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IOI CORPORATION BERHAD RSPO Membership No: 2-0002-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT Ladang Sabah Grouping Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) PUBLIC SUMMARY REPORT ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT (ASA-01) ON RSPO CERTIFICATION IOI CORPORATION BERHAD RSPO Membership No: 2-0002-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT Ladang Sabah Grouping Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Certificate No: RSPO 928488 Issued date: 3 April 2013 Expiry date: 2 April 2018 Assessment Type Assessment Dates Initial Certification (Main Assessment) 15 – 19 October 2012 Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-01) 11 – 14 March 2014 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: ASA-01 March 2014 Page 2 of 19 Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Content Page No 1.0 SCOPE OF ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT (ASA-01) 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) mill, estates and hectarage 4 - 5 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) 5 - 6 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 7 1.7 Organizational information/contact person 7 1.8 Tonnages Verified for Certification 7 - 8 1.9 Time Bound Plan 8 - 9 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 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 3.1 Summary of findings 12 3.2 Status of Identified Noncompliance and Corrective Actions, Observations and 12 Identified Positive Elements 3.3 Feedback Raised by Stakeholders and Findings 12 4.0 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 4.1 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Confirmation of Assessment 13 Findings 4.2 Intertek RSPO Certification details for Ladang Sabah grouping 14 -15 APPENDICES Appendix A Assessment Plan 16 -17 Appendix Maps of location – Mill, Estates, Conservation and HCV areas 18 -19 B1-B2 INTERTEK RSPO Report: ASA-01 March 2014 Page 3 of 19 Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) 1.0 SCOPE OF ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT (ASA-01) 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 This Public Summary Report is the abridged version of the Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-01) Report prepared for public notification, taking into consideration the protection of confidential and sensitive information of the client organization, which is consistent with the guiding principle specified by RSPO Certification System Standard. In the event, stakeholders, who require further details or clarification on any part of the content of the Public Summary Report, may contact RSPO Secretariat or Intertek Certification International. The full version of the assessment report has been submitted to RSPO Secretariat. 1.1.2 This Annual Surveillance Assessment (ASA-01) was conducted on the Ladang Sabah of IOI Corporation Berhad, from 11 – 14 March 2014 to assess the organization’s operations of the mill and its supply bases, for continued compliance against the RSPO Principles and Criteria (April 2013), Malaysian National Interpretation (MY- NI, November 2010) and RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (November 2011) for POM. 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 by IOI Corporation Berhad 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates Ladang Sabah Grouping consists of one (1) palm oil mill, namely Ladang Sabah Palm Oil Mill and eight (8) own supplying 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 B. Table 1: Address of Palm Oil Mill, Estates and GPS Location GPS Reference Name Address Latitude Longitude Ladang Sabah Palm Oil Mill, 05 o 44.449’ N 117 o 36.623’ E Ladang Sabah Palm Oil Mill Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, (Mill Capacity: 90mt/hr) WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 1. Moynod estate Moynod Estate, 05 o 44.449’ N 117 o 36.623’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 2. Luangmanis estate Luangmanis Estate, 05 o 45.800’ N 117 o 36.382’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 3. Laukin estate Laukin Estate, 05 o 46.708’ N 117 o 31.946’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 4. Sg. Sapi estate Sungai Sapi Estate, 05 o 48.452’ N 117 o 31.020’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. INTERTEK RSPO Report: ASA-01 March 2014 Page 4 of 19 Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) 5. Labuk estate Labuk Estate, 05 o 42.785’ N 117 o 29.769’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 6. Terusan Baru estate Terusan Baru Estate, 05 o 45.853’ N 117 o 36.623’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 7. Bimbingan 1 estate Bimbingan 1 Estate, 05 o 37.276’ N 117 o 26.755’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 8. Bimbingan 2 estate Bimbingan 2 Estate, 05 o 37.177’ N 117 o 25.376’ E Mile 45, Sandakan/Telupid Road, WDT 164, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah. 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) The supply base i.e. FFB sources to the POM at Ladang Sabah Grouping PMU are from the abovementioned 8 estates only. Verification done on site during this Assessment confirmed that there were no outgrowers / independent suppliers / smallholders involved in the supply of FFB to the said PMU. Details of the planted hectarage for the FFB supply for Ladang Sabah Grouping are as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Estate Area Summary and FFB Production Area Summary (ha) – 2013 / 2014 Estate Certified Area Planted Area 1. Moynod estate 3,044 2,800 (assessed in Main Assessment) 2. Luangmanis estate 2,713 2,504 (assessed in ASA-01) 3. Laukin estate 2,128 1,998 (assessed in ASA-01) 4. Sg. Sapi estate 1,299 1,220 (assessed in Main Assessment) 5. Labuk estate 2,669 2,367 (assessed in ASA-01) 6. Terusan Baru estate 2,504 2,269 (assessed in Main Assessment) 7. Bimbingan 1 estate 1,974 1,795 (to be assessed in ASA-02) 8. Bimbingan 2 estate 1,919 1,735 (assessed in Main Assessment) Total: 18,250 16,688 Percentage: 100% 91.44% INTERTEK RSPO Report: ASA-01 March 2014 Page 5 of 19 Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) Notes: 1. This 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 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 8 estates had been developed since 1991 and are all currently in the 1 st and 2 nd cycle of planting for the Oil Palms. The age profile is as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Age Profile of Planted Oil Palm Estate Name Year of Planting Cycle of Planting Mature OP (ha) Immature OP (ha) – Above 3 years – 3 years & below 1. Moynod estate 1991-1998 1st 2,800 nil 2. Luangmanis estate 1991-1996 1st 2,504 nil 3. Laukin estate 1995-1997 1st 1,998 nil 4. Sg. Sapi estate 1995-1998 1st 1,220 nil 5. Labuk estate 1991-1998-2008 2nd 2,367 nil 6. Terusan Baru estate 1993-2000 1st 2,269 nil 7. Bimbingan 1 estate 1996-1997 1st 1,795 nil 8. Bimbingan 2 estate 1996-1997 1st 1,735 nil Total 16,688 Note: There has been no New Planting in any of the 8 estates at the certified areas since 1991. 1.5 Summary of Conservation and HCV Areas The summary of Conservation and HCV Areas as identified in Ladang Sabah Grouping during this assessment is shown in Table 4 below: Table 4: Conservation and HCV Areas # Statement of Land Use (Ha) 2011/12 (Main Assessment) 2013/14 (ASA-01) Hectarage - Ha Hectarage - Ha 1 Planted Area (ha) – Oil Palm - Mature 16,688 16,688 - Immature nil nil 2 Conservation Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones along small streams, 72.4 72.4 hilly areas, swampy and unplantable areas 3 HCV Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones near forest reserves, 8.2 8.2 water catchments, burial & religious sites INTERTEK RSPO Report: ASA-01 March 2014 Page 6 of 19 Public Summary Report Report No.: R9284/12-2 IOI Corporation Berhad (Ladang Sabah Grouping, Annual Surveillance Assessment- 01) 1.6 Other certifications held and Use of RSPO Trademarks Currently, the other certification held by IOI-Ladang Sabah Grouping PMU is the ISCC certification.