Wilmars No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy
Fourth update report: 1 October 31 December 2014
Introduction
This fourth quarterly report is produced by Wilmar and The Forest Trust (TFT) and is organised into
two parts:
1) Engagement and supply chain mapping;
2) Progress update against each of the commitments set out in Wilmars Policy.
The fourth quarter has seen consolidation of the progress made on traceability with data now
compiled for all major palm oil sourcing geographies. It also marked the completion of the
substantive phase of supplier engagement with a final meeting of key suppliers in Indonesia.
During the quarter Wilmar also moved to expand the smallholder support programmes previously
established in Malaysia through co-operation with the Indonesian Oil Palm Smallholders Union.
1) Engagement and supply chain mapping
Supply Chain Mapping - Traceability
Further progress was made on the traceability analysis and summary data with traceability now
measured across Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, India, Bangladesh, China and Nigeria.
In all the traceability work the emphasis is on identifying details of the mills. The locations of the
mills are required to conduct an assessment of the potential risk in relation to forest reserves, peat
soils, deforestation events and other environmental and social factors. This helps identify priorities
for supplier engagement to discuss the Policy and its implications with mill owners and their fresh
fruit bunches (FFB) suppliers. The objective remains to encourage transformation throughout the
industry; and while traceability is a component of this, it is not an end in itself.
The charts below illustrate traceability data tabulated at the respective countries:
1) Malaysia and Indonesia: calculations are based on volumes received from individual mills
and inter-refinery transfers during the calendar year period January September 2014;
2) Europe, India, Bangladesh, China and Nigeria: calculations are based on shipment volumes
received at respective destinations during the calendar year period January September
2014.
Malaysia
Eight key Wilmar refineries and one oleochemical plant have now been analysed in Malaysia as follows:
Malaysia
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
CPO
PK
PGEO
CPO
CPO
CPO
PGEO,
Prai
PGEO,
Lumut
WEO
CPO
PK
CPO
BEO
Unknown
PK
TSHW
Traceable
to Mill
CPO
PK
LDEO
CPO
PK
CPO
SEO
PK
NatOleo
FFB
LEGEND
Code
Refinery
Code
PGEO Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang
PGEO
Bintulu Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Bintulu
BEO
PGEO (Prai Division)Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Prai
PGEO (Lumut Division)Edible Oils Sdn Bhd,
Lumut
Wilmar Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Butterworth
PGEO, Prai
TSH-Wilmar Sdn Bhd, Kunak
TSHW
Lahad Datu Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Lahad Datu
LDEO
Sandakan Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Sandakan
SEO
Natural Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang
NatOleo
Refinery
PGEO, Lumut
WEO
In total, there are four million tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) and 0.7 million tonnes of palm kernels (PK) entering Malaysian refineries that are
traceable at least to mills
Indonesia
Ten key Wilmar refineries and two stand-alone kernel crushing plants have now been analysed in Indonesia as follows:
Indonesia
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
CPO
PK
MNA, KTJ
CPO
PK
MNS, BTG
CPO
PK
CPO
SAP, PLG
PK
WICA, PTK
Unknown
CPO
PK
CPO
WNI, PLT
Traceable
to Mill
PK
WNI, GSK
CPO
CPO
CPO
WINA, SAP, KMI MNA, PG
PDG
CPO
WNI,
DMI
PK
PK
MNA, UIP, PDG
PPS
FFB
LEGEND
Refinery
Code
Refinery
Code
PT Multimas Nabati Asahan, Kuala Tanjung
MNA, KTJ
PT Multimas Nabati Sulawesi, Bitung
MNS, BTG
PT Sinar Alam Permai, Palembang
SAP,PLG
PT Wilmar Cahaya Kalbar, Pontianak
WICA, PTK
PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Padang
PT Sinar Alam Permai, Kumai
PT Multimas Nabati Asahan, Pulo Gadung
PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Dumai
WINA, PDG
SAP, KMI
MNA, PG
WNI, DMI
PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Pelintung
WNI, PLT
PT Multimas Nabati Asahan, Paya Pasir
MNA, PPS
PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Gresik
WNI, GSK
PT Usaha Indah Persada, Padang
UIP, PDG
Overall there are seven million tonnes of CPO and 1.5 million tonnes of PK entering Indonesian facilities that are traceable at least to mill.
Europe
The two refineries at Brake, Germany and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, source most of
their palm oil (PO) and PK based products from Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and
Latin America. For all volumes arriving at these refineries, traceability results are
demonstrated in the below chart*. The Group has implemented appropriate processes to
increase visibility over the mills in the European supply chain. One such initiative involves
creating transparency through to the origin of volumes received from the CPO CIF
Rotterdam paper trade market which is expected to result in future improvements to
transparency and traceability results.
Europe
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Palm
Lauric
Palm
Rotterdam
Lauric
Brake
Unknown
Traceable to mill
* Figures are inclusive of all arrivals at Rotterdam and Brake. Traceability figures used for Wilmar
Indonesia and Malaysia's own shipments are based on Jan-Sept 2014 figures.
Overall there are over 500,000 tonnes of palm and lauric products from these Wilmar
Europe refineries for which we have identified the supplying mills.
India and Bangladesh
Out of eight refineries in India, seven supply PO and PK products and one processes only
soft oils*. Bangladesh (Bangladesh Edible Oils - BOEL) supplies a small amount of PO
products. Attaining traceability to the supplying mill has been largely successful for all
refineries which source most of their PO and PK based products from Malaysia and
Indonesia**.
India and Bangladesh
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Palm
KOFL
Palm
Lauric
AWL, Mundra
Palm
Palm
Palm
AWL,
Mangalore
AWL,
Haldia
AWL, Kakinada
Unknown
Lauric
Palm
Palm
Palm
KTV
KOG-KTV
BOEL
Traceable
to Mill
* Soft oil is not part of this reporting, hence mention of refinery processing soft oils has been omitted
in this report.
**Traceability figures used for Wilmar Indonesia and Malaysia's own shipments are based on Jan
Sept 2014 figures.
LEGEND
Refinery
Krishnapattinam Oils and Fats Pvt Ltd , Krishnapattinam
Adani Wilmar Limited, Mundra
Adani Wilmar Limited, Mangalore
Adani Wilmar Limited, Haldia
Adani Wilmar Limited, Kakinada
KTV Health Food Pvt Ltd, Chennai
KOG - KTV Foodstuffs (I) Pvt Ltd, Tuticoron
Bangladesh Edible Oils
Code
KOFL
AWL, Mundra
AWL, Mangalore
AWL, Haldia
AWL, Kakinada
KTV
KOG-KTV
BOEL
China
A total of four oleochemical plants have now been analysed in China:
China
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Palm
Lauric
DongGuan
Palm
Lauric
Lianyungang
Unknown
Palm
Lauric
Shanghai
Palm
Lauric
Tianjin
Traceable
to Milll
LEGEND
Refinery
Code
Wilmar Oleochemical (DongGuan) Co., Ltd
DongGuan
Wilmar Oleochemical (Lianyungang) Co., Ltd
Lianyungang
Wilmar Oleochemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Shanghai
Wilmar Oleochemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
Tianjin
In line with our third quarterly update report, we expressed ongoing works in regards to
traceability for our China market. During the fourth quarter of 2014, we progressed with
collection of traceability information for our refineries in China, starting with four
oleochemical plants. At this stage we are not yet able to show data pertaining to other
palm processing plants. As many in the industry know, China maintains a specific market
dynamics that makes attaining clear data on traceability challenging. Wilmar recognises this
and is working through these issues progressively, and hopes to be able to show increasing
levels of information in time to come.
Nigeria
The PZ Wilmar refinery in Nigeria, Africa, has now been analysed:
Nigeria
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Palm
Unknown
Traceable
to Mill
Engagement
The quarter marked the completion of the substantive phase of supplier engagement with a
final meeting of key suppliers in Indonesia as a side event to the Indonesian Palm Oil
Conference (IPOC) in Bandung. Wilmar met with key Indonesian suppliers and plantation
company managers to communicate its Policy and explain implementation of its No
Deforestation, No Peat, and No Exploitation commitments, and also invited one of its
suppliers who had conducted high carbon stock (HCS) forest assessments to share its
experience of the exercise, including opportunities and challenges. Although this sees our
initial rounds of engagements concluded, Wilmar is maintaining a very high level of
engagement with many of its suppliers to support them address challenges in achieving full
compliance of its Policy.
Dashboard
Wilmar continued to develop its dashboard during Q4 towards the official launch planned
for January 2015. During December 2014, the Group continued working on content
development to provide meaningful information on Wilmar's Policy implementation
journey, while simultaneously testing the functionality of the dashboard. Some of the key
features of this Dashboard will include information on Certification Progress, Traceability
and Supply Chain, as well as the Grievance Procedure. The Groups Grievance Procedure
was also formulated during the quarter and further updates can be found on the dashboard
under the Grievance Procedure section.
In January Wilmar will be providing details via its website pertaining to how the dashboard
can be accessed and what information would be required from stakeholders and interested
parties to gain access to the site.
Transparency to transformation
In Sabah, Malaysia, Wilmar and TFT visited seven mills and a sample of their FFB suppliers
that are in the supply chain feeding the Sandakan Edible Oils refinery. A report summarising
issues and solutions is in preparation and will be discussed with the participating companies
early in Q1 2015. A range of items have been identified that can help the mills work with
their FFB suppliers to adopt responsible practices. Feedback will be sought from these
companies before conducting workshops with the wider industry in East Malaysia to clarify
Wilmar expectations and explain what assistance is available to them.
In North Sumatra, Indonesia, a desktop process has been undertaken on the mills supplying
Kuala Tanjung refinery in order to identify priority companies for engagement and visits in
Q1 2015. As in Sandakan, the target is to visit a minimum of 10% of the mills.
II) Policy commitment progress
This section highlights Wilmars progress and activities related to each of its Policy
commitments set out on 5 December 2013. The focus in this early stage remains on avoiding
deforestation and development on peat, although there is also considerable work being
undertaken on social issues wherever and whenever these have been identified.
No Deforestation
No development of High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests or High Conservation Value (HCV) areas;
no burning; progressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions on plantations.
HCS toolkit and training
A second HCS workshop held to further socialise and explain the HCS concept and
methodology for consultants interested in supporting Wilmar suppliers to conduct HCS
assessments. The purpose of the HCS workshop was: to share details of the HCS
Methodology and discuss experiences from application of the HCS methodology.
The first draft of the HCS toolkit was completed during the quarter and distributed to
stakeholders through the newly formed HCS steering committee for review and comment.
Once the review is completed the toolkit will be widely distributed which will allow TFT or
other qualified parties to train more service providers in order to help meet the increasing
demand for such services.
GHG Emissions
Wilmar is committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its supply
chain and has been working actively within the RSPOs GHG working groups since 2008 to
address GHG emissions from mills and plantations. One of the major outcomes of the initial
process was the development of the Palm GHG calculator, a tool developed in collaboration
with scientists and stakeholders to assist palm oil producers in quantifying GHG emissions
from palm oil mills and plantations. Wilmar has since been active in the RSPO Emission
Reduction Working Group (ERWG). A pilot programme was launched in March 2014 to
review the functionality of the proposed new version of the PalmGHG calculator. To that
end, Wilmar participated and submitted data for the pilot study and completed calculations
for all Wilmar mills in Sabah and Sarawak in Q4 of 2014 using the new version V2.0.1.
Apart from land use, palm oil mill effluent (POME) is the largest GHG emitter in the
production of palm oil. To reduce emissions from POME, we have installed methane capture
facilities at six of our mills in Malaysia and Indonesia with a further nine currently under
construction. Locations of these methane capture plants are shown below.
The six facilities with operational methane capture plants are:
1. PT Multimas Nabati Asahan (North Sumatera)
2. PT Milano Pinang Awan (North Sumatera)
3. PT Murini Sam-Sam Palm Oil Mill (POM) 2 (Pelintung)
4. PT Mustika Sembuluh POM 1 (Central Kalimantan)
5. Sapi Palm Oil Mill (Sandakan)
6. Saremas Palm Oil Mill 1 (Miri-Bintulu)
The nine methane capture plants under construction are:
1. PT Musi Banyuasin Indah (South Sumatera)
2. PT Tania Selatan (South Sumatera)
3. PT Buluh Cawang Plantation (South Sumatera)
4. PT Mustika Sembuluh POM 2 (Central Kalimantan)
5. PT Kerry Sawit POM 1 (Central Kalimantan)
6. PT Kerry Sawit POM 2 (Central Kalimantan)
7. PT Bumi Sawit Kencana (Central Kalimantan)
8. Terusan Palm Oil Mill (Sandakan)
9. Saremas Palm Oil Mill 2 (Miri-Bintulu)
No Exploitation of People and Local Communities
Respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and workers rights; facilitate
smallholder involvement; respect indigenous and local communities rights; resolve
grievances through consultation.
Smallholders
As part of Wilmars commitment to facilitate the inclusion of independent smallholders into
the supply chain, Wilmar begun discussions with the Indonesian Oil Palm Smallholders
Union (SPKS) regarding technical assistance and support to smallholders to help them
achieve rapid compliance with the Policy. Work is proposed to commence in Riau, with SPKS
commencing independent mapping of potential smallholders for the collaboration in
locations associated with two Wilmar mills. SPKS is an experienced civil society organisation
working to empower independent oil palm smallholders with a presence in 5 provinces of
Indonesia: Riau, Jambi, North Sumatera, West Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
Social Impact Assessment Balikpapan
Wilmar continues to work on addressing conservation issues concerning the Wilmar
subsidiary PT WINA in Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. In order to better
understand the concerns of the local community a social impact assessment was
commenced in early October 2014, in cooperation with local stakeholders represented by
the NGOs Sentra Program Pemberdayaan dan Kemitraan Lingkungan (STABIL), Wahana
Pencinta Peduli Laut Indonesia (WAPPELA), Forum Masyarakat Lingkungan (FORMALIN) and
activists concerned with the preservation of the environment around Balikpapan bay. The
Social Impact Assessment was implemented in four villages with community views canvased
through interviews of 100 people and focus group discussions involving a further 120
people. The process allowed Wilmar to directly hear the concerns of the community
regarding their livelihoods of fishermen in relation to the operations of PT WINA. The draft
report is scheduled to be distributed for Public Consultation in the third week of January.
Grievance Procedure
The Grievance Procedure was drafted and initial cases were logged in December 2014. A list
of grievances will be published on the Dashboard. Initially the list will be small, but may be
expanded as Wilmar transparently logs more cases as they come along to better inform all
concerned parties.
As part of the Grievance Procedure development a targeted group of civil society
organisations were provided a preliminary draft of the procedure so that they could provide
input and comment. Wilmar was grateful for the input and has incorporated a range of the
suggested feedback. Other recommendations are being further considered, especially from
the perspective of how practically Wilmar can implement such recommendations. Wilmar
will make the procedure public in January 2015 and will remain open to input and
continuous improvement. It will be through the application of the procedure in practice
that we will be better able to determine its effectiveness and areas that may require
adjustments.
A grievance was logged by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) during the quarter in regards to
the Leuser Ecosystem in Northern Sumatra. Initial discussions were held with RAN to clarify
some details of their report and open a dialogue toward the aim of further information
sharing. In order to address the concerns raised by RAN, Wilmar and TFT completed a risk
assessment of the supply chain in Northern Sumatra and Aceh and a legal review to better
understand the risks, issues and challenges associated with suppliers operating in the
vicinity of the Leuser Ecosystem. Dialogues with at risk suppliers have already commenced
and the risk assessment results will be used to allow field assessments of those suppliers
with the aim of achieving full compliance with Wilmars Integrated Policy. Key to this
process will be the strengthening of FFB procurement procedures of mills in the region.
Stakeholders with grievance issues can write in to [email protected]
Latin America
Wilmars supply chain in Latin America currently involves five countries in Central and South
America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras. To date, 34 palm oil mills
have been identified in the Latin American supply chain. Accordingly, a literature review
was undertaken to identify the main social and environmental risks of palm oil production
documented in these countries. Oil palm expansion is ongoing in each of the Latin American
countries from which Wilmar currently sources and the review reveals that these countries
present a number of the social and environmental risks commonly found in other
production regions, as well as some circumstances specific to the particular regional or
national contexts, including rural zones of armed conflict, areas in post-war recovery, the
presence or involvement of drug trafficking organizations, and displaced civilian
populations.
Following the high-level review of social and environmental risks in each country carried out
in Q4, a plan is underway to begin a Desktop Risk Assessment of the palm oil mills identified
in the region. This will involve a spatial analysis of risk issues, including deforestation, and
desktop research and due diligence on specific producer companies and mills. The outcome
will be a prioritization of high risk mills that may require field assessments to ascertain their
compliance with Wilmars palm oil policy.
Nigeria/Uganda
In November TFT visited the Wilmar operations in Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria. TFT
met with management to discuss the Wilmar Policy implementation and also socialized the
Policy to various stakeholders. A HCS assessment was completed in the Ibiae greenfield. A
community liaison Manager and four community liaison officers were established and TFT
conducted a FPIC workshop with the Wilmar social teams. Two traceability assessments
were also undertaken in Cte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast.
In Uganda, the Wilmar Policy was socialised to all managers and key staff. TFT engaged with
Friends of the Earth Uganda and carried out a field visit to help them better understand
relevant challenges. Wilmar socialized the Policy to smallholder representatives and visited
smallholders expansion areas in order to begin an assessment of how the Policy can be
adapted to their context. TFT provided tools to improve grievance resolution and a
recruitment process was also initiated to hire dedicated resources to manage grievances.
TFT also visited the Bidco refinery to collect information regarding CPO sourcing.
III) Next steps
The first quarter of 2015 will see a shift to an environment of increased transparency with
the dashboard being made available to all stakeholders and traceability data widely
available.
Engagement with NGOs and community groups will be a key focus of the quarter with the
aim of establishing relationships that facilitate information-sharing and the development of
mutually-acceptable solutions to key industry issues. Particular focus will be given to
addressing the challenges that smallholders face in the supply chain.
Wilmar will continue to engage directly with suppliers who are willing to work toward
solutions that help achieve Policy compliance.
