Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd SOU 16 Kok Foh 72109 Bahau, Negeri Sembilan
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SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN BHD RSPO Membership No: 1-0008-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT SOU 16 Kok Foh Bahau (N.Sembilan) and Gemas (Johor), Malaysia INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9281/12-4 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd Page 2 of 70 (SOU 16 Kok Foh: Surveillance Assessment ASA-04) SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT ON RSPO CERTIFICATION PUBLIC SUMMARY REPORT SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN BHD RSPO Membership No: 1-0008-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT SOU 16 Kok Foh Bahau (N.Sembilan) and Gemas (Johor), Malaysia Certificate No: RSPO 928188 Issued date: 7 July 2012 Expiry date: 6 July 2016 Assessment Type Assessment Dates Initial Certification (Main Assessment) 18-19 May 2009 (by Control Union Certification) Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-01) 18-22 June 2012 Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-02) 10-14 June 2013 Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-03) 20-23 June 2014 Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-04) 18-22 May 2015 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.: R9281/12-4 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd Page 3 of 70 (SOU 16 Kok Foh: Surveillance Assessment ASA-04) TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Content Page No 1.0 SCOPE OF SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT 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 6 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 7 1.8 Tonnages Verified for Certification 7-9 1.9 Time Bound Plan 9 1.10 Abbreviations Used 10 2.0 ASSESSMENT PROCESS 2.1 Assessment Methodology, Plan & Site Visits 11 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 12 3.0 ASSESSMENT FINDINGS 3.1 Summary of findings 13-40 3.2 Status of Identified Noncompliance and Corrective Actions, Observations and 40-47 Identified Positive Elements 3.3 Summary of Feedback Received from Stakeholders and Findings 47-49 4.0 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 4.1 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Confirmation of Assessment Findings 50 4.2 Intertek RSPO Certification Details for SOU 16 KOK FOH 51 APPENDICES Appendix Page Appendix A Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 53 Appendix B Assessment Plan 54-55 Appendix C Maps of location – Mill, Estates, Conservation and HCV areas 56-65 Appendix D Photographs of Assessment findings 66 Appendix E Time Bound Plan for Other Plantation Management Units 67-70 INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9281/12-4 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd Page 4 of 70 (SOU 16 Kok Foh: Surveillance Assessment ASA-04) 1.0 SCOPE OF SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT TYPE 1.1 Introduction This Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-04) was conducted on the Plantation Management Unit SOU 16 Kok Foh of Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd (SDPSB) (hereafter abbreviated as (SDPSB), from 18-22 May 2015, 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 (MYNI 2014) and the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (Nov 2014) for the Palm Oil Mill. 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 SDPSB. 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates SOU 16 consists of one palm oil mill, namely Kok Foh Palm Oil Mill and eight (8) estates as indicated in Table1 below, which includes the addresses and GPS locations of the mill and estates. The location maps are provided in Appendix C. Table 1: Address of Palm Oil Mill, Estates and GPS Location GPS Reference Name Address Latitude Longitude Kok Foh POM Kok Foh Palm Oil Mill, 72109 Bahau, 2°47.08’ N 102°30.25’ E (Capacity: 40 MT/hour) Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Kok Foh estate, 72109 Bahau, 1. Kok Foh estate 2°47.08’ N 102°30.25’ E Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 2. Sg. Senarut estate Sg. Senarut estate, 85100 Batu Anam, 2°34.16’ N 102°45.20’ E Johor, Malaysia 3. Muar River estate Muar River estate, Locked Bag No.503, 2°34.26’ N 102°45.08’ E 85009 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia 4. Pertang estate Pertang estate, 72300 Simpang Pertang, 2°57.25’ N 102°18.12’ E Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 5. Sg. Gemas estate Sg. Gemas estate, 73400 Gemas, 2°34.73’ N 102°38.86’ E Johor, Malaysia 6. Bukit Pilah estate Bkt Pilah estate, 73500 Rompin, 2°33.73’ N 102°55.91’ E Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 7. St. Helier estate St. Helier estate, 72100 Bahau, 2°33.72’ N 102°33.73’ E Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 8. Sg. Sabaling estate Sg. Sabaling estate, 72100 Bahau, 2°50.56’ N 102°29.03’ E Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9281/12-4 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd Page 5 of 70 (SOU 16 Kok Foh: Surveillance Assessment ASA-04) 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) The supply base i.e. FFB sources to the POM at SOU 16 Kok Foh PMU are from the abovementioned 8 estates which are owned by SDPSB and FFB from Outside Crop Producers (OCP). The supply of FFB from the OCP has been categorized as non-certified FFB. Details of the planted hectarage for the FFB supply for SOU 16 are as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Estate Area Summary - FY July 2014/ June 2015 Area Summary (ha) – FY July 2014 / June 2015 Estate Certified Area Planted Area - Oil Planted Area – Rubber (ha) Palm (ha) (ha) Kok Foh estate 2,307.85 2,166.00 0 (Assessed in ASA-01 & 03) Sg. Senarut estate 1,988.77 557.69 1,213.68 (Assessed in ASA-02) Muar River estate 1,596.94 1,471.21 0 (Assessed in ASA-01 & 03) Pertang estate 1,070.52 749.14 234.18 (Assessed in ASA-02) Sg. Gemas estate 970.61 879.31 0 (Assessed in ASA-02) Bukit Pilah estate 3,667.31 795.03 2,762.96 (Assessed in ASA-01) St. Helier estate 1,992.65 955.95 956.15 (Assessed in ASA-02) Sg. Sabaling estate 124.66 1,129.05 (Assessed in ASA-01 & 03) 1,321.35 Total: 14,916.00 7,698.99 6,296.02 Percentage: 100% 51.62% 42.21% Notes: 1. This surveillance assessment covered the overall land use for both oil palm and rubber plantation areas, and the identified Conservation areas including HCV areas marked out at the selected estates. 2. The estates sampled for this surveillance 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. 3. Substantial portions of the certified areas at several estates such as at Bukit Pilah, Sg. Senarut, and Sg. Sabaling estates have been originally cultivated as rubber trees plantation areas since 1982 and remain as such with smaller areas cultivated with oil palms at later stages since 1988. Currently the oil palm plantation area is about 52% of the total certified area. INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9281/12-4 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd Page 6 of 70 (SOU 16 Kok Foh: Surveillance Assessment ASA-04) 1.4 Summary of plantings and cycle The 8 estates been developed beginning from 1982 and are all in the 2nd cycle of planting for the Oil Palms. The age profile is as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Age Profile of Planted Oil Palm FY July 2014 / June 2015 Mature OP (ha) Immature OP (ha) Estate Name Year of Planting Cycle of Planting – Above 3 years – 3 years & below Kok Foh estate 1995-2002 2nd 2,166.00 - Sg. Senarut estate 2001-2006 2nd 557.69 - Muar River estate 2011-2014 2nd 1,186.52 284.69 Pertang estate 2013 2nd 681.84 67.30 Sg. Gemas estate 1996-2001 2nd 879.31 - Bukit Pilah estate 1989-2011 2nd 780.71 14.32 St. Helier estate 1984-2011 2nd 773.83 182.12 Sg. Sabaling estate 2004 2nd 124.66 - Total 7,150.56 548.43 Note: There has been no New Planting in any of the 8 estates at the certified areas since Nov 2005. 1.5 Summary of Conservation and HCV Areas The summary of Conservation and HCV Areas as identified in SOU 16 during this ASA-04 Assessment in 2015 is as shown in Table 4 below: Table 4: Conservation and HCV Areas # Statement of Land Use (Ha) FY 2013/2014 FY 2014/2015 (ASA-03) (ASA-04) Hectarage – Ha Hectarage – Ha 1 Planted Area (ha) – Oil Palm - Mature 7,150.56 7,150.56 Immature 548.43 548.43 2 Conservation Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones along small streams, hilly 114.50 *114.50 areas, swampy and unplantable areas 3 HCV Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones near forest reserves, 39.04 39.04 water catchments, burial & religious sites *Note: Conservation area i.e.