Groupe SEFAC

1. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?

2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party 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. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

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

[Externally verified] The parent company (Vasto Legno) is a member of ATIBT.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Natural capital assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

The company reports that all of its operations are located in Cameroon. This includes five FMUs and two sawmills.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

15. Total land area managed/controlled for forestry (ha)?

406185 - The company only reports its forest concession areas in its OLB certificate. However, this information does not cover the company's whole scope of operations. The data is also between two to five years old.

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

406188 - The company reports that it has five forest concessions covering almost 405,000 ha of forest. However, this information is undated. The company also has an OLB certificate which states that 406,188 ha of forest is certified as legally compliant. However, the certificate is between two to five years old.

17. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with scheme smallholders/outgrowers.

19. Unplanted area (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

21. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) within its landbank.

22. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

5 - The company reports it has five FMUs.

23. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Maps for all the company's FMUs are reported via the Open Timber Portal. Static maps are also reported on the company's own website.

24. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

25. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?

26. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use right (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 8/11 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use rights. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

27. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 4/10 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

28. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 10/14 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

29. Maps of all third-party supplying FMUs?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any sawmills or pulp and paper mills OR does not source wood/wood fibre.

30. Number of company owned sawmills?

2 - The company reports that it has two sawmills in Bela and Libongo. However, this information is undated.

31. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?

The company provides names of its sawmills but their locations cannot be determined due to inellegible coordinates (Libongo sawmill) or lack of coordinates (Béla sawmill).

32. Number of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

33. Names and locations of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

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

35. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned pulp and paper mills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

36. Number of third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

37. Names and locations of all third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

39. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

40. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

41. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

42. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?

The company is 100% legality verified by OLB.

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

100% - The company's entire landbank (406,188 ha) is verified as being legally compliant by OLB, however this information is now over two years old.

45. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

46. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

47. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

48. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs within 10 years?

49. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply (tonnes) from all suppliers that comes from FSC FM certified areas?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

50. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood and/or PEFC Controlled Sources requirements?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

52. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company commits to no conversion of forests into plantations or to other non-forest land use. However, this does not cover all natural ecosystems.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

54. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to zero deforestation.

55. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

The company commits to no destruction of High Conservation Value Forests. However, it does not provide a cut-off date for defining deforestation.

57. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third party suppliers.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

65. Biodiversity policy?

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

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

The company's commitment to the prohibition of hunting applies only to its personnel. The extent of the commitment is specific to conservation set-aside areas only.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

71. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to protect the natural ecosystems and plantations under its management from illegal activities.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

74. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only sources wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

75. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from natural forests.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only sources from natural forests.

82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

83. 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 produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since April 2015 OR if all new planting has been undertaken since November 2017 and has been covered under combined HCV-HCS assessments.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

86. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

87. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 4/5 valid legal documents required by Open Timber Portal on impact assessment. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance here: http://www.opentimberportal.org/operators.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

95. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

96. Commitment to reduced impact logging applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from plantations.

97. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?

98. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from natural forests.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company FMUs?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

104. GHG emissions intensity?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from natural forests.

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

110. Water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

114. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

115. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?

116. Proportion of processing facilities with closed-loop water treatment system?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

117. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

121. Evidence of eliminating chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

129. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to respect human rights in its reporting. However, it does not refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

132. Progress on human rights commitment ?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

The company states that it is not involved in violation of customary rights. A commitment to respect legal land rights is not included.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

143. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 8 /10 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

144. Commitment to enable sustainable use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities?

The company reports that local people can exploit all forest products except protected species for personal use.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?

The company commits to providing essential services like electricity, drinking water, and infrastructure to the local community.

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

The company has reported several examples of providing essential services to the local community. However, the information is now over five years old.

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

148. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 5/14 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

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

The company commits to the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

155. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

The company only reports the number of temporary employees working in the Libongo sawmill (26 out of 377). However, the figure is undated.

156. Reports gender balance of employees?

157. Commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suplliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

159. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

160. Reporting of salary by gender?

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

163. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

164. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

166. Commitment to support smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have smallholder suppliers.

167. Programme to support outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

168. Number or percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from smallholders.

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers OR only sources from smallholders.

172. Timebound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with timber and pulp sourcing commitments?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company reports not to be involved in corruption. However, no commitments to ethical conduct could be found.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

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

177. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 4/6 valid legal documents required by Open Timber Portal on legal registration. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance here: http://www.opentimberportal.org/operators.

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

179. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 2/3 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

180. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?