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CDP Forests 2020 Questionnaire

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CDP Forests Questionnaire Preview and Reporting Guidance 2020 - Version Control

Version number Release/Revision date Revision summary
1.0 Released: Dec 16, 2019
  • The 2020 forests questionnaire preview and the general preliminary version of the reporting guidance was released.
1.1 Released: Dec 19, 2019
  • F6.5a/F6.5b KPIs column changed from "Select all that apply" to "Select from" selection.
2.0 Released: March 20, 2020
  • F0.4, F0.5a, F1.1, F1.2, F1.6a, F2.1a, F4.6b, F6.3, F6.5b, F6.10, and SF0.2a: Example responses added to the guidance.
  • F0.4: Modification to "Response options" for "Forest risk commodity".
  • F1.4: Modification to "Requested content" for "Please explain".
  • F1.5b, F3.2b, F6.2a, F6.4a: Updated guidance on volume disclosure.
  • F4.5a, F4.5b: Modification to one drop-down option for "Content".
  • F6.2a: Modification to column header from "% of total production/consumption volume traceable" to "% of total production/consumption volume".
  • F6.3: Missing drop-down option added for "Third-party certification scheme".
  • F6.4: Modification to "Question dependencies".
  • F6.5: Nonessential drop-down option excluded for "Do you collect data regarding compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code?".
  • F6.6: Nonessential drop-down option excluded for "Assess legal compliance with forest regulations" and modification of column header from "Please explain" to "Comment".
  • F6.6a: Updated guidance and and modification of column header from "Please explain" to "Comment".
  • SF1.1a: Drop-down option excluded for "Third-party certification scheme".
  • SF1.1b: Minor modification to question text.
  • SF3.1a: Nonessential drop-down option excluded for "Emissions accounting methodology and standards" and updated "Additional Information".
2.1 Released: April 14, 2020
  • The Terms were added for the 2020 Investor and Supply Chain questionnaires.
  • The Deadline for submission was updated to: August 26, 2020.

CDP disclosure cycle 2020

Accessing questionnaire previews, reporting guidance, and scoring methodologies

CDP’s corporate questionnaire previews, reporting guidance, and scoring methodologies for climate change, forests and water security can be accessed from the guidance for companies page of CDP's website.

Submitting a response to the questionnaire(s)

Responses to questionnaires must be submitted via CDP's Online Response System (ORS), which is part of CDP's online disclosure platform. Please refer to Using CDP's Online Disclosure Platform for more details. Please note that while the questions themselves are the same in the questionnaire preview as they are in the ORS, the display format of some questions may differ, particularly for drop-down options and tables.

Sector-specific questions

Companies in high-impact sectors, in addition to the general questions, will be presented with questions specific to that sector. The rationale for developing a refined questionnaire for each of these sectors is outlined in the relevant sector introduction.

The sector-specific questions to companies are defined by CDP's Activity Classification System (CDP-ACS). This system categorizes companies by focusing on the activities from which they derive revenue and associating these with the impacts to their business from climate change, water security and deforestation.

Please note that since each questionnaire includes sector-specific questions throughout, and not all questions will be applicable to your organization, some question numbers may skip.

Full and Minimum versions of the questionnaire

All organizations completing the climate change, forests and water security questionnaires are eligible to complete the full questionnaire.

In some cases, organizations may be eligible to complete a minimum version which contains fewer questions, and no sector-specific questions or data points. Organizations are eligible to complete the minimum version in the following circumstances:

- They are disclosing to that questionnaire for the first time; OR
- They are not disclosing to that questionnaire for the first time, but have an annual revenue of less than EUR/US $250 million*

Organizations opting to complete a minimum version will only be eligible for scoring if they are submitting a response to customers (CDP Supply chain members). For more information on scoring eligibility and implications, please see our Scoring Introduction.

* For previous responders to a questionnaire with an annual revenue of less than EUR/US$250 million, CDP reserves the right to remove the option of a minimum version questionnaire due to the organization’s potential or existing environmental impact.

Timeline:

December 2019
  • Preview of 2020 questionnaires and preliminary version of reporting guidance released on CDP website.
March 2020
  • Final version of reporting guidance and scoring methodologies released on CDP website.
April 2020
  • Online Response System (ORS) opens in the week commencing 13 April 2020.
August 2020
  • Companies must submit their responses to investors and/or customers using the ORS by 26 August 2020 to be eligible for scoring and inclusion in reports (where applicable).

For any disclosure-related enquiries, please contact your regional CDP contact, or [email protected].

CDP forests questionnaire

This questionnaire is the property of CDP Worldwide, reproduction of all or part (including within software platforms) without permission of CDP Worldwide is prohibited. Please contact [email protected] for more information on this.

Introduction to CDP's forests questionnaire

Deforestation and forest degradation account for approximately 15% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Stopping deforestation and the conversion other natural ecosystems is vital to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the loss of natural capital. Global demand for agricultural commodities is the primary driver of deforestation and ecosystem conversion, as timber is extracted unsustainably and land is cleared for agricultural production. This represents major risks to businesses as agricultural commodities associated with deforestation, i.e. forest risk commodities, are the building blocks of millions of products traded globally and, thus, feature in the supply chains of numerous organizations.

CDP's work on forests involves acting on behalf of over 525 signatory investors, with US $96 trillion in assets, who wish to understand how organizations are addressing their exposure to forests-related risks. In 2019, 543 organizations responded to CDP’s forests questionnaire, which focuses on how organizations produce, source and use four key forest risk commodities: timber, cattle products, soy, and palm oil. The questionnaire additionally allows disclosure by companies producing, sourcing or using cocoa, coffee, and rubber.

Commit to Action

CDP and its partners in the We Mean Business coalition have created a central platform for companies to take action on key climate issues. More than one thousand companies representing every economic sector and geography have taken action to date.

Considering that reducing deforestation is a critical component of climate change mitigation, one of the initiatives forward-looking companies can endorse publicly through We Mean Business is to “remove commodity-driven deforestation from all supply chains by 2020”. More than 50 companies have already done so.

Companies can report this commitment, and progress against it, by answering F4.6 & F4.6b in full, as well as F1.5, F1.5a, F3.1, F3.1b, F3.2, F3.2a, F4.6a, F6.1a, F6.2, F6.3, and F6.10.

CDP and New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF)

CDP is one of the endorsers of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), a voluntary initiative that brings together governments, companies, civil society and other stakeholders that work collaboratively towards halving the loss of natural forests by 2020 and ending it by 2030.

CDP is also part of the NYDF Progress Assessment Partners, an independent monitoring effort undertaken by a growing group of NGOs and research institutions that annually assess progress toward the NYDF.

CDP data is currently used to support the assessment of the NYDF Goal 2, which strives to eliminate deforestation from the production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, wood and cattle products by no later than 2020. CDP data will also contribute to the assessment of the NYDF Goal 3, which is focused on reducing forest loss linked to non-agricultural drivers.

CDP and Accountability Framework initiative (AFi)

CDP is part of AFi’s collaborative effort to help companies fulfill commitments for responsible agriculture and forestry supply chains. The Accountability Framework provides a set of principles and guidelines designed to establish common definitions, norms, and best practices to help companies set, implement, monitor, and report on ethical supply chain commitments.

CDP has been working in collaboration with AFi to ensure further alignment, so that companies disclosing to CDP will also be reporting on the core principles set out in the initiative. Links between questions in the CDP forest questionnaire and the AFi core principles are indicated in the guidance for individual questions (under "Connection to other frameworks"). A document indicating ways in which CDP may be used to report on topics within the Accountability Framework’s scope is available on the AFi's website.

Sector approach

For forests, CDP has incorporated sector-specific content for three sectors: coal, metals & mining, and paper & forestry. The rationale for developing a refined questionnaire for these sectors is outlined in the relevant sector introductions. Organizations with business activities outside of these sectors will receive a general questionnaire, as in previous years.

Each question number in the forests questionnaire begins with the letter F. Questions that are unique to companies in a particular sector are labelled using a two-letter abbreviation within the question number. These abbreviations are noted below.

  • F-CO for the coal sector
  • F-MM for the metals & mining sector

In 2020, there are no sector-specific questions for the paper & forestry sector, but response options within questions are tailored to the sector.

Forests questionnaire changes in 2020

The forests questionnaire structure and content have been revised to improve the discloser’s experience, meet the requirements of data users, as well as to better align with other reporting frameworks, policy agendas and CDP’s water security and climate change questionnaires. In particular, to ensure alignment with the principles, definitions and guidelines set by the Accountability Framework initiative, amendments have been implemented in the questionnaire and the key definitions have been revised.

Revisions and changes are indicated within the questionnaire as: "no change", "minor change", "modified question", or “new question”. "Minor change" indicates wording edits and revisions to drop-down options or a simple clarification, while a "modified question" indicates that a data request has been revised.

A detailed document on forests question changes from 2019 to 2020 can be found on the Guidance page of the website.

Sector introduction: Paper & forestry (P&F)

Activities of the paper & forestry (PF) sector include the production and/or sourcing of timber and timber-based products. Note that non-timber forest products (NTFPs; e.g., rubber, nuts, seeds, etc.) are excluded, as the production and/or sourcing of these products are generally done at a smaller scale and consumed in local markets. Organizations that produce/source NTFPs should disclose to the general forests questionnaire.

Risks associated with the PF sector extend across the whole value chain and arise from:

  • Unsustainable forest management activities, such as illegal logging, burning or other practices that may cause deforestation/forest degradation;
  • The sourcing of timber-based products for the manufacture of wooden goods, paper, and packaging;
  • The use of wood as biofuel for facility energy use;
  • The downstream and upstream transportation and distribution; and
  • The waste management from plantation/machinery residues.

CDP has tailored the general questionnaire to focus on sector-specific issues. This includes sector-specific response options in questions. Note there are no sector-specific questions for this sector in 2020.

F0 Introduction

Introduction

(F0.1) Give a general description of and introduction to your organization.

Change from 2019

No change

Response options

This is an open text question with a limit of 5,000 characters.

(F0.2) State the start and end date of the year for which you are reporting data.

Change from 2019

No change

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Start date End date

From: [DD/MM/YYYY]

To: [DD/MM/YYYY]

(F0.3) Select the currency used for all financial information disclosed throughout your response.

Change from 2019

No change

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Currency

Select from:

[List of currencies]

(F0.4) Select the forest risk commodity(ies) that you are, or are not, disclosing on. For each forest risk commodity selected, identify the stages of the supply chain which best represents your organization’s area of operation.

Question Dependencies

Your selection(s) in this question will affect the modules, commodities, questions and options shown.

Change from 2019

Modified question; Revised question dependency (2019 F0.4, F0.5)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Commodity disclosure Stage of the supply chain Explanation if not disclosing
Timber products

Select from:

  • Disclosing
  • Not disclosing
  • This commodity is not produced, sourced or used by our organization



Select all that apply:

  • Production
  • Processing
  • Trading
  • Manufacturing
  • Retailing

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Palm oil*
Cattle products*
Soy*
Other – Rubber
Other – Cocoa*
Other – Coffee*

* Not shown for companies from the paper & forestry sector

(F0.5) Are there any parts of your direct operations or supply chain that are not included in your disclosure?

Change from 2019

Modified question; Additional guidance (2019 F0.6, F0.7)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No

(F0.5a) Identify the parts of your direct operations or supply chain that are not included in your disclosure.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select “Yes” in response to F0.5.

Change from 2019

Modified question (2019 F0.6a, F0.7a)

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Value chain stage Exclusion Description of exclusion Potential for forests-related risk Please explain

Select from:

  • Direct operations
  • Supply chain

Select from:

  • Country/geographical area
  • Business activity
  • Facility
  • Specific product line(s)
  • Specific supplier(s)
  • Other, please specify

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Select from:

  • No potential
  • Potential for forests-related risk but not evaluated
  • Potential for forests-related risk, evaluated, but not disclosing to CDP
  • Don’t know

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

[Add Row]

F1 Current state

Dependence

(F1.1) How does your organization produce, use or sell your disclosed commodity(ies)?

Change from 2019

Modified question

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5. Supply chain assessment and traceability

Core Principle 12. Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Activity Form of commodity Source Country/Area of origin % of procurement spend Comment

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Select all that apply:

  • Owned/managed land
  • Smallholders
  • Single contracted producer
  • Multiple contracted producers
  • Trader/broker/commodity market
  • Contracted suppliers (processors)
  • Contracted suppliers (manufacturers)
  • Other, please specify

Select all that apply:

[List of countries/areas]

  • Unknown origin

Select from:

  • <1%
  • 1-5%
  • 6-10%
  • 11-20%
  • 21-30%
  • 31-40%
  • 41-50%
  • 51-60%
  • 61-70%
  • 71-80%
  • 81-90%
  • 91-99%
  • 100%
  • Don’t know
  • Not applicable

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]


Activity (column 2)

  • Growing/ production of raw materials
  • Harvesting
  • Milling
  • Crushing
  • Refining & processing
  • Refining & fractionation
  • Exporting/ trading
  • Using as input into manufacturing process for power generation
  • Using as input into product manufacturing
  • Using for construction
  • Buying manufactured products
  • Distributing/ packaging
  • Retailing/ onward sale of commodity or product containing commodity
  • Slaughtering [Cattle products only]
  • Tanning for leather [Cattle products only]
  • Rendering for tallow [Cattle products only]
  • Other, please specify

Form of commodity (column 3)

Timber products:
  • Hardwood logs
  • Softwood logs
  • Sawn timber, veneer, chips
  • Unprocessed wood fiber
  • Pulp
  • Paper
  • Boards, plywood, engineered wood
  • Primary packaging
  • Secondary packaging
  • Tertiary packaging
  • Cellulose-based textile fiber
  • Wood-based bioenergy
  • Goods not for resale (GNFR)

Palm oil*:

  • Fresh fruit bunches (FFB)
  • Crude palm oil (CPO)
  • Crude palm kernel oil (CPKO)
  • Palm kernel meal (PKM)
  • Refined palm oil
  • Palm oil derivatives
  • Palm kernel oil derivatives
  • Palm biodiesel



Cattle products*:
  • Cattle
  • Tallow
  • Beef
  • By-products (e.g. glycerin, gelatin)
  • Hides/ leather
  • Tallow biodiesel

Soy*:

  • Whole soy beans
  • Soy bean oil
  • Soy bean meal
  • Soy derivatives
  • Soy biodiesel


  • Other, please specify

* Not shown for companies from the paper & forestry sector

(F1.2) Indicate the percentage of your organization’s revenue that was dependent on your disclosed forest risk commodity(ies) in the reporting year.

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity % of revenue dependent on commodity Comment


Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • <1%
  • 1-5%
  • 6-10%
  • 11-20%
  • 21-30%
  • 31-40%
  • 41-50%
  • 51-60%
  • 61-70%
  • 71-80%
  • 81-90%
  • 91-99%
  • 100%

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Measurement

(F1.3) Provide details on the land area you control and/or manage that is used for the production of your disclosed commodity(ies)?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select "Production" in response to F0.4.

Change from 2019

Modified question; Revised question dependency

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Core Principle 7: Land acquisition, land use planning, and site development

Core Principle 8: Land management and long-term protection

Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

Response options

Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Type of control Country/Area Land type [PAPER & FORESTRY SECTOR ONLY] Area (hectares)

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Own land
  • Concession/lease
  • Outgrowers
  • Scheme/Plasma smallholders [Palm oil only]
  • Other type of control, please specify

Select from:

[List of countries/areas]

Select from:

  • Managed natural forests
  • Tree plantations
  • Other, please specify

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

% Area certified Certification scheme Conversion of natural ecosystems during the reporting year Area converted during the reporting year (hectares)
 % covered by natural forests Please explain

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Select from:

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

 Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

[Add Row]

Certification scheme (column 7)

Timber products:
  • FSC Forest Management certification
  • FSC Forest Management Group certification
  • PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certification
  • PEFC Group Forest Management certification
  • SFI Forest Management standard certification
  • NEPCon SmartLogging
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
  • Sustainable Biomass Program

Palm oil:

  • RSPO producer/grower certification
  • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
  • RA Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) standard
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
 Cattle products:
  • RA SAN Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
Soy:
  • RTRS Production
  • ProTerra certification
  • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)


  • Other, please specify
  • No certified area in this country/area

(F1.4) Provide details on the land you control and/or manage that was not used for the production of your disclosed commodity(ies) in the reporting year.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select "Production” in response to F0.4.

Change from 2019

New question

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 7: Land acquisition, land use planning, and site development

Core Principle 8: Land management and long-term protection

Core Principle 9. Access to remedy and environmental restoration

Response options

Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Country/Area Type of control Land type Area (hectares) % covered by natural forests Please explain
Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4
 Select from:

[List of countries/areas]



 Select from:
  • Own land
  • Concession/lease
  • Other type of control, please specify



 Select from:
  • Set-aside land
  • Natural ecosystems with potential to be legally converted for forest risk commodity production
  • Degraded/abandoned area with potential for forest risk commodity production
  • Other land type, please specify
 Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places] Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places] Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

[Add Row]

(F1.5) Does your organization collect production and/or consumption data for your disclosed commodity(ies)?

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

AFi

Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Data availability/Disclosure

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Consumption data available, disclosing
  • Production data available, disclosing
  • Consumption and production data available, disclosing
  • Data available, but not disclosing
  • Data not available

(F1.5a) Disclose your production and/or consumption data.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Consumption data available, disclosing’, ‘Production data available, disclosing’, or ‘Consumption and production data available, disclosing’ in response to F1.5.

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

AFi

Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Data type Volume Metric Data coverage Please explain

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘…disclosing’ in F1.5

Select from:

  • Production data
  • Consumption data

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Select from:

  • Metric tons
  • Liters
  • Gallons
  • Round wood equivalent (RWE)
  • Wood raw material equivalent (WRME)
  • Cubic meters
  • Square meters
  • Other, please specify

Select from:

  • Full commodity production/ consumption
  • Partial commodity production/ consumption

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

[Add Row]

(F1.5b) For your disclosed commodity(ies), indicate the percentage of the production/consumption volume sourced by national and/or sub-national jurisdiction of origin.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select "Consumption data available, disclosing", "Production data available, disclosing" or "Consumption and production data available, disclosing" in response to F1.5.

Change from 2019

Modified question; Revised question dependency (2019 F1.1a)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Country/Area of origin State or equivalent jurisdiction % of total production/consumption volume Please explain

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘…disclosing’ in F1.5

Select from:

  • List of forest risk countries
  • Any other countries/areas
  • Unknown origin

Select from:

  • Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
  • Don’t know
  • Not disclosing
 Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

[Add row]

(F1.5c) Why is your organization not disclosing production and/or consumption data for your disclosed commodity(ies)?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Data available, but not disclosing’ in response to F1.5.

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F1.5b)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘Data available, but not disclosing’ in F1.5

Select from:

  • Only partial scoping of forest risk commodities in products/supply chain completed
  • Data considered confidential
  • Other, please specify

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

(F1.5d) Why is production and/or consumption data not available for your disclosed commodity(ies)?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Data not available’ in response to F1.5.

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F1.5c)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Primary reason

Please explain


Auto-populated from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘Data not available’ in F1.5

Select from:

  • Forests-related data collection is in progress
  • We are planning to collect the data within the next two years
  • Important, but not an immediate business priority
  • Judged to be unimportant, explanation provided
  • Lack of internal resources
  • Insufficient data on operations
  • Insufficient knowledge of deforestation/forest degradation impacts from forest risk commodities
  • No instruction from management
  • Other, please specify

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Detrimental impacts on your business

(F1.6) Has your organization experienced any detrimental forests-related impacts?

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F1.7)

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No

(F1.6a) Describe the forests-related detrimental impacts experienced by your organization, your response, and the total financial impact.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F1.6

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F1.7a)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 9: Access to remedy and environmental restoration

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Impact driver type Primary impact driver Primary impact Description of impact Primary response Total financial impact Description of response

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:


  • Physical
  • Regulatory
  • Reputational and markets
  • Technological

Select from:

  • Response drop-down list below table


Select from:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Text field [maximum 1,500 characters]

Select from:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Text field [maximum 1,500 characters]

[Add Row]

Primary impact driver (column 3)

Physical:
  • Increased severity of extreme weather events
  • Changes in precipitation patterns
  • Rising mean temperatures
  • Increased ecosystem vulnerability
  • Declining ecosystem services
  • Scarcity of land resources
  • Land loss to desertification and soil degradation
  • Forest fires
  • Other physical driver, please specify

Regulatory:

  • Changes to product standards
  • Lack of mature certification and sustainability standards
  • Changes in land tenure regulations
  • Uncertainty and/or conflicts involving land ownership and occupancy rights
  • Increased difficulty in obtaining operations permits
  • Non-compliance with national legislation
  • Changes to national legislation
  • Non-compliance with international law and bilateral agreements
  • Changes to international law and bilateral agreements
  • Moratoria and voluntary agreements
  • Poor enforcement of regulation
  • Poor coordination between regulatory bodies
  • Regulatory uncertainty
  • Other regulatory driver, please specify


Reputational and markets:
  • Shifts in consumer preference
  • Increased cost of certified sustainable material
  • Availability of certified sustainable material
  • Increased commodity prices
  • Uncertainty about product origin and/or legality
  • Local community opposition
  • Increased stakeholder concern or negative stakeholder feedback
  • Exposure to sanctions and litigation
  • Uncertainty in market signs
  • Negative media coverage
  • Other reputational and market driver, please specify

Technological:

  • Inability to increase yield of existing production areas
  • Limited access to soil conservation and other sustainable techniques
  • Limited access to drought-resistant crop varieties
  • Lack of monitoring systems
  • Other technological driver, please specify

Primary impact (column 4)

  • Brand damage
  • Change in revenue mix and sources
  • Constraint to growth
  • Closure of operations
  • Decrease in shareholder value
  • Disruption to sales
  • Fines, penalties or enforcement orders
  • Litigation
  • Loss of license to operate
  • Impact on company assets
  • Disruption to workforce management and planning
  • Increased insurance premiums
  • Reduced availability of insurance on assets in “high-risk” locations
  • Increased capital costs
  • Increased compliance costs
  • Increased operating costs
  • Increased production costs
  • Reduction or disruption in production capacity
  • Reduced demand for products and services
  • Reduction in capital availability
  • Supply chain disruption
  • Other, please specify

Primary response (column 6)

  • Implementation of environmental best practices in direct operations
  • Amendment of existing forests-related commitments
  • Establishment of new no-deforestation/no-conversion commitments
  • Establishment of site-specific targets
  • Increased use of sustainably sourced materials
  • Forests/ecosystem restoration, remediation, and/or compensation
  • New product/technology development
  • Market expansion
  • Greater compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Greater due diligence
  • Greater traceability of forest-risk commodities
  • Tighter supplier performance standards
  • Supplier diversification
  • Avoidance of sourcing from high-deforestation risk jurisdictions
  • Engagement with local community
  • Engagement with customers
  • Engagement with suppliers
  • Engagement in multi-stakeholder initiatives
  • Participation in sector-wide and/or multi-stakeholder agreements
  • Marketing campaign(s)
  • Promotion of best practice and awareness
  • Promotion of sustainable forest management, including financial incentives
  • Promotion of certification, including financial incentives
  • Voluntary engagement in conservation projects (including reforestation, afforestation and ecosystem restoration)
  • Implementation of a landscape level approach
  • Other, please specify

F2 Procedures

Risk identification and assessment

(F2.1) Does your organization undertake a forests-related risk assessment?

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes, forests-related risks are assessed
  • No, forests-related risks are not assessed

(F2.1a) Select the options that best describe your procedures for identifying and assessing forests-related risks.

Question dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F2.1.

Change from 2019

Minor change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Value chain stage Coverage Risk assessment procedure Frequency of assessment How far into the future are risks considered? Tools and methods used Please explain

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select all that apply:

  • Direct operations
  • Supply chain
  • Other parts of the value chain
  • Not applicable

Select from:

  • Full
  • Partial

Select from:

  • Assessed as part of an established enterprise risk management framework
  • Assessed as part of other company-wide risk assessment system
  • Assessed in an environmental risk assessment
  • Assessed as a standalone issue
  • Other, please specify

Select from:

  • More than once a year
  • Annually
  • Every two years
  • Every three years or more
  • Not defined

Select from:

  • Up to 1 year
  • 1 to 3 years
  • 3 to 6 years
  • > 6 years
  • Unknown

Select all that apply:

  • Internal company methods
  • External consultants
  • Global Forest Watch Pro
  • Trase
  • Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT)
  • Collect Earth
  • Global Risk Assessment Services (GRAS)
  • IBAT for Business
  • NEPCon Sourcing Hub
  • FSC Global Forest Registry
  • Starling
  • National specific tools and databases
  • Jurisdictional/landscape assessment
  • Other, please specify
  • Don’t know

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(F2.1b) Which of the following issues are considered in your organization's forests-related risk assessment(s)?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F2.1.

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Issue Relevance & inclusion Please explain

Availability of forest risk commodities

Select from:

  • Relevant, always included
  • Relevant, sometimes included
  • Relevant, not included
  • Not relevant, included
  • Not relevant, explanation provided
  • Not considered

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Quality of forest risk commodities

Impact of activity on the status of ecosystems and habitats

Regulation

Climate change

Impact on water security

Tariffs or price increases

Loss of markets

Brand damage related to forest risk commodities

Corruption

Social impacts

Other, please specify

(F2.1c) Which of the following stakeholders are considered in your organization’s forests-related risk assessments?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Yes' in response to F2.1.

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Stakeholder Relevance & inclusion Please explain

Customers

Select from:

  • Relevant, always included
  • Relevant, sometimes included
  • Relevant, not included
  • Not relevant, included
  • Not relevant, explanation provided
  • Not considered

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Employees

Investors

Local communities

NGOs

Other forest risk commodity users/producers at a local level

Regulators

Suppliers

Other stakeholders, please specify

(F2.1d) Why does your organization not undertake a forests-related risk assessment?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘No, forests-related risks are not assessed' in response to F2.1.

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain


Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Forests-related risk assessment in progress
  • We are planning to introduce a risk assessment process in the next two years
  • Important, but not an immediate business priority
  • Judged to be unimportant, explanation provided
  • Lack of internal resources
  • Insufficient data on operations
  • Insufficient knowledge of deforestation/forest degradation impacts from forest risk commodities
  • No instruction from management
  • Other, please specify

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F3 Risks and opportunities

Risks

(F3.1) Have you identified any inherent forests-related risks with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business?

Change from 2019

No change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: responsible consumption and production

AFi

Core Principle 5. Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Risk identified?

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Yes
  • No

(F3.1a) How does your organization define substantive financial or strategic impact on your business?

Change from 2019

Minor change

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

This is an open text question with limit of 5,000 characters.

(F3.1b) For your disclosed forest risk commodity(ies), provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business, and your response to those risks.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F3.1.

Change from 2019

Minor change

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Type of risk Geographical scale Where in your value chain does the risk driver occur? Primary risk driver Primary potential impact Company-specific description Timeframe

Select from:


List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected 'Yes' in F3.1

Select from:


  • Physical
  • Regulatory
  • Reputational and markets
  • Technological
 Select from:
  • Response drop-down list below table
 Select all that apply:
  • Direct operation
  • Supply chain
  • Other parts of the value chain
 Select from:


  • Response drop-down list below table



 Select from:


  • Response drop-down list below table


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  • Current - up to 1 year
  • 1-3 years
  • 4-6 years
  • >6 years
  • Unknown


Magnitude of potential impactLikelihoodAre you able to provide a potential financial impact figure?Potential financial impact figure (currency)*Potential financial impact figure - minimum (currency)**Potential financial impact figure - maximum (currency)**

Select from:

  • High
  • Medium-high
  • Medium
  • Medium-low
  • Low
  • Unknown

Select from:

  • Virtually certain
  • Very likely
  • Likely
  • More likely than not
  • About as likely as not
  • Unlikely
  • Very unlikely
  • Exceptionally unlikely
  • Unknown

Select from:

  • Yes, a single figure estimate
  • Yes, an estimated range
  • No, we do not have this figure


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Explanation of financial impact Primary response to risk Description of response Cost of response Explanation of cost of response

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Select from:

  • Response drop-down options below table

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**Only appears if you select ‘Yes, an estimated range’ in column 11 (Are you able to provide…?)

Geographical scale (column 3)

General
  • Global
  • Country
  • State or equivalent
  • Municipality or equivalent

Timber products
  • Forest management unit
  • Mill
  • Tree plantation

Palm oil
  • Mill
  • Refinery
  • Crushing facility
  • Plantation
 Cattle products
  • Tannery
  • Slaughterhouse
  • Farm

Soy
  • Farm
  • Mill
  • Refinery
  • Crushing facility
  • Plantation

Other – Rubber/Cocoa/Coffee
  • Farm
  • Mill
  • Plantation

Primary risk driver (column 5)

Physical:
  • Increased severity of extreme weather events
  • Changes in precipitation patterns
  • Rising mean temperatures
  • Increased ecosystem vulnerability
  • Declining ecosystem services
  • Scarcity of land resources
  • Land loss to desertification and soil degradation
  • Forest fires
  • Other physical driver, please specify

Regulatory:

  • Changes to product standards
  • Lack of mature certification and sustainability standards
  • Changes in land tenure regulations
  • Uncertainty and/or conflicts involving land ownership and occupancy rights
  • Increased difficulty in obtaining operations permits
  • Non-compliance with national legislation
  • Changes to national legislation
  • Non-compliance with international law and bilateral agreements
  • Changes to international law and bilateral agreements
  • Moratoria and voluntary agreements
  • Poor enforcement of regulation
  • Poor coordination between regulatory bodies
  • Regulatory uncertainty
  • Other regulatory driver, please specify


Reputational and markets:
  • Shifts in consumer preference
  • Increased cost of certified sustainable material
  • Availability of certified sustainable material
  • Increased commodity prices
  • Uncertainty about product origin and/or legality
  • Local community opposition
  • Increased stakeholder concern or negative stakeholder feedback
  • Exposure to sanctions and litigation
  • Uncertainty in market signs
  • Negative media coverage
  • Other reputational and market driver, please specify

Technological:

  • Inability to increase yield of existing production areas
  • Limited access to soil conservation and other sustainable techniques
  • Limited access to drought-resistant crop varieties
  • Lack of monitoring systems
  • Other technological driver, please specify

Primary potential impact (column 6)

  • Brand damage
  • Change in revenue mix and sources
  • Constraint to growth
  • Closure of operations
  • Decrease in shareholder value
  • Disruption to sales
  • Fines, penalties or enforcement orders
  • Litigation
  • Loss of license to operate
  • Impact on company assets
  • Disruption to workforce management and planning
  • Increased insurance premiums
  • Reduced availability of insurance on assets in “high-risk” locations
  • Increased capital costs
  • Increased compliance costs
  • Increased operating costs
  • Increased production costs
  • Reduction or disruption in production capacity
  • Reduced demand for products and services
  • Reduction in capital availability
  • Supply chain disruption
  • Other, please specify

Primary response to risk (column 16)

  • Implementation of environmental best practices in direct operations
  • More ambitious forests-related commitments
  • Establishment of site-specific targets
  • Increased use of sustainably sourced materials
  • New product/technology development
  • Market expansion
  • Greater compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Greater due diligence
  • Greater traceability of forest-risk commodities
  • Tighter supplier performance standards
  • Supplier diversification
  • Avoidance of sourcing from high-deforestation risk jurisdictions
  • Engagement with local community
  • Engagement with customers
  • Engagement with suppliers
  • Engagement in multi-stakeholder initiatives
  • Marketing campaign(s)
  • Promotion of best practice and awareness
  • Promotion of sustainable forest management, including financial incentives
  • Promotion of certification, including financial incentives
  • Voluntary engagement in conservation projects (including reforestation, afforestation and ecosystem restoration)
  • Implementation of a landscape level approach
  • Other, please specify

(F3.1c) Why does your organization not consider itself to be exposed to forests-related risks with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'No' in response to F3.1.

Change from 2019

Minor change

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘No’ in F3.1

Select from:

  • Risks exist, but no substantive impact anticipated
  • Evaluation in progress
  • Not yet evaluated
  • Other, please specify

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Opportunities

(F3.2) Have you identified any forests-related opportunities with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business?

Change from 2019

No change

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Have you identified opportunities?

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Yes
  • Yes, we have identified opportunities but are unable to realize them
  • No

(F3.2a) For your selected forest risk commodity(ies), provide details of the identified opportunities with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F3.2.

Change from 2019

Minor change; Modified guidance

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

Response options

Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Type of opportunity Where in your value chain does the opportunity occur? Primary forests-related opportunity Company-specific description & strategy to realize opportunity Estimated timeframe for realization

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘Yes’ in F3.2

Select from:

  • Efficiency
  • Resilience
  • Markets
  • Products & services
  • Financial incentives
  • Other

Select all that apply:

  • Direct operation
  • Supply chain
  • Other parts of the value chain

Select from:

  • Response drop-down list below table

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Select from:

  • Current - up to 1 year
  • 1-3 years
  • 4-6 years
  • >6 years
  • Unknown
Magnitude of potential impact Likelihood Are you able to provide a potential financial impact figure? Potential financial impact figure (currency)* Potential financial impact figure – minimum (currency)** Potential financial impact figure – maximum (currency)** Explanation of financial impact figure

Select from:

  • High
  • Medium-high
  • Medium
  • Medium-low
  • Low
  • Unknown

Select from:

  • Virtually certain
  • Very likely
  • Likely
  • More likely than not
  • About as likely as not
  • Unlikely
  • Very unlikely
  • Exceptionally unlikely
  • Unknown
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  • Yes, a single figure estimate
  • Yes, an estimated range
  • No, we do not have this figure
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**Only appears if you select ‘Yes, an estimated range’ in column 10 (Are you able to provide…?)

Primary forests-related opportunity (column 4)

Efficiency
  • Cost savings
  • Increased shareholder value
  • Increased efficiency of manufacturing and/or distribution processes
  • Sustainable agricultural intensification
  • Agricultural expansion in degraded land
  • Reduction of food loss and waste in the value chain

Resilience

  • Improved climate change adaptation
  • Ensuring supply chain resilience
  • Improved response to regulatory changes
  • Improved staff retention
  • Improved customer education
  • Improved supply chain engagement
Markets
  • Increased demand for certified materials
  • Increased availability of products with reduced environmental impact (other than certified products)
  • Increased growth in the alternative protein market [Cattle and soy only]
  • Expansion into new markets
  • Improved community relations

Products & services

  • Increased brand value
  • Increased security of production
  • Increased supply chain transparency
  • Increased R&D and innovation opportunities

Financial incentives

  • REDD+
  • Forestry fund [paper & forestry sector only]
  • Access to climate funds
  • Payment for ecosystem services (other than REDD+)
  • Issuing green bonds
  • Incentives to promote low carbon agriculture
  • Price premium for deforestation-free materials
  • Letters of Sustainable Credit (LCs) [Brazil only]
  • Environmental Reserve Quotes (CRA) [Brazil only]

Other

  • Other, please specify

(F3.2b) Why does your organization not consider itself to have forests-related opportunities?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'No' or 'Yes, we have identified opportunities but are unable to realize them' in response to F3.2.

Change from 2019

No change

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain

Auto-populated with those forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘No’ or “Yes, we have identified opportunities but are unable to realize them” in F3.2

Select from:

  • Opportunities exist, but we are unable to realize them
  • Opportunities exist, but none with potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on business
  • Evaluation in progress
  • Judged to be unimportant
  • No instruction from management to seek out opportunities
  • Not yet evaluated
  • Other, please specify

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F4 Governance

Board oversight

(F4.1) Is there board-level oversight of forests-related issues within your organization?

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.2)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No

(F4.1a) Identify the position(s) of the individual(s) (do not include any names) on the board with responsibility for forests-related issues.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F4.1.

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.2a)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Position of individual Please explain

Select from:

  • Board Chair
  • Director on board
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
  • Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
  • Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • Other C-Suite Officer
  • President
  • Board-level committee
  • Other, please specify

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(F4.1b) Provide further details on the board’s oversight of forests-related issues.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F4.1.

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.2b)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Frequency that forests-related issues are a scheduled agenda item Governance mechanisms into which forests-related issues are integrated Please explain

Select from:

  • Scheduled - all meetings
  • Scheduled - some meetings
  • Sporadic - as important matters arise
  • Other, please specify

Select all that apply:

  • Monitoring implementation and performance
  • Overseeing acquisitions and divestiture
  • Overseeing major capital expenditures
  • Providing employee incentives
  • Reviewing and guiding annual budgets
  • Reviewing and guiding business plans
  • Reviewing and guiding corporate responsibility strategy
  • Reviewing and guiding major plans of action
  • Reviewing and guiding risk management policies
  • Reviewing and guiding strategy
  • Reviewing innovation / R&D priorities
  • Setting performance objectives
  • Other, please specify

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(F4.1c) Why is there no board-level oversight of forests-related issues and what are your plans to change this in the future?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'No' in response to F4.1.

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.2c)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Primary reason Board level oversight of forests-related issues will be introduced in the next two years Please explain

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Select from:

  • Yes
  • No

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Management responsibility

(F4.2) Provide the highest management-level position(s) or committee(s) with responsibility for forests-related issues (do not include the names of individuals).

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.3)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Name of the position(s) and/or committee(s) Responsibility Frequency of reporting to the board on forests-related issues Please explain

Select from:

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
  • Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
  • Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • Other C-Suite Officer, please specify
  • President
  • Risk committee
  • Sustainability committee
  • Safety, Health, Environment and Quality committee
  • Corporate responsibility committee
  • Other committee, please specify
  • Business unit manager
  • Buyers/purchasers
  • Energy manager
  • Environmental, health and safety manager
  • Environment/Sustainability manager
  • Facilities manager
  • Process operation manager
  • Procurement manager
  • Public affairs manager
  • Risk manager
  • There is no management-level responsibility for forests-related issues
  • Other, please specify

Select from:

  • Assessing forests-related risks and opportunities
  • Managing forests-related risks and opportunities
  • Both assessing and managing forests-related risks and opportunities
  • Other, please specify

Select from:

  • More frequently than quarterly
  • Quarterly
  • Half-yearly
  • Annually
  • Less frequently than annually
  • As important matters arise
  • Not reported to board

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Employee incentives

(F4.3) Do you provide incentives to C-suite employees or board members for the management of forests-related issues?

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F4.4)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Provide incentives for management of forests related issues Comment
Select from:
  • Yes
  • No, not currently but we do plan to introduce them in the next two years
  • No, and we do not plan to introduce them in the next two years
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(F4.3a) What incentives are provided to C-Suite employees or board members for the management of forests-related issues (do not include the names of individuals)?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ' Yes' in response to F4.3.

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F4.4a)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Type of incentive Role(s) entitled to incentive Performance indicator Please explain

Monetary reward

Select all that apply:

  • Board chair
  • Board/Executive board
  • Director on board
  • Corporate executive team
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
  • Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
  • Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO)
  • Other C-suite Officer
  • Other, please specify
  • No one is entitled to these incentives

Select all that apply:

  • Achievement of commitments and targets
  • Supply chain engagement
  • Other, please specify
  • No indicator for incentivized performance

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Non-monetary reward

Reporting

(F4.4) Did your organization include information about its response to forests-related risks in its most recent mainstream financial report?

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.5)

Connection to other frameworks

AFi

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes (you may attach the report – this is optional)
  • No, but we plan to do so in the next two years
  • No, and we have no plans to do so

Policy

(F4.5) Does your organization have a policy that includes forests-related issues?

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F4.1)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Core Principle 2: Respect for human rights

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes, we have a documented forest policy that is publicly available
  • Yes, we have a documented forest policy, but it is not publicly available
  • No, but we plan to develop one within the next two years
  • No

(F4.5a) Select the options to describe the scope and content of your policy.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F4.5.

Change from 2019

Minor change; Modified guidance (2019 F4.1a)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Core Principle 2: Respect for human rights

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Scope Content Please explain

Select from:

  • Company-wide
  • Selected facilities, businesses or geographies only
  • Selected products only

Select all that apply:

  • Commitment to eliminate conversion of natural ecosystems
  • Commitment to eliminate deforestation
  • Commitment to no deforestation, to no planting on peatlands and to no exploitation (NDPE)
  • Commitment to remediation, restoration and/or compensation of past harms
  • Commitment to protect rights and livelihoods of local communities
  • Commitments beyond regulatory compliance
  • Commitment to transparency
  • Commitment to stakeholder awareness and engagement
  • Commitment to align with the SDGs
  • Recognition of the overall importance of forests and other natural ecosystems
  • Description of business dependency on forests
  • Recognition of potential business impact on forests and other natural ecosystems
  • Description of forest risk commodities, parts of the business, and stages of value-chain covered by the policy
  • List of timebound milestones and targets
  • Description of forests-related performance standards for direct operations
  • Description of forests-related standards for procurement
  • Other, please specify

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

(F4.5b) Do you have commodity specific sustainability policy(ies)? If yes, select the options that best describe their scope and content.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select 'Yes' in response to F4.5.

Change from 2019

Minor change; Modified guidance (F4.1b)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Core Principle 2: Respect for human rights

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Forest risk commodity Do you have a commodity specific sustainability policy? Scope Content Please explain

Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Yes
  • No

Select from:

  • Company-wide
  • Selected facilities, businesses or geographies only
  • Selected products only

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Content (column 4)

  • Commitment to eliminate conversion of natural ecosystems
  • Commitment to eliminate deforestation
  • Commitment to no deforestation, to no planting on peatlands and to no exploitation (NDPE)
  • Commitment to remediation, restoration and/or compensation of past harms
  • Commitment to protect rights and livelihoods of local communities
  • Commitments beyond regulatory compliance
  • Commitment to transparency
  • Commitment to stakeholder awareness and engagement
  • Commitment to align with the SDGs
  • Recognition of the overall importance of forests and other natural ecosystems
  • Description of business dependency on forests
  • Recognition of potential business impact on forests and other natural ecosystems
  • Description of forest risk commodities, parts of the business, and stages of value-chain covered by the policy
  • List of timebound commitments and targets
  • Description of forests-related performance standards for direct operations
  • Description of forests-related standards for procurement
  • Other, please specify

Public commitment

(F4.6) Has your organization made a public commitment to reduce or remove deforestation and/or forest degradation from its direct operations and/or supply chain?

Change from 2019

No change (2019 F6.1)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No

(F4.6a) Has your organization endorsed any of the following initiatives as part of its public commitment to reduce or remove deforestation and/or forest degradation?

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F4.6.

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F6.1a)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Core Principle 10: Collaboration for landscape and sectoral sustainability

Response options

Select all that apply:

  • New York Declaration on Forests
  • Bonn Challenge
  • Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
  • We Mean Business
  • Cerrado Manifesto
  • Soy Moratorium
  • Cattle Agreement (TAC)
  • Chinese Sustainable Meat Declaration
  • Compromiso Gran Chaco Argentino 2030
  • Other, please specify

(F4.6b) Provide details on your public commitment(s), including the description of specific criteria, coverage, and actions.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F4.6.

Change from 2019

Minor change; Additional guidance (2019 F6.1b)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Core Principle 2: Respect for human rights

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Core Principle 4: Company systems and processes to drive effective implementation

Response options

Please complete the following table.You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Forest risk commodity Criteria Operational coverage % of total production/ consumption covered by commitment Cutoff date Commitment target date Please explain

List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table

Select from:

  • Direct operations
  • Supply chain
  • Direct operations and supply chain
  • Selected facilities, businesses or geographies only

Select from:

  • <1%
  • 1-5%
  • 6-10%
  • 11-20%
  • 21-30%
  • 31-40%
  • 41-50%
  • 51-60%
  • 61-70%
  • 71-80%
  • 81-90%
  • 91-99%
  • 100%
 Select from:
  • <1987
  • 1987-1992
  • 1993-1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • Not applicable
  • No cutoff date

Select from:

  • <2017
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021-2025
  • 2026-2030
  • >2030
  • No target date

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Criteria (column 2)

Environmental
  • No conversion of natural ecosystems
  • Zero gross deforestation / no deforestation
  • Zero net deforestation
  • No development on peat regardless of depth
  • Best management practices for existing cultivation on peat [Palm oil only]
  • Restoration and compensation to address past deforestation and/or conversion
  • Avoidance of negative impacts on threatened and protected species and habitats
  • No trade of CITES listed species
  • No land clearance by burning or clearcutting
  • No conversion of High Conservation Value areas
  • No conversion of High Carbon Stock forests
Social
  • Secure Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of indigenous people and local communities
  • Operations are in accordance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Remediate any adverse impacts on indigenous people and local communities
  • Promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment
  • Adoption of the UN International Labour Organization principles
  • Resolution of complaints and conflicts through an open, transparent and consultative process
  • Facilitate the inclusion of smallholders into the supply chain
 Legal
  • No sourcing of illegally produced and/or traded forest risk commodities
  • No sourcing of forest risk commodities from unknown/controversial sources
  • Restricting the sourcing and/or trade of forest risk commodities to credible certified sources
  • Recognition of legal and customary land tenure rights
  • Other, please specify

F5 Business strategy

Strategic plan

(F5.1) Are forests-related issues integrated into any aspects of your long-term strategic business plan, and if so how?

Change from 2019

Modified guidance

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

Response options

Please complete the following table:

Aspect of strategy Are forests-related issues integrated? Long-term time horizon (years) Please explain

Long-term business objectives

Select from:

  • Yes, forests-related issues are integrated
  • No, forests-related related issues were reviewed but not considered as strategically relevant/significant
  • No, forests-related issues not yet reviewed, but there are plans to do so in the next two years
  • No, forests-related issues were not reviewed and there are no plans to do so

Select from:

  • 5-10
  • 11-15
  • 16-20
  • 21-30
  • >30

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

Strategy for long-term objectives

Financial planning


F6 Implementation

Targets

(F6.1) Did you have any timebound and quantifiable targets for increasing sustainable production and/or consumption of your disclosed commodity(ies) that were active during the reporting year?

Change from 2019

Minor change (2019 F6.2)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Response options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No

(F6.1a) Provide details of your timebound and quantifiable target(s) for increasing sustainable production and/or consumption of the disclosed commodity(ies), and progress made.

Question Dependencies

This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F6.1.

Change from 2019

Modified question; Additional guidance (2019 F6.2a)

Connection to other frameworks

SDG

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 15: Life on land

AFi

Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

Response options

Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Target reference number Forest risk commodity Type of target Description of target Linked commitment Traceability point Third-party certification scheme

Select from:

  • Target 1-20

Select from:

List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

Select from:

  • Traceability
  • Third-party certification
  • Assess and/or verify compliance
  • Engagement with smallholders
  • Engagement with direct suppliers
  • Engagement with indirect suppliers
  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Other, please specify


Text field [maximum 1,000 characters]

Select from:

  • Zero net/gross deforestation
  • No conversion of natural ecosystems
  • Other environmental commitments
  • Social commitments
  • Not linked to specific commitment



Select from:
  • Response drop-down list below table

Select all that apply:

  • Response drop-down list below table


Start yearTarget yearQuantitative metricTarget (number)Target (%)% of target achievedPlease explain

[YYYY]

[YYYY]

Select from:

  • Absolute number
  • Percentage

Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Numerical field [enter a percentage from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Numerical field [enter a percentage from 0-100 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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Traceability point (column 6)

General
  • Country
  • State or equivalent
  • Municipality or equivalent

Timber products
  • Forest management unit
  • Mill
  • Tree plantation

Palm oil
  • Mill
  • Crushing facility
  • Plantation
  • Refinery
  • First importer [Retailers and Manufacturers only]

Cattle products
  • Tannery
  • Slaughterhouse
  • Breeding farm
  • Rearing farm
  • Fattening farm

    • Soy
    • Farm
    • Mill
    • Crushing facility
    • Plantation
    • Refinery
    • First importer [Retailers and Manufacturers only]

    Other – Rubber/Cocoa/Coffee
    • Farm
    • Mill
    • Plantation


    Third-party certification scheme (column 7)

    Timber products:

    • FSC (any type)
    • FSC Forest Management certification
    • FSC Chain of Custody
    • FSC Controlled Wood
    • FSC Forest Management Group certification
    • FSC SMLIF (small or low-intensity managed forest)
    • FSC Recycled
    • PEFC (any type)
    • PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certification
    • PEFC Chain of Custody
    • PEFC Project Chain of Custody
    • PEFC Group Forest Management certification
    • PEFC National forest certification system
    • SFI Forest Management standard
    • SFI Chain of Custody
    • SFI Fiber Sourcing certification
    • NEPCon SmartLogging
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
    • Sustainable Biomass Program

    Palm oil:

    • RSPO (any type)
    • RSPO producer/grower certification
    • RSPO Identity Preserved
    • RSPO Segregated
    • RSPO Mass Balance
    • RSPO Book and Claim
    • RSPO Next
    • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
    • RA Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) standard
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)



    		 Cattle products:
    • RA SAN Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems
    • RA SAN Chain of Custody
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

    Soy:

    • RTRS (any type)
    • RTRS Production
    • RTRS Segregated
    • RTRS Mass Balance
    • RTRS Credits
    • ProTerra certification
    • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)

    • Other, please specify

    (F6.1b) Why do you not have target(s) for increasing sustainable production and/or consumption of your disclosed commodity(ies) and what are your plans to develop these in the future?

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘No’ in response to F6.1.

    Change from 2019

    No change (2019 F6.2b)

    Connection to other frameworks

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain


    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • We are planning to introduce a target in the next two years
    • Important but not an immediate business priority
    • Judged to be unimportant, explanation provided
    • Lack of internal resources
    • Insufficient data on operations
    • No instruction from management
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    Traceability

    (F6.2) Do you have traceability system(s) in place to track and monitor the origin of your disclosed commodity(ies)?

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F6.3)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Do you have system(s) in place? Description of traceability system Exclusions Description of exclusion

    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    		 Text field [maximum 2,400 characters] Select all that apply:
    • Country/geographical area
    • Business activity
    • Facility
    • Specific product line(s)
    • Specific supplier(s)
    • Not applicable
    • Other, please specify
    		 Text field [maximum of 2,400 characters]

    (F6.2a) Provide details on the level of traceability your organization has for its disclosed commodity(ies).

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F6.2.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F6.3a)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Point to which commodity is traceable % of total production/consumption volume

    Select from:

    • List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘Yes’ in F6.2

    Select from:

    • Response drop-down list below table

    Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100]

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    Point to which commodity is traceable (column 2)

    General
    • Country
    • State or equivalent
    • Municipality or equivalent
    • Not traceable

    Timber products
    • Forest management unit
    • Mill
    • Tree plantation

    Palm oil
    • Mill
    • Crushing facility
    • Plantation
    • Refinery
    • First importer [Retailers and Manufacturers only]

    		 Cattle products
    • Tannery
    • Slaughterhouse
    • Breeding farm
    • Rearing farm
    • Fattening farm

    Soy
    • Farm
    • Mill
    • Crushing facility
    • Plantation
    • Refinery
    • First importer [Retailers and Manufacturers only]

    Other - Rubber/Coffee/Cocoa
    • Farm
    • Mill
    • Plantation

    (F6.2b) Why do you not have system(s) in place to track and monitor the origin of your disclosed commodity(ies) and what are your plans to develop these in the future?

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘No’ in response to F6.2.

    Change from 2019

    No change (2019 F6.3b)

    Connection to other frameworks

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Primary reason Please explain

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected ‘No’ in F6.2

    Select from:

    • We are planning to track and monitor the origin of forest risk commodities within the next two years
    • Important, but not an immediate business priority
    • Judged to be unimportant, explanation provided
    • Lack of internal resources
    • Insufficient data on operations
    • No instruction from management
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    Certification

    (F6.3) Have you adopted any third-party certification scheme(s) for your disclosed commodity(ies)? Indicate the volume and percentage of your certified production and/or consumption.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F6.4)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Core Principle 12: Reporting, disclosure, and claims

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity

    Third-party certification scheme


    		Certification coverage % of total production/consumption volume certified

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Response drop-down list below table
    		 Select from:
    • Production volume
    • Consumption volume

    Numerical field [enter a number from 0-100]


    Form of commodityVolume of production/consumption certifiedMetricPlease explain
    Select all that apply:
    • Response drop-down list below table
    		Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

    Select from:

    • Metric tons
    • Liters
    • Gallons
    • Round wood equivalent (RWE)
    • Wood raw material equivalent (WRME)
    • Cubic meters
    • Square meters
    • Other, please specify
    		Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]


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    Third-party certification scheme (column 2)

    Timber products:

    • FSC (any type)
    • FSC Forest Management certification
    • FSC Chain of Custody
    • FSC Controlled Wood
    • FSC Forest Management Group certification
    • FSC SMLIF (small or low-intensity managed forest)
    • FSC Recycled
    • PEFC (any type)
    • PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certification
    • PEFC Chain of Custody
    • PEFC Project Chain of Custody
    • PEFC Group Forest Management certification
    • PEFC National forest certification system
    • SFI Forest Management standard
    • SFI Chain of Custody
    • SFI Fiber Sourcing certification
    • NEPCon SmartLogging
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
    • Sustainable Biomass Program

    Palm oil:

    • RSPO (any type)
    • RSPO producer/grower certification
    • RSPO Identity Preserved
    • RSPO Segregated
    • RSPO Mass Balance
    • RSPO Book and Claim
    • RSPO Next
    • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
    • RA Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) standard
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
    		 Cattle products:
    • RA SAN Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems
    • RA SAN Chain of Custody
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

    Soy:

    • RTRS (any type)
    • RTRS Production
    • RTRS Segregated
    • RTRS Mass Balance
    • RTRS Credits
    • ProTerra certification
    • International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)



    • No certified production/consumption for this commodity
    • Other, please specify

    Form of commodity (column 5)

    Timber products:
    • Hardwood logs
    • Softwood logs
    • Sawn timber, veneer, chips
    • Unprocessed wood fiber
    • Pulp
    • Paper
    • Boards, plywood, engineered wood
    • Primary packaging
    • Secondary packaging
    • Tertiary packaging
    • Cellulose-based textile fiber
    • Wood-based bioenergy
    • Goods not for resale (GNFR)

    Palm oil:

    • Fresh fruit bunches (FFB)
    • Crude palm oil (CPO)
    • Crude palm kernel oil (CPKO)
    • Palm kernel meal (PKM)
    • Refined palm oil
    • Palm oil derivatives
    • Palm kernel oil derivatives
    • Palm biodiesel
    		 Cattle products:
    • Cattle
    • Tallow
    • Beef
    • By-products (e.g. glycerin, gelatin)
    • Hides/ leather
    • Tallow biodiesel

    Soy:

    • Whole soy beans
    • Soy bean oil
    • Soy bean meal
    • Soy derivatives
    • Soy biodiesel


    • Other, please specify

    Control systems

    (F6.4) For your disclosed commodity(ies), do you have a system to control, monitor, or verify compliance with no conversion and/or no deforestation commitments?

    Question dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F4.5 and/or F4.6.

    Change from 2019

    New question

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity A system to control, monitor or verify compliance Comment
    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4 Select from:
    • Yes, we have a system in place for our no conversion and/or deforestation commitments
    • Yes, we have a system in place, but for other commitments
    • No, but we plan to develop one within the next two years
    • No
    		 Text field [maximum 1,000 characters]

    (F6.4a) Provide details on the system, the approaches used to monitor compliance, the quantitative progress, and the non-compliance protocols, to implement your no conversion and/or deforestation commitment(s).

    Question dependencies

    This question only appears if you select "Yes, we have a system in place for our no conversion and/or no deforestation commitments" in response to F6.4.

    Change from 2019

    New question

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Operational coverage Description of control systems Monitoring and verification approach % of total volume in compliance
    Select from:
    • List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected 'Yes we have a system in place for our no conversion and/or deforestation commitments’ in F6.4
    		Select all that apply:
    • Direct operations
    • Supply chain
    • Selected facilities, businesses or geographies only
    		 Text field [maximum 1,000 characters] Select all that apply:
    • Geospatial monitoring tool
    • Ground-based monitoring system
    • Community-based monitoring
    • First-party verification
    • Second-party verification
    • Third-party verification
    • No monitoring and verification approach
    • Other, please specify
    		Select from:
    • <10%
    • 10-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • 51-60%
    • 61-70%
    • 71-80%
    • 81-90%
    • 91-99%
    • 100%
    • Don’t know


    % of total suppliers in complianceResponse to supplier non-complianceProcedures to address and resolve non-compliance with suppliersPlease explain
    Select from:
    • <10%
    • 10-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • 51-60%
    • 61-70%
    • 71-80%
    • 81-90%
    • 91-99%
    • 100%
    • Don’t know
    		Select all that apply:
    • Retain & engage
    • Suspend & engage
    • Exclude
    • No response
    • Other, please specify
    		Select all that apply:
    • Developing time-bound targets and milestones to bring suppliers back into compliance
    • Providing information on appropriate actions that can be taken to address non-compliance
    • Assessing the efficacy and efforts of non-compliant supplier actions through consistent and quantified metrics
    • Re-integrating suppliers back into supply chain based on the successful and verifiable completion of activities
    • Other, please specify
    		Text field [maximum 1,500 characters]


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    Brazilian Forest Code

    (F6.5) For your disclosed commodity(ies), indicate if you collect data regarding your own compliance and/or the compliance of your suppliers with the Brazilian Forest Code.

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select "Brazil" in column 5 ("Country/Area of origin") in response to F1.1 and if you select "Production", "Processing" and/or "Trading" in response to F0.4.

    Change from 2019

    Minor change; Revised question dependency (2019 F1.4)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Do you collect data regarding compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code? Please explain

    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes, from suppliers
    • Yes, from owned and/or managed land
    • Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land
    • No, we do not collect data

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    (F6.5a) For your disclosed commodity(ies), indicate which Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you use to measure your own compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code and your performance against these indicator(s).

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes, from owned and/or managed land’ or ‘Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land’ in response to F6.5.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F1.4a)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity KPIs Performance against indicators Please explain

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected "Yes, from owned and/or managed land" or "Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land" in F6.5

    Select from:

    • % of owned and/or managed properties registered on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) database, with active status
    • % of owned and/or managed properties with Legal Reserve (RL) and/or Permanent Protected Area (APP) deficit
    • % of owned and/or managed properties with signed Terms of Commitment of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA)
    • % of owned and/or managed properties with no gross deforestation after July 2008
    • Other, please specify
    		 Select from:
    • <10%
    • 11-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • 51-60%
    • 61-70%
    • 71-80%
    • 81-90%
    • 91-99%
    • 100%
    • Data not available

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    (F6.5b) For your disclosed commodity(ies), indicate which Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you use to measure the compliance of your suppliers with the Brazilian Forest Code and their performance against these indicator(s).

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes, from suppliers’ or ‘Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land’ in response to F6.5.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F1.4b)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity KPIs Performance against indicators Please explain

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities for which you selected "Yes, from suppliers", or "Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land" in F6.5.

    Select from:

    • % of suppliers registered on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) database, with active status
    • % of suppliers with Legal Reserve (RL) and/or Permanent Protected Area (APP) deficit
    • % of suppliers with signed Terms of Commitment of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA)
    • % of suppliers with no gross deforestation after July 2008
    • Other, please specify
    		 Select from:
    • <10%
    • 11-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • 51-60%
    • 61-70%
    • 71-80%
    • 81-90%
    • 91-99%
    • 100%
    • Data not available

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    Legal compliance

    (F6.6) For your disclosed commodity(ies), indicate if you assess your own compliance and/or the compliance of your suppliers with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards.

    Question dependencies

    This question only appears if you select one of the following as ‘Country/Area of origin’ in response to F1.1: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

    Change from 2019

    New question

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Assess legal compliance with forest regulations Comment
    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4 Select from:
    • Yes, from suppliers
    • Yes, from owned and/or managed land
    • Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land
    • No, we do not assess legal compliance
    		 Text fields [maximum 2,400 characters]

    (F6.6a) For you disclosed commodity(ies), indicate how you ensure legal compliance with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards.

    Question dependencies

    This question only appears if you select “Yes, from suppliers”, “Yes, from suppliers and/or managed land” or “Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land” in response to F6.6.

    Change from 2019

    New question

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 3: Specification of commitments

    Core Principle 5: Supply chain assessment and traceability

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Procedure to ensure legal compliance Country/Area of origin Law and/or mandatory standard(s) Comment
    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities for which you selected "Yes, from suppliers", "Yes, from owned and/or managed land" or "Yes, from both suppliers and owned/managed land" in F6.6. Text field [maximum 2,400 characters] Select all that apply:
    • List of forest risk countries
    		 Select all that apply:

    General
    • Australia Illegal Logging Prohibition Act
    • Forest Law – Argentina
    • Forest Law – Paraguay
    • Zero Deforestation Law - Paraguay
    • Forest and Wildlife Law – Peru
    • Brazilian Forest Code [Retailers and Manufacturers only]
    • General assessment of legal compliance
    • Other, please specify
    Timber products
    • EU Timber Regulation
    • USA Lacey Act
    • Japanese Clean Wood Act
    • CITES
    Palm oil
    • ISPO
    • MSPO
    		 Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    Engagement

    (F6.7) Are you working with smallholders to support good agricultural practices and reduce deforestation and/or conversion of natural ecosystems?

    Change from 2019

    Modified question; Revised question dependency (2019 F6.6)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 10: Collaboration for landscape and sectoral sustainability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Are you working with smallholders? Type of smallholder engagement approach Smallholder engagement approach Number of smallholders engaged Please explain

    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes, working with smallholders
    • No, not working with smallholders
    • Not applicable

    Palm oil only:

    • Yes, working with independent smallholders
    • Yes, working with scheme/plasma smallholders
    		 Select all that apply:


    • Supply chain mapping
    • Capacity building
    • Financial and commercial incentives
    • Other
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Response drop-down list below table
    		 Numerical field [enter a number 0-999,999,999,999,999,999,999]

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    Smallholder engagement approach (column 4)

    Supply chain mapping
    • Supplier questionnaires on environmental and social indicators
    • Developing or distributing supply chain mapping tool
    • Supplier audits

    Capacity building
    • Offering on-site technical assistance and extension services
    • Disseminating technical materials
    • Providing agricultural inputs
    • Organizing capacity building events
    • Investing in pilot projects
    • Supporting smallholders to clarify and secure land tenure rights
    • Prioritizing support for smallholders in high-risk deforestation regions
    		Financial and commercial support
    • Paying higher prices linked to best agricultural practices
    • Financial incentives for certified products
    • Purchase guarantee linked to best agricultural practices
    • Long term contracts linked to forest related commitments

    Other
    • Other, please specify




    (F6.8) Are you working with your direct suppliers to support and improve their capacity to comply with your forests-related policies, commitments, and other requirements?

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Processing’, ‘Trading’, ‘Manufacturing’ and/or ‘Retailing’ in response to F0.4.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question; New question for minimum version only (2019 F6.7)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 10: Collaboration for landscape and sectoral sustainability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Are you working with direct suppliers? Type of direct supplier engagement approach Direct supplier engagement approach % of suppliers engaged Please explain

    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes, working with direct suppliers
    • No, not working with direct suppliers
    • Not applicable
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Supply chain mapping
    • Capacity building
    • Financial and commercial incentives
    • Other
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Response drop-down list below table
    		 Select from:
    • <10%
    • 10-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • 51-60%
    • 61-70%
    • 71-80%
    • 81-90%
    • 91-99%
    • 100%
    • Don’t know
    		 Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    Direct suppliers engagement approach (column 4)

    Supply chain mapping
    • Developing or distributing supply chain mapping tool
    • Supplier questionnaires on environmental and social indicators
    • Supplier audits

    Capacity building

    • Offering on-site training and technical assistance
    • Disseminating technical materials
    • Organizing capacity building events
    • Investing in pilot projects
    		 Financial and commercial support
    • Paying higher prices linked to best agricultural practices
    • Financial incentives for certified products
    • Offering credit lines linked to best agricultural practices
    • Purchase guarantee linked to best agricultural practices
    • Long-term contracts linked to forest related commitments

    Other
    • Other, please specify

    (F6.9) Are you working beyond your first-tier supplier(s) to manage and mitigate deforestation risks?

    Question dependencies

    This question only appears if you select 'Manufacturing' and/or ‘Retailing’ in response to F0.4.

    Change from 2019

    Modified question (2019 F6.8)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

    Core Principle 6: Managing for supply chain compliance

    Core Principle 10: Collaboration for landscape and sectoral sustainability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Forest risk commodity Are you working beyond first tier? Type of engagement approach with indirect suppliers Indirect supplier engagement approach Please explain

    Auto-populated from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes, working beyond first tier
    • No, not working beyond the first tier
    • Not applicable
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Supply chain mapping
    • Capacity building
    • Other
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Response drop-down list below table

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    Indirect suppliers engagement approach (column 4)

    Supply chain mapping


    • Developing or distributing supply chain mapping tools
    • Supplier questionnaires on environmental and social indicators
    • On-site meetings with indirect suppliers
    • Supplier audits
    		 Capacity building


    • Offering on-site training and technical assistance
    • Disseminating technical materials
    • Participating in workshops
    • Investing in pilot projects

    Other


    • Other, please specify

    (F6.10) Do you participate in external activities and/or initiatives to promote the implementation of your forests-related policies and commitments?

    Change from 2019

    Modified question; New question for minimum version only (2019 F6.9)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 4: Company systems and process to drive effective implementation

    Core Principle 10: Collaboration for landscape and sectoral sustainability

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Do you participate in activities/initiatives? Activities Initiatives* Jurisdictional approaches** Please explain

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No

    Select from:

    • Involved in multi-partnership or stakeholder initiatives
    • Involved in jurisdictional approaches
    • Engaging with policymakers or governments
    • Involved in industry platforms
    • Engaging with communities
    • Engaging with non-governmental organizations
    • Funding research organizations
    • Other, please specify

    Select all that apply:

    • Response drop-down list below table
    		 Select all that apply:
    • Produce, Conserve and Include (PCI)
    • Green Municipalities Program
    • Production, Protection and Inclusion (PPI)
    • BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes
    • RSPO Jurisdictional Approach to Certification
    • Sustainable Districts Association (Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari)
    • Verified Sourcing Areas
    • Forests, Farms and Finance Initiative
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    * Only shown if "Involved in multi-partnership or stakeholder initiatives" is selected in previous column.

    ** Only shown if "Involved in jurisdictional approaches" is selected.

    Initiatives (column 4)

    General
    • UN Global Compact
    • Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA)
    • Natural Capital Coalition
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)
    • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Community Member
    • Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA)
    • High Conservation Value (HCV) Resource Network
    • Cerrado Working Group (GTC)
    • Other, please specify
    Timber products
    • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
    • Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
    • Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
    • EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC)
    • WBCSD Forests Solutions Group
    Palm oil
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
    • Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG)
    • High Carbon Stock Approach Steering Group
    • International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)
    • Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (FONAP)
    • European Palm Oil Alliance (EPAO)
    • Palm Oil Transparency Coalition (POTC)
    • Fire Free Alliance (FFA)
    • WBCSD Forests Solutions Group
    • Support Asia for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO)
    • Chinese Sustainable Palm Oil Alliance (CSPOA)
    		 Cattle products
    • Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB)
    • Brazilian Roundtable on Sustainable Livestock (GTPS)
    • Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI)
    • Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
    • Leather Working Group
    Soy
    • Roundtable on Sustainable Soy (RTRS)
    • Sustainable Agricultural Initiative (SAI)
    • Soy Buyers Coalition
    • Sustainable Soy Trade Platform (SSTP)
    • UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soy

    Ecosystem restoration projects

    (F6.11) Is your organization supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?

    Change from 2019

    New question; Minor change PF only (2019 F-PF6.10)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 13: Climate Action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 7: Land acquisition, land use planning, and site development

    Core Principle 8: Land management and long-term protection

    Core principle 9: Access to remedy and environmental restoration

    Response options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No, but we plan to implement a project(s) in two years
    • No

    (F6.11a) Provide details on your project(s), including the extent, duration, and monitoring frequency. Please specify any measured outcome(s).

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F6.11.

    Change from 2019

    New question; Modified question PF only (2019 F-PF6.10a)

    Connection to other frameworks

    SDG

    Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

    Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

    Goal 13: Climate Action

    Goal 15: Life on land

    AFi

    Core Principle 7: Land acquisition, land use planning, and site development

    Core Principle 8: Land management and long-term protection

    Core Principle 9: Access to remedy and environmental restoration

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Project reference Project type Primary motivation
    		 Description of project Start year Target year

    Select from:

    • Project 1
    • Project 2
    • Project 3
    • Project 4
    • Project 5
    • Project 6
    • Project 7
    • Project 8
    • Project 9
    • Project 10

    Select from:

    • Forest ecosystem restoration
    • Other ecosystem restoration
    • Reforestation
    • Natural regeneration
    • Agroforestry
    • Set-aside land
    • Biodiversity offsetting
    • Other, please specify

    Select from:

    • Required by regulation
    • Required by certifier
    • Voluntary
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

    [YYYY]

    		Select from:
    • <2019
    • 2020
    • 2021
    • 2022
    • 2023
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • 2026
    • 2027
    • 2028
    • 2029
    • 2030
    • 2031-2035
    • 2036-2040
    • 2041-2045
    • 2046-2050
    • >2050
    • Indefinitely
    • Other, please specify
    Project area to date (Hectares)Project area in the target year (Hectares)Country/AreaLatitudeLongitudeMonitoring frequencyMeasured outcomes to datePlease explain

    Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

    Numerical field [enter a number from 0-999,999,999,999 using a maximum of 2 decimal places]

    		Select from:
    [List of countries/areas]

    Numerical field [enter a number from -90.000000 to 90.000000 using a maximum of six decimal places]

    Numerical field [enter a number from -180.000000 to 180.000000 using a maximum of six decimal places]

    Select from:

    • Six-monthly or more frequently
    • Annually
    • Every two years
    • Every five years
    • Never

    Select all that apply:

    • Biodiversity
    • Carbon sequestration
    • Soil
    • Water
    • Climate regulation
    • Financial
    • No measured outcomes
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]


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    F7 Verification

    Verification

    (F7.1) Do you verify any forests information reported in your CDP disclosure?

    Change from 2019

    No change (2019 F8.1)

    Connection to other frameworks

    AFi

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • In progress
    • No, but we are actively considering verifying in the next two years
    • No, we are waiting for more mature verification standards/processes
    • No, we do not verify any forests-related information reported in our CDP disclosure, and there are no plans to do so

    (F7.1a) Which data points within your CDP disclosure have been verified, and which standards were used?

    Question Dependencies

    This question only appears if you select ‘Yes’ in response to F7.1.

    Change from 2019

    No change (2019 F8.1a)

    Connection to other frameworks

    AFi

    Core Principle 11: Monitoring and verification

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Disclosure module Data points verified Verification standard Please explain

    Select from:

    • F0. Introduction
    • F1. Current state
    • F2. Procedures
    • F3. Risks and opportunities
    • F4. Governance
    • F5. Strategy
    • F6. Implementation
    • SF. Supply chain module
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 1,000 characters]

    Text field [maximum 1,000 characters]

    Text field [maximum 2,000 characters]

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    F8 Barriers and challenges

    Barriers and challenges

    (F8.1) Describe the key barriers or challenges to eliminating deforestation and/or conversion of other natural ecosystems from your direct operations or from other parts of your value chain.

    Change from 2019

    Minor change (2019 F9.1)

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Coverage Primary barrier/challenge type Comment

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select all that apply:

    • Direct operations
    • Supply chain
    • Other parts of the value chain

    Select from:

    • Supply chain complexity
    • Lack of adequate traceability systems
    • Limited availability of certified materials
    • Limited public awareness and/or market demand
    • Land tenure and insecure property rights issues in sourcing regions
    • Lack of regulatory control and enforcement form local governments
    • Difficulty in identifying and addressing human rights issues
    • Inexistent or immature certification standards
    • Complexity of certification requirements
    • Cost of sustainably produced/certified products
    • Limited supply chain engagement
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    (F8.2) Describe the main measures that would improve your organization’s ability to manage its exposure to deforestation and/or conversion of other natural ecosystems

    Change from 2019

    Minor change (2019 F9.2)

    Response options

    Please complete the following table. You can add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Forest risk commodity Coverage Main measure Comment

    Select from:

    List created from forest risk commodities selected in F0.4

    Select all that apply:

    • Direct operations
    • Supply chain
    • Other parts of the value chain

    Select from:

    • Improved data collection and quality
    • Greater transparency
    • Greater supplier awareness/engagement
    • Greater customer awareness
    • Increased demand for certified products
    • Greater stakeholder engagement and collaboration
    • Increased knowledge on commodity driven deforestation and forest degradation
    • Investment in monitoring tools and traceability systems
    • Minimizing food loss and waste
    • Price premium for certified materials
    • Reduced cost of certification/certified products
    • Development of certification and sustainability standards
    • Greater enforcement of regulations
    • Other, please specify

    Text field [maximum 2,400 characters]

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    F17 Signoff

    Further information

    (F-FI) Use this field to provide any additional information or context that you feel is relevant to your organization’s response. Please note that this field is optional and is not scored.

    Response options

    This is an open text question with a limit of 9,999 characters.

    Signoff

    (F17.1) Provide the following information for the person that has signed off (approved) your CDP forests response.

    Change from 2019

    No change (2019 F18.1)

    Response options

    Please complete the following table:

    Job title Corresponding job category

    Text field [maximum 200 characters]

    Select from:

    • Board Chair
    • Board/Executive board
    • Director on board
    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
    • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
    • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
    • Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
    • Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
    • Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
    • Other C-Suite Officer
    • President
    • Business unit manager
    • Energy manager
    • Environmental, Health and Safety manager
    • Environment/Sustainability manager
    • Facilities manager
    • Process operation manager
    • Procurement manager
    • Public affairs manager
    • Risk manager
    • Other, please specify

    Terms for responding to Investors (2020 Forests)


    These terms apply if you are submitting a response to the CDP Forests Questionnaire 2020 to Investors. If you are also submitting a response to Supply Chain Members the Terms for responding to Supply Chain Members (2020 Forests), below, will also apply.


    1.DEFINITIONS


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    Fee: means the fee set out in the table at the end of these terms, which is exclusive of any applicable taxes.

    Full Version: means the version of the Questionnaire which contains all questions that are applicable to you.

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    Personal Data: means data which relates to an individual who can be identified from the data, such as a person’s name and job title.

    Questionnaire: means the Full Version and the Minimum Version of the CDP Forests Questionnaire 2020.

    Responding Company: means the company responding to the Questionnaire. References to “you” and “your” in these terms are references to the Responding Company.


    2.PARTIES


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    3.THESE TERMS


    These are the terms that apply when you submit a response to our Questionnaire to Investors. If you do not agree to these terms, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss them with us.


    4.RESPONDING TO OUR QUESTIONNAIRE


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    Fee. We are a not-for-profit organization and charge certain companies an annual administrative fee to enable us to maintain the disclosure system. Unless you are exempt from paying the Fee, as set out below, if you are listed, incorporated or headquartered in a country/region that is listed in the next paragraph, you are required to pay the Fee plus any applicable taxes. The Fee is payable once regardless of how many responses (climate change, forests and water security) you submit in 2020. Please note that we may charge an additional fee if you want to amend your response after the Deadline or if you submit your response after the Deadline and you would like it to be scored.

    Countries/regions where the Fee applies. A Responding Company will be required to pay the Fee if it is listed, incorporated or headquartered in any one of the following countries/regions:

    Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic, Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirate, the UK or the USA.

    Exemptions from the Fee. A Responding Company is exempt from paying the Fee if:

    (a) it falls within one of CDP’s investor samples and it has not submitted a response to CDP in the last three years; or

    (b) it is responding only to CDP’s supply chain request.

    Please note we will decide in our absolute discretion as to whether the Fee is payable or not and we will notify you before you submit your response. A full list of companies in our investor samples is available on our website.

    Payment of the Fee. You must pay the Fee by credit or debit card or request an invoice via CDP’s online corporate dashboard, which must be paid within such time as set out in the invoice. Please note that you will not be able to submit your response unless you have paid the Fee, you have requested an invoice or you are exempt from paying the Fee.


    6.RIGHTS IN THE RESPONSES


    Ownership. All intellectual property rights in your response will be owned by you or your licensors.

    License. You grant to us, or shall procure for us, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, assignable, sub-licensable, royalty-free and global license to use your response and any copyright and data base rights in your response for the uses set out in these terms.


    7.IMPORTANT REPRESENTATIONS


    You confirm that:

    (a) the person submitting the response to us is authorized by you to submit the response;

    (b) you have obtained all necessary consents and permissions to submit the response to us; and

    (c) the response that you submit:

    (i) does not infringe the rights of any third party (including privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights);

    (ii) does not defame any third party; and

    (iii) does not include any Personal Data.


    8.LIABILITY


    We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

    We are not liable for business losses. Subject to these terms, CDP and the Billing Company have no liability to you in any circumstances for any loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of, damage to or corruption of data or software or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

    Exclusion of liability. Subject to these terms, CDP and the Billing Company have no liability to you in any circumstances arising from the content or submission of your response to us, our use of your response or your score and/or the use of your response or your score by any third parties.

    Limitation of liability. Subject to these terms, CDP and the Billing Company’s total liability to you in all circumstances shall be limited to an amount equivalent to the Fee or to £785 if you are not required to pay the Fee.


    9.GENERAL


    We may transfer our rights to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organization.

    Nobody else has any rights under these terms. These terms are between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.

    Entire agreement. These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us unless you also choose to share your response with supply chain members, in which case you will also be subject to our Terms for responding to Supply Chain Members (2020 Forests).

    Variation. CDP (acting on its own behalf and the Billing Company’s behalf, if applicable) reserves the right to change these terms at any time. Such changes shall be effective immediately or such other time as CDP elects. In the event of any materially adverse changes, you may request to withdraw your response within 30 days of us notifying you of the change.

    If a court finds part of these terms illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

    Governing law and jurisdiction. These terms are governed by English law and you and us both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms or their subject matter or formation.

    Language. If these terms are translated into any language other than English, the English language version will prevail.


    10.AMOUNT OF FEE


    Location of Responding Company Fee (exclusive of any applicable taxes)

    Brazil

    BRL 4,000

    India

    INR 67,000

    Japan

    JPY 97,500

    UK

    GBP 785

    Europe (excluding UK)

    EUR 925

    Rest of the world

    USD 975


    11.BILLING COMPANY


    Billing CompanyLocation of Responding Company

    CDP Worldwide

    Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Egypt, Gabon, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran (Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

    CDP Worldwide (Europe) gGmbH

    Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

    CDP North America, Inc

    Canada, USA

    Carbon Disclosure Project (Latin America)

    Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru

    CDP Operations India Private Limited

    India

    一般社団法人

    CDP Worldwide-Japan

    Japan


    If the Responding Company is located in a territory that is not listed in the table above, the Billing Company shall be CDP Worldwide.

    Terms for responding to Supply Chain Members (2020 Forests)


    These terms apply if you are submitting a response to the CDP Forests Questionnaire 2020 to Supply Chain Members. If you are also submitting a response to Investors the Terms for responding to Investors (2020 Forests), above, will also apply.


    1.DEFINITIONS


    CDP: means CDP Worldwide, a charitable company registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (registered charity no. 1122330 and a company number 05013650). References to “we”, “our” and “us” in these terms are references to CDP.

    Deadline: means 26 August 2020.

    Full Version: means the version of the Questionnaire which contains all questions that are applicable to you.

    Minimum Version: means the version of the Questionnaire which contains a subset of the questions included in the Full Version.

    Personal Data: means data which relates to an individual who can be identified by such data, such as a person’s name and job title.

    Questionnaire: means the Full Version and the Minimum Version of the CDP Forests Questionnaire 2020.

    Responding Company: means the company responding to the Questionnaire. References to “you” and “your” in these terms are references to the Responding Company.

    Supply Chain Member: means an organization that is requesting data from its suppliers.


    2.PARTIES


    The parties to these terms shall be CDP and the Responding Company.


    3.THESE TERMS


    These are the terms that apply when you submit a response to our Questionnaire to Supply Chain Members. If you do not agree to these terms, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss them with us.


    4.RESPONDING TO OUR QUESTIONNAIRE


    General. When responding to our Questionnaire, you will be given a choice as to whether your response can be made public or whether your response is non-public. We strongly encourage you to make your response public, but in either case, we will not divulge the relationship between you and any Supply Chain Member that has asked you to respond other than to our group companies, companies we license to operate using the CDP name and brand (for example, CDP North America, Inc and CDP Europe AISBL), our country partners, research partners, report writers and scoring partners (each from time to time), all of which are obliged to keep such relationship confidential.

    Deadline for responding. You must submit your response to us using our online response system by the Deadline for your response to be eligible for scoring. If you submit your response after the deadline but on or before 30 September 2020 (the date our online response system will close in 2020) it will not be scored and may not be included in any report, data product or other analysis.

    Public responses. If you agree that your response can be made public, we may use and make it available for all purposes that we decide (whether for a fee or otherwise), including, for example, making your response available on our website, to our investor signatories and other third parties and scoring your response. Note that information you submit within the Supply Chain module (2020 Forests) will be treated as non-public (see below for details).

    Non-public responses. If your response is non-public, we may use it only as follows:

    (a) make it available as soon as it is received by CDP to any Supply Chain Member that has asked you to respond to the Questionnaire for any use within their organization but not for publication unless any data from your response has been anonymized or aggregated in such manner that it has the effect of being anonymized;

    (b) make it available as soon as it is received by CDP to our group companies, companies we license to operate the CDP name and brand, our country partners, research partners, report writers and scoring partners (each from time to time):

    (i) to score your response; and

    (ii) for any other use within their organizations but not for publication unless any data from your response has been anonymized or aggregated in such manner that it has the effect of being anonymized.

    Supply Chain module (2020 Forests). Information you submit in response to the Supply Chain module (2020 Forests) (questions SF0, SF1, and SF2 of the Questionnaire) will be treated as non-public even if you choose to make your response public. Questions SF1.1, SF2.1, and SF2.2a ask you to select a Supply Chain Member using a drop-down menu in our online response system, and only the Supply Chain Member you select for each row will have access to the information in it. For all other questions in the Supply Chain module (2020 Forests) the information you submit will be accessible to any Supply Chain Member that has asked you to respond to the Questionnaire. All information you submit in the Supply Chain module (2020 Forests) will be accessible to CDP and to our group companies, companies we license to operate the CDP name and brand, our country partners, research partners, report writers and scoring partners (each from time to time), all of which are obliged to keep such information confidential.

    Amending your response. You may amend a response you have submitted before the Deadline (26 August 2020). To do so you must notify us that you wish to amend your response by 20 August 2020 and you must resubmit it by the Deadline for your response to be eligible for scoring. From 21 August 2020, amendments to submitted responses can only be made by our staff and at our discretion and we may charge a fee for making them. Most such amendments to your response will be made from 2 November 2020 at the earliest. Please note that the final date for requesting an amendment is 30 November 2020 and any changes you request to your submitted response from 21 August 2020 may not be reflected in any score, report, data product or other analysis or use of your response. Please email [email protected] for more information about amending your response.

    Scoring of responses to the Full Version (of the Questionnaire). If you submit your response to the Full Version in English using our online response system by the Deadline your response will be scored.

    Please contact your local CDP office for information about scoring if you intend to submit your response in a language other than English.

    Scoring of responses to the Minimum Version (of the Questionnaire). Responses to the Minimum Version will only be scored in certain circumstances. Please contact your local CDP office for further information.

    Publication of scores. Unless you achieve an A grade, in which case we may make your score public, we may only make your score available to any Supply Chain Member that has asked you to respond to the Questionnaire, our group companies, companies we license to operate using the CDP name and brand, our country partners, research partners, report writers and scoring partners (each from time to time), in each case for any use within their organizations but not for publication.


    5.RIGHTS IN THE RESPONSES


    Ownership. All intellectual property rights in your response will be owned by you or your licensors.

    License. You grant to us, or shall procure for us, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, assignable, sub-licensable, royalty-free and global license to use your response and any copyright and data base rights in your response for the uses set out in these terms.


    6.IMPORTANT REPRESENTATIONS


    You confirm that:

    (a) the person submitting the response to us is authorized by you to submit the response;

    (b) you have obtained all necessary consents and permissions to submit the response to us; and

    (c) the response that you submit:

    (i) does not infringe the rights of any third party (including privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights);

    (ii) does not defame any third party; and

    (iii) does not include any Personal Data.


    7.LIABILITY


    We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

    We are not liable for business losses. Subject to these terms, CDP has no liability to you in any circumstances for any loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of, damage to or corruption of data or software or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

    Exclusion of liability. Subject to these terms, CDP has no liability to you in any circumstances arising from the content or submission of your response to us, our use of your response and/or the use of your response by any third parties.

    Limitation of liability. Subject to these terms, CDP’s total liability to you in all circumstances shall be limited to £785.


    8.GENERAL


    We may transfer our rights to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organization.

    Nobody else has any rights under these terms. These terms are between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.

    Entire agreement. These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us, unless you also choose to share your response with investors in which case you will also be subject to our Terms for responding to Investors (2020 Forests).

    Variation. CDP reserves the right to change these terms at any time. Such changes shall be effective immediately or such other time as CDP elects. In the event of any materially adverse changes, you may request to withdraw your response within 30 days of us notifying you of the change.

    If a court finds part of these terms illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

    Governing law and jurisdiction. These terms are governed by English law and you and us both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms or their subject matter or formation.

    Language. If these terms are translated into any language other than English, the English language version will prevail.

    About CDP

    CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests.

    Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with institutional investors with assets of US$96 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts.

    Please visit www.cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

    What is the legal status of CDP?

    CDP Worldwide (CDP) is a UK Registered Charity no. 1122330 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 05013650. The charity has wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany and China and companies in Australia, Brazil and India over which it exercises control through majority Board representation. In the US, CDP North America, Inc. is an independently incorporated affiliate which has United States IRS 501(c)(3) charitable status.


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