
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "APRIL goes beyond legal compliance toward achieving Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). [...] . APRIL 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
      - Interim target date
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        Interim target date
        
        Yes
        
        0.7/0.7
        
        "APRIL goes beyond legal compliance toward achieving Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). [...] . APRIL 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
  - Social Considerations
    
    10/18
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Details of commitment: Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      "RGE Companies embrace their corporate responsibility to respect human rights. RGE Companies are committed to provide a safe, productive and conducive work environment throughout their supply chains where employees can contribute and advance, by ensuring specifically that [...] Freedom of association is respected [...]No tolerance is given for child labour, forced labour or bonded labour [...] No tolerance is given for discrimination, harassment and abuse in any form".
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      If Other, specify here: Inclusion
      
      What is the nature of that support?: Other
      
      "RGE Companies will continually seek opportunities to align the interests of local communities and create shared values through [...]Further inclusion of smallholders and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) into our supply chains"
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes the company commits to securing FPIC prior to acquiring new interests/developments/expansions
      
      2/4
      
      Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes the company commits to securing FPIC prior to acquiring new interests/developments/expansions
      
      2/4
      
      What is the status of those FPIC processes?: Not disclosed
      
      "RGE Companies respect the rights of indigenous peoples and rural communities and are committed to [...] 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
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    3/38
    - 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
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: not specified
      
      "RGE Companies will enforce a moratorium on any further natural forest clearance pending the outcome of High Carbon Stock (HCS) and High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. This moratorium will also apply to all thirdparty Indonesian wood suppliers to RGE Companies.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".
      
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      No
      
      0/2
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      Yes using a third-party monitoring system
      
      4/4
      
      Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      
      Yes using a third-party monitoring system
      
      4/4
      
      What tools, processes, bodies carry out monitoring of the company's production or processing operations?: Not disclosed
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Not disclosed
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: No
      
      "RGE Companies will plan and implement regular monitoring and reporting of progress in a transparent manner. Where appropriate, RGE Companies will invite relevant stakeholders to participate in a verification process."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      Yes for its suppliers only
      
      3/4
      
      Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      
      Yes for its suppliers only
      
      3/4
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Not disclosed
      
      Details of monitoring: Using internal monitoring and verification systems; Using third party verification
      
      "RGE Companies will plan and implement regular monitoring and reporting of progress in a transparent manner. Where appropriate, RGE Companies will invite relevant stakeholders to participate in a verification process." "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
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      1/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      1/2
      
      What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: "serious repeat violators of the Framework"
      
      What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: Not disclosed
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
      
      "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
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Soy
  
  0/84
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/28
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      0/17
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/10.7
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        No commitment
        
        0/10.7
        
        (For downstream soy companies only) Does the company commitment also apply to hidden/indirect soy?: Supply chain includes no indirect soy
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/3
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/2
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/1
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/11
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/5.3
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/3
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/2
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/1
  - Social Considerations
    
    0/18
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No commitment
      
      0/4
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    0/38
    - 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
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      No
      
      0/2
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

13/28

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

10/38

Avg. score
Social considerations

8/18

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 importers and exporters of palm oil in Indonesia. Royal Golden Eagle is selected as a powerbroker for palm oil, soy and pulp & paper and is also assessed for its exposure to soy.

Sector

Industry sector

Agri commodities, Agriculture, Forestry

Segments

Producer, Trader, Processor, Manufacturer

Singapore

Company Type

Company type

Private

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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