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  • Overall approach
    0/10
    • 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
      0/1
    • 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
    • Leather
      5/90
      • Commitment Strength
        4/17
        • Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
          4/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Protects priority forests (including High Conservation Value, High Carbon Stock, and peatlands)
            2/6
            Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
            Protects priority forests (including High Conservation Value, High Carbon Stock, and peatlands)
            2/6
            Do they have a deforestation commitment covering animal feed?: No

            When was this commitment set?: NA
            "Vancouros has a traceability system that identifies the origin of the raw material, guaranteeing that all the skins used in the industrial process do not come from deforestation areas of the Amazon biome, areas protected by law, farms included in the IBAMA embargo or that practice slave and child labour."
            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 excluded?: na

            What is the rationale for any exclusions?: Only applies to the Amazon

            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: na

            If no, what is excluded?: Location

            What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: na
            "Vancouros has a traceability system that identifies the origin of the raw material, guaranteeing that all the skins used in the industrial process do not come from deforestation areas of the Amazon biome, areas protected by law, farms included in the IBAMA embargo or that practice slave and child labour."
            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?: all skins guaranteed not to come from deforestation areas in the Amazon biome
            "Vancouros has a traceability system that identifies the origin of the raw material, guaranteeing that all the skins used in the industrial process do not come from deforestation areas of the Amazon biome, areas protected by law, farms included in the IBAMA embargo or that practice slave and child labour."
            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
            "Vancouros has a traceability system that identifies the origin of the raw material, guaranteeing that all the skins used in the industrial process do not come from deforestation areas of the Amazon biome, areas protected by law, farms included in the IBAMA embargo or that practice slave and child labour."
            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
        • 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
        1/56
        • 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
        • 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: 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?: Internal monitoring and verification systems

          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 frequently is compliance assessed?: Not specified

          What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 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?: NA
          "The Vancouros has a traceability system that identifies the origin of raw materials, ensuring that all hides used in the industrial process are not from areas of deforestation of the Amazon biome, areas protected by law, farms included in the embargo of IBAMA or that practice slave and child labor. As a way of verifying the veracity of the information supplied by the raw material suppliers, some information is verified by consulting the following governmental websites: Farms located within the Amazon Biome Farms involved in slave labour, invasion of indigenous lands Farms that are included in the IBAMA embargo list "
          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
  • Commitment strength
    4/17
    Avg. score
  • Implementation and Reporting
    1/56
    Avg. score
  • Associated Human Rights Abuses
    0/17
    Avg. score

Profile

Vancouros operates within the leather industry in Brazil, processing and trading leather products. Vancouros Indústria e Comércio de Couros is selected as a powerbroker for leather.

Sector
Industry sector 
Leather processor
Segments
Trader, Processor, Manufacturer, Retailer
HQ
HQ 
Brazil
Company Type
Company type 
CO
Collective Commitments
Consumer Goods Forum member
New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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