SPOTT: Tracking transparency, supporting sustainability

ESG transparency assessments

New transparency assessments of 70 palm oil producers and traders

November 2018: SPOTT assesses, scores and ranks 70 of the largest palm oil producers and traders on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors and buyers can use SPOTT assessments to inform screening, sourcing and due diligence processes.

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Terra incognita: missing maps in the tropical forestry sector

July 2018: SPOTT presents transparency assessments of 50 timber and pulp producers on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors and buyers can use SPOTT assessments to inform screening, sourcing and due diligence processes.

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Corporate transparency for ESG risk management and accountability

SPOTT provides transparency assessments of 120 commodity producers and traders to monitor and benchmark the public disclosure of their policies, operations and commitments related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

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The use of the HCV and HCS approaches by palm oil companies assessed on SPOTT

April 2018: ZSL report examines the varying levels of commitments made by palm oil companies assessed on SPOTT to implement the High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) approaches to land-use planning.

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Sustainable palm oil and responsible investment: New report from ZSL and Aviva Investors

January 2018: Report from ZSL and Aviva Investors highlights the power of international finance to transform the palm oil industry, by encouraging companies to adopt more responsible policies on deforestation, land conflicts and labour conditions.

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Palm oil

Timber and pulp

Rubber

SPOTT supports the finance sector and supply chain stakeholders to manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by publishing transparency assessments of soft commodity producers and traders. By tracking transparency, SPOTT incentivises the implementation of corporate best practice.

Investors and buyers can use SPOTT to help meet their own commitments, and engage with companies to promote sustainable commodity production through responsible investment and sourcing.

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