Mewah

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 has yet to set time-bound targets for these issues.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company discloses the roles and responsibilities of its sustainability team and includes top-level oversight by the chief executive officer and board of directors. However, no evidence was found regarding the inclusion of sustainability metrics in the remuneration policy of the highest governance body.

Stakeholder engagement
While the company discloses having conducted stakeholder engagement for its materiality assessment, no evidence was found regarding other stakeholder engagement activities, including how it selects the stakeholders, nor an overview of the topics discussed or their outcomes.

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
The company discloses a reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions but is yet to set reduction targets aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company provides evidence of achieving deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for its high-risk commodities through its sustainable palm oil policy. 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
The company provides evidence of several measures it takes to adopt integrated pest management techniques and phase out paraquat and hazardous chemicals that fall under the World Health Organization Class 1A and 1B classification and the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions. 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
While the company has set a target to improve its water consumption intensity, it is yet to report progress against the target.

Food loss and waste
The company has set a target to achieve zero waste by 2023 by ensuring that all of its solid and liquid waste from its palm mill operations is either recycled or reused as organic fertiliser or fuel. However, it is yet to report progress against its target.

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.

Responsible marketing
The company states that it complies with applicable laws and regulation nationally and internationally and implements global marketing recommendations such as WHO Recommendations on Marketing of Foods and Beverages to Children. However, the company is yet to provide evidence of activities supporting its responsible marketing commitments. It can also improve by setting targets to increase the proportion of its marketing budget spent on promoting healthy foods.

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

Child labour
The company indicates that it will not use child labour and requires that its supply chain adheres 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
Mewah indicates that it will not use forced labour and requires that its supply chain adheres to the same standard. However, the company only requires suppliers employing migrant workers not to retain workers’ personal documents. No requirement was found regarding not restricting 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 does not disclose that it specifically recognises the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women and young farmers.

Farmer and fisher productivity and resilience
While the company provides evidence of activities to support farmers’ productivity through provision of resources and free supply of seedlings and organic fertilisers, it is yet to demonstrate that it is measuring the outcomes of its support activities.

Land rights
While the company respects the rights of indigenous people and local communities to give or withhold free, prior and informed consent, no evidence was found regarding requiring its suppliers to adhere to this standard.

Mewah commits to respecting human rights and the ILO core labour rights in its operations and supply chain. The company provides grievance mechanisms for workers and third parties, although it is not clear that third parties can report anonymously. Mewah provides evidence of engagement with affected and potentially affected stakeholders but can improve disclosure on stakeholder groups. No sufficient evidence of a human rights due diligence process was found in the public domain.

Mewah commits to respecting the health and safety of its workers and places health and safety expectations on its supply chain partners, but it can strengthen its monitoring and quantitative reporting. Mewah also commits to gender equality and demonstrates that its board consists of at least 30% women. However, sufficient commitments or reporting on the other decent work topics – living wages, working hours, collective bargaining and workforce diversity – were found in the public domain.

Mewah commits to prohibiting bribery and corruption in its operations and provides related grievance mechanisms. However, the company does not disclose whether it includes bribery and corruption clauses in its contracts with supply chain partners, nor how it identifies bribery and corruption risks. No sufficient policies and commitments on the other ethical conduct topics – personal data, tax, and lobbying and engagement – were found in the public domain.