Astra Agro Lestari

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
While the company discloses its process for identifying and prioritising its most relevant sustainability topics, it is yet to set targets for its sustainability topics.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company discloses the governance structure for the implementation of its sustainability policy. However, it is unclear if oversight for its sustainability strategy lies with the highest governance body.

Stakeholder engagement
The company provides an overview of the key stakeholders involved, the topics discussed and the methods of engagement used, in its stakeholder engagement process. The company has an opportunity to disclose its process for identifying its key stakeholders, and to ensure that the engagement covers environment, nutrition and social inclusion topics.

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
While the company discloses quantitative reductions for its scope 1 and 2 emissions, it is yet to set a target to reduce its emissions in alignment with a 1.5-degree trajectory.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company discloses its no deforestation commitment as part of its sustainability policy. However, the company is yet to set deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) targets for its palm oil commodities, nor does it disclose the proportion of its palm oil volumes that are DCF.

Fertiliser and pesticide use
While the company provides qualitative evidence on optimising the use of pesticides through its integrated pest management (IPM) program, it is yet to set targets towards ensuring the optimised use of both pesticides and fertilisers during agricultural production.

Water use
The company discloses a reduction in water usage for its mills’ productions. However, the company has not set targets to reduce it total water consumption, nor has it assessed its dependency on water-stressed areas.

Food loss and waste
The company provides quantitative evidence of reducing food loss and waste by disclosing the volumes of processing liquid waste converted into organic fertilisers, and empty fruit bunches into mulch and compost. It can further strengthen its commitment by setting reduction targets, and by working with it value chain partners to reduce food loss and waste.

Availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
Given the company is mainly focused on the production of palm oil, Astra Agro Lestari has less of an impact on nutrition issues, when compared to companies involved in the manufacturing of consumer products. However, it is yet to disclose commitments to address food insecurity by supporting the production of healthy and nutritious foods and improving the accessibility of such foods.

Workforce nutrition
The company does not disclose a workforce nutrition programme that prioritises making healthy foods the standard in the workplace.

Food safety
While the company discloses that it applies HACCP standards in their palm oil processing plants, it has an opportunity to disclose that 100% of its own operations are certified to a food safety programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.

Child labour
While the company commits to prohibiting child labour in its own operations and requires its suppliers to adhere to the same standard, it has an opportunity to disclose a policy requiring its suppliers to have an age-verification system in place.

Forced labour
While the company commits to prohibiting forced labour in its own operations and supply chain, it has an opportunity to disclose a requirement that prohibits its suppliers from retaining workers’ personal documents and 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
The company provides evidence of supporting smallholder inclusion through mentoring and assistance programs on harvesting, processing of fresh fruit bunches, and providing access to fertilisers. However, it is yet to demonstrate that it is measuring the outcomes and impact of its support activities.

Land rights
Astra Agro Lestari provides evidence of its commitment to recognise and respect legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land in its Sustainability Policy. It has a grievance mechanism that covers land rights issues and is accessible to external individuals and communities. The company can further strengthen its commitment by describing its process for providing prompt and adequate remediation that includes access to justice when legitimate rights holders are negatively affected.

Astra Agro Lestari commits to respecting human rights through its Sustainability Policy, and provides grievance mechanisms covering both workers and external individuals and communities. However, the company provides no information regarding identifying, assessing and taking action to address human rights risks in its own operations and supply chains.

While the company discloses limited information regarding healthy and safety for its workers and collective bargaining, there remains an opportunity for these to be strengthened as well as for increased disclosure. No evidence of policies or commitments related to living wages, working hours, gender equality and women’s empowerment, or workforce diversity was found in the public domain.

Astra Agro Lestari discloses information on its consolidated tax expenses, but there remains an opportunity for these to be strengthened as well as for increased disclosure. The company does not demonstrate a sufficient commitment to responsible lobbying and political engagement, personal data protection, or anti-bribery and anti-corruption fundamentals.