Charoen Pokphand Group

Overall approach

7/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  3/4
  
  Overall commitment
  
  Zero deforestation/Deforestation-free commitment or, for timber, pulp & paper companies only, commitment to well implemented harvest and no deforestation of HCV & HCS areas
  
  3/4
  
  "Supporting the UN SDG 14 (Life under Water) and SDGs 15 (Life on Land), CPG aims to halt deforestation and create nature positive impact by 2030 in our operation, subsidiaries, and throughout supply chain (including tier and non-tier supplier). [...] The business operation must avoid deforestation, burning, or land conversion in legal forest conservation area, high conservation value area, High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), Ramsar Area, Biosphere Reserve, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) and 1-4 IUCN Category I-IV" CP Foods adds more commodities : "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava".
  
  Open source document
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "In addition, CPF operates its business in accordance with the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact). We are also one of the fifteen founding members of the Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT) with the aim to drive the Thai business sector to adhere to the ten principles in operating their business."
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "Conserving and Restoring Forest Resources: Biodiversity is pivotal to the lives of human beings and other living things in terms of creating a balance in ecosystems, promoting the way of life and slowing climate change due to greenhouse gas storage and absorption. However, more and more factors are negatively affecting ecosystems and biodiversity. The deterioration of ecosystems and biodiversity has become a cause for concern within the international community"
  
  Open source document
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  1/1
  
  Business risk
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  What revenue comes from industries relevant to each forest risk commodity?: Not specified
  
  What proportion of revenue that comes from relevant industries is exposed to each forest risk commodity?: Not specified
  
  What type of risk is recognised?: Operational; Reputational
  
  What poportion of a company’s annual revenue depends on each forest risk commodity?: Not specified
  
  "Over 80 percent of impacts on the food industry often occur in the supply chain.CPF is, therefore, committed to alleviating social and environmental impactswhich may occur in the supply chain by promoting responsible sourcingto ensure its procurements of quality and safety raw materials and products,all of which must meet relevant international standards, must be traceableand slavery-free, and must not come from deforestation areas." "CPF also announced the Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment to demonstrate its business intent on protecting and preserving biodiversity in its business operations from sourcing agricultural raw materials, including the Company’s implementations on forest conservation and restoration projects."
  
  Open source document
- High-level management of deforestion
  
  1/1
  
  High-level management
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  How often does the committee or board meet to assess company's progress on addressing deforestation-related issues?: NA
  
  Which commodities does it apply to?: Palm oil; Soy
  
  CPF Sustainability 2030 Goals Steering Committee has oversight of the "Responsible Sourcing for the Planet" ambition, which includes the deforestation target for soy and palm oil.
  
  Open source document
- 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
  
  Reforestation disclosure
  
  Yes
  
  0/0
  
  How many hectares of reforestation or restoration are being or have been conducted or facilitated by the company?: 1,773 hectares
  
  "Our commitment against targets...Increase 20,000 rais (3,200 hectares) of conservation, protection, and restoration of mangrove forests and watershed forests in strategic areas (Thailand Operations)...Increase 20,000 rais (3,200 hectares) of conservation, protection, and restoration of mangrove forests and watershed forests in strategic areas (Thailand Operations)...performance...11,079 rais (1,773 hectares)"
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
  
  Reduce emissions
  
  Yes
  
  0/0
  
  Type of climate target: Other or unclear
  
  What is the target date for the company to achieve their climate target?: 2025
  
  Is this target aligned with/verified by SBTi?: No
  
  "2025 target...25% of direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per production unit to be reduced compared to the base year 2015 (Thailand Operations)"
  
  Open source document
Commodity score

22/90
- Palm oil
  
  32/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    12/17
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      6/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: RSPO
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2021
        
        "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava." "CPF has procured good quality palm oil as raw materialfor animal feed and food businesses, which must be systematically traceable or meets international standards such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)...For food business in Thailand operations, around 80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        What is the rationale for any exclusions?: NA
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: NA
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: NA
        
        If Other, specify: NA
        
        What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: NA
        
        "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava." "CPF has procured good quality palm oil as raw materialfor animal feed and food businesses, which must be systematically traceable or meets international standards such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)...For food business in Thailand operations, around 80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        Target date
        
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Traceability and RSPO certification
        
        "CPF has procured good quality palm oil as raw materialfor animal feed and food businesses, which must be systematically traceable or meets international standards such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)...For food business in Thailand operations, around 80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO. [..] 100 percent of CPF's global supply must be traceable and come from deforestation-free areas within 2030, which is an extension of the targets in 2020."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      6/7.5
      - Commitment details
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2021
        
        "100 percent of CPF's global supply must be traceable and come from deforestation-free areas within 2030, which is an extension of the targets in 2020" "In 2021, the Company has been procuring according to the target to source palm oil that are systematically traceable as planned for the feed business and food business as follows...For feed business in Thailand operations, 100 percent of palm oil was traceable to the production plants...For food business in Thailand operations, around80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        What is the rationale for any exclusions?: NA
        
        What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: NA
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: NA
        
        If Other, specify: NA
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: NA
        
        "100 percent of CPF's global supply must be traceable and come from deforestation-free areas within 2030, which is an extension of the targets in 2020"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        Target date
        
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Thailand operations should be 100% traceable and RSPO certified
        
        "100 percent of CPF's global supply must be traceableand come from deforestation-free areas within 2030, whichis an extension of the targets in 2020" "In 2021, the Company has been procuring according to the target to source palm oil that are systematically traceable as planned for the feed business and food business as follows...For feed business in Thailand operations, 100 percent of palm oil was traceable to the productionplants...For food business in Thailand operations, around80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO".
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Other workers' rights commitments: Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Not specified
      
      "We are committed to laying a strong foundation of human resources management based on fairness and equality in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and International Labour Organization (ILO)." ; "Business Partners shall adhere to minimum age of employment as stipulated by laws and regulations. Youth labor shall not be allowed to work under hazardous conditions and restricted from the work which is harmful to physical and mental development and interferes with their schooling [...] Business Partners shall not engage in any forms of forced and compulsory labor; and shall not ask for money or retain employees’ identification documents save as expressly allowed by the applicable laws [...] Business Partners shall not discriminate in its employment practices and treat each employee with dignity and respect regardless of race, national origin, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical disability, political thinking, or marital status [...] Business Partners shall respect the employees’ right to join or form labor unions and to participate in any collective bargaining in accordance with legal procedures."
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "Employees shall not discriminate on the groundsof differences in origin, education, gender or genderidentity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, workstyle and concept, religion, age, generation anddisability."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      Yes
      
      1/1
      
      Commitment to remediation
      
      Yes
      
      0.5/1
      
      What does the commitment cover?: Social harm
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct human rights risk assessment within an appropriate timeframe in conjunction with preparing risk prevention and mitigation measures,providing reasonable remedies in cases of violations, monitoring and reporting performance, as well as reviewing policy commitment to ensure maximum effectiveness in human rights management. As there were no human rights violation cases in 2021, there were no remediation measures necessary and taken."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    
    16/56
    - Reporting volumes against commitments
      80-99%
      
      2/3
      
      Reporting volumes against commitments
      
      80-99%
      
      2/3
      
      Does the company report on the degree of compliance/progress with commitments, disaggregated by relevant factors such as origin or supply chain stage?: No
      
      How much of this upstream deforestation is in protected areas, primary forests, intact forest landscapes, and/or peatlands?: Not specified
      
      How many hectares of deforestation and/or conversion have occurred since the commitment cut-off date on land owned, controlled, or managed by the company?: NA
      
      What is the certified volume?: 80%
      
      How many hectares of land owned, controlled or managed is certified?: NA
      
      How many hectares of deforestation and/or conversion have occurred since the commitment cut-off date in the operations of the company's direct or indirect suppliers?: NA
      
      How much of this downstream deforestation is in protected areas, primary forests, intact forest landscapes, and/or peatlands?: Not specified
      
      What is the compliant volume?: 80%
      
      What is the proportion of total commodity volume sourced with known deforestation/conversion risk?: NA
      
      What is the volume with unknown deforestation/conversion risk? Disaggregated by product type or use as relevant.: Not specified
      
      What is the non-certified/non-compliant volume?: 20%
      
      "CPF has procured good quality palm oil as raw materialfor animal feed and food businesses, which must besystematically traceable or meets international standardssuch as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil(RSPO)...For feed business in Thailand operations, 100 percent of palm oil was traceable to the production plants. ...For food business in Thailand operations, around80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO."
      
      Open source document
    - Reporting is independently verified
      Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
      
      2/2
      
      Reporting is independently verified
      
      Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
      
      2/2
      
      Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: RSPO
      
      Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: RSPO
      
      For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: 80%
      
      What methods are used for verification?: RSPO
      
      Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: Not specified
      
      What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: 80%
      
      "CPF has procured good quality palm oil as raw materialfor animal feed and food businesses, which must besystematically traceable or meets international standardssuch as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil(RSPO)...For food business in Thailand operations, around80 percent of palm oil was certified by RSPO."
      
      Open source document
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      Yes, encouraged
      
      0/3
      
      Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      
      Yes, encouraged
      
      0/3
      
      "Encourage the supplier to have a commitment on “No deforestation” and engage with supplier to ensure that the risk of deforestation shall be managed properly during contractual period."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct business ethically and in compliance with applicable laws of every country in which we operate"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social
      
      What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct regular review of human rights due diligence as it is an on-going process. Furthermore, the company monitors and evaluates its existing mitigation measures to ensure continual improvements through improving stakeholder-engagement strategies to address concerns raised through the grievance mechanism, revising the social and environmental management system, improving managementplans to handle impacts and implementing corrective actions. CPF publicly disclose its human rights performance on an annual basis through sustainability report, annualreport, or the company’s website. Communication Channel Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited 313 C.P. Tower, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandE-mail: iaoffice@cpf.co.th"
      
      Open source document
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: Not specified
      
      Total volume: 3733.87 Tons
      
      Reporting certified/compliant volume: 3733.87 Tons
      
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: 0%
      
      What product types/sectors is this in?: Crude/Refined PalmOil (CSPO)
      
      Report using 3733.87 tons of Crude/Refined PalmOil (CSPO)
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    - Downstream: Publishing supplier lists
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Yearly
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%
      
      How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems
      
      For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: 100%
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%
      
      "Risk Management Plan and Performance in 20211. Regularly assessing and reviewing suppliers’sustainability risks by focusing on suppliers providinghigh volumes of purchased raw materials that arecritical component to production processes andnon-substitutable suppliers, as well as supplier group’ssocial and environmental issues and food quality andsafety. 100 percent of suppliers of every raw materialgroup in Thailand, China, and Vietnam operationshave been assessed and reviewed. CPF plans toexpand the suppliers’ risk assessments to moresuppliers in overseas operations in 2022"
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Soy
  
  21/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    11/17
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      7/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Does the company commitment also explicitly apply to hidden/indirect soy?: No
        
        When was this commitment set?: NA
        
        "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        Target date
        
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Traceability
        
        "100 percent of CPF's global supply must be traceable and come from deforestation-free areas within 2030, which is an extension of the targets in 2020."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: Current
        
        "CPF therefore has proclaimed its Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment and set targets for purchasing agricultural direct raw materials, namely corn, fishmeal, palm oil, soybean and cassava."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      5/7.5
      - Commitment details
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2021
        
        "CPF sets a target to source 100 percent of soybean meal that are traceable to production location, countries and states of origin, and also targets to source soybean meal that is from deforestation-free areas by 2030.In 2021, the Company found that around 23 percent of soybean meal that had been procured for its worldwide operations was traceable to the countries and states of origin. CPF is working with the group of soybean meal suppliers to implement the verification data and documents for procurement of soybean meal. "
        
        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
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Location
        
        "CPF sets a target to source 100 percent of soybean meal that are traceable to production location, countries and states of origin, and also targets to source soybean meal that is from deforestation-free areas by 2030.In 2021, the Company found that around 23 percent of soybean meal that had been procured for its worldwide operations was traceable to the countries and states of origin. CPF is working with the group of soybean meal suppliers to implement the verification data and documents for procurement of soybean meal. "
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        Target date
        
        2028-2030
        
        0.1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Current
        
        "CPF sets a target to source 100 percent of soybeanmeal that are traceable to production location, countriesand states of origin, and also targets to source soybeanmeal that is from deforestation-free areas by 2030.In 2021, the Company found that around 23 percentof soybean meal that had been procured for itsworldwide operations was traceable to the countriesand states of origin. CPF is working with the group ofsoybean meal suppliers to implement the verificationdata and documents for procurement of soybean meal. "
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: Current
        
        "CPF sets a target to source 100 percent of soybeanmeal that are traceable to production location, countriesand states of origin, and also targets to source soybeanmeal that is from deforestation-free areas by 2030.In 2021, the Company found that around 23 percentof soybean meal that had been procured for itsworldwide operations was traceable to the countriesand states of origin. CPF is working with the group ofsoybean meal suppliers to implement the verificationdata and documents for procurement of soybean meal. "
        
        Open source document
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Other workers' rights commitments: Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Not specified
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      "We are committed to laying a strong foundation of human resources management based on fairness and equality in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and International Labour Organization (ILO)." ; "Business Partners shall adhere to minimum age of employment as stipulated by laws and regulations. Youth labor shall not be allowed to work under hazardous conditions and restricted from the work which is harmful to physical and mental development and interferes with their schooling [...] Business Partners shall not engage in any forms of forced and compulsory labor; and shall not ask for money or retain employees’ identification documents save as expressly allowed by the applicable laws [...] Business Partners shall not discriminate in its employment practices and treat each employee with dignity and respect regardless of race, national origin, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical disability, political thinking, or marital status [...] Business Partners shall respect the employees’ right to join or form labor unions and to participate in any collective bargaining in accordance with legal procedures."
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "Employees shall not discriminate on the groundsof differences in origin, education, gender or genderidentity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, workstyle and concept, religion, age, generation anddisability."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      Yes
      
      1/1
      
      Commitment to remediation
      
      Yes
      
      0.5/1
      
      What does the commitment cover?: Social harm
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct human rights risk assessment within an appropriate timeframe in conjunction with preparing risk prevention and mitigation measures,providing reasonable remedies in cases of violations, monitoring and reporting performance, as well as reviewing policy commitment to ensure maximum effectiveness in human rights management. As there were no human rights violation cases in 2021, there were no remediation measures necessary and taken."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    
    6/56
    - Reporting volumes against commitments
      Compliant commodity volume disclosed for partial volumes
      
      0/3
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      Yes, encouraged
      
      0/3
      
      Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      
      Yes, encouraged
      
      0/3
      
      "Encourage the supplier to have a commitment on “No deforestation” and engage with supplier to ensure that the risk of deforestation shall be managed properly during contractual period."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct business ethically and in compliance with applicable laws of every country in which we operate"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism
      
      Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct regular review of human rights due diligence as it is an on-going process. Furthermore, the company monitors and evaluates its existing mitigation measures to ensure continual improvements through improving stakeholder-engagement strategies to address concerns raised through the grievance mechanism, revising the social and environmental management system, improving managementplans to handle impacts and implementing corrective actions. CPF publicly disclose its human rights performance on an annual basis through sustainability report, annualreport, or the company’s website. Communication Channel Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited 313 C.P. Tower, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandE-mail: iaoffice@cpf.co.th"
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    - Downstream: Publishing supplier lists
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Yearly
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%
      
      How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%
      
      For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: 100%
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%
      
      "Risk Management Plan and Performance in 20211. Regularly assessing and reviewing suppliers’sustainability risks by focusing on suppliers providinghigh volumes of purchased raw materials that arecritical component to production processes andnon-substitutable suppliers, as well as supplier group’ssocial and environmental issues and food quality andsafety. 100 percent of suppliers of every raw materialgroup in Thailand, China, and Vietnam operationshave been assessed and reviewed. CPF plans toexpand the suppliers’ risk assessments to moresuppliers in overseas operations in 2022"
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Beef *
  
  8/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/17
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      0/9.5
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/6
      - 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
    - 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
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Other workers' rights commitments: Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Not specified
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      "We are committed to laying a strong foundation of human resources management based on fairness and equality in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and International Labour Organization (ILO)." ; "Business Partners shall adhere to minimum age of employment as stipulated by laws and regulations. Youth labor shall not be allowed to work under hazardous conditions and restricted from the work which is harmful to physical and mental development and interferes with their schooling [...] Business Partners shall not engage in any forms of forced and compulsory labor; and shall not ask for money or retain employees’ identification documents save as expressly allowed by the applicable laws [...] Business Partners shall not discriminate in its employment practices and treat each employee with dignity and respect regardless of race, national origin, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical disability, political thinking, or marital status [...] Business Partners shall respect the employees’ right to join or form labor unions and to participate in any collective bargaining in accordance with legal procedures."
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "Employees shall not discriminate on the grounds of differences in origin, education, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, workstyle and concept, religion, age, generation and disability."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      Yes
      
      1/1
      
      Commitment to remediation
      
      Yes
      
      0.5/1
      
      What does the commitment cover?: Social harm
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct human rights risk assessment within an appropriate timeframe in conjunction with preparing risk prevention and mitigation measures,providing reasonable remedies in cases of violations, monitoring and reporting performance, as well as reviewing policy commitment to ensure maximum effectiveness in human rights management. As there were no human rights violation cases in 2021, there were no remediation measures necessary and taken."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    
    4/56
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct business ethically and in compliance with applicable laws of every country in which we operate"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
      
      2/4
      
      What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism
      
      Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct regular review of human rights due diligence as it is an on-going process. Furthermore, the company monitors and evaluates its existing mitigation measures to ensure continual improvements through improving stakeholder-engagement strategies to address concerns raised through the grievance mechanism, revising the social and environmental management system, improving managementplans to handle impacts and implementing corrective actions. CPF publicly disclose its human rights performance on an annual basis through sustainability report, annualreport, or the company’s website. Communication Channel Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited 313 C.P. Tower, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandE-mail: iaoffice@cpf.co.th"
      
      Open source document
    - 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
- Pulp & Paper *
  
  15/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    5/17
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      5/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Sustainability commitment/other
        
        1/6
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Sustainability commitment/other
        
        1/6
        
        What paper/pulp product does their commitment apply to?: Packaging
        
        Type of sustainability commitment: Reduction of material inputs
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2021
        
        "CPF's packaging research and development unit has worked with packaging manufactures to develop alternative packaging designs in order to use new materials, reduce thickness, and resize...CPF has set a goal to reduce use of paper and plastic in food packaging by 1,000 tons by the year 2025."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "CPF's packaging research and development unit has worked with packaging manufactures to develop alternative packaging designs in order to use new materials, reduce thickness, and resize...CPF has set a goal to reduce use of paper and plastic in food packaging by 1,000 tons by the year 2025."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        Target date
        
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: reduction of volume usage
        
        "CPF's packaging research and development unit has worked with packaging manufactures to develop alternative packaging designs in order to use new materials, reduce thickness, and resize...CPF has set a goal to reduce use of paper and plastic in food packaging by 1,000 tons by the year 2025."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: Current
        
        "CPF's packaging research and development unit has worked with packaging manufactures to develop alternative packaging designs in order to use new materials, reduce thickness, and resize...CPF has set a goal to reduce use of paper and plastic in food packaging by 1,000 tons by the year 2025."
        
        Open source document
    - 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
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Not specified
      
      Other workers' rights commitments: Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
      
      "We are committed to laying a strong foundation of human resources management based on fairness and equality in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and International Labour Organization (ILO)." ; "Business Partners shall adhere to minimum age of employment as stipulated by laws and regulations. Youth labor shall not be allowed to work under hazardous conditions and restricted from the work which is harmful to physical and mental development and interferes with their schooling [...] Business Partners shall not engage in any forms of forced and compulsory labor; and shall not ask for money or retain employees’ identification documents save as expressly allowed by the applicable laws [...] Business Partners shall not discriminate in its employment practices and treat each employee with dignity and respect regardless of race, national origin, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, physical disability, political thinking, or marital status [...] Business Partners shall respect the employees’ right to join or form labor unions and to participate in any collective bargaining in accordance with legal procedures."
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "Employees shall not discriminate on the groundsof differences in origin, education, gender or genderidentity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, workstyle and concept, religion, age, generation anddisability."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      Yes
      
      1/1
      
      Commitment to remediation
      
      Yes
      
      0.5/1
      
      What does the commitment cover?: Social harm
      
      "Develop a grievance mechanism as channels for both internal and external stakeholders to raise concerns which includes hotlines and whistle-blower as well as providing remedy when human rights impact have already occurred."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
    
    7/56
    - Reporting volumes against commitments
      Compliant commodity volume disclosed for partial volumes
      
      1/3
      
      Reporting volumes against commitments
      
      Compliant commodity volume disclosed for partial volumes
      
      0.5/3
      
      "CPF's packaging research and development unit has worked with packaging manufactures to develop alternative packaging designs in order to use new materials, reduce thickness, and resize...CPF has set a goal to reduce use of paper and plastic in food packaging by 1,000 tons by the year 2025..." The company reports a 'Reduction of Plastic and Paper Use in Food Packaging' in 2021 by 889 tons.
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct business ethically and in compliance with applicable laws of every country in which we operate"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      Yes, and published details of any grievances within the last two years (2019-2021)
      
      4/4
      
      Accessible grievance mechanism
      
      Yes, and published details of any grievances within the last two years (2019-2021)
      
      4/4
      
      What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism
      
      Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social; Environmental
      
      "CPF is committed to conduct regular review of human rights due diligence as it is an on-going process. Furthermore, the company monitors and evaluates its existing mitigation measures to ensure continual improvements through improving stakeholder-engagement strategies to address concerns raised through the grievance mechanism, revising the social and environmental management system, improving managementplans to handle impacts and implementing corrective actions. CPF publicly disclose its human rights performance on an annual basis through sustainability report, annualreport, or the company’s website. Communication Channel Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited 313 C.P. Tower, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandE-mail: iaoffice@cpf.co.th" Reported on 235 cases in categories: Conflict of internet (26), Environment (24), Labor (24), Fair treatment, (21) Inquiry (9)
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - 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
    - Downstream: Publishing supplier lists
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2

* commodity scores for which a company is not a powerbroker are given half the weighting of other commodities in total scores

Commitment strength

9/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

9/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

4/17

Avg. score

Profile

The Charoen Pokphand Group (C. P. Group) is a diverse Thai business conglomerate with 200 subsidiaries in 18 countries that cover the agribusiness, food, telecommunications, and retail industries, amongst others. The group operates integrated food supply chains for poultry and pork involving it heavily in the production of animal feed and food products. It is one of the largest poultry companies in Thailand and in the world. Its subsidiaries are also among the largest producers of animal feed globally. Charoen Pokphand Group is selected as a powerbroker for palm oil, soy and paper packaging and is also assessed for its exposure to beef.

Sector

Industry sector

Food Distributors, Packaged Foods & Meats, Paper Packaging

Segments

Processor, Manufacturer

Thailand

Company Type

Company type

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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