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FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES PLANTATIONS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD RSPO Membership No: 1-0013-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING KARAK, PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR, MALAYSIA INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9301/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 2 of 71 KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING - MAIN ASSESMENT 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 MEMPAGA GROUPING KARAK, PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR, MALAYSIA Certificate No: RSPO 930188 Issued date: Pending Certification decision Expiry date: Pending Certification decision Assessment Type Assessment Dates Initial Certification (Main Assessment) 29 September to 2 October 2014 On-Site Verification Audit (Main Assessment) 10 December 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 RSPO Report: Main Assessment: 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2014_Final edited INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9301/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 3 of 71 KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING - MAIN ASSESMENT 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) mill, estates and hectarage 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 7-8 1.9 Time Bound Plan 8 1.10 Abbreviations Used 9 2.0 ASSESSMENT PROCESS 10 2.1 Assessment Methodology, Plan & Site Visits 10 2.2 Date of next scheduled visit 11 2.3 Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 11 2.4 Certification Body 11 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 45-54 Identified Positive Elements 3.3 Summary of Feedback Received from Stakeholders and Findings 55-56 4.0 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 57 4.1 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Confirmation of Assessment Findings 57 4.2 Intertek RSPO Certification Details for KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING 58-59 APPENDICES Appendix A Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 60 Appendix B Assessment Plan 61-62 Appendix C Maps of location – Mill, Estates, Conservation and HCV areas 63-69 Appendix D Photographs of Assessment findings 70 Appendix E Time Bound Plan for Other Plantation Management Units 71 Intertek RSPO Report: Main Assessment: 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2014_Final edited INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9301/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 4 of 71 KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING - MAIN ASSESMENT 1.0 SCOPE OF MAIN ASSESSMENT 1.1 Introduction This Main Assessment was conducted on the Plantation Management Unit (PMU) at KKS Mempaga Grouping of FELDA Plantations Sdn Bhd (hereafter abbreviated as FELDA), from 29 September – 2 October 2014, to assess if the organization’s operations of the mill and its supply bases were in compliance against the RSPO Principles and Criteria (April 2013), Malaysian National Interpretation (November 2010) and the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (November 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 all 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 and/or managed by FELDA. 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates KKS Mempaga Grouping consists of one palm oil mill, namely KKS Mempaga Palm Oil Mill and 6 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 6 estates under this PMU grouping are owned by organized smallholders (Scheme Smallholders) under the Felda Settlers’ Scheme. The total number of organized individual smallholders from the estates under this PMU is 2,136. The smallholders are under the scheme management of Felda or Felda Technoplant Sdn Bhd (FTPSB) as indicated in Table 1 below. In this PMU, the smallholders may be categorized as FELDA Smallholders or FTP Smallholders. The FELDA Smallholders are those smallholders who choose to manage their own planted area within the FELDA Settlers’ Scheme. The FTP Smallholders are those smallholders who applied for their planted area to be managed by Felda Technoplant Sdn. Bhd. (FTP). Sampling of the estates has covered both the FELDA and FTP Smallholders as indicated in Table 9 (section 2.1). Table 1: Address of Palm Oil Mill, Estates and GPS Location GPS Reference Name Address Latitude Longitude KKS Mempaga (POM) Kilang Sawit Mempaga, 28600, Karak, 3°31'38.00"N 101°58'49.00"E (Capacity: 45MT/hr) Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia Felda Kampung Sertik, Wakil Pos Kg. 1. FELDA Kg Sertik Sertik, 28610 Karak, Pahang Darul 3°30'08.00"N 102°01'47.00"E estate Makmur, Malaysia 2. FELDA Lakum Felda Lakum, 28500 Lanchang, Pahang 3°31'54.00"N 102°04'39.00"E estate Darul Makmur, Malaysia 3. FELDA Bukit Damar Felda Bukit Damar, 28500 Lanchang, 3°30'15.00"N 102°06'51.00"E estate Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia 4. FELDA Mempaga 1 Felda Mempaga 1, 28600 Karak, Pahang 3°32'14.50"N 101°57'56.80"E estate Darul Makmur, Malaysia 5. FELDA Mempaga 2 Felda Mempaga 2, 28600 Karak, Pahang 3°32'48.00"N 101°57'14.00"E estate Darul Makmur, Malaysia 6. FELDA Mempaga 3 Felda Mempaga 3, 28600 Karak, Pahang 3°32'57.00"N 101°57'50.00"E estate Darul Makmur, Malaysia Intertek RSPO Report: Main Assessment: 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2014_Final edited INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9301/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 5 of 71 KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING - MAIN ASSESMENT 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) The supply base i.e. FFB sources to the POM at KKS Mempaga PMU are from the above mentioned 6 estates which are owned by organized smallholders (Scheme Smallholders) under the FELDA Settlers Scheme. There were external / Outside Crop Producers (OCPs) which also supplied FFB to the POM. The FFB from the OCPs are considered as non-certified FFB in the overall assessment of the PMU (see section 1.8, Table 5). Details of the planted hectarage are as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Estate Area Summary Area Summary (ha) – Current 2014 Estate Certified Area Planted Area FELDA Kg Sertik 1,527.08 1,309.29 FELDA Lakum 1,703.93 1,618.77 FELDA Bukit Damar 1,783.47 1,745.42 FELDA Mempaga 1 1,806.17 1,789.25 FELDA Mempaga 2 730.56 726.56 FELDA Mempaga 3 921.56 911.56 Total: 8,472.77 8,100.85 Notes: 1. This Main Assessment covered the overall land use for oil palm plantation areas, and the identified Conservation areas including HCV areas 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 6 estates been developed since 1978 and are currently in the 2nd planting cycle since 2003. The latest replanting was completed in 2012 at Kg Sertik estate. The age profile is as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Age Profile of Planted Oil Palm Cycle of Mature OP (ha) Immature OP (ha) Estate Name Year of Planting Planting – Above 3 years – 3 years & below FELDA Kg Sertik 2011-2012 2nd cycle 842.51 466.78 FELDA Lakum 2003 2nd cycle 1,618.77 0 FELDA Bukit Damar 2003 2nd cycle 1,745.42 0 FELDA Mempaga 1 2003 2nd cycle 1,789.25 0 FELDA Mempaga 2 2006 2nd cycle 726.56 0 FELDA Mempaga 3 2010 2nd cycle 911.56 0 Total 7,634.07 466.78 Intertek RSPO Report: Main Assessment: 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2014_Final edited INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9301/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 6 of 71 KKS MEMPAGA GROUPING - MAIN ASSESMENT 1.5 Summary of Conservation and HCV Areas The summary of Conservation and HCV Areas as identified in KKS Mempaga during this Main Assessment in 2014 is as shown in Table 4 below: Table 4: Conservation and HCV Areas # Statement of Land Use (Ha) Hectarage – Ha (2014) 1 Planted Area (ha) – Oil Palm - Mature 7,634.07 - Immature 466.78 2 Conservation Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones along small streams, hilly areas, 15.70 swampy and unplantable areas 3 HCV Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones near forest reserves, water 0 catchments, burial & religious sites 1.6 Other certifications held and Use of RSPO Trademarks There are currently other certifications held by KKS Mempaga POM such as ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications which are valid.