AINIE KUNTOM MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD

}  Introduction }  Objectives }  Malaysian Standard

•  Contents of Standard }  Pilot run }  Certification Bodies }  Certification

procedure •  Panel reviewers

}  Pricing }  Man-days }  Focus in 2015

•  Activities in 2015 •  Timeline

}  Summary

}  Industry driven standard – developed through stakeholders consultation and at the request of the then YB Minister of MPIC

}  Endorsed by YB Minister of MOSTI on 5 September 2013

}  Registered as Malaysian Standard; MS 2530:2013

}  Announced by YAB Deputy Prime Minister on 19 November 2013

}  YB Minister of MPIC announced implementation of MSPO certification from 1 January 2015

}  Currently, MPOB acts as Governing Body (GB) and in future GB will be a separate entity

}  MPOB will only be the owner of the standard

}  To ensure sustainable practices by the oil palm industry

}  To ensure all palm oil exported from Malaysia

are certified sustainable

}  To ensure medium and small producers are included in sustainability certification

}  Standard developed along the line of Sustainable Agriculture Principles

}  Standard that complies with Malaysian Laws and ratified international agreements/conventions

}  All three elements of sustainability are incorporated in the standard – well balanced

}  The standard will be reviewed in 2018, thus views and suggestions are welcome

PART 1 General Principles

PART 2 General Principles for Independent Smallholders

PART 3 General Principles for Oil Palm Plantation and Organized Smallholders

PART 4 General Principles for Oil Palm Mills

Clause 4.7 – Development Of New Planting

Clause 4.1 – Management Commitment and Responsibility

Clause 4.3 – Compliance to Legal Requirement

Clause 4.2 – Transparency

Clause 4.4 – Social Responsibility, Health, Safety And Employment Condition

Clause 4.5 – Environment, Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Clause 4.6 – Best Practices

No Premises CB

1 SPOC Hilir Perak DQS

2 SPOC Kuala Langat, Selangor TUV NORD

I.  Smallholder (May – July 2014)

II.  Estates and mills (April – August 2014) No Company Premises CB

1. Genting Plantation Berhad

i) Genting Sabapalm Estate ii)Genting Sabapalm Oil Mill

DQS

2. Asia Palm Oil Sdn Bhd

i) Asia Palm Oil Estate 2 ii)Asia Palm Oil Mill

DQS

3 Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

i) Sungai Balim Estate ii)Galasah Palm Oil Mill

TUV NORD

4 Tradewinds Plantation Management Sdn Bhd

i) Ulu Sebol B Estate ii)Ulu Sebol Palm Oil Mill

Bureau Veritas

1.  DQS Certification (M) Sdn. Bhd. (DQS) 2.  BSI Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (BSI) 3.  SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (SGS) 4.  TUV NORD Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (TUV Nord) 5.  Bureau Veritas (M) Sdn. Bhd. (BV) 6.  SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. (SIRIM) 7.  Intertek (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Intertek)

}  Newly invited: 1.  CARE Certification International (M) Sdn Bhd 2.  Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 3.  Mutuagung Lestari Malaysia Sdn Bhd

1. APPLICATION 2. STAGE I AUDIT 3. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION

4. STAGE II AUDIT MPOB PANEL REVIEW

10. RE-CERTIFICATION (RE-ITERATION OF

STEPS 4-10)

5. DRAFT REPORT

FINAL REPORT

9. ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE AUDIT

CB CERTIFICATION PANEL

8. MPOB AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

7. CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE

6. APPROVED?

YES

NO

NO NAME INSTITUITION

1 Dr. Ariffin Darus MPOB

2 Dato’ Prof. Dr. Hj. Nasuddin Othman UiTM

3 Dr. Wan Ramlee Wan A. Kadir UiTM

4 Dr. Shamsiah Abdullah UiTM

5 Prof. Madya Dr. Ahmad Hariza Hashim UPM

6 Prof. Madya. Dr. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah UPM

7 Prof. Dr Dzolkhifli Omar UPM

}  Plantation à RM2,500 per man-day }  Mill à RM 2,500 per man-day

}  Smallholders à RM1,500 per man-day

}  Individual ENTITY FACTORS STAGE

1 STAGE

2

Mill 1.  Environment (EQA) 2.  Best Practices (MPOB CoP) 3.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 4.  Traceability

1-2 *2-4

Plantation 1.  Size 2.  Best Practices 3.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 4.  Social 5.  Environment, biodiversity (P5)

2 *2-4

Independent Smallholder

1.  Size 2.  Best Practices 3.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 4.  Social 5.  Environment, biodiversity (P5)

1 *1-2

*Depend on the outcome of stage 1 audit

}  Group Certification ENTITY FACTORS STAGE 1 STAGE 2

Smallholder group (SPOC, Koperasi)

1.  Size 2.  No of members 3.  Location and Distributions 4.  Best Practices 5.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 6.  Social 7.  Environment, biodiversity (P5)

Min 2 *Min 4

Organized smallholder

1.  Size 2.  Best Practices 3.  Location and Distributions 4.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 5.  Social 6.  Environment, biodiversity (P5)

2 *Min 4

Mill and supply base

1.  Size 2.  No of members 3.  Location and Distributions 4.  Best Practices 5.  Safety and Health (OSHA) 6.  Social 7.  Environment, biodiversity (P5)

2-4 *Min 4

}  Implementation of MSPO certification scheme by the oil palm industry

}  Assist smallholders to obtain MSPO certification }  Recognition of MSPO by importing countries ◦  Prepared documents for submission to importing countries’

authority ◦  Interact with government authorities à government-to-

government basis – national and international ◦  Interact with relevant organizations

}  To obtain endorsement of MSPO scheme for the Accreditatin of Certification Body (ACB) for oil palm management system along the supply chain by Standard Malaysia

Note: All activities are subject to change should a new body be established to govern MSPO

1.  Assist small and medium producers to implement MSPO requirements

2.  MSPO Activities for oil palm industries: i.  Briefing to companies and dealers ii.  Training, seminar and workshop iii.  Consultancy iv.  MSPO Website

3.  MSPO Lead Auditor Course 4.  MSPO Workshop for TUNAS Officers and

Smallholders 5.  Recognition of MSPO by importing countries 6.  Technical Advisory Services (TAS) Technical meeting

with authorities of importing country 7.  Promotion / Roadshows of MSPO together with TAS

No Activities 1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

1 Assist small & medium producers to implement MSPO requirements

2 MSPO Activities for oil palm industries: i.  Briefing to companies and dealers ii.  Training, seminar and workshop iii.  Consultancy iv.  MSPO Website v.  MSPO ACB

3 MSPO Lead Auditor Course

4 MSPO Workshop for Tunas and Smallholders

5 Recognition of MSPO by importing countries

6 Technical Advisory Services (TAS) technical meeting with authorities of importing country

7 Promotion/Road shows of MSPO together with TAS

}  MSPO certification scheme can assist oil palm industry to meet sustainability requirements

}  MSPO is a producer initiative and backed by the largest palm oil R&D organization MPOB including R&D efforts by the industry

}  Currently MSPO is a voluntary certification scheme }  Compliance with local, state, national and ratified

international conventions & agreements }  MSPO has made a phenomenal progress since 2013,

when the standard was endorsed. }  This is just the beginning, the standard and scheme

will undergo continual improvement

}  YBhg Datuk Dr Choo Yuen May

}  YBrs Dr Ahmad Kushairi Din }  Ms Rosidah Radzian }  Tn Hj Wahid Omar }  Dr Lim Weng Soon }  Dr Tan Yew Ai }  En Nik Aznizan }  Dr Ramadasan }  Members of Oil Palm

Industry }  Government Agencies }  SIRIM

MSPO Team in MPOB }  Dr Ainie Kuntom }  En Mohd Mokmin Bahari }  Ir Ravi Menon }  Tn Hj Zulkifli Manaf }  Dr Ramle Moslim }  Ms Nazira K Rahman }  En Mohd Shahrin Rahami }  En Mohd Firdaus Abdul Aziz }  En Mohd Rasyid Mohimin }  En Aliff Abu Hurairah Abas }  En Mohd Zulhilmi Wan

Salleh

MSPO   RSPO   ISPO  Voluntary   Voluntary   Mandatory  Developed through stakeholders consultation and will be put out for public comments by SIRIM soon  

Developed through stakeholders consultation  

National interpretation of RSPO but based mainly on laws of the country  

üPrinciple 1: Management Commitment & Responsibility  

üPrinciple 3: Commitment to long-term economic and financial viability  

üPrinciple 7: To increase and sustainable economy  

üPrinciple 2: Transparency   üPrinciple 1: Commitment to transparency  

X No indication of this commitment  

üPrinciple 3: Compliance to Legal Requirements  

üPrinciple 2: Compliance with applicable laws and regulations  

üPrinciple 1: Permit system and oil palm plantation management  

üPrinciple 4: Social responsibility, health, safety and employment condition  

üPrinciple 6: Responsible consideration of employees and of individuals and communities affected by growers and mills  

üPrinciple 5: Social Responsibility and Community Principle 4: Responsibility on Labour Principle 6: Empowering the community economic activities  

MSPO   RSPO   ISPO  üPrinciple 5: Environment, natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystem services  

üPrinciple 5: Environmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity  

üPrinciple 3: Environment management and monitoring  

üPrinciple 6: Best Practices   üPrinciple 4: Use of appropriate best practices by growers and millers  

üPrinciple 2: Guidance for cultivation and processing of oil palm  

üPrinciple 7: Development of new planting  

üPrinciple 7: Responsible development of new plantings  

X Not stated specifically  

ü Embedded in Principle 1   Principle 8: Commitment to continuous improvement in key areas of activity  

X Not stated specifically  

üGuidelines on planting on peatland using comprehensive SOP(maintaining ground water in the field within range of 30 – 50 cm)ground water, good cover, good water management, )  

üGuidelines on planting on peatland using SOP (maintaining water table within range of 50 – 75 cm)  

üGuidelines on planting on peatland using SOP (maintaining water table within range of 60 – 80 cm)