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Overall approach4/12
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Overarching commitment on deforestation0/4
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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 change0/2
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Reporting on emissions from land-use change0/2
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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 score39/88
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Pulp & Paper39/88
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Commitment Strength14/20
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Commitment to protect priority forests5/8
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Commitment detailsZero-gross deforestation4/6
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes1.3/1.3
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Target datePast target date, not updated or not achieved0/0.7
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Interim target dateNo0/0.3
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Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre4/5
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Commitment detailsYes3/3
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes1.3/1.3
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Target datePast target date, not updated or not achieved0/0.7
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Interim target dateNo0/0.3
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Commitment to a traceable supply chain4/6
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Commitment detailsDownstream company, traces to Processing Facility, no compliance check2/4
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Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operationYes1.3/1.3
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Target dateCurrent/achieved0.7/0.7
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Interim target dateNA (target date current or achieved or 2022)0.3/0.3
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Social Considerations4/18
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Labour rights in the supply chainYes4/4
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Inclusion of small-scale farmersNo0/4
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Gender equality in the supply chainNo commitment0/4
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Commitment to remediationNo0/2
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Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed ConsentNo0/4
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Commitment to resolve land conflictsNo
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Reporting and Implementation21/50
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Reporting against commitments0/2
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Commitment to protect priority forestsYes, for all commodity exposure1.7/1.7
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Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibreNo0/1.7
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Commitment to a traceable supply chainNo0/1.7
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Reporting is independently verified0/1
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Commitment to protect priority forestsYes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme.1/1
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Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibreNo0/1
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Commitment to a traceable supply chainNo0/1
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Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chainYes, encouraged0/2
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Deforestation cut off dateNo0/2
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Collaborative actionsYes2/2
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Risk assessments for forest riskNo0/2
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Operations assessed to comply with lawYes2/2
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Accessible grievance mechanismYes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism2/4
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Report volumes of commodityReporting total volume2/2
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Report verified volumes of commodity80-99%4/6
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Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rightsYes, commit to monitoring compliance with labour/worker rights2/4
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Downstream: Publishing supplier listsNo0/4
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Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chainYes, for its suppliers3/4
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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 strength14/20
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Reporting and Implementation21/50
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Social considerations4/18
Profile
Pearson Plc is a learning and media company based in London. The company operates in more than 65 countries and publishes material online and in book format. The large-scale publishing operations require vast amounts of pulp and paper. Pearson PLC is selected as a powerbroker for pulp & paper.
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