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Overall approach7/10
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Overarching commitment on deforestation3/4
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Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation1/1
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Awareness of the value of forests1/1
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Deforestation as a business risk1/1
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High-level management of deforestion1/1
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Executive compensation linked to deforestation
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Target to reduce emissions from land-use change0/1
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Reporting on emissions from land-use change0/1
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Disclosure of conservation activity
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Disclosure of reforestation activity
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Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
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Commodity score38/90
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Pulp & Paper38/90
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Commitment Strength15/17
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Commitment to protect priority forests8/9.5
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Commitment detailsZero-gross deforestation4/6
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes2/2
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Target dateCurrent/achieved1/1
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Interim target dateNA (target date current or achieved or 2023)0.5/0.5
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Commitment to a traceable supply chain8/7.5
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Commitment detailsDownstream company, traces to First Importer, checks compliance4/4
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes2/2
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Target dateCurrent/achieved1/1
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Interim target dateNA (target date current or achieved or 2023)0.5/0.5
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Associated Human Rights Abuses4/17
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Labour rights in the supply chainYes3/3
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Inclusion of small-scale farmersNo0/2
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Gender equality in the supply chainCommitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment1/2
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Commitment to remediationYes1/1
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Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed ConsentNo0/3
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Commitment to resolve land conflictsNo0/3
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Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threatsNo0/3
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Implementation and Reporting19/56
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Reporting volumes against commitmentsUnclear proportion of compliant commodity volume disclosed1/3
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Reporting is independently verifiedYes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme2/2
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Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chainNo0/3
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Deforestation cut off dateNo0/2
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Collaborative actionsNo0/2
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Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land useNo0/2
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Risk assessments for forest riskYes2/2
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Operations assessed to comply with lawYes2/2
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Accessible grievance mechanismNo0/4
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Report volumes of commodityReporting total volume3/3
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Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rightsYes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains3/5
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Compliance of company-owned operationsNo0/5
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Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisitionNo0/4
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Upstream: Reporting production/processing locationsReports location of company-owned processing facilities1/4
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Downstream: Publishing supplier listsNo0/4
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Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processingYes, using a third-party verification system4/4
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Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestationNo0/4
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Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chainYes, for its suppliers2/4
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Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestationNo0/4
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Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliersEngage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion1/2
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Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliersNo disclosure0/2
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Timber *38/90
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Commitment Strength15/17
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Commitment to protect priority forests8/9.5
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Commitment detailsZero-gross deforestation4/6
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes2/2
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Target dateCurrent/achieved1/1
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Interim target dateNA (target date current or achieved or 2023)0.5/0.5
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Commitment to a traceable supply chain8/7.5
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Commitment detailsDownstream company, traces to First Importer, checks compliance4/4
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes2/2
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Target dateCurrent/achieved1/1
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Interim target dateNA (target date current or achieved or 2023)0.5/0.5
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Associated Human Rights Abuses4/17
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Labour rights in the supply chainYes3/3
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Inclusion of small-scale farmersNo0/2
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Gender equality in the supply chainCommitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment1/2
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Commitment to remediationYes1/1
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Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed ConsentNo0/3
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Commitment to resolve land conflictsNo0/3
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Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threatsNo0/3
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Implementation and Reporting19/56
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Reporting volumes against commitments100%3/3
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Reporting is independently verifiedYes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme0/2
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Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chainNo0/3
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Deforestation cut off dateNo0/2
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Collaborative actionsNo0/2
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Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land useNo0/2
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Risk assessments for forest riskYes2/2
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Operations assessed to comply with lawYes2/2
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Accessible grievance mechanismNo0/4
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Report volumes of commodityReporting total volume3/3
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Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rightsYes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains3/5
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Compliance of company-owned operationsNo0/5
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Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisitionNo0/4
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Upstream: Reporting production/processing locationsReports location of company-owned processing facilities1/4
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Downstream: Publishing supplier listsNo0/4
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Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processingYes, using an internal verification system4/4
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Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestationNo0/4
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Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chainYes, for its suppliers2/4
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Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestationNo0/4
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Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliersEngage with suppliers but with no time-bound threat of exclusion1/2
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Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliersNo disclosure0/2
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Commitment strength15/17
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Implementation and Reporting19/56
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Associated Human Rights Abuses4/17
* commodity scores for which a company is not a powerbroker are given half the weighting of other commodities in total scores
Profile
Nippon Paper Industries is a Japanese paper manufacturing company. The company produces newsprint, printing paper, paperboard, wrapping paper, and building materials among other products. Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. is selected as a powerbroker for pulp & paper and is also assessed for its exposure to timber.
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