Kimbakala et Cie
Timber and pulp assessment- Latest update: August 2024
- Next scheduled: August 2025
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Company assessment: Kimbakala et Cie – August 2024
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Sustainability policy and leadership
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0 / 11. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?
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0 / 1
2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?
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0 / 1
4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?
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0 / 1
5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?
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0 / 1
6. Reports gender balance of board members?
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0 / 1
7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?
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0 / 1
8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?
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0 / 1
9. Sustainability report published within last two years?
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0 / 1
10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?
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0 / 1
11. Climate risks assessment available?
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0 / 1
12. Natural capital assessment available?
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Landbank, maps and traceability
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13. Lists countries and operations?
Republic of Congo (natural forest concessions). This information was reported via the Open Timber Portal so it is unclear if it covers the company's entire operations.
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0 / 1
14. Lists countries sourcing from?
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0 / 1
15. Total land area managed/controlled for forestry (ha)?
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0 / 1
16. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?
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0 / 1
17. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?
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0 / 1
18. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?
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0 / 1
19. Unplanted area (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?
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0 / 1
20. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?
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0 / 1
21. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?
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22. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?
1 - Information submitted to the Open Timber Portal shows that the company has one FMU. However, it is not clear whether this covers the company's entire operations.
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23. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?
The company reports a map for one FMU on the Open Timber Portal. However, it is not clear whether this covers the company's entire operations.
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0 / 1
24. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?
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0 / 1
25. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?
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26. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use right (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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27. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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28. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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0 / 1
29. Maps of all third-party supplying FMUs?
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0 / 1
30. Number of company owned sawmills?
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0 / 1
31. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?
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0 / 1
32. Number of company-owned pulp and paper mills?
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0 / 1
33. Names and locations of company-owned pulp and paper mills?
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0 / 1
34. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned sawmills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?
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0 / 1
35. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned pulp and paper mills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?
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0 / 1
36. Number of third party supplying mills?
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0 / 1
37. Names and locations of all third party supplying mills?
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0 / 1
38. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?
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0 / 1
39. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?
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0 / 1
40. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?
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0 / 1
41. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?
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0 / 1
42. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?
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Certification standards
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0 / 1
43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?
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0 / 1
44. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?
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0 / 1
45. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?
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0 / 1
46. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?
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0 / 1
47. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?
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0 / 1
48. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs within 10 years?
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0 / 1
49. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply (tonnes) from all suppliers that comes from FSC FM certified areas?
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0 / 1
50. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood and/or PEFC Controlled Sources requirements?
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0 / 1
51. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?
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Deforestation and biodiversity
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0 / 1
52. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?
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0 / 1
53. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
54. Commitment to zero deforestation?
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0 / 1
55. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
56. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?
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0 / 1
57. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?
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0 / 1
58. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?
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0 / 1
59. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?
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0 / 1
60. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
61. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
62. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
63. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?
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0 / 1
64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?
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0 / 1
65. Biodiversity policy?
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0 / 1
66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
67. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?
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0 / 2
68. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?
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0 / 1
69. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?
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0 / 1
70. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
71. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?
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0 / 1
72. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?
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0 / 1
74. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?
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0 / 1
75. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms applies to all suppliers?
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HCV, HCS and impact assessments
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0 / 1
76. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?
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0 / 1
77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
78. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?
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0 / 1
79. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?
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0 / 1
80. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?
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0 / 1
81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?
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0 / 1
83. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?
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0 / 1
84. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?
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0 / 1
85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
86. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?
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0 / 1
87. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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Soils, fire and GHG emissions
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0 / 1
88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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0 / 1
89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?
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0 / 1
91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?
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0 / 1
92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?
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0 / 1
93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?
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0 / 1
95. Commitment to reduced impact logging?
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0 / 1
96. Commitment to reduced impact logging applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
97. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?
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0 / 1
98. Commitment to zero burning?
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0 / 1
99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?
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0 / 1
101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company FMUs?
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0 / 1
102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations?
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0 / 1
103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?
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0 / 1
104. GHG emissions intensity?
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0 / 1
105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?
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0 / 1
106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?
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0 / 1
107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?
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0 / 1
108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?
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Water, chemical and pest management
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0 / 1
109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?
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0 / 1
110. Water use intensity?
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0 / 1
111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?
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0 / 1
112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?
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0 / 1
113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?
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0 / 1
114. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?
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0 / 1
115. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?
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0 / 1
116. Proportion of processing facilities with closed-loop water treatment system?
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0 / 1
117. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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0 / 2
118. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?
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0 / 1
119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?
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0 / 1
120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
121. Evidence of eliminating chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?
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0 / 1
122. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?
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0 / 1
123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
124. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?
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0 / 1
125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
126. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?
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0 / 2
127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?
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0 / 2
128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?
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0 / 1
129. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?
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Community, land and labour rights
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0 / 1
130. Commitment to human rights?
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0 / 1
131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
132. Progress on human rights commitment ?
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0 / 1
133. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?
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0 / 1
134. Commitment to Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?
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0 / 1
136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?
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0 / 1
138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
139. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?
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0 / 1
140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?
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0 / 1
141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?
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0 / 1
142. Supports the inclusion of women across forestry operations, including addressing barriers faced?
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143. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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0 / 1
144. Commitment to enable sustainable use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities?
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0 / 1
145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?
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0 / 2
146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?
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0 / 1
147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?
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148. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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0 / 1
149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?
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0 / 1
150. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
151. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?
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0 / 1
152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?
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0 / 1
153. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
154. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?
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0 / 1
155. Percentage or number of temporary employees?
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0 / 1
156. Reports gender balance of employees?
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0 / 1
157. Commitment to pay a living wage?
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0 / 1
158. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suplliers?
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0 / 1
159. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?
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0 / 1
160. Reporting of salary by gender?
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0 / 1
161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?
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0 / 1
162. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 2
163. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?
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0 / 1
164. Time lost due to work-based injuries?
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0 / 1
165. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?
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Smallholders and suppliers
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0 / 1
166. Commitment to support smallholders?
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0 / 1
167. Programme to support outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders?
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0 / 1
168. Number or percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?
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0 / 1
169. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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0 / 1
170. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?
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0 / 1
171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?
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0 / 1
172. Timebound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with timber and pulp sourcing commitments?
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173. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation and/or conversion-free (DCF)?
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Governance and grievances
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0 / 1
174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
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0 / 1
175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?
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0 / 1
176. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?
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177. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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0 / 1
178. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?
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179. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?
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.
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0 / 1
180. Whistleblowing procedure?
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0 / 1
181. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?
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0 / 1
182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?
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SPOTT scores are based on the presence of external evidence made available by the company or third-parties.