Impact and dependencies assessment
The company has reported that they utilize NatureServe and states’ Natural Heritage websites to check for threatened or endangered species and ecosystem conservation priorities in combination with on-the ground inspections prior to harvest activity. They further report that this enables them to ensure that biodiversity constraints are identified and that an effective plan of action is in place before, during and after forest management activity. However, this disclosure is not sufficient to translate into evidence that the company assesses its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, within its own operations, at a business model level. The company does not disclose any assessment of its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, in its supply chain. The company does not disclose any assessment of its dependencies on nature within its own operations. The company does not disclose any assessment of dependencies on nature of its upstream business relationships.
Key areas and species
The company does not disclose the locations that are in or adjacent to areas important for biodiversity within its own operations. The company does not disclose the locations of its suppliers that are in or adjacent to areas important for biodiversity. The company does not disclose species populations existing in or adjacent to its own locations. The company does not disclose species populations existing in or adjacent to the locations of its suppliers. The company does not disclose the status according to national and international conservation lists of species identified in its own locations.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
The company does not disclose a commitment to ensure zero conversion. Through the certification of its raw materials, the company seeks to mitigate the possible impact that its activity may have on the conversion of natural forests. While these efforts are valuable, they do not represent a proxy for the company’s efforts to reduce ecosystem conversion, in this case, deforestation completely. The company does not disclose time-bound targets to achieve conversion-free supply chains. The company has a commitment to minimise ecosystem conversion. The company discloses some activities to minimise ecosystem conversion. The company does not disclose a commitment to restore ecosystems. The company does not disclose details and outcomes of ecosystem restoration projects in areas affected by its own operations or by its suppliers.
Resource exploitation and circularity
The company does not provide adequate evidence of its inputs, including its material footprint, according to an international standard. The company does not report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance. The company discloses activities to improve soil health or agrobiodiversity in its production or sourcing practices. The company does not disclose a target to improve soil health in its production or sourcing practices.
Water
The company has reported an increase in its water withdrawal by source (in billion liters) from 270.8 in 2020 to 274.9 in 2021. The company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce water withdrawal across its own operations. The company does not report how much water is withdrawn for its own operations in water-stressed areas. The company does not engage with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal. The company reports a decrease in water pollution. The company does not provide adequate disclosure on its processes for managing and monitoring discharge water quality. The company regularly reports on water pollution. The company does not disclose targets to reduce water pollution. The company does not disclose a commitment to respect the right to water. The company does not disclose its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations.
Solid and air pollution
No evidence that the company is reducing the production of hazardous waste was found. No evidence that the company reduces plastic use and waste in its own operations was found. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. The company reports regularly on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants. The company does not report time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
GHG emissions
Company’s scope 2 emissions (location based) show a decrease. However, its Scope 1 and scope 2 market-based emissions show an increase from 2020 to 2021. The company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions. The company does not report progress against its scope 1 and 2 emissions target. No evidence that the company’s scope 1 and 2 emissions target is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory was found. The company has reported an increase in its scope 3 emissions (tons CO₂e) from 2.30 in 2020 to 2.48 in 2021.The company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce its scope 3 emissions. The company does not report progress against its scope 3 emissions target. No evidence that the company’s scope 3 emissions target is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory was found.
Invasive species
No evidence was found that the company identifies the activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive species in its own operations. No evidence was found that the company identifies the activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive species in its value chain.