Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd (正新橡胶工业股份有限公司)

1. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment for all its operations?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

2. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

The company's Board of Directors has authorised director Chong-Jen Huang to be the convener of the ESG steering committee.

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

18% - The company reports it has two female directors as a part of its board of eleven members.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's latest sustainability report, covering the year 2022 was published in 2023.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has submitted its Forests, Water, and Climate 2023 CDP Questionnaires.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

The company has published a climate risk assessment. However, the information is not externally verified.

12. Lists countries and operations?

Manufacturing (China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Taiwan).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company specified that its natural rubber raw material comes from Thailand, Vietnam, China, and other countries. A list of all sourcing countries is not disclosed by the company.

14. Total land area managed/controlled for natural rubber (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

16. Scheme smallholders/outgrowers planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

18. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

19. Maps of estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

20. Management plans for natural rubber production are available for all estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

21. Monitoring of management plan implementation available for all estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

23. Maps of all third-party supplying industrial estates/management units?

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

27. Number (or percentage) of company-owned processing facilities that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

28. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned processing facilities that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

The company reports it owns 11 manufacturing facilities for natural rubber.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

The company only reports the names of the company-owned manufacturing facilities for natural rubber.

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

33. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying processing facilities that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

34. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying processing facilities that come from the supplying facilities' own operations and third parties?

35. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for manufacturing that comes from intermediary traders rather than directly from processing facilities?

36. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to processing facility level?

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

38. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to industrial plantation level?

39. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

40. Percentage of supply from third-party processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

41. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders?

42. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to smallholder at jurisdictional level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional level?

44. Member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of GPSNR. This has been verified via the GPSNR website.

45. Submitted self-declaration form for the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i)?

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

47. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC FM certification of estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

48. Percentage of scheme/outgrower smallholders (ha) FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

49. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC certification of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

50. Percentage of natural rubber supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party natural rubber suppliers that is FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations or processing facilities.

51. Percentage of all natural rubber products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is FSC-certified?

52. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

The company's Taiwan operations are IS0 14001 certified. However, the certificate expired in November 2023 and no renewed certificate could be found.

54. Commitment to become 100% certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

56. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to zero deforestation for suppliers.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting defines deforestation for suppliers as the removal of HCV and HCS areas and specifies any deforestation/conversion past 1st April 2019 will not be accepted in supplier operations.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

64. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting for this indicator could not be found by ZSL.

68. Biodiversity policy?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

71. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

75. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

78. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits suppliers to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments in its own reporting.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

87. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting only mentions preventing the development of or sourcing from natural rubber plantations on peat.

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

96. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

98. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations/jurisdictions?

103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

The company commits to reducing GHG emission intensity by 3% per metric ton of product. However, the target reported is not time-bound.

104. GHG emissions?

The company reports the GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and Scope 2) for its Taiwan operations as 1.170 tCO2e/tons and for its China operations as; Cheng Shin Kunshan- 1.402 tCO2e/tons, Cheng Shin Chongqing- 1.416 tCO2e/tons, Cheng Shin Xiamen-1.22 tCO2e/tons. This information does not cover all operations of the company.

105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

The company reports GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and Scope 2) for its Taiwan and China operations. However, the intensity has only improved for the company's China operations in 2022 and the information reported does not cover all operations of the company.

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The company reports using the Greenhouse Gas Emission Coefficient Management Table 6.0.4 published by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration and Guidelines on Accounting Methods and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emission issued by the National Development and Reform Commission of China in 2014.

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

110. Water use intensity?

The company reports water use figures but they are not reported as intensity and do not cover all operations.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports that its total water consumption decreased by 30.09% and 25.44% in 2022 compared to 2021 for its Taiwan and China operations, respectively. However, the figures are not reported as intensity and do not cover all operations.

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

The company's water quality levels are within legal limits in Taiwan and China, however figures for operations in other countries are not reported. No commitment encompassing all operations could be found.

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

The company's water quality levels are within legal limits in Taiwan and China, however, figures for operations in other countries are not reported.

114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

The company reports it has a wastewater treatment system in place for both China and Taiwan operations. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

117. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

118. Reducing odours from natural rubber processing or manufacuring facilities?

The company reports it has water-washing scrubbers and photocatalytic systems for the treatment of VOCs and odours from its manufacturing facilities. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

122. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

124. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

126. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

127. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to respecting and protecting internationally recognized human rights including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) in its own reporting.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

132. Progress on human rights commitment?

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous and local communities' rights?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

134. Commitment to Indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits suppliers to respect the communal land tenure rights.

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

139. Details on Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

142. Supports the inclusion of women across natural rubber operations, including addressing barriers faced?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

144. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components. GPSNR does not reference all Fundamental ILO Conventions as amended in 2022 to include the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187). The company's own reporting also only covers commitment to eight core ILO conventions.

149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits suppliers to eight core ILO conventions.

150. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company reports it conducted 28 labour-management meetings in 2022. However, details on what was discussed in these meetings, or outcomes from them, are limited in detail.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect ILO Convention 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation).

153. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company only states that no complaints of discrimination or harassment were made via its complaint system in 2022. Limited details are provided.

154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

The company reported 1,067 non-regular employees in 2022. However, this figure does not cover the company's operations in all countries.

155. Percentage or number of women employees?

The company reported 5,054 women employees in 2022. However, this figure does not cover the company's operations in all countries.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to pay the living wage to all workers.

157. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to pay the living wage to all workers.

158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

159. Reporting of salary by gender?

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company provides personal protective equipment and related training to its workers. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company reports a disabling injury frequency rate (FR) for its Taiwan and China operations. However, data for company operations in other countries is not reported.

164. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

The company reports zero fatalities in its operations in Taiwan and China. However, data for company operations in other countries is not reported.

165. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. However, the company's own reporting for this commitment could not be found by ZSL.

166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

168. Percentage of scheme smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

171. Process used to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

172. Number or percentage of smallholder suppliers engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

173. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports it has a rigorous supplier audit process that includes product verification, qualification review, and on-site audits as the benchmarks for supplier audits.

174. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports it scheduled on-site assessments for 124 suppliers (including both new and existing suppliers) in Taiwan and 290 in China in 2022. The results of these assessments indicated a 100% qualification rate and a 100% achievement rate. However, this information does not cover all operations of the company.

175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company clearly states the criteria by which suppliers are excluded, including the steps that will be taken. However, no time frame is reported.

176. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with natural rubber sourcing commitments?

177. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits suppliers to the prohibition of corruption.

181. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company reports that 100% of its employees receive training on integrity and ethics and states it provided 16,937.5 hours of education and training in ethical management in 2022. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

182. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

183. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has only published a procedure for the protection of whistleblowers.

184. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company reports it has a complaint system for internal as well as external stakeholders.

185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?