Michelin

1. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy that aligns with the GPSNR Policy Components.

2. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company reports its environmental governance body is chaired by the Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and the Executive Vice President of Research and Development. These positions are not a part of the company's board.

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

The company has a board-level Corporate Social Responsibility Committee which is responsible for sustainability and comprises of four board members.

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

44.44% - The company's executive committee comprises nine members, four of whom were women in 2022.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

45% - The company reports the proportion of women on its supervisory board as 45% in 2022.

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

[Externally verified] WBCSD, WBCSD Tire Industry Project, and UNGC.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

The company reports multiple collaborations with stakeholders, some of which include collaborations with CIRAD, for research in contributing to sustainable natural production through good latex harvesting practices and with regional agriculture authorities for pest and disease prevention, including through involvement in the Bahia Phytosanitary Defense Commission.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company's latest sustainability report was published in 2023, covering the year 2022.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company has submitted its Forest, Water Security, and Climate Change 2023 CDP Questionnaires. For GRI, the company's annual report states the standard used as GRI 1: Foundation 2021. However, this report was published after January 2023 and does not refer to GRI 101: Foundation requirements.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

The company has published a CDP Climate Change questionnaire inclusive of a risk assessment. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

12. Lists countries and operations?

Plantation and processing (Brazil and Indonesia). The company also has 121 production facilities in 26 countries, however, the names of countries are not disclosed by the company.

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company reports sourcing from Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries represent the full list of countries of origin for 2022.

14. Total land area managed/controlled for natural rubber (ha)?

93 - As of 2022, the company manages a total of 93,223 ha (4.578 ha in Brazil and 88,645 ha in Indonesia) of land for natural rubber.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

22419 - As of 2022, the company's total natural rubber planted area is 22,419 ha (Brazil 1,322 ha, Indonesia 21,097).

16. Scheme smallholders/outgrowers planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

2 - As of 2022, the company reports the total unplanted area as 2,552 ha (0 ha in Brazil and 2,552 ha in Indonesia).

18. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

20 - As of 2022, the company reports the total set-aside area for conservation as 20,805 ha (3,182 ha in Brazil and 17,623 ha in Indonesia).

19. Maps of estates/management units?

The company reports a static image file with coordinates showing the location of its estates in Brazil and Indonesia.

20. Management plans for natural rubber production are available for all estates/management units?

The company has disclosed a management plan for its estates in Indonesia, however, no plan for its Brazil estate was found.

21. Monitoring of management plan implementation available for all estates/management units?

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

23. Maps of all third-party supplying industrial estates/management units?

The company provides a list of third-party supplying estates and links to their respective maps. However, it is unclear if these companies represent all estates within the company's supply chain.

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

The company has disclosed jurisdictions that have had >50 responses on its RubberWay risk mapping tool. However, it is unclear if these jurisdictions represent all sourcing from smallholders.

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company reports that it has two natural rubber processing facilities in Brazil and one in Indonesia.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company provides the names and coordinates of its processing facilities in Brazil and Indonesia.

27. Number (or percentage) of company-owned processing facilities that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

Both of the company's facilities in Brazil source from third parties and one of them also sources from its own plantations. In Indonesia, the company's processing facility sources from its own plantations as well as third parties.

28. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned processing facilities that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

In 2022, 99% of supply to company-owned processing facilities was from third parties and 1% was from company's own operations.

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

The company reports it operates 121 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

In 2022, the company sourced natural rubber from 154 processing factories.

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

The company only reports the names and locations of joint venture processing facilities.

33. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying processing facilities that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

In 2022, 16% of third-party processing facilities sourced from their own plantations, 69% from third parties only, and the remaining 16% from a mixture of own and third parties.

34. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying processing facilities that come from the supplying facilities' own operations and third parties?

In 2022, 9% of sourcing from third-party processing facilities was from the suppliers' own operations. 91% of natural rubber was from third parties of the supplier.

35. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for manufacturing that comes from intermediary traders rather than directly from processing facilities?

In 2022, 9% of volume by spend was purchased from intermediary traders.

36. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to processing facility level?

The company reports that 100% of its natural rubber supply was traceable to the processing facility level in 2022.

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

In 2022, 100% of the supply was traceable to the processing facility level.

38. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to industrial plantation level?

The company has reported a commitment to achieve 100% traceability of its natural rubber supply from industrial plantations by 2025.

39. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

In 2022, the company reports 80% of supply to its own processing facilities is traceable to industrial (>500 ha) and medium (<500 and >50 ha) plantations.

40. Percentage of supply from third-party processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

In 2022, 98% of supply from third-party processing facilities was traceable to industrial (>500 ha) and medium (<500 and >50 ha) plantations.

41. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders?

The company has reported a commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level of its natural rubber supply from smallholders by 2030.

42. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to smallholder at jurisdictional level?

In 2022, 65% of supply to the company's own processing facilities was traceable to smallholder jurisdiction. Jurisidiction was defined as "minimum province level or equivalent (sub-national level)".

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional level?

In 2022, 85% of supply from third-party processing facilities was traceable to smallholder jurisdiction. Jurisdiction was defined as "minimum province level or equivalent (sub-national level)".

44. Member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of GPSNR. This has been verified via the GPSNR website.

45. Submitted self-declaration form for the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i)?

The company has submitted a self-declaration form for SNR-i.

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC FM certification of estates/management units?

48. Percentage of scheme/outgrower smallholders (ha) FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.  .

49. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC certification of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

50. Percentage of natural rubber supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party natural rubber suppliers that is FSC-certified?

51. Percentage of all natural rubber products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is FSC-certified?

52. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

[Externally verified] The company states that 93.4% of all facilities are ISO 14001 certified as of 2022. Three ISO 14001 certificates have been disclosed.

54. Commitment to become 100% certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

The company commitments to incrementally increase certification but does not state by how much and by when.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

The company commits to no conversion of natural ecosystems.

56. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no conversion of natural ecosystems.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to no conversion of natural ecosystems in its own reporting.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits all suppliers to no conversion of all natural ecosystems in its own reporting.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas (previously primary forest, HCV, or HCS) or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting defines deforestation as the conversion of primary forests, and HCV-HCS areas, and states the cut-off date as April 2019.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting defines deforestation for suppliers as the conversion of primary forests, and HCV-HCS areas, and states the cut-off date as April 2019.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

For its operations in Brazil, the company monitors deforestation with regular patrols and the Global Forest Watch Pro tool, and the area being monitored covers 4,578 ha. For its Indonesia operations, the company uses SiPongi+, together with Satelligence, to monitor all of its concession areas which totals 88,645 ha across Jambi and East Kalimantan (inclusive of set-aside and plantable areas). The evidence reported is not externally verified.

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company uses satellite images to monitor deforestation in supplier operations. However, it is unclear how often monitoring takes place or the area covered by monitoring.

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

The company has detected no deforestation in the area of its operations monitored since its commitment to zero deforestation in 2015.

64. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

The company reports that since the GPSNR cut-off date of April 2019, no instances of deforestation from new development by suppliers operating industrial plantations were recorded. However, no data on deforestation in smallholder jurisdictions could be found.

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company commits to restoring deforested and degraded rubber landscapes, however, it is unclear if deforestation specifically committed within the company's operations will be restored.

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

The company commits suppliers to restore deforested and degraded rubber landscapes, however, it is unclear if deforestation specifically committed within supplier operations will be restored.

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

[Externally verified] The company gives examples of working with the multistakeholder platform GPSNR, WWF, and NGOs in Indonesia on community partnership programs. Evidence of working in the Bukit Tigapuluh (BTP) Protection Forum has been externally verified by a report published by Partnerships for Forests.

68. Biodiversity policy?

The company has published a biodiversity policy that goes beyond HCV/HCS/set-asides, however, it does not detail specific timebound targets relating to the protection of species or ecosystems.

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a biodiversity policy which applies to all suppliers, covers multiple dimensions of biodiversity protection and extends beyond HCV/HCS/set-asides.

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

[Externally verified] The company has identified a list of species of conservation concern using the IUCN species classification. Evidence is externally verified by PT Remark Asia and Daemeter Consulting.

71. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

The company reports examples of patrols to combat poaching, restoring degraded habitats, and supporting academic research. In Indonesia, the company has also designated a protected area; Wildlife Conservation Area (WCA), which is an initiative to contribute to the long-term conservation of the endangered Sumatran Elephant. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

The company commits to only allow sustainable hunting of species by local communities for subsistence purposes in its operations.

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to only allow sustainable hunting of species by local communities for subsistence purposes in their operations.

74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to protect the natural ecosystems and plantations under its management from illegal activities.

75. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to protect the natural ecosystems and plantations under their management from illegal activities.

76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

The company reports to conduct regular patrols and educate surrounding communities on issues relating to illegal activities. 765 patrols were conducted in 2022. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to conduct HCV assessments in its own reporting.

78. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits suppliers to conduct HCV assessments in its own reporting.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

[Externally verified] HCV-HCS assessments of PT Multi Kusuma Cemerlang (PT MKC), PT Lestari Asri Jaya (PT LAJ), and PT Wanamukti Wisesa (PT WMW) are publicly available. Evidence is externally verified by PT Remark Asia and Daemeter Consulting.

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

[Externally verified] HCV management and monitoring plans of PT Multi Kusuma Cemerlang (PT MKC), PT Lestari Asri Jaya (PT LAJ), and PT Wanamukti Wisesa (PT WMW) are publicly available. Evidence is externally verified by PT Remark Asia and Daemeter Consulting.

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

The company commits to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

[Externally verified] HCV-HCS assessments of PT Multi Kusuma Cemerlang (PT MKC), PT Lestari Asri Jaya (PT LAJ), and PT Wanamukti Wisesa (PT WMW) are publicly available. Evidence is externally verified by PT Remark Asia and Daemeter Consulting.

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

The company commits to conduct SEIAs for all its operations.

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to conduct SEIAs 'relevant in their jurisdictions'. It is unclear if SEIAs are required regardless of jurisdictional requirements.

87. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to no planting on peat of any depth in its own reporting.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits all suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth in its own reporting.

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

The company reports 0 ha of land on peat. Data as of 2022.

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as the company has reported in the last two years that it has no peat in its operations.

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company commits to best management practices for soils and peat.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to best management practices for soils and peat.

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

[Externally verified] The company reports to undertake mechanical weeding and cover crop use. The company financially contributed to a study on soil health for rubber plantations. Evidence is externally verified by CIRAD.

95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

The company commits to best tapping practices.

96. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to best tapping practices.

97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

The company reports to conduct a 4-week training course for new tapping employees on sustainable and best tapping practices. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

98. Commitment to zero burning?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to no burning in its own reporting.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

The company reports to train forest patrol guards to monitor and respond to fire incidents. Fire monitoring is primarily carried out by physical patrols of the company's estates as well as satellite monitoring. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates/management units?

The company reported seven fire incidents in its Indonesia operations in 2022. No fire incidents were reported in the company's Brazil operations in 2022.

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations/jurisdictions?

The company reports 39 fire incidents covering 218.3 ha of major supplier operations (industrial plantations >500 Ha). Data as of 2022.

103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

The company commits to achieving net zero emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) across its entire production base by 2050. For 2030, the company aims to reduce emissions from its production facilities by 50% versus 2010 in absolute terms (indicator: tonnes of Scope 1 and 2 CO2 released).

104. GHG emissions?

In 2022, the intensity of direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions were 0.26 CO2e per tonne of semi-finished and finished product.

105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

The company's Scope 1 emissions only include CO2 emissions from the boiler houses at production and R&D sites.

106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

[Externally verified] The company reports its total CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) from all production plants were down by 21% in 2022 (0.26), compared with 2019 (0.32), for a 41% reduction since 2010. Evidence is externally verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, revised edition, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute.

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

The company commits to reducing water withdrawals by 33% compared to 2019 by 2030 (indicator: stress x cu.m per tonne of semi-finished and finished product).

110. Water use intensity?

3.15 - In 2022, the water withdrawal intensity was 3.15 (cu.m./t of semi-finished + finished product).

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

[Externally verified] The company's water withdrawal intensity has decreased from 3.36 in 2019 to 3.15 (cu.m./t of semi-finished + finished product) in 2022 (6.14% decrease as compared to 2019). Evidence is externally verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

The company states it "implements timebound improvement plans regarding quality of wastewater (including COD and BOD)", but no time-bound targets for water quality are provided.

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

The company reports BOD and COD levels for its sites in Brazil and Indonesia and they are within the legal limits, however, no figures are reported for other sites of the company.

114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

The company reports information on the treatment of effluents which includes anaerobic and aerated lagoons of appropriate capacity, as well as water recycling systems. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

The company reports information on the treatment of effluents. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

The company commits to protect natural waterways through buffer zones.

117. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

[Externally verified] The company reports to maintain buffer zones via designated Permanent Protection Areas (APP - Área de Preservação Permanente) covering 347.5 ha in Brazil. For the company's operations in Indonesia, the company has published the hydrology maps of all its concessions which are externally verified by PT Remark Asia and Daemeter Consulting. However, these maps are from 2020/2021 and are over two years old now.

118. Reducing odours from natural rubber processing or manufacuring facilities?

The company reports information on efforts to reduce odour at both processing and manufacturing facilities which include equipping air scrubbers and filters, thermal oxidation of effluents, etc. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

The company commits to minimise the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to minimise the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not use paraquat.

122. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to not use paraquat.

123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

The company commits to not use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides.

124. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to not use World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides.

125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

The company commits to not use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals.

126. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to not use Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention chemicals.

127. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

The company reports both pesticide (0.36 kg active ingredient / ha) and fertiliser (5.78 kg / ha) use in 2022.

128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

Chemical fertiliser use has dropped from 21.69 kg/ha in 2021 to 5.78 in 2022 (78% reduction). The evidence reported is not externally verified.

129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

The company reports implementing IPM approach and states that between 2021 and 2022, there was a 78% decrease in the use of pesticides in its plantations in Brazil and Indonesia combined. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in its own reporting.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

132. Progress on human rights commitment?

The company has a Human Rights Governance body that meets twice annually and an Operational Committee meeting ten times a year to evaluate progress on human rights. In 2022, the company published human rights objectives for 2030 and produced a risk map to prioritise interventions. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company commits to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in its own reporting.

134. Commitment to Indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (no. 169) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company commits to the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security in its own reporting.

136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to respect FPIC in its own reporting.

138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

139. Details on Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

The company states it complies with the FAO technical guidance on FPIC and the UN-REDD Program Guidelines on FPIC.

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

The company has teams of staff to engage with stakeholders. In 2021,119 community forums were held at the company's Indonesian subsidiary and the Conflict Resolution Team was involved in 56 activities, facilitations, and mediations. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company's subsidiary has a process for addressing land conflicts. However, this information only covers the company's operations in Indonesia.

142. Supports the inclusion of women across natural rubber operations, including addressing barriers faced?

The company runs a women's leadership program and a project diversifying incomes from rubber farming in its Brazil and Indonesia operations. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to mitigating impacts on food security in its own reporting.

144. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company reports that it developed the 'Family Agriculture Program' to empower smallholder farmers on best rubber farming practices and agroforestry models, to improve their livelihood and food security. The company also supports a school that teaches agricultural skills to foster food and livelihood security. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to providing essential community services and facilities in its own reporting.

146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company reports providing services to communities including maintaining utility infrastructure, trails, literary services, medical treatment, and farming training. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

The company states that it provides direct and indirect employment to local communities, and supports sustainable livelihoods.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company commits to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to all Fundamental ILO Conventions.

150. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

The company reports it has an Employee Relations Policy that recognises the positive contribution of freedom of association and collective bargaining within the group and states that its Group Director of Employee Relations promotes the application of this policy all over the world. The company also states that every manager receives training in the legal aspects of labor relations and compliance with the commitments in the Labor Relations Policy is verified by an internal control process. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to respect ILO Convention 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation).

152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect ILO Convention 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation).

153. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

[Externally verified] The company provides examples of projects preventing harrassment, bias training, and hotline calls related to discrimination and harrassment. Evidence is externally verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

3.9% - The company states the percentage of contract employees (excluding temporary agency workers) as 3.9% in 2022. The total workforce is 132,213 employees.

155. Percentage or number of women employees?

19.86% - In 2022, women made up 19.86% of the company's total workforce of 132,213 employees.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to pay the living wage to all workers by 2025.

157. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to pay the living wage to all workers.

158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

The company states that as of 2022, 98.5% of employees are paid at least the equivalent of the living wage benchmarks defined by the Fair Wage Network. The methodology used is available via the Fair Wage Network. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

159. Reporting of salary by gender?

In 2022, the company's gender pay gap stood at -2.61%. However, the reporting is not in line with GRI standards which require the ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men for each employee category, by significant locations of operation to be stated.

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.

162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

The company states safety training is conducted, and each role in the production and processing of natural rubber is assessed for specific risks and personal protective equipment and training is provided for each employee. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company reports a Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) of 1.07 for 2022.

164. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

The company reported one fatality in 2022.

165. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits to support smallholders in its own reporting.

166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

The company states that 90% of its supply came from smallholders in 2022.

167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

168. Percentage of scheme smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from scheme/outgrower smallholder suppliers.

169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

[Externally verified] The company supported 90,000 smallholders in 2022 through technical assistance, extension services, and capacity-building events, while disseminating technical training material and high-yielding agricultural inputs. Additionally, the company is financially supporting a program delivered by Ksapa supporting 1,000 smallholders to diversify livelihoods in Indonesia, evidence is externally verified through a Ksapa impact report.

170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

[Externally verified] The company supported 90,000 smallholders in 2022 through technical assistance, extension services, and capacity-building events, while disseminating technical training material and high-yielding agricultural inputs. Additionally, the company is financially supporting a program delivered by Ksapa supporting 1,000 smallholders to diversify livelihoods in Indonesia, 250 have been trained thus far, this evidence is externally verified via Ksapa. However, it is unclear what percentage of supply is covered by independent smallholder support programmes.

171. Process used to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company uses its tool, Rubberway, to map social and environmental risk in rubber supply chains for upstream supply, including that from smallholders. From this risk assessment, the company then prioritises compliance engagement with smallholder suppliers.

172. Number or percentage of smallholder suppliers engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

[Externally verified] 58% of the company's natural rubber volume is sourced from factories that have had their smallholder supply chains risk-assessed at a jurisdictional level in 2022. To consider supply chains 'risk-assessed', 5% of smallholder suppliers to a factory need to have been assessed on Rubberway. Evidence is externally verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

173. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company uses a combination of risk mapping, EcoVadis scores and onsite audits to assess tier 1 suppliers against sustainability and CSR criteria. The company's onsite assessments are against the purchasing principles.

174. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports percentages of supply covered by assessments in 2022. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company states that where serious human rights abuses or environmental breaches are found, business relations are immediately suspended. However, it is not clear what specific criteria would lead to suspension or termination, and the timelines for corrective actions are also unclear.

176. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with natural rubber sourcing commitments?

The company states targets for the percentage of supply to be assessed on compliance with principles such as FPIC, and zero deforestation by 2025 with incremental year-on-year percentage increases from 2020-2025.

177. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

In 2022, 0.3% of the company's natural rubber supply by volume originated from farms operating agroforestry models. The evidence reported is not externally verified.

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

181. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

[Externally verified] The company states its Group Ethics Committee meets four times a year and employee training on the code of ethics was continued in 2022. As of 2022, 92% of employees were trained in anti-corruption practices. Evidence is externally verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

182. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

The company discloses its tax strategy and the governance body responsible for its implementation.

183. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company allows for whistleblowing and guarantees anonymity. There is an online Ethics Line where unethical conduct can be reported.

184. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company's grievance system is open to internal and external stakeholders.

185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company reports that there were 1,740 incidents of alleged non-compliance in 2022. However, the details of individual cases are not provided by the company.