Skip to content
Menu Search

Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group Co Ltd (广东省广垦橡胶集团有限公司)

Natural rubber assessment
  • Latest update: March 2024
  • Next scheduled: March 2025

Show ESG scores Show supply chain scores Modify score weighting
  • Media Monitor
    • ZSL's SPOTT team monitors international media for news on assessed companies, collecting articles about pertinent activities. They don't confirm the accuracy of the media coverage, but it can be leveraged by SPOTT users to gain insights into a company's operations and possible risks. To access this company's media reports, scroll down or click here.

Company assessment: Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group Co Ltd (广东省广垦橡胶集团有限公司) – March 2024

Assessment date:

Score by disclosure type:

Total: 0.5% 1 / 189
  • Organisation: 1 / 42 2.4%
  • Policy: 0 / 80 0%
  • Practice: 0 / 67 0%
  • Self-reported: 0 / 67 0%
  • External: 0 / 67 0%
  • Sustainability policy and leadership Sustainability policy and leadership
    0 / 11 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 6 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 2 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 3 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 3 0%
    • External: 0 / 3 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      6. Percentage or number of women board members?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

    • N
      0 / 1

      10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

    • N
      0 / 1

      11. Climate risks assessment available?

  • Landbank, maps and traceability Landbank, maps and traceability
    1 / 29 3.5%
    • Organisation: 1 / 20 5%
    • Policy: 0 / 3 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 6 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 6 0%
    • External: 0 / 6 0%
    • P
      0.5 / 1

      12. Lists countries and operations?

      Plantations (China) and processing facilities (China, Thailand). The company states it has plantations, processing, and trading entities in China "and abroad", but it does not state which countries.

    • N
      0 / 1

      13. Lists countries sourcing from?

    • P
      0.5 / 1

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

      809 - The company reports it owns more than two million acres (roughly 809,371 ha) of rubber plantations, however, the information reported is approximate.

    • N
      0 / 1

      15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      19. Maps of estates/management units?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

    • N
      0 / 1

      26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • (NEW: not scored this year)

      29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

    • (NEW: not scored this year)

      30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

    • N
      0 / 1

      31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

    • N
      0 / 1

      32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      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?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Certification standards/Sustainability initiatives Certification standards/Sustainability initiatives
    0 / 11 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 1 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 3 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 7 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 7 0%
    • External: 0 / 7 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Deforestation and biodiversity Deforestation and biodiversity
    0 / 24 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 2 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 14 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 8 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 8 0%
    • External: 0 / 8 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

    • N
      0 / 1

      58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

    • N
      0 / 1

      68. Biodiversity policy?

    • N
      0 / 1

      69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

      76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

  • HCV, HCS and impact assessments HCV, HCS and impact assessments
    0 / 11 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 0 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 6 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 5 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 5 0%
    • External: 0 / 5 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Soils, fire and GHG emissions Soils, fire and GHG emissions
    0 / 22 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 5 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 10 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 7 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 7 0%
    • External: 0 / 7 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

    • N
      0 / 1

      98. Commitment to zero burning?

    • N
      0 / 1

      99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 2

      100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      104. GHG emissions?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • (NEW: not scored this year) N
      -

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

    • N
      0 / 1

      108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

  • Water, chemical and pest management Water, chemical and pest management
    0 / 23 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 2 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 11 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 10 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 10 0%
    • External: 0 / 10 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      110. Water use intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1

      111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

    • 115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

      This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

    • N
      0 / 1

      116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

      128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

    • N
      0 / 2

      129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

  • Community, land and labour rights Community, land and labour rights
    0 / 38 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 5 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 21 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 12 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 12 0%
    • External: 0 / 12 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      130. Commitment to human rights?

    • N
      0 / 1

      131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

      132. Progress on human rights commitment?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

    • N
      0 / 1

      141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

    • N
      0 / 1

      155. Percentage or number of women employees?

    • N
      0 / 1

      156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

    • N
      0 / 1

      159. Reporting of salary by gender?

    • N
      0 / 1

      160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 2

      162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

    • N
      0 / 1

      163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

  • Smallholders and suppliers Smallholders and suppliers
    0 / 13 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 1 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 5 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 7 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 7 0%
    • External: 0 / 7 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      165. Commitment to support smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

    • N
      0 / 1

      170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • (NEW: not scored this year) N
      -

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

  • Governance and grievances Governance and grievances
    0 / 7 0%
    • Organisation: 0 / 0 0%
    • Policy: 0 / 5 0%
    • Practice: 0 / 2 0%
    • Self-reported: 0 / 2 0%
    • External: 0 / 2 0%
    • N
      0 / 1

      179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      183. Whistleblowing procedure?

    • N
      0 / 1

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

    • N
      0 / 1

      185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

SPOTT is a ZSL initiative.
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)