Dexco (formerly Duratex)

1. Sustainability policy or commitment for all timber, pulp and paper operations?

2. Sustainability policy or commitment applies to direct and third-party suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

Sustainability Committee reports directly to Board of Directors.

4. Sustainability report published within last two years?

2016

5. Member of industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve forest management or transparency?

GRI, CDP, UNGC, FSC.

6. Activities with government/NGOs/academic institutions to improve the sustainability of forest products?

Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Torre de Fluxo program, Flow Tower project.

7. Lists countries and operations?

Brazil (forestry, manufacture), Colombia (forestry, manufacture).

8. Total land area managed/controlled for the production of wood/wood fibre (ha)?

221145

9. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

10. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

200041

11. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

15290.8

12. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting as forest) (ha)?

13. Conservation set-aside and/or HCV area (ha)?

64745

14. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

The company provides an image file showing location of FMUs. Fully geo-referenced maps (e.g. shapefile or KML) could not be identified.

15. Forest management plans available?

16. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

Monitoring information is integrated within the forest management plans for Brazilian operations.

17. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company do not own pulp or paper mills.

18. Maps or addresses of company owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company do not own pulp or paper mills.

19. Number of and names of supplying pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from independent pulp or paper mills.

20. Commitment to address deforestation?

The indicator has been disabled as the company only has plantation based production.

21. Commitment to zero or no net deforestation?

The company states that it does not enagage deforestation to clear land for its plantations, which are only established in areas already used previously for activities such as agriculture or cattle ranching.

22. Zero or no net deforestation commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

23. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

The monitoring of forest extent and condition is covered by FSC Principles and Criteria (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0 EN). However, the publishing of data on levels of deforestation across the entirety of a company's operations is not required. Half points have therefore been awarded for this indicator on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

24. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

25. Commitment to set aside areas for conservation?

26. Evidence of habitat management and/or habitat restoration of set-aside areas?

27. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

28. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

29. Commitment to protect species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

30. Commitment to sustainably manage the use of non-timber forest products?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

31. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

32. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the introduction of genetically modified organisms in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004).

33. Commitment to only use alien species where impacts can be controlled?

34. Evidence of species conservation activities?

Prohibition of hunting and fishing, patrolling, controlling invasive species, introducing reduced speed limits in HCV areas, various species conservation and research projects with local universities.

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

36. HCV commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

The company has committed not be directly or indirectly involved in the destruction of high conservation values in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004). For this half points are awarded.

37. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

Sao Paulo, Colombia, Rio Grande do Sul (no HCVs identified).

38. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

Sao Paulo, Colombia, Rio Grande do Sul (no HCVs identified).

39. Commitment to conduct High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments?

40. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

No clear organisation-wide commitment to conduct SEIAs prior to all new developments.

42. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available?

The company provides information on social impacts in the Forest Management Plans for all FMUs. Only environmental impacts are detailed in the FMP for the company's Colombian operation.

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

The company has confirmed that it does not have plantation operations on peatland.

44. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

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

46. Commitment on peatland planting applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

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

The company has confirmed that it does not have plantation operations on peatland.

48. Evidence of best management practices for soils and/or peat?

The company has confirmed that it does not have plantation operations on peatland.

49. Commitment to zero burning?

50. Commitment applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

51. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

Fire management and monitoring activities only relate to parts of the company's operations.

52. Details/number of hotspots/fires in FMUs controlled by the company?

780 - Annual average planted area reached by fire over a five year period. Corresponds to 0.49% of the total area planted (owned and leased).

53. Time-bound commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

2025 (50%) - Commitment to reduce relative GHG emissions in the company's panel operations.

54. Report GHG emission intensity?

0.04 - GHG intensity figure for the companies panel operations.

55. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

56. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

57. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

Brazilian GHG Protocol Program, IPCC, GHG Protocol.

58. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

59. Progress towards commitment on water quality?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

60. Protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

61. Evidence of treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

62. Time-bound commitment to improve water use?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

63. Progress towards commitment on water use?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

64. Commitment to eliminate chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

The indicator has been disabled as the company does not own pulp and paper mills.

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

The company commits to reduce the use of pesticides. No equivilant commitment could be identified for chemical fertilisers.

66. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

67. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

68. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

70. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the violation of human rights in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004), which defines human rights as those established through the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

71. Commitment to human rights applies to outgrower scheme and independent suppliers?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the violation of human rights in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004), which defines human rights as those established through the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

72. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the violation of human rights in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004), which encompasses the rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples as established by the ILO Convention 169.

73. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the violation of traditional rights in forestry operations. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004), which encompasses customary rights. This policy does not reference legal rights and no reference to legal rights could be found in company sources.

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

75. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

76. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

77. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

78. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

79. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company references workers' rights without specifying scope of the commitment (i.e. whether it covers all types of employee).

80. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

The company has committed to not be directly or indirectly involved in the violation of any of the ILO Core Conventions. This commitment is made through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004).

81. Total number of employees?

14958

82. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

1881 (12.6%)

83. Percentage or number of women employees?

Percentage of women employees is 11.3% and 5.1% in the company's Brazilian and Colombian operations respectively.

84. Commitment to pay minimum wage?

85. Commitment to address occupational health and safety, referencing the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work?

Does not reference the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work.

86. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

4.2

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

0

88. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

89. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

Percentage cannot be accurately calculated based on available figures.

90. Percentage wood/wood fibre supply verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

Percentage cannot be accurately calculated based on available figures.

91. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC certification of FMUs?

92. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood requirements?

93. Time-bound plan to source 100% FSC certified wood/wood fibre from independent suppliers?

94. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

Percentage cannot be accurately calculated based on available figures.

95. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply from outgrower scheme and/or independent suppliers that is FSC-certified?

Percentage cannot be accurately calculated based on available figures.

96. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified?

14020.6 (6.2%) - 14,020 ha is Cerflor certified.

97. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

The company does not provide details on the support programme.

98. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

31 - Number of producers involved in support programme. A percentage figure cannot be calculated using available data.

99. Programme to support independent smallholders?

100. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

The scope of the companies Supplier Management Program is not clear.

102. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

103. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged?

The company assessed 157 suppliers during 2016. The scope of these assessments are not clear (i.e. whether they were associated with the companies forestry operations).

104. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

105. Whistleblowing procedure?

106. Own grievance or complaints system?

107. Grievance or complaints system is accessible to internal and external stakeholders?

108. Details of grievances disclosed, if anonymity not requested, including the following: - date - issue - complainant category - actions taken - status?