Oji Holdings Corp

Overall approach

3/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/4
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  Which initiatives?: UN Global Compact
  
  Oji Holdings Corp is a signatory to the UN Global Compact
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  [Translation] "Proper management and utilization of forest resources contributes to the prevention of global warming and the conservation of biodiversity through the absorption and fixation of carbon dioxide."
  
  Open source document
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  0/1
- 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?: twice a year
  
  Which commodities does it apply to?: Timber; Pulp & paper
  
  "Moreover, the Forest Certification System Implementation Committee meets twice a year with the procurement departments of Group companies and the Environmental Management Department (in charge of managing Group supplier risks) to share environmental and social issues of the supply chain and to discuss and implement improvement measures"
  
  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
- Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
  
  Reduce emissions
  
  Yes
  
  0/0
  
  Type of climate target: Net-zero emissions
  
  What is the target date for the company to achieve their climate target?: 2050
  
  Is this target aligned with/verified by SBTi?: No
  
  Indicators and targets for scope 1 and scope 2: "a 70% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050"
  
  Open source document
Commodity score

33/90
- Pulp & Paper
  
  34/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    12/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      6/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        What paper/pulp product does their commitment apply to?: Pulp
        
        When was this commitment set?: NA
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: FSC; PEFC
        
        "Our core products are paper and paperboard. Recovered paper accounts for 60% of raw materials, while the remaining 40% are wood resources such as woodchips and market pulp." OJI Holdings state that their target is to achieve 100% certified market pulp. They report that in 2020 this was 100% achieved. "forest certification is aimed at sustainable forest management. An independent, third-party organization examines a forest to ensure that it is well managed by specific standards and then certifies it. The programs include all forests, including production forests and environmentally protected forests. e.g., FSC™ and PEFC." Oji Holdings report that in 2020 they used 312,000 tons of pulp.
        
        Open source document
        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
        
        ""Our core products are paper and paperboard. Recovered paper accounts for 60% of raw materials, while the remaining 40% are wood resources such as woodchips and market pulp." OJI Holdings state that their target is to achieve 100% certified market pulp. They report that in 2020 this was 100% achieved. "forest certification is aimed at sustainable forest management. An independent, third-party organization examines a forest to ensure that it is well managed by specific standards and then certifies it. The programs include all forests, including production forests and environmentally protected forests. e.g., FSC™ and PEFC." Oji Holdings report that in 2020 they used 312,000 tons of pulp.
        
        Open source document
        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?: OJI Holdings state that their target is to achieve 100% certified market pulp. They report that in 2020 this was 100% achieved.
        
        OJI Holdings state that their target is to achieve 100% certified market pulp. They report that in 2020 this was 100% achieved.
        
        Open source document
        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
        
        OJI Holdings state that their target is to achieve 100% certified market pulp. They report that in 2020 this was 100% achieved.
        
        Open source document
        Open source document
    - 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?: NA
        
        "Oji Group will pursue CSR procurement when procuring pulp, in accordance with these guidelines and based on the Oji Group Partnership Procurement Policy [...]Oji Group will work to trace the origin of wood raw material and verify that it was produced from well-managed forests. Oji Group will be particularly vigilant to ensure no illegally logged wood is purchased. Accordingly, Oji Group will conduct ongoing surveys of suppliers of wood raw materials using the following criteria, in order to ensure the traceability of raw materials. a) Production place of raw materials (place of logging, forest owner, differentiation between plantation wood and natural forests, etc.) b) Forest management method (applicable forestry laws, regulations for forest management, etc.)"
        
        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
        
        "Oji Group will pursue CSR procurement when procuring pulp, in accordance with these guidelines and based on the Oji Group Partnership Procurement Policy [...]Oji Group will work to trace the origin of wood raw material and verify that it was produced from well-managed forests. Oji Group will be particularly vigilant to ensure no illegally logged wood is purchased. Accordingly, Oji Group will conduct ongoing surveys of suppliers of wood raw materials using the following criteria, in order to ensure the traceability of raw materials. a) Production place of raw materials (place of logging, forest owner, differentiation between plantation wood and natural forests, etc.) b) Forest management method (applicable forestry laws, regulations for forest management, etc.)"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    8/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Their suppliers
      
      "We support and respect international norms such as ... the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work"; The Oji Group requests business partners in its supply chain to take the actions enumerated below, and works together with them to help them to do so. We also expect our business partners to encourage their suppliers to take these actions. [...] Protect human rights (prohibit child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and harassment) 2. Protect labor rights (maintain good labor relations, avoid long working hours, ensure payment of above-minimum wage, and respect freedom of association as well as right to collective bargaining)"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      What is the nature of that support?: Education and training, Economic
      
      How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: na
      
      ”We also provide owners of small scale forests with training in skills such as forest plantation and management. (The area planted by owners of small scale forests is around ~27,000 ha.)"
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes, and commits to not proceeding with these operations unless consent has been given by Indigenous peoples and local communities
      
      3/3
      
      Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes, and commits to not proceeding with these operations unless consent has been given by Indigenous peoples and local communities
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: 'all stakeholders'
      
      "We take initiatives for respecting human rights in our global activities. As one measure, in our business activities in regions with indigenous peoples, we consider the laws of the regions and the internationally determined rights of the indigenous peoples based on our understanding of the unique culture and history of each people. We also affirm the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). [...] we expect all stakeholders of the Oji Group to kindly understand and comply with this policy."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    15/56
    - Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
      
      0/0
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      2/2
      
      Reporting is independently verified
      
      No
      
      2/2
      
      What methods are used for verification?: FSC and PEFC
      
      Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: FSC and PEFC
      
      For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: 100% of pulp is certified
      
      What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: na
      
      Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: 100% of pulp is certified
      
      Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: FSC and PEFC
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 100%
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: not specified
      
      "the Oji Group conducts assessment on risks on laws and regulations related to forest management, vegetation risks, and biodiversity risks in the planning phase of new business or M&A."　
      
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "Oji Group will verify that its suppliers of wood raw materials are fulfilling the requirements below, through either document-based or on-site surveys, based on the Oji Group Partnership Procurement Policy. a) Comply with laws and social standards, and engage in fair trade"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: NA
      
      What product types/sectors is this in?: paper production
      
      Total volume: 8,143 kilo tons
      
      What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA
      
      Reporting certified/compliant volume: NA
      
      "Pulp (kilo ton) [...] 2021: 308 [...] Recovered paper (kilo ton) [...] 4,411 [...] Purchased containerboard and corrugated sheet (kilo ton) [...] 3,424"
      
      Open source document
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      Reports location of company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      
      Reports location of company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      What is the total area (in ha) of natural ecosystem on land owned, managed, or controlled by the company?: NA
      
      What is the total area of land (in ha) that is available for future production, e.g. concessions?: NA
      
      What is the total land area owned, managed, or controlled by the company for the forest risk commodity?: 575,000 ha
      
      From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: NA
      
      For what percent are point locations (of land holdings and processing facilities) disclosed: NA
      
      In what jurisdiction(s)/subnational region does the company operate and/or source material?: NA
      
      For what percent are point locations (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: NA
      
      For what percent are point locations (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company produced/processed/sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: NA
      
      What is the area, in hectares of production units, on which non-DCF commodities are produced or processed, by country and jurisdiction: NA
      
      In what country(ies) does the company operate and/or source material?: Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Indonesia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, America, Germany, Brazil
      
      For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: NA
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: NA
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      What types of ecosystems are these?: NA
      
      What is the total area in production (in ha)?: 450,000 ha
      
      What type of conservation designation and/or conservation status is used?: NA
      
      Oji Group report the locations of their companies and production sites by region.
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: Yes
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
    - 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 is compliance monitored?: Certification
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Not specified
      
      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?: NA
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: NA
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 100%
      
      "The Oji Group also manufactures FSC™ certified products using only woodchips that meet the requirements of FSC™ such as FSC™ certified wood and properly controlled wood*1. Controlled wood must meet requirements to be used in FSC™ certified products. The requirements are also specified in the Wood Raw Material Procurement Guidelines.Suppliers with FSC™ CoC*2 certification must be audited by a third party, and by utilizing these certification systems it is possible to ensure wood raw material traceability and the management systems (such as internal training) of suppliers. The results of these audits are available on the Web."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      1/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      1/2
      
      Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No
      
      What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: NA
      
      Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: No
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
      
      What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: High risk
      
      In March 2018, the Oji Group completed its registration as a Class-1 and Class-2 Registered Wood-Related Business Operator, which is stipulated in the Act on Promoting the Distribution and Use of Legally Harvested Wood (commonly known as the “Green Wood Law” [...] Where the risk is deemed high even after measures for alleviating it have been implemented or where it is impossible to take the measures, we refrain from purchasing the wood because there is a high risk that it is illegal wood."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Timber *
  
  30/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    10/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      4/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        When was this commitment set?: NA
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: FSC; PEFC; Other certification
        
        If other certification, specify: SGEC
        
        "The Oji Group strives to acquire FSC™ and PEFC forest certifications to support sustainable forest management. [...] To date, we have acquired FSC™ certification* in Brazil, New Zealand, and Vietnam, and SGEC certification in Japan. The rate of acquisition of forest certification is 100% (excluding profit-sharing forests) in Japan and 69% in overseas forest plantations. We will continue striving to achieve the rate of 100% forest certification acquisition."
        
        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
        
        "The Oji Group strives to acquire FSC™ and PEFC forest certifications to support sustainable forest management. [...] To date, we have acquired FSC™ certification* in Brazil, New Zealand, and Vietnam, and SGEC certification in Japan. The rate of acquisition of forest certification is 100% (excluding profit-sharing forests) in Japan and 69% in overseas forest plantations. We will continue striving to achieve the rate of 100% forest certification acquisition."
        
        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
      
      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?: NA
        
        "Oji Group will work to trace the origin of wood raw material and verify that it was produced from well-managed forests. Oji Group will be particularly vigilant to ensure no illegally logged wood is purchased. Accordingly, Oji Group will conduct ongoing surveys of suppliers of wood raw materials using the following criteria, in order to ensure the traceability of raw materials. a) Production place of raw materials (place of logging, forest owner, differentiation between plantation wood and natural forests, etc.) b) Forest management method (applicable forestry laws, regulations for forest management, etc.)"
        
        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
        
        "Oji Group will work to trace the origin of wood raw material and verify that it was produced from well-managed forests. Oji Group will be particularly vigilant to ensure no illegally logged wood is purchased. Accordingly, Oji Group will conduct ongoing surveys of suppliers of wood raw materials using the following criteria, in order to ensure the traceability of raw materials. a) Production place of raw materials (place of logging, forest owner, differentiation between plantation wood and natural forests, etc.) b) Forest management method (applicable forestry laws, regulations for forest management, etc.)"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    8/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: their suppliers
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      "We support and respect international norms such as ... the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work"; The Oji Group requests business partners in its supply chain to take the actions enumerated below, and works together with them to help them to do so. We also expect our business partners to encourage their suppliers to take these actions. [...] Protect human rights (prohibit child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and harassment) 2. Protect labor rights (maintain good labor relations, avoid long working hours, ensure payment of above-minimum wage, and respect freedom of association as well as right to collective bargaining)"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: NA
      
      What is the nature of that support?: Education and training, Economic
      
      ”We also provide owners of small scale forests with training in skills such as forest plantation and management. (The area planted by owners of small scale forests is around ~27,000 ha.)"
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes, and commits to not proceeding with these operations unless consent has been given by Indigenous peoples and local communities
      
      3/3
      
      Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes, and commits to not proceeding with these operations unless consent has been given by Indigenous peoples and local communities
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: all stakeholders
      
      "We take initiatives for respecting human rights in our global activities. As one measure, in our business activities in regions with indigenous peoples, we consider the laws of the regions and the internationally determined rights of the indigenous peoples based on our understanding of the unique culture and history of each people. We also affirm the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). [...] we expect all stakeholders of the Oji Group to kindly understand and comply with this policy."
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    12/56
    - Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
      
      0/0
    - Reporting is independently verified
      Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
      
      0/2
      
      Reporting is independently verified
      
      Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
      
      0/2
      
      What methods are used for verification?: SGEC, FSC, PEFC
      
      What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: NA
      
      Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: SGEC, FSC, PEFC
      
      For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: NA
      
      Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: Target is to be fully certified
      
      Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: SGEC, FSC, PEFC
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 100%
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: Not specified
      
      "the Oji Group conducts assessment on risks on laws and regulations related to forest management, vegetation risks, and biodiversity risks in the planning phase of new business or M&A."　
      
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "Oji Group will verify that its suppliers of wood raw materials are fulfilling the requirements below, through either document-based or on-site surveys, based on the Oji Group Partnership Procurement Policy. a) Comply with laws and social standards, and engage in fair trade"
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: NA
      
      What product types/sectors is this in?: Woodchip and lumber for paper production
      
      Reporting certified/compliant volume: NA
      
      Total volume: 12,421 kilo ton
      
      What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA
      
      "Woodchip and lumber (kilo ton) [...] 2021: 12,421"
      
      Open source document
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      Reports location of company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      
      Reports location of company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      For what percent are point locations (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: NA
      
      What is the total area (in ha) of natural ecosystem on land owned, managed, or controlled by the company?: NA
      
      For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: NA
      
      What is the total land area owned, managed, or controlled by the company for the forest risk commodity?: 575,000 ha
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: NA
      
      What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company produced/processed/sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: NA
      
      For what percent are point locations (of land holdings and processing facilities) disclosed: NA
      
      What is the total area of land (in ha) that is available for future production, e.g. concessions?: NA
      
      What is the total area in production (in ha)?: 450,000 ha
      
      For what percent are point locations (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      What type of conservation designation and/or conservation status is used?: NA
      
      What types of ecosystems are these?: NA
      
      In what jurisdiction(s)/subnational region does the company operate and/or source material?: NA
      
      In what country(ies) does the company operate and/or source material?: Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Indonesia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, America, Germany, Brazil
      
      What is the area, in hectares of production units, on which non-DCF commodities are produced or processed, by country and jurisdiction: NA
      
      From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: NA
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      Oji Group report the locations of their companies and production sites by region
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: Yes
    - 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
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 100%
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: not specified
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%
      
      How is compliance monitored?: Certification
      
      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?: NA
      
      "The Oji Group also manufactures FSC™ certified products using only woodchips that meet the requirements of FSC™ such as FSC™ certified wood and properly controlled wood*1. Controlled wood must meet requirements to be used in FSC™ certified products. The requirements are also specified in the Wood Raw Material Procurement Guidelines.Suppliers with FSC™ CoC*2 certification must be audited by a third party, and by utilizing these certification systems it is possible to ensure wood raw material traceability and the management systems (such as internal training) of suppliers. The results of these audits are available on the Web."
      
      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

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

Commitment strength

11/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

14/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

8/17

Avg. score

Profile

Oji Holdings is a corporation involved in the pulp and paper industry at a producing, processing and manufacturing level. Its products include packaging materials, household products, print materials and more. Oji Holdings has paper production facilities throughout China, but also has operations in numerous countries, including Indonesia and Laos, and also owns the Brazilian Fibria Celulose S.A. Oji Holdings corporation is selected as a powerbroker for pulp & paper and is also assessed for its exposure to timber.

Sector

Industry sector

Forest Products, Paper Products

Segments

Producer, Trader, Processor, Manufacturer

Japan

Company Type

Company type

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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Oji Holdings Corp

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35%

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