Plukon Food Group

Overall approach

0/12
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/4
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  0/1
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  0/1
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  0/1
- High-level management of deforestion
  
  0/1
- Executive compensation linked to deforestation
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/2
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/2
- Disclosure of conservation activity
- Disclosure of reforestation activity
- Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
Commodity score

5/88
- Pulp & Paper
  
  0/88
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/20
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      0/8
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/6
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/0.7
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.3
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      0/5
      - Commitment details
        No
        
        0/3
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/0.7
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.3
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/6
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/0.7
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.3
  - Social Considerations
    
    0/18
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to resolve land conflicts
      No
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    0/50
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      0/2
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/1.7
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/1.7
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.7
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/1
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/2
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      No
      
      0/2
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/2
    - Report verified volumes of commodity
      No disclosure
      
      0/6
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rights
      No
      
      0/4
    - 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
- Soy
  
  10/88
  - Commitment Strength
    
    5/20
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      5/11
      - Commitment details
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2.7/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2.7/8
        
        (For downstream soy companies only) Does the company commitment also explicitly apply to hidden/indirect soy?: Yes
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: RTRS; Other certification
        
        Other certification scheme: ProTerra
        
        "Target 2025: 10% growth in the volume of certified soy (RTRS or ProTerra) in 2025 versus 2018 (2% annual growth)."
        
        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
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Product line
        
        "Target 2025: 10% growth in the volume of certified soy (RTRS or ProTerra) in 2025 versus 2018 (2% annual growth). [...] Soy intended for free-range chicken and Good Brood Chicken feed for retail satisfies at least RTRS or ProTerra Foundation requirements."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2025
        
        0.5/1
        
        Target date
        
        2025
        
        0.5/1
        
        "Target 2025: 10% growth in the volume of certified soy (RTRS or ProTerra) in 2025 versus 2018 (2% annual growth). [...] Soy intended for free-range chicken and Good Brood Chicken feed for retail satisfies at least RTRS or ProTerra Foundation requirements."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/9
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/5.3
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        No target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Social Considerations
    
    0/18
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
    - Commitment to resolve land conflicts
      No
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    5/50
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      1/3
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes, for partial or unclear commodity exposure
        
        1.3/2.5
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes, for partial or unclear commodity exposure
        
        1.3/2.5
        
        Results for 2018: 33.4% growth versus 2017
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2.5
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/2
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme.
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme.
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: RTRS, ProTerra
        
        Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: RTRS, ProTerra
        
        "Target 2025: 10% growth in the volume of certified soy (RTRS or ProTerra) in 2025 versus 2018 (2% annual growth). [...] Soy intended for free-range chicken and Good Brood Chicken feed for retail satisfies at least RTRS or ProTerra Foundation requirements."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.5
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/2
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      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
      
      "Social audits are conducted at various Plukon Food Group production sites in order to demonstrate to various purchasers that Plukon complies with social legislation, for instance on employment rights, ethics, competition, order, safety, the environment and animal welfare." " All sites are certified in accordance with internationally recognised food safety requirements (IFS/BRC). During acquisition processes, sites are checked for compliance with national and international laws and regulations and brought in line with the certification applied by Plukon."
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/2
    - Report verified volumes of commodity
      No disclosure
      
      0/6
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance with human rights
      No
      
      0/4
    - 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
Commitment strength

2/20

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

2/50

Avg. score
Social considerations

0/18

Avg. score

Profile

Plukon Food Group plays a significant role in the European poultry market, slaughtering nine million chickens a week. The group also processes, packages and markets these products for the food processing industry. Plukon Food Group are exposed to soy through the animal feed fed to the chickens. Plukon Food Group is selected as a powerbroker for soy and paper packaging.

Sector

Industry sector

Packaged food

Segments

Manufacturer

Netherlands

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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