RSPO CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT PUBLIC SUMMARY REPORT

• Potential for Improvement
Conditions and factors in PTTN that will allow it to better satisfy the requirements of the relevant
standards;
• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of PTTN
The final certification assessment was made after issuance of the Corrective Actions Taken
statement by PTTN. The auditors have assessed the corrective actions taken and are satisfied that
the results comply with the required standards. Based on the compliance effected, this certification
assessment report is forwarded to RSPO for its consideration for approval.
2.3. Certification Assessment Checklist of Principles and Criteria
To systematically consider all the relevant RSPO P & C in the assessment, a checklist was used.
The checklist has all the P & C against which the means employed by the management to satisfy
them are noted. It serves the following purposes:
- Organizes, details and clarifies the criteria that the management is expected to meet;
- Ensures transparency in the certification process - whether the criteria have been satisfied by
the management.
The checklist was drawn up against the Indonesian National Interpretation of the RSPO P & C.
2.4. Review of documents
The PTTN documentation was submitted in June 2011 and its adequacy / completeness reviewed
against the certification assessment checklist.
2.5. Onsite and Follow-up interviews
The audit team collected all the information on PTTN management for evidence of conformity to the
RSPO P & C on a random sampling basis.
Interviews with the respective staff, workers and some stakeholders in charge were carried out to
ascertain the manner and circumstances in which the PTTN management system is implemented
within the organization.
The certification assessment was carried out from 04 to 08 July 2011. TÜV NORD Indonesia
conducted on-site interviews with PTTN management, and palm oil mill / estate personnel to verify
some information and resolve issues arising from reviews of the documents and PTTN
management.
The key points with respect to and concerned with the main topics of the interviews are summarised
below:
Interviewed Persons & Interview topics for Manager, Staff, Workers
General aspects of the certification and the certification boundary;
Chemical stores, Water management, Details on reduction of paraquat use;
Approval documentation and status, Legal aspects related to PTTN management;
Management Policy and Quality, SM-K3 and Environmental Management System;
Involved personnel and their responsibilities;
Justification of RSPO P & C;
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