Ecosystem conversion and restoration
The company does not have time-bound targets to achieve conversion-free supply chains.
GHG emissions
The company has an intensity-based target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and its targets do not cover all of its operations. Then, the company should set time-bound targets to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions as well as report progress against them. Crucially, the company needs to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and its targets need to align with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Impact and dependencies assessment
While the company employs the SMART Patrol System and ensures biodiversity assessments for sites near critical areas, and conducts High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments prior to land developments, it has an opportunity to disclose the methodology and complete results of these assessments. It also has the potential to set time-bound targets covering all its operations. Though the company assesses impacts on biodiversity in its upstream value chain, it can benefit from detailing the identification process, methodology, and results. Moreover, the company can further evaluate its dependencies on nature both within its operations and in its upstream business relationships.
Invasive species
The company has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.
Key areas and species
While the company has identified wildlife from the IUCN Red List in its conservation areas and conducted scientific expeditions like the SICA Project, it still has an opportunity to disclose a comprehensive list of all species in or adjacent to its operations, irrespective of their global extinction risk status. Although the company has designated 32,447 hectares as conservation areas and identified 26 sites near critical biodiversity regions, it could provide more detailed disclosure about locations adjacent to significant biodiversity areas within its own operations. Additionally, the company would benefit from disclosing the locations of suppliers that are adjacent to important biodiversity areas, as well as the species populations adjacent to supplier locations.
Resource exploitation and circularity performance
The company has an opportunity to disclose all its inputs according to an international standard. While the company develops some circular activities, it has an opportunity to report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance. The company also has an opportunity to disclose a target to improve soil health in its production or sourcing practices and report progress against it.
Solid and air pollution
The company should commit to avoid developing or marketing new chemicals or products with SVHC (substance of very high concern) properties, as well as work on reducing the production of hazardous substances. It has an opportunity to report on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants and disclose time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
Water
While the company discloses reduction targets related to water usage intensity for its palm oils, but has an opportunity to disclose a target to reduce water withdrawal across its own operations and report progress against it. The company does not report a decrease in water pollution, nor targets to reduce water pollution.
