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  • Overall approach
    0/10
    • Overarching commitment on deforestation
      0/4
    • Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
      0/1
    • Awareness of the value of forests
      0/1
    • Deforestation as a business risk
      0/1
    • High-level management of deforestion
      0/1
    • Executive compensation linked to deforestation
    • Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
      0/1
    • Reporting on emissions from land-use change
      0/1
    • Disclosure of conservation activity
    • Disclosure of reforestation activity
    • Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
  • Commodity score
    1/90
    • Soy
      1/90
      • Commitment Strength
        1/17
        • Commitment to protect priority forests
          1/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Sustainability commitment/other
            1/6
            Commitment to protect priority forests
            Sustainability commitment/other
            1/6
            When was this commitment set?: NA
            "Since last year AFA SCL started to commercialize sustainable soybean under the RFS -2 EPA System , which was developed by US Environmental Protection Agency aiming to certify the traceability of biodiesel imported by United States. Therefore, AFA SCL’s sustainable soybean is utilized for the production of biodiesel destined to United States. Sustainable soybean certification process conducted by AFA SCL is audited by the Argentine subsidiary of Control Union, a leading Company of Commodity inspections and Certifications. Throughout 2015, all associate farmers have trusted the commercialization of Sustainable Soybean offered by AFA SCL, they certified the system’s sustainability and nowadays they are obtaining economic benefits and are assisting in preserving the environment."
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: USA exports

            If no, what is excluded?: Location
            "Since last year AFA SCL started to commercialize sustainable soybean under the RFS -2 EPA System , which was developed by US Environmental Protection Agency aiming to certify the traceability of biodiesel imported by United States. Therefore, AFA SCL’s sustainable soybean is utilized for the production of biodiesel destined to United States. Sustainable soybean certification process conducted by AFA SCL is audited by the Argentine subsidiary of Control Union, a leading Company of Commodity inspections and Certifications. Throughout 2015, all associate farmers have trusted the commercialization of Sustainable Soybean offered by AFA SCL, they certified the system’s sustainability and nowadays they are obtaining economic benefits and are assisting in preserving the environment."
            Open source document
          • Target date
            Post 2050 or no target date
            0/1
          • Interim target date
            No
            0/0.5
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          0/7.5
          • Commitment details
            No traceability commitment
            0/4
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
          • Target date
            Post 2050 or no target date
            0/1
          • Interim target date
            No
            0/0.5
      • Associated Human Rights Abuses
        0/17
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          No
          0/3
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          No
          0/2
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          No commitment
          0/2
        • Commitment to remediation
          No
          0/1
        • Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          No
          0/3
        • Commitment to resolve land conflicts
          No
          0/3
        • Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
          No
          0/3
      • Implementation and Reporting
        0/56
        • Reporting volumes against commitments
          No disclosure
          0/3
        • Reporting is independently verified
          No
          0/2
        • Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          No
          0/3
        • Deforestation cut off date
          No
          0/2
        • Collaborative actions
          No
          0/2
        • Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          No
          0/2
        • Risk assessments for forest risk
          No
          0/2
        • Operations assessed to comply with law
          No
          0/2
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          No
          0/4
        • Report volumes of commodity
          No reporting
          0/3
        • Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rights
          No
          0/5
        • Compliance of company-owned operations
          No
          0/5
        • Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
          No
          0/4
        • Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
          No disclosure
          0/4
        • Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
          No
          0/4
        • Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          No
          0/4
  • Commitment strength
    1/17
    Avg. score
  • Implementation and Reporting
    0/56
    Avg. score
  • Associated Human Rights Abuses
    0/17
    Avg. score

Profile

AFA (Agric. Federados Args.) is an Argentinean cooperative that produces and trades in agricultural products, with the majority including soy. In addition to this, AFA offers farmers a wide range of other services including logistic services, insurance products, technical assistance and financing solutions. AFA is one of the largest cooperations in Latin America, generating millions of tons of soybean per year, the main portion of which are used for the production of biodiesel for North America.

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