Sustainability at a glance

As of December 2021 (to be updated half-yearly)

R&D and Yield

26
%
of SUPERFAMILY® seed replanting complete
Expected to boost yield to 30 tonnes/ha after six planting years. By 2027, the total planted hectare of SuperFamily seeds will increase to 54%.
PREPARING FOR ROLL OUT OF GENOMESELECT™ SEEDS IN 2027

certification and sourcing

100
%
RSPO-CERTIFIED
(Since 2012)
100
%
RSPO-CERTIFIED SMALLHOLDERS
(Since 2015)
5
PNG SITES RA SAS CERTIFIED
Including 200 smallholders
100
%
TRACEABLE TO NBPOL ESTATES and smallholder blocks
100
%
OF SMALLHOLDERS COVERED BY NBPOL PROGRAMMES
12.16
PGK PREMIUMS PAID TO SMALLHOLDERS FOR EVERY MT FFB
2021 total: 7.2 million PGK

SMALLHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES SUPPORT

17,000
+
SMALLHOLDER BLOCKS SUPPORTED
3,000
+
LANDOWNERS ENGAGED ON FPIC, GRIEVANCE, CONSERVATION, AND FIRE
1,000
+
GROWERS, EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING
26
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
issued to date
28
SCHOOLS BUILT
at plantations and surrounding communities
6,000
+
WOMEN ARE PART OF MAMA LUS FRUIT INITIATIVE
and additional income/empowerment programmes
2021
HIGHLIGHTS ON WEW INITIATIVE
5,781
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
participated in gender-based violence workshops
1.82
million
PGK DONATED
(Monetarily and in-kind) to health authority COVID-19 initiatives
For more on our community programmes, see NBPOL Stories.

Environmental protection, conservation and restoration

0.62MTCO2e / MT CPO
GHG EMISSION INTENSITY (Palm GHG) as of 2021
2
BIOGAS FACILITIES OPERATIONAL              
Avoiding 173,179.29 MT CO₂E
1 Biogas plant under construction
20,000
+
HA
being conserved
Physically larger than Solomon Islands
continued COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR DEFORESTATION ENCROACHMENT WITHIN CONSERVATION AREAS
5
out of
9
HCV SITES
Equipped with smart forest monitoring and satellite monitoring protocols
ENDEMIC, ENDANGERED QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING BUTTERFLY: ONGOING CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMME
SANTA CRUZ GROUND DOVES (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOLEDO ZOO): CONSTRUCTION OF CONSERVATION BREEDING CENTRE
80,000
+
TREES/SEEDLINGS PLANTED
to date in local communities: RAI, WNB and POL
See Sime Darby Hotspot Dashboard for hotspots and fires

our workforce

66
%
HIGHER NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE FOR LOWEST INCOME EARNERS
23
%
FEMALE WORKFORCE
75
WOMEN
in managerial positions
72
NBPOL CADETS TRAINED TO BE ESTATE ASSISTANT MANAGERS
Includes 11 women
86
%
ACCIDENT RATE REDUCTION
(Since 2015)
For our sustainability-related progress, see our sustainability reports here.