Rougier SA

Overall approach

5/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  3/4
  
  Overall commitment
  
  Zero deforestation/Deforestation-free commitment or, for timber, pulp & paper companies only, commitment to well implemented harvest and no deforestation of HCV & HCS areas
  
  3/4
  
  "Rougier also undertakes to: Have a zero deforestation and zero fire policy in all areas operated by Rougier and its current and future subsidiaries (plantations, natural forests)"
  
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  Which initiatives?: WWF Global Forest & Trade Network
  
  "In January 2015, WWF France and the Rougier Group initiated a three-year collaboration to promote sustainable forestry in Africa and to stimulate responsible practices throughout European supply chains."
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "Tropical forests are crucial to the earth’s ecological balance. Rougier, as well as all other forest operators, has a responsibility to preserve these forests for future generations.
  
  Open source document
- 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
  
  0/1
- 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
Commodity score

5/90
- Timber
  
  8/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    5/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      5/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2017
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: FSC
        
        Does the company have a commitment to the protection of other specific named ecosystems?: HCS; Peat
        
        "In its purchases from third-party suppliers, Rougier undertakes...Have a zero deforestation and zero fire policy in all areas operated by Rougier and its current and future subsidiaries (plantations, natural forests)"[...]"To be FSC® certified on the surfaces in activity to date and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Conduct an identification of HCVs in all forests operated by Rougier and its subsidiaries and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Implement best management practices to preserve soils and peatlands ; Do not plant on peat bogs regardless of their depths"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: Only direct suppliers
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Indirect suppliers
        
        "In its purchases from third-party suppliers, Rougier undertakes...Have a zero deforestation and zero fire policy in all areas operated by Rougier and its current and future subsidiaries (plantations, natural forests)"[...]"To be FSC® certified on the surfaces in activity to date and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Conduct an identification of HCVs in all forests operated by Rougier and its subsidiaries and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Implement best management practices to preserve soils and peatlands ; Do not plant on peat bogs regardless of their depths"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2024
        
        0.9/1
        
        Target date
        
        2024
        
        0.9/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Undertake certification and HCV/HCS Assessment
        
        "In its purchases from third-party suppliers, Rougier undertakes...Have a zero deforestation and zero fire policy in all areas operated by Rougier and its current and future subsidiaries (plantations, natural forests)"[...]"To be FSC® certified on the surfaces in activity to date and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Conduct an identification of HCVs in all forests operated by Rougier and its subsidiaries and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Implement best management practices to preserve soils and peatlands ; Do not plant on peat bogs regardless of their depths"
        
        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?: NA
        
        "In its purchases from third-party suppliers, Rougier undertakes...Have a zero deforestation and zero fire policy in all areas operated by Rougier and its current and future subsidiaries (plantations, natural forests)"[...]"To be FSC® certified on the surfaces in activity to date and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Conduct an identification of HCVs in all forests operated by Rougier and its subsidiaries and not yet certified within 7 years"[...]"Implement best management practices to preserve soils and peatlands ; Do not plant on peat bogs regardless of their depths"
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    0/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      No
      
      0/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: http://www.rougier.fr/sites/default/files/rapports/rougier_social_and_environemental_policy_2017.pdf - have labour rights in own operations
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - 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
    
    3/56
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - 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
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "To increase the part of purchased volumes certified by an independent verification body; In the absence of certification, to carry out documentary checks on a regular basis as foreseen by certain international regulations (FLEGT or LACEY ACT), testifying to the legal origin of the products that are placed on the market".
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - 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
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - 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?: No
      
      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
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: NA
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: NA
      
      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
      
      How is compliance monitored?: Certification; Internal monitoring and verification systems
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: NA
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Ah hoc, not clear
      
      "In terms of its purchases from various suppliers, Rougier is committed to: Increasing the proportion of volumes purchased with certification by an independent inspection body; In the absence of certification, carrying out systematic document-based checks, according to certain international regulations (e.g. RBUE or Lacey Act), in order to endorse the legal origins of the products sold".
      
      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
- Pulp & Paper *
  
  0/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      0/9.5
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        No commitment
        
        0/6
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2017
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    0/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - 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
    
    0/56
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - 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
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      No
      
      0/2
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      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

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

Commitment strength

4/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

2/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

0/17

Avg. score

Profile

The Rougier Group is a French company primarily involved in the logging, processing, and trade of tropical timber from Africa. It is ones of the largest companies across the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and Gabon, as of 2016. All of these regions also have sawmills and manufacturing facilities which process timber products. Rougier Group is selected as a powerbroker for timber and paper packaging.

Sector

Industry sector

Food Distributors, Forest Products, Paper Packaging

Segments

Producer, Trader, Processor, Manufacturer

France

Company Type

Company type

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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