Proportion of production volume from land controlled, managed or sourced from that is determined to be deforestation and conversion-free (DCF), by product.
Unit
: Percentage (%) (of production volume)
Indicator
: Area of land/freshwater/ocean-use change
Metric Type
: Response
Frameworks alignment notes
Aligned (FA.C1.0) & Partially Aligned (FP.A3.1)
(13.4.2)
Forest, Land and Agriculture science-based target setting guidance; R3
(E5-4)
The Accountability Framework Core Principles, 9.1
This metric is partially aligned with the requirements of the framework.
(Principle 8 - 8.5)
(Target 5)
Target example
For sourcing from producers or first point of aggregation:
For [Company name] sourcing from producers or first point of aggregation, [Company name] will achieve 100% of volumes [sourced from specific geographies or marketed in the European Union] of soy, cattle, oil palm, wood, cocoa, coffee and rubber from areas known to be deforestation-free by [EUDR Target Date] compared to a 2020* cutoff year [as well as achieving partial deforestation- and conversion-free volumes of EUDR commodities outside the EU market and in conversion hotspots].
Target Source: Adapted from SBTN Land Target
Sector
Forest
Value chain stage
Raw Materials
Metric assessment
Relevance:High
Feasibility:Medium
Related Actions
Avoid and disincentivize conversion of areas of significant biodiversity value at sourcing locations