FGV Holdings

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
The company discloses the process and outcomes of its materiality assessment. While it reports on most of its material issues, it is yet to set time-bound targets for all of these issues.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company discloses roles and responsibilities for its sustainability team, which include board accountability for the company’s sustainability strategy and performance. However, no evidence was found regarding the inclusion of sustainability metrics in the remuneration policy of the highest governance body.

Stakeholder engagement
The company discloses an overview of its stakeholder engagement activities, including means and frequency of engagement and the topics raised. However, most of the engagement focuses on environmental and social issues, with no evidence found of engagement on nutritional topics.

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
The company has a target to reduce its GHG emissions by 25% by 2020, and it discloses its scope 1 and 2 emissions for its plantations, sugar and logistics facilities. However, it is yet to align its target with a 1.5-degree trajectory.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company provides evidence in its sustainability policy of achieving deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for its high-risk commodities. However, it is yet to set DCF targets to increase the proportion of its commodities that are sustainably produced and sourced.

Fertiliser and pesticide use
While the company provides some qualitative evidence of encouraging the use of integrated pest management techniques, it can further improve its commitment by setting targets to increase the percentage of production and sourcing from practices that optimise the use of fertilisers and pesticides.

Water use
The company discloses a decrease in its water consumption levels, but no evidence was found of targets to reduce its water consumption, or its dependency on water-stressed areas.

Food loss and waste
The company discloses qualitative evidence of using its empty fruit bunches for other uses such as fuel, animal feed and fertilisers. It can further strengthen its commitment by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its operations and working with value chain partners to prevent food loss and waste.

Availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
No evidence was found regarding the company’s commitments towards addressing food insecurity by improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy foods.

Clear and transparent labelling
The company does not disclose that it provides nutritional information through clear, transparent and accurate labelling.

Food safety
While the company provides evidence that some of its refineries are certified to a food safety programme certified by the Global Food Safety Initiative or other widely recognised certifications, it has an opportunity to expand certifications across all of its operations.

Child labour
The company indicates that it will not use child labour and requires that its suppliers adhere to the same standard. However, no evidence was found regarding requiring suppliers to verify the age of workers hired by codifying the requirement in a supplier code of conduct or similar contractual document.

Forced labour
The company indicates that it will not use forced labour and requires that its suppliers adhere to the same standard. While the company requires its suppliers not to retain workers’ personal documents, it only requires suppliers employing migrant workers not to restrict workers’ freedom of movement.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company provides evidence of support activities that improve the health and safety of vulnerable groups through improved housing and facilities as well as safety training for plantation workers. The company can further improve by assessing the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups in its supply chain.

Farmer and fisher productivity and resilience
While the company provides evidence of activities to support farmer productivity, for instance by helping smallholders gain sustainability certifications, it is yet to demonstrate that it measures the outcomes of its support activities.

Land rights
The company respects the rights of indigenous and local communities, including their rights to give or withhold their consent to land over which they hold legal, communal or customary rights. However, it is yet to require its suppliers to adhere to a similar standard.

FGV Holdings commits to respecting human rights and the ILO core labour rights. It also has a publicly available statement of policy that expects its supply chain partners to commit to respecting the ILO core labour rights. While the company provides grievance mechanisms for workers and third parties, it is not clear that grievances can be reported anonymously. Moreover, FGV Holdings does not provide sufficient evidence of a human rights due diligence process, nor does it disclose how it engages with affected and potentially affected stakeholders.

FGV Holdings demonstrates a clear commitment to preventing excessive working hours and overtime in its operations and expects supply chain partners to adhere to the same standard. The company also commits to respecting the health and safety of its workers, places health and safety expectations on its supply chain partners and monitors their performance. However, it can strengthen its quantitative reporting. FGV Holdings can further improve its reporting on gender equality and workforce diversity, and it has yet to make a living wage commitment.

FGV Holdings publicly commits to protecting personal data and has a privacy statement on the use of personal data. The company prohibits bribery and corruption in its operations, provides related grievance mechanisms and discloses how it identifies bribery and corruption risks. However, FGV Holdings can strengthen the expectations it places on supply chain partners. No global tax policy or document setting out the company’s lobbying and political engagement were found in the public domain. Neither does the company publicly report on tax paid and lobbying expenses.