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FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES PLANTATIONS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD RSPO Membership No: 1-0013-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping Kuala Kubu Baharu, Selangor, Malaysia INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9297/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 2 of 66 KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping - Main Assessment MAIN ASSESSMENT REPORT ON RSPO CERTIFICATION FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES PLANTATIONS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD (358158-V) RSPO Membership No: 1-0013-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping Kuala Kubu Baharu, Selangor, Malaysia Certificate No: RSPO 929788 Issued date: 4 December 2014 Expiry date: 3 December 2019 Assessment Type Assessment Dates Pre Assessment - Initial Certification (Main Assessment) 29 Sep – 02 Oct 2014 Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-01) Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-02) Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-03) Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-04) Re-Certification Intertek Certification International Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Moody International Certification (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd) 6-L12-01, Level 12, Tower 2, Menara PGRM No. 6 & 8 Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +00 (603) 9283 9881 Fax: +00 (603) 9284 8187 Email: [email protected] Website: www.intertek.com INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9297/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 3 of 66 KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping - Main Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Content Page No 1.0 SCOPE OF MAIN ASSESSMENT 4 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates 4 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) 5 1.4 Year of plantings and cycle 5 1.5 Summary of Land Use – Conservation and HCV Areas 6 1.6 Other certifications held and Use of RSPO Trademarks 6 1.7 Organizational information/contact person 6 1.8 Tonnages Verified for Certification 7 1.9 Time Bound Plan 8 1.10 Abbreviations Used 9 2.0 ASSESSMENT PROCESS 9 2.1 Assessment Methodology, Plan & Site Visits 9 2.2 Date of next scheduled visit 10 2.3 Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 10 2.4 Certification Body 10 2.5 Process of Stakeholder consultation 11 - 12 3.0 ASSESSMENT FINDINGS 13 3.1 Summary of findings 13 – 45 3.2 Status of Identified Noncompliance and Corrective Actions, Observations and 46 – 52 Identified Positive Elements 3.3 Summary of Feedback Received from Stakeholders and Findings 53 - 54 4.0 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 55 4.1 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Confirmation of Assessment Findings 55 4.2 Intertek RSPO Certification Details for KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping 56 APPENDICES Appendix A Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 57 Appendix B Assessment Plan 58 – 59 Appendix C Maps of location – Mill, Estates, Conservation and HCV areas 60 – 64 Appendix D Photographs of Assessment findings at KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping 65 Appendix E Time Bound Plan for Other Plantation Management Units 66 INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9297/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 4 of 66 KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping - Main Assessment 1.0 SCOPE OF MAIN ASSESSMENT 1.1 Introduction This Main Assessment was conducted on the Plantation Management Unit (PMU) KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping of Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (hereafter abbreviated as FGVPM), from 29 Sep to 02 Oct 2014 , to assess if the organization’s operations of the mill and its supply bases were in compliance against the RSPO Principles and Criteria (Apr 2013), Malaysian National Interpretation (Nov 2010) and the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (Nov 2011) for Palm Oil Mill. This assessment also includes a review of the changes made by the PMU to comply with the requirements of the ratified new RSPO Principles and Criteria (effective 25 April 2013). It was found that the PMU is aware of the new RSPO Principles and Criteria and the transition period for compliance but has not yet make the necessary changes required. The plantation management unit (PMU) or management unit is equivalent to a certification unit as defined in the RSPO Certification Systems Document. Each PMU consists of one mill and its supply bases which are made up of estates owned/managed by Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping consists of one (1) palm oil mill, namely Sg. Tengi Mill and four (4) estates as indicated in Table 1 below, which includes the addresses and GPS locations of the mill and estates. The location maps are provided in Appendix C. All the 4 estates (viz., FELDA/FTP Gedangsa estate, FELDA/FTP Soeharto estate, FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi Selatan and FELDA/FTP Sg. Tengi estate consist of smallholders (FELDA settlers), each with a land title for an approximate area of 4.0 ha. In this PMU, the smallholders may be categorized as FTP Smallholders or FELDA Smallholders. The FTP Smallholders are those smallholders who applied for their planted area to be managed by Felda Technoplant Sdn. Bhd. (FTP). The FELDA Smallholders are those smallholders who choose to manage their own planted area within the FELDA Settlers’ Scheme. The sampling of estates and sampled number of FTP Smallholders and FELDA Smallholders are as indicated in Table 8 ( section 2.1 ). The palm oil mill is operated by FGVPM. Table 1: Address of Palm Oil Mill, Estates and GPS Location GPS Reference Name Address Latitude Longitude Sg. Tengi Mill - POM Kilang Sawit Sungai Tengi, 44100 Kuala Kubu 3°35'9.93"N 101°24'56.17"E (Capacity: 54 MT/hour) Baharu, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia FELDA/FTP Gedangsa Felda Gedangsa, 44010 Kuala Kubu Baharu, 3°35'17.31"N 101°30'15.31"E estate Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia FELDA/FTP Soeharto Felda Soeharto, 44010 Kuala Kubu Baharu, 3°40'54.00"N 101°23'18.00"E estate Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi Felda Sg. Tengi Selatan, 44010 Kuala Kubu 3°37'9.00"N 101°25'30.00"E Selatan estate Baharu, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi Felda Sg. Tengi, 44010 Kuala Kubu Baharu, 3°37'11.00"N 101°55'5.77"E estate Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9297/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 5 of 66 KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping - Main Assessment 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) The supply base i.e. FFB sources to the POM at KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping PMU are from the abovementioned 4 estates of this PMU and FFB from Outside Crop Producers (OCP). Details of the planted hectarage for the FFB supply for Sg. Tengi Grouping are as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Estate Area Summary – as at Aug 2014 Area Summary (ha) as at Aug 2014 Estate Certified Area Planted Area – Oil Palm FELDA/FTP Gedangsa estate 2,469.21 2,206.76 FELDA/FTP Soeharto estate 3,565.29 3,100.29 FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi Selatan estate 647.71 559.19 FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi estate 2,535.56 2,333.06 Total: 9,217.77 8,199.30 Notes: 1. This Main Assessment covered the overall land use for oil palm plantation areas, and the identified Conservation areas including HCV areas (if any) marked out at the estates. 2. The estates sampled for this Main Assessment have been selected based on their potential risks on social, environmental and biodiversity issues such as their proximity to forest reserves, hill sides, riparian zones and high conservation value areas. 1.4 Summary of plantings and cycle The 4 estates have been developed beginning from 1982. FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi Selatan estate had been completely replanted while part of FELDA/FTP Gedangsa estate had been replanted (2 nd cycle). FELDA/FTP Soeharto and FELDA/FTP Sg Tengi estates are still in the 1 st cycle of planting. The age profile is as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Age Profile of Planted Oil Palm as at Aug 2014 Estate Name Year of Planting Cycle of Mature OP (ha) Immature OP (ha) Planting – Above 3 years – 3 years & below 1993, 1995, 1997, st 1 2,006.20 - FELDA/FTP 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009 Gedangsa estate nd 2011, 2012, 2013 2 - 200.56 FELDA/FTP 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, st 1 3,100.29 - Soeharto estate 2001, 2006 FELDA/FTP Sg nd 2007, 2008 2 559.19 - Tengi Selatan estate FELDA/FTP Sg st 1993, 1994, 2000 1 2,333.06 - Tengi estate Total 7,998.74 200.56 INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9297/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 6 of 66 KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping - Main Assessment 1.5 Summary of Conservation and HCV Areas The summary of Conservation and HCV Areas as identified in KKS Sg. Tengi Grouping during this Main Assessment in 2014 is as shown in Table 4 below: Table 4: Conservation and HCV Areas # Statement of Land Use (Ha) Jan – Dec 2014 (Main Assessment) Hectarage – Ha 1 Planted Area (ha) – Oil Palm - Mature 7,998.74 - Immature 200.56 2 Conservation Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones along small streams, hilly areas, swampy and 130.50 unplantable areas 3 HCV Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones near forest reserves, water catchments, burial & 157.20 religious sites 1.6 Other certifications held and Use of RSPO Trademarks The POM is certified for ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007. The RSPO’s trademarks and logo are not being used by the PMU audited.