Area (and share) of natural ecosystems converted

Unit

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: Hectares (ha), Percentage (%) (of total area controlled)

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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Forest, Pulp and Paper C1.1 Extent of land/freshwater/ocean ecosystem use change by type of ecosystem and type of business activity
Objective 1: Forest Management Planning, PM 1.2
8.1 Maintenance or appropriate enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to the global carbon cycle
101 Biodiversity 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
E4-5 The undertaking shall report metrics related to its material impacts resulting in biodiversity and ecosystem change.
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).
Land 1.2 Total area (ha) within the engaged landscape(s) of natural lands converted since 2020
3.b Ratio of Annual Harvest to Annual Growth
Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems
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 (...)
Article 9.1.d

Target example

[Company name] will have zero conversion of natural ecosystems by [target year] compared with a 2020 baseline or earlier. [Company name] will remediate all past conversion of natural ecosystems, including those occurring between the cut-off date and target year, by [target year].

Target Source: Adapted from SBTN

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

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

Location: Rural

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