We are constantly strengthening our sustainability policies through regular benchmarking against standards and best practices developed by national and international industry bodies. Our sustainability commitment and progress are further affirmed when our operations are certified against these standards and benchmarks.
ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL (RSPO)
RSPO is a not-for-profit organisation that unites stakeholders from the seven sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, processors or traders, consumer good manufacturers, retailers, banks/investors, as well as environmental and social NGOs to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil consisting of environmental and social criteria.
It has established the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C), a set of stringent standards for sustainable palm oil production, which RSPO producers (i.e. mills and plantations) must comply with. In the RSPO P&C, there are seven principles, 42 criteria and 179 indicators. It covers the most significant environmental and social impacts of palm oil production and the immediate inputs to production, such as seed, chemicals and water, and social impacts related to on-farm labour and community relations.
As an RSPO member, we are committed to adopting the RSPO P&C. As of December 2025, we have received RSPO certifications for 18 of our subsidiaries, covering 15 mills and more than 153,000 hectares (more than 66% from nucleus planted area) of plantations in our regions of Riau, East Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. In addition, our bulking station, three of our kernel crushing plants and one downstream processing unit are certified against the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (SCCS).
We are currently working towards achieving RSPO certifications for the rest of our mill and plantations by 2026.
INDONESIAN SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL (ISPO)
The ISPO is a government-led effort aimed at creating a system for sustainable palm oil production and certification that will enhance Indonesia’s competitiveness in the global palm oil market and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Indonesian oil palm plantations and operations. It is a mandatory certification scheme regulated by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture.
The regulatory framework governing ISPO certification has been updated from Presidential Regulation No. 44/2020 to Presidential Regulation No. 16/2025. In line with this, the technical regulation has also been updated from Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 38/2020 to No. 33/2025, which came into effect in December 2025. This updated regulation strengthens the implementation of sustainable palm oil practices by providing more detailed and structured requirements. It consists of 50 criteria and 133 indicators, covering key aspects including legal compliance, economic viability, environmental management, and social responsibility, including human rights.
In 2025, 24 of our subsidiaries covering 21 palm oil mills and more than 213,000 hectares of our plantations are ISPO-certified.
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE CARBON CERTIFICATION (ISCC)
ISCC was developed for the certification of biomass and bioenergy with orientations towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and non-development of land with high biodiversity value or high carbon stock.
In 2025, 51,020 hectares of our nucleus plantations and six palm oil mills are certified under the ISCC scheme. In addition, two processing units (downstream) and one trading facility are ISCC-certified. Furthermore, we are delighted to announce that we obtained ISCC certification for waste and residues from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) oil for six mills. As a result, we are able to provide customers with a fully traceable product under the ISCC scheme.
ISCC certifications demonstrate compliance with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive EU-RED-II (2018). The greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels taken into account for the purposes :
- at least 50% for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015;
- at least 60% for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 6 October 2015 until 31 December 2020;
- at least 65% for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 1 January 2021;
- at least 70% for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations starting operation from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2025, and 80% for installations starting operation from 1 January 2026.