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FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES PLANTATIONS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD RSPO Membership No: 1-0013-04-000-00 PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping Ajil, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9303/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 2 of 65 KKS Jerangau Barat 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 Jerangau Barat Grouping Ajil, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia Certificate No: RSPO 930388 Issued date: Pending Certification Decision Expiry date: Pending Certification Decision Assessment Type Assessment Dates Pre Assessment - Initial Certification (Main Assessment) 03-06 Nov 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.: R9303/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 3 of 65 KKS Jerangau Barat 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 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 – 44 3.2 Status of Identified Noncompliance and Corrective Actions, Observations and 45 – 53 Identified Positive Elements 3.3 Summary of Feedback Received from Stakeholders and Findings 54 – 55 4.0 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 56 4.1 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Confirmation of Assessment Findings 56 4.2 Intertek RSPO Certification Details for KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping 57 APPENDICES Appendix A Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team 58 Appendix B Assessment Plan 59 – 60 Appendix C Maps of location – Mill, Estates, Conservation and HCV areas 61 - 64 Appendix D Photographs of Assessment findings at KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping 65 Appendix E Time Bound Plan for Other Plantation Management Units 66 INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9303/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 4 of 65 KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping - Main Assessment 1.0 SCOPE OF MAIN ASSESSMENT 1.1 Introduction This Main Assessment was conducted on the Plantation Management Unit (PMU) KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping of Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (hereafter abbreviated as FGVPM), from 03-06 Nov 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 Apr 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/managed by Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. 1.2 Location (address, GPS and map) of palm oil mill and estates KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping consists of one (1) palm oil mill, namely Jerangau Barat Mill and three (3) 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 3 estates (viz., FELDA Mengkawang estate, FELDA Tersat estate, and FELDA/FTP Jerangau Barat 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 Jerangau Barat POM Kilang Sawit Jerangau Barat, Wakil Pos Felda Jerangau, 21820 , Ajil, Terengganu Darul Iman, 4°54'58.00"N 103° 8'7.00"E (Capacity:40 MT/hour) Malaysia FELDA Mengkawang Felda Mengkawang, 21800 Ajil, Terengganu 4°53'42.00"N 103° 1'22.00"E estate Darul Iman, Malaysia Felda Tersat ,Pejabat Pos Ajil, 21800, Ajil, FELDA Tersat estate 5° 4'31.00"N 102°59'54.00"E Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia FELDA/FTP Jerangau Felda Jerangau Barat, 21820, Ajil, Terengganu 4°55'28.00"N 103° 6'55.00"E Barat estate Darul Iman, Malaysia INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9303/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 5 of 65 KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping - Main Assessment 1.3 Description of supply base (fruit sources) The supply base i.e. FFB sources to the POM at KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping PMU are from the abovementioned 3 estates of this PMU, other uncertified FGVPM/FELDA PMUs and Outside Crop Producers (OCP). Details of the planted hectarage for the FFB supply for Jerangau Barat Grouping are as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Estate Area Summary Area Summary (ha) as at Oct 2014 Estate Certified Area Planted Area – Oil Palm FELDA Mengkawang estate 2,010.88 1,555.57 FELDA Tersat estate 894.40 764.29 FELDA/FTP Jerangau Barat estate 2,531.60 2,019.28 Total: 5,436.88 4,339.14 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 3 estates had been developed beginning from 1986 and are currently in the 2nd cycle of planting for the oil palms. The age profile is as shown in Table 3. 2 Table 3: Age Profile of Planted Oil Palm as at Oct 2014 Estate Name Year of Planting Cycle of Mature OP (ha) Immature OP (ha) Planting – Above 3 years – 3 years & below FELDA nd 2011 2 479.55 1,076.02 Mengkawang estate FELDA Tersat nd 2010, 2011 2 456.12 308.17 estate FELDA/FTP Jerangau Barat 2002, 2007, 2010 2nd 1,444.74 574.54 estate Total 2,376.41 1,958.73 INTERTEK CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD (188296-W) Report No.: R9303/14-1 Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Page 6 of 65 KKS Jerangau Barat Grouping - Main Assessment 1.5 Summary of Conservation and HCV Areas The summary of Conservation and HCV Areas as identified in KKS Jerangau Barat 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 2,376.41 - Immature 1,958.73 2 Conservation Area (ha) - comprising buffer zones along small streams, hilly areas, swampy and 512.32 unplantable areas 3 HCV Area (ha) comprising buffer zones near forest reserves, water catchments, burial & 0 religious sites 1.6 Other certifications held and Use of RSPO Trademarks The POM is certified to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007. The RSPO’s trademarks and logo are not being used by the PMU audited. Instructions for use were provided and acknowledged by the PMU through a signed Memorandum of commitment agreeing to adhere to the latest “RSPO Rules on Communications & Claims”. 1.7 Organizational information / Contact Person Name: Norazam Abdul Hameed Designation: General Manager, Sustainability and Quality Management (PSQM) Department Full Address: Plantation Sustainability and Quality Management (PSQM) Department, Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (FGVPM), Menara Felda Platinum Park, Level 20 No 11 Persiaran KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603 2859 1995 Fax: +603 2859 0016 Email: [email protected] Name: Anthonius Sani Designation: Sustainability Manager, Plantation Sustainability and Quality Management (PSQM) Department Full Address: Plantation Sustainability and Quality Management (PSQM) Department, Felda Global Ventures Plantations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (FGVPM), Menara Felda Platinum Park, Level 20 No 11 Persiaran KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.