International Paper

Overall approach

2/14
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/6
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "International Paper has joined WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network (GTFN)".
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "We will continue to lead the world in responsible forest stewardship to ensure healthy and productive forest ecosystems for generations to come."
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
Commodity score

29/86
- Pulp & Paper
  
  29/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    15/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      10/15
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Certification schemes mentioned: Other (specify)
        Type of commitment: Protects priority forests; Certification
        If Other, specify here: Undiclosed
        
        "We are committed to the following: Using wood fiber from responsible sources which include the following – [...] Fiber from certified forests. [...] Fiber sourced through third-party certified procurement systems, or supply chains that are covered by a form of legal verification or legal assurance including chain of custody." They also do not use paper sourced from High Conservation Value forests.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are committed to the following: Using wood fiber from responsible sources which include the following – [...] Fiber from certified forests. [...] Fiber sourced through third-party certified procurement systems, or supply chains that are covered by a form of legal verification or legal assurance including chain of custody." They also do not use paper sourced from High Conservation Value forests.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are committed to the following: Using wood fiber from responsible sources which include the following – [...] Fiber from certified forests. [...] Fiber sourced through third-party certified procurement systems, or supply chains that are covered by a form of legal verification or legal assurance including chain of custody." They also do not use paper sourced from High Conservation Value forests.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are committed to the following: Using wood fiber from responsible sources which include the following – [...] Fiber from certified forests. [...] Fiber sourced through third-party certified procurement systems, or supply chains that are covered by a form of legal verification or legal assurance including chain of custody." They also do not use paper sourced from High Conservation Value forests.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "We are committed to the following: Using wood fiber from responsible sources which include the following – [...] Fiber from certified forests. [...] Fiber sourced through third-party certified procurement systems, or supply chains that are covered by a form of legal verification or legal assurance including chain of custody." They also do not use paper sourced from High Conservation Value forests.
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        No deadline
        
        0/1.3
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      5/11
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: Recycled content
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        "We rely on a healthy, ongoing supply of wood through the careful management practices of our wood suppliers, and we use fiber that has been recovered. In the United States, we recover, process, or facilitate the sale of more than 6 million tons of recovered fiber each year, making us one of the larger recyclers of paper in the country".
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/11
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/1.3
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/1.3
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    9/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      2/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "44% increase in the volume of certified fiber".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      1/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        certification
        
        "44% increase in the volume of certified fiber".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        No
        
        0/1.3
        
        certification
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      No monitoring
      
      0/4
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/4
      
      Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Engage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion
      
      2/4
      
      "Our fiber suppliers are critical to our success, and we value long-term relationships with those who share our commitment to sustainable forestry. . . We regularly work with fiber suppliers and landowners to support the procedures necessary for fiber certification."
      
      Open source document
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Collaborative actions
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/advice/experience/expertise
      
      "Through a collaboration between WWF and International Paper, research will be undertaken to help answer the question of the quantity and quality of forestland needed for the planet to thrive. The outputs of this work will be used to help create the world’s first regional and global science-based targets for forests, as well as the first comprehensive set of guidance on actions that can be taken to sustain the world’s forests".
      
      Open source document
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Partial
      
      2/4
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Partial
      
      2/4
      
      International Paper reported that they sold 27,093‬ tons of paper products in 2018.
      
      Open source document
  - Social Considerations
    
    4/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      International Paper ensure that their suppliers guarantee their workers' rights to freedom of association, and to be free from discrimination, forced labour and child labour.
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      No commitment
      
      0/4
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

15/36

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

9/34

Avg. score
Social considerations

4/16

Avg. score

Profile

International Paper is one of the leading producers of fiber-based packaging, as well as pulp and paper, in the world.

Sector

Industry sector

Paper & packaging, Forestry

Segments

Producer

United States

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Top Brands

International Paper

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