Area (and share) of natural ecosystems converted

Unit

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: Hectares (ha) and Percentage (%) (as part of total area owned, leased or managed)

Indicator

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: Area of land/freshwater/ocean-use change

Metric type

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: State

Framework alignment notes

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TNFD Forest, Pulp and Paper C1.1 Extent of land/freshwater/ocean ecosystem use change by type of ecosystem and type of business activity
SFI Objective 1: Forest Management Planning, PM 1.2
PEFC 8.1 Maintenance or appropriate enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to the global carbon cycle
GRI 101-6-ai The size in hectares of natural ecosystem converted since a cut-off or reference date, the cut-off date or reference date, and the type of ecosystem before and after conversion
ESRS E4-5 The undertaking shall report metrics related to its material impacts resulting in biodiversity and ecosystem change.
CDP Forests F1.3 Provide details on the land area you control and/or manage that is used for the production of your disclosed commodity(ies).
SBTN: Land 1.2 Total area (ha) within the engaged landscape(s) of natural lands converted since 2020
Boreal SFMI 3.b Ratio of Annual Harvest to Annual Growth
AFi Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems
FSC 6.9 The Organization shall not convert natural forest to plantations, nor natural forests or plantations to non-forest land use, except when the conversion (...)
EUDR Article 9.1.d

Target example
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[Company name] will have zero conversion of natural ecosystems in [target location(s)] by [2025, or earliest post-2025 date], compared with a cutoff year no later than 2020*. (* While the cutoff date of 2020 and the goal of no conversion is aligned both to science and international commitments and policies, the target date may differ based on implementation hurdles and local context.)

Target source: Adapted from SBTN Land Target

Additional target notes

Companies should specify in their target if they aim for net or gross zero conversion. Priority should be given to gross zero conversion.

Sector

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Forest

Value chain stage

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Manufacturing

Metric assessment

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Relevance: Low

Feasibility: Medium

Additional information

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Product Category

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: Textiles, Innovative bio-based products, Pulp and paper, Timber and wood products

Location

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: Rural

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Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Forest

How the action applies

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Description

Value chain stage

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Sector of stage operator

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How the action applies

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