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 it is not applicable to this company.

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

The company has a sustainable policy that is not applicable to its suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

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

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

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

2 (18.18%) - The company reports the number of women in the board of directors.

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 was published in 2020.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has prepared its reports in accordance with GRI Core and Comprehensive standards.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

The company has only provided a summary of the climate risk assessment. Information is not externally verified.

12. Lists countries and operations?

The company has specified the countries of operation and the nature of operations within those countries.

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company has specified the geographical regions without specifying whether the company sources from all countries within the region.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

19. Maps of estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

22. Maps of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

23. Names and locations 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 it is not applicable to this company.

26. Names and locations of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

29. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

30. Names and locations of all third party supplying processing facilities?

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

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

54,408 (99.2%) - The company reports the total volume sourced by third-party supplying processing facilities.

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

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

35. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

42. 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.

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

44. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

51. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

53. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

55. Commitment to zero deforestation?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

56. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

62. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

63. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

65. Biodiversity policy?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

71. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

78. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

80. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

No commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments was found that applies to all its suppliers.

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

The company only states that has done EIA but no report or summary is available.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

92. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

94. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

95. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

96. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

The company is committed to reduce its GHG emissions in Taiwan and Mainland region by 1,703.74 tons and 3,988 tons of CO2e, respectively, with the energy conservation programs launched in the past two years.

101. GHG emissions intensity?

The company has reported its GHG emission intensity.

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

The company reports progress in GHG intensity, however, the intensity not improving. Information is not externally verified.

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

The company specifies only general commitment to improve water use.

106. Water use intensity?

1,572,120 - The company reports its water use figures but not as intensity.

107. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports a reduction in water use, however, figures only include natural rubber related operations as part of the aggregate figures. The information is not externally verified.

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

The company's BOD & COD levels are within legal limits.

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

The company has only specified the effluents standards of water quality including BOD and COD.

110. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

111. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

The company mentions wastewater treatment, but does not explicitly mention in relation to natural rubber manufacturing. The information is not externally verified.

112. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

117. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

124. Implementation of commitment to reduce chemical usage?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

125. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

126. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to respect human rights but does not refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or equivalent.

127. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to respect human rights that applies to all suppliers however, it does not refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or equivalent.

128. Progress on human rights commitment?

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

130. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

136. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

137. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

139. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

141. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

This indicator is disabled as it is not applicable to this company.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The company has a complaints system that specifically covers gender discrimination or harassment. The information is not externally verified.

150. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

130 (1.28%) - The company provides the number of temporary employees across all its operations.

151. Percentage or number of women employees?

1,418 (14.01%) - The company reports the number of women employees.

152. Commitment to pay a living wage?

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

154. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

155. Reporting of salary by gender?

The company does not carry out differentiated management on the salary of employees by gender.

156. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

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

158. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company provides personal protective equipment to its workers. The information is not externally verified.

159. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

40.1 - The company reports days lost to injury per million person-hours.

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

161. Commitment to support smallholders?

162. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

163. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

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

165. Programme to support independent smallholders?

166. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

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

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

The company describes the method that it uses to prioritise, assess and engage non-smallholder suppliers on policy compliance.

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

215 - The company clearly provides the number of non-smallholder suppliers assessed. The information is not externally verified.

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for non-smallholder suppliers?

The company clearly states criteria by which suppliers are excluded, including the steps that will be taken.

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

173. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from natural rubber plantations which are compliant with natural rubber sourcing policies?

174. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

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

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

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

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

The company provided 7,122 hours of education and training in ethical management in 2020. Information is not externally verified.

178. Disclosure of the company’s management approach to tax and payments to governments?

179. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company only states that it allows for whistleblowing, but no details were found.

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

The company has specified its own complaints system.

181. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?