Quantity of high-risk natural commodities sourced under a sustainable management plan or certification programme, including proportion of total high-risk natural commodities.

Unit

: Metric tonnes (t)

Indicator

: Compliance with regulations and standards

Metric type

: Response

Framework alignment notes

(C3.1)

Agricultural products (FB-AG-430a.1)

(101-2)

(E5-4)

The Accountability Framework Core Principles, 1.1

(Article 3)

(Principle 8 - 8.5)

(Target 10)

Target example

[Company name] will increase the percentage of raw materials sourced under [credible and transparent third-party certification] at [location] by [percentage or absolute value] by [target year], compared with a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Forest

Value chain stage

Raw Materials

Metric assessment

Relevance: High

Feasibility: High

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Quantity of high-risk natural commodities sourced under a sustainable management plan or certification programme, including proportion of total high-risk natural commodities.

Framework alignment notes

Target example

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Related actions

Promote forest diversity at sourcing locations

Prevent pollution or contamination of water bodies at sourcing locations

Incentivize the restoration of connectivity between habitats in own operations and sourcing locations

Incentivize the restoration of areas of significant carbon value at sourcing locations

Incentivize the restoration of areas of significant biodiversity value

Incentivize the replanting of productive forests after harvest at sourcing locations

Incentivize the reduction of GHG emissions from the operations and land use activities at sourcing locations

Incentivize restoration of native or endangered tree species adapted to climatic conditions in own operations and sourcing locations

Incentivize the protection of areas of significant carbon value at sourcing locations

Incentivize the optimization of land use at sourcing locations

Incentivize protection of soil quality in own operations and sourcing locations

Incentivize increasing carbon removals and storage in soils and forests in souring locations

Incentivise the reduction of water use and wastage at sourcing locations, particularly in water-stressed areas

Incentivise the protection of water bodies at sourcing locations

Incentivise the protection of biodiversity during harvesting at sourcing locations

Incentivise the protection of areas of significant biodiversity value at sourcing locations

Incentivise the prevention, management and control of invasive species at sourcing locations

Avoid and disincentivize conversion of areas of significant biodiversity value at sourcing locations

Avoid deforestation in value chain