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RSPO Assessment Report PUBLIC SU MMARY UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD. PENINSULAR MALAYSIA This public summary has been prepared in accordance with RSPO requirements and the information included is the result of a full RSPO assessment of the Mills and supply base as included in the scope of the certificate. Report prepared by: David Ogg FICFor. (Lead assessor). Certification decision made by: Gerben Stegeman. Control Union (Indonesia) Control Union (Malaysia) Jl Kramat 3A, Persiaran Raja Muda Musa, Cilandak Timur Off Jalan Sg. Jakarta Selatan 12560 Berith, Teluk Gadong, 41100, Phone: 062-21-7884 2016 Klang, Selangor. Phone 03-3377 1600 / 1700 [email protected] [email protected]. Control Union Certifications. (Head office) Meeuwenlaan 4-6, P.O. Box 161. 8000 AD Zwolle. The Netherlands. [email protected] Phone: 0031 38436 0100 Control Union Certifications is a member of the Control Union World Group - an international inspection and certification body. CU performs assessments and certification in many agricultural based fields such as FSC, RSPO, and Organic production, Sustainable Textile Production, Organic Exchange, Eurepgap, HACCP, BRC, GMP and GTP. CU is accredited by the Dutch Council of Accreditation (RVA) on the European quality standard EN 45011 for the inspection and certification of CU Organic program (according to the EU regulation 2092/91) and EUREPGAP program. When requested a copy of the accreditation certificate can be obtained from CU. Page 1 of 23 www.controlunion.com Contents 1. Scope of the Certification Assessment. 1.1 National Interpretation used for the assessment. 1.2 Assessment type. (mill, estate and mill, plantation only etc. etc) 1.3 Location maps. 1.3.1 Map to show geographical location. 1.3.2 Map to show the supply base and neighbouring entities. 1.3.3 Location addresses of the mill(s). 1.3.4 Approximate tonnages certified. (CPO and PK). 1.4 Description of supply base. 1.4.1 General description. 1.4.2 Location of the supply base including: · Control Union code for the certificate. · Location address. · GPS reference. 1.4.3 Statistics of supply base including: · Control Union code for the certificate. · Area of oil palm. · Mature area. · Estimated annual FFB production in tonnes. · Planting years. · Cycle. 1.5 Other certifications held (ISO etc) 1.6 Organisational information/contact person 1.7 Time bound plan for other management units and justifications 1.8 Date certificate issued and scope of certificate 2. Assessment Process 2.1 Certification body. 2.2 Qualifications of the assessment team. 2.2.1 Qualifications of the lead assessor 2.2.2 Qualifications of the assessment team. 2.3 Assessment methodology. 2.3.1 General overview. 2.3.2 Assessment agenda including: · Assessment dates. · Sites visited. · Main activities. · Total number of person days spent on site. 2.4 Stakeholder consultation. 2.4.1 Summary of how stakeholder consultation was organised. 2.4.2 List of National and International stakeholders consulted. 2.5 Date of next surveillance visit. 3 Assessment Findings 3.1 Lead assessor’s summary and recommendation for certification. 3.2 Summary of the findings by criteria. 3.3 Non conformity register. 3.4 Issues raised during stakeholder consultation and company responses. 3.5 Formal sign-off of the assessment findings. 3.5.1 Acknowledgment of internal responsibility by the client. Page 2 of 23 1. SCOPE OF THE CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT. 1.1 National Interpretation used. The management of the Palm Oil Mill(s) and associated suppliers of FFB were assessed for compliance against the 2008 International RSPO criteria as interpreted and endorsed for Malaysia. 1.2 Assessment type. (Mill, Estate and Mill, Plantation only etc. etc). 6 Palm Oil Mills and 3 business units with a total of 9 estates owned by the company. 1.3 Location maps. 1.3.1 Maps showing the location of the United Plantations in the States of Perak and Selangor. Page 3 of 23 Map to show the location of estates, factories and holdings in Peninsular Malaysia. Page 4 of 23 1.3.2 Map to show the supply base and neighbouring entities. (Jendarata). 1.3.3 Location of mills. Name of Mill Location Jendarata Palm Oil Mill. Jendarata Business Unit, 36009 Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia Seri Pelangi Palm Oil Mill. Jendarata Business Unit, P.O Box 89 11 ¾ Miles, Jalan Bidor, 36008 Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia Ulu Basir Palm Oil Mill Up River Business Unit, 36500 Ulu Bernam, Perak, Malaysia. Lima Belas Palm Oil Mill Up River Business Unit, 35800 Slim River, Perak, Malaysia. Ulu Bernham Palm Oil Mill. UP River Business Unit, 36500 Ulu Bernam. Perak, Malaysia. United International Enterprises United International Entreprise (Malaysia), Mail Bag No 1, 34900, Palm Oil Mill Pantai Remis, Perak, Malaysia. 1.3.4 Approximate tonnages certified. Name of Mill CPO PK Jendarata Palm Oil Mill. 35,141 8,211 Seri Pelangi Palm Oil Mill. 9,376 2,130 Ulu Basir Palm Oil Mill 35,933 9,695 Lima Belas Palm Oil Mill 10,530 2,641 Ulu Bernam Palm Oil Mill. 36,136 10,513 UIE (M) Palm Oil Mill 58,205 17,005 1.4 Description of supply base. 1.4.1 General description. The supply base are the 9 plantations that make up the 3 business units of the United Plantations holdings located in Peninsular Malaysia. There are no plans to expand the land holding and therefore Principle 7 is not applicable to this assessment. Page 5 of 23 1.4.2 Location of the supply base. Estate Location. GPS reference. CU Code Name of estate: Jendarata Business Unit Teluk Intan, Perak PO1 Jendarata Estate 3º52’ N. 101º.01E. PO2 Seri Pelangi Estate 3º59 N. 101º.08 E. UP River Business Unit. Perak. PO3 Ladang Ulu Basir 3º42’ N. 101º.15 E. PO4 Changat Mentri Estate 3º44’ N. 101º.13 E. PO5 Ladang Sungei Erong 3º46’ N. 101º.12 E. PO6 Ladang Sungei Chawang 3º50’ N. 101º.14 E. PO7 Lima Belas Estate 3º42’ N. 101º.27 E. PO8 Ulu Bernam Estate Selangor. 3º45’ N. 101º.07 E. UIEM Business Unit Pantei Remis, Perak PO9 UIEM Sdn, Bhd. Estate 1snd 4º25’ N. 100º.40 E. Estate 2 1.4.3 Statistics of the supply base. CU Code Name of Area of oil palm (ha) EstTonnes Planting Cycle estate. Oil Palm Mature FFB/yr years (years) PO1 Jendarata 5941 4230 160000 All estates. Cycles: Estate Vary between Between PO2 Seri Pelangi 1334 935 35000 1975 to 2008. 25 and 30 Estate years. PO3 Ladang Ulu 3778 2644 99700 Basir PO4 Changat Mentri 2420 1687 63500 Estate PO5 Ladang Sungei 3484 2273 85400 Erong PO6 Ladang Sungei 3500 2450 92400 Chawang PO7 Lima Belas 2757 1914 7200 Estate PO8 Ulu Bernam 3154 2214 83500 Estate PO9 UIEM Estate 9335 6803 25600 1&2 1.5 Details of other certifications or awards held. Joint winner for the Malaysian Business Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award. (Environmental Performance). Anugerah Hibiscus Perdana Menteri. Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award for 2006/2007. Anugerah Cemerlang Keselamantan Dan Pekerjaan Kebangsaan 2004. Anugerah Cemerlang Keselamantan Dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Kebangsaan 2006. 1.6 Contact person. Principle Contact person: Mr C Mathews Business address: Jendarata Estate, 36009 Teluk Intan, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia Group name if applicable: n/a Office telephone: +605 6411 411 Mobile telephone: +601 9339 2298 Fax: +605 641 2337 e-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.unitedplantations.com Page 6 of 23 1.7 Time bound plan for other management units and justifications. The time frame laid out below is considered to be both challenging and realistic. The company will be using the experience of the main assessment to ensure that the other management units conform to the RSPO principles and criteria. The audit team are satisfied that United Plantations conform with the RSPO requirements for partial certification as laid out in the Final RSPO Certification Systems document, May 2007, section 4.2.4 Progress will be verified and reported in subsequent surveillance visits. Name of plantation. General Area Summary (ha) Time bound Location Total Planted timetable. Pt Surya Sawit Sejati Central 15,650 Under 2013 Pt Sawit Seberang Seberang Kalimantan 18,000 development. 2016 1.8 Date certificate issued and scope of certificate Name of Client: United Plantations Bhd. Client number: CU809027 Certificate number: CUC809027 Certification Decision Date: August 21, 2008 Issued by Control Union Certifications Group scheme: Yes Address Meeuwenlaan 4-6 8025 BS Zwolle Telephone 0031 (0) 38 426 0100 Fax 0031 (0) 38 423 7040 Email [email protected] Website www.controlunion.com/certification Scope Name of Mill: Jendarata Palm Oil Mill. Scope (Summary of suppliers · PO1 – Jendarata Estate. of FFB): Projected mass balance CPO: 35,141.27 tonnes Certificate registration code: CU809027D01 Type of certification: Single site: Yes Group scheme: Yes Name of Mill: Seri Pelangi Oil Mill. Scope (Summary of suppliers · PO2 –Seri Pelangi Estate. of FFB): Projected mass balance CPO: 9,376.65 tonnes Certificate registration code: CU809027D02 Type of certification: Single site: Yes Group scheme: Yes Name of Mill: Ulu Basir Palm Oil Mill Scope (Summary of suppliers · PO3 – Ladang Ulu Basir. of FFB): · PO4 – Changat Mentri Estate. · PO5 – Ladang Sungei Erong. · PO6 – Ladang Sungei Chawang. Projected mass balance CPO: 35,933.27 tonnes Certificate registration code: CU809027D03 Type of certification: Single site: Yes Group scheme: Yes Name of Mill: Lima Belas Palm Oil Mill Scope (Summary of suppliers · PO7 – Lima Belas Estate of FFB): Projected mass balance CPO: 10,530.13 tonnes Certificate registration code: CU809027D04 Page 7 of 23 Type of certification: Single site: Yes Group scheme: Yes Name of Mill: Ulu Bernam Palm Oil Mill. Scope (Summary of suppliers · PO5 – Ladang Sungie Erong. of FFB): · PO6 – Ladang Sungei Chawang. · PO8 – Ulu bernam Estate.