Southland Global Pte Ltd

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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 it has a sustainability working group. However, it is unclear which position has the highest responsibility.

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

The company states that its board of directors, including the chairman, vice chairman, and executive director, is responsible for reviewing sustainability performance and making decisions about the company's sustainability direction.

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

The company reports that 43.6% of females hold managerial positions in Thailand and 31% in Indonesia in 2023. However, it is unclear whether "managerial" refers to top management or includes all other management levels within the company.

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

4 (20%) - The company reports that (4) 20% of its board of directors are female in 2023. However, this information only covers the company's Indonesian operations.

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

[Externally verified] IRSG.

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

The company reports collaborating with tire manufacturer Michelin to conduct a deforestation risk analysis and partnering with Continental on a traceability project. However, this information is over two years old.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company has published two Sustainability Reports in 2024, one for Thailand and one for Indonesia, both covering the year 2023.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company's subsidiary, Southland Latex (Phatthalung) Co. Ltd., submitted CDP questionnaires for climate change and water security in 2023. Although the sustainability reports reference GRI standards, they are not aligned with the GRI 1: Foundation 2021 requirements.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Lists countries and operations?

Processing plants (Thailand, Indonesia, Cote D'Ivoire, Malaysia, and Myanmar).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

19. Maps of estates/management units?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

26 - The company reports it has 17 processing factories in Thailand and four in Indonesia. It also mentions two processing factories each in Myanmar and Malaysia, as well as one in Côte d'Ivoire. However, the information regarding the factories in Myanmar, Malaysia, and Côte d'Ivoire is undated.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company provides the names of its natural rubber processing facilities in Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, along with a static map for the facilities in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, this information does not cover all operations of the company.

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

The company manages no plantations, therefore all natural rubber is sourced from third parties.

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

The company manages no plantations, therefore all natural rubber is sourced from third parties.

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

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

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

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

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional 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. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

52. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

[Externally verified] The copmany holds a PEFC CoC certificate.

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

The company states that its operations in Thailand and Indonesia have achieved 100% ISO 14001 certification. However, it does not disclose the commitment or percentage of ISO 14001 certification for its operations in other countries.

54. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

57. 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 its suppliers to no deforestation or degradation of high conservation value and high carbon stock areas in its own reporting.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

59. 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 degradation of HCV and HCS areas and mentions that it will not source from plantations or smallholders that have been identified and confirmed by GPSNR to have contributed to deforestation or HCV degradation after GPSNR's cutoff date of 1 April 2019.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

The company reports that it uses geolocation tools to identify supplier rubber plantations and assess potential deforestation risks. In 2023, it conducted deforestation risk analysis covering 100% of its supplier's operations. However, the methodology for monitoring, the extent of the area assessed, and the timeframe remain unclear. Additionally, this information is limited to its operations in Thailand.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

The company commits suppliers to the restoration of deforested and degraded rubber landscapes that were caused by the opening of land for operations. However, it is unclear if suppliers are required to restore deforestation/conversion within their own operations caused by themselves or third parties.

66. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

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.

67. Biodiversity policy?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

68. 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.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

72. 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.

73. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

The company only commits to protecting forests from one type of illegal activity which includes poaching and over-hunting of wildlife, including rare, threatened, endangered, and critically endangered species.

75. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

77. 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 its supplier to conduct HCV assessments in its own reporting.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

81. 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.

82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

88. 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's own reporting also commits suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

94. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

96. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

97. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

98. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

99. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

The company reports reducing CO2 emission intensity by ?10% from the 2017 baseline by 2030 for its Thailand operations and by more than 20% from the 2019 baseline by 2030 for its Indonesian operations. However, this information does not cover all operations of the company and does not include Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions.

103. GHG emissions?

The company reports CO2 emissions intensity of 0.186 tCO2e per ton of production in 2023 for its Thailand operations and 0.292 tCO2e per ton of production in 2023 for its Indonesian operations. While these figures include Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, they do not cover all of the company's operations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

106. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

The company reports an increase in CO2 emissions intensity for its operations. In Thailand, emissions rose from 0.173 tCO2e per ton of production in 2022 to 0.186 tCO2e per ton in 2023. Similarly, in Indonesia, emissions increased from 0.291 tCO2e per ton of production in 2022 to 0.292 tCO2e per ton in 2023. While these figures include Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, they do not represent all of the company's operations.

107. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

For its Thailand operations, the company states that emission factors for the calculation of CO2 equivalents are based on TGO: THAILAND GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (PUBLIC ORGANIZATION). However, this does not cover all operations of the company and the details of the methodology are not reported.

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

109. Water use intensity?

35.64 - The company reports a water consumption intensity of 35.64 m³ per ton of production in 2023 for its Thailand operations. However, it does not disclose water use intensity for its other natural rubber operations.

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports an increase in water consumption intensity for its Thailand operations, rising from 31.62 m³ per ton of production in 2022 to 35.64 m³ per ton in 2023. However, it does not provide data on water use intensity for its other natural rubber operations.

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

The company reports commitment for its Indonesia operations stating 'to conform with the 6 parameters (BOD, COD, TSS, NH3, Nitrogen & PH) of effluent/waste-water national standards every month'. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

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

The company reports a reduction in COD levels from 335.8 tons in 2022 to 298.7 tons in 2023. However, this data is limited to its Indonesian operations, with no information provided on water quality for its other operations.

113. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

The company states that it treats effluent using wastewater treatment plants at its operations in Thailand and Indonesia. However, information is not externally verified.

114. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

The company reports that it uses substances and tools such as effective microorganisms (EM), wood vinegar, and air scrubbers to manage odours at its facilities in Thailand and Indonesia.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

120. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

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

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

The company reports conducting human rights due diligence and risk assessments across 100% of its Thailand operations and provides related annual training to employees. Additionally, it offers human rights policy training to employees in both Thailand and Indonesia.

132. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

134. 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 also commits to respecting customary land tenure rights in its own reporting.

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect customary land tenure rights but does not report a commitment to respecting legal rights.

136. 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 reports its own commitment to respect FPIC.

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

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

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

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate rubber plantations.

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

The company commits to providing employment opportunities for local communities.

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

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Both policies do not reference the 2022 amendments to the ILO Conventions, therefore partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components. The company's own reporting only covers commitment to eight Fundamental ILO conventions.

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

The company only commits its suppliers to eight Fundamental ILO conventions.

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

[Externally verified] Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC CoC certification (PEFC ST 2002:2020). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT scoring criteria. The company reports that it conducts human rights and labor practices risk assessments across 100% of its Thailand operations. Additionally, it holds Joint Labor Management Health & Safety meetings quarterly at each factory in its Indonesian operations. However, information is not externally verified.

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

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

The company commits all suppliers to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

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

The company reports it surveys employees to monitor discrimination in its Indonesia operations, and that it communicated its non-discrimination and grievance mechanism to its Thailand employees in June 2023. Both countries reported 0 incidents of discrimination in 2023.

153. Reports gender balance of employees?

67 (5%) - The company reports that it has 67(5%) temporary employees in 2023. However, this information is limited to its Indonesian operations.

154. Percentage or number of women employees?

The company reports that 47% of employees in its Thailand operations and 16% in its Indonesian operations were female in 2023. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

155. Commitment to pay a living wage?

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to pay minimum wage to all workers.

157. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

The company reports the ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men for its Indonesian operations. However, this data does not cover all employee categories and is not provided for all natural rubber operations.

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

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

160. 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.

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

[Externally verified] Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC Chain of Custody certification (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting also indicates that it provides PPE and relevant training to its employees.

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company reports a lost time injury frequency rate of 0.97 for its Thailand operations and 0.3 for its Indonesian operations in 2023. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

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

0 - The company reports zero fatalities in its Thailand and Indonesian operations in 2023. However, this data does not include all of the company's natural rubber operations.

164. 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 reports its own commitment to supporting smallholders.

165. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

166. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

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

168. Programme to support independent smallholders?

169. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

The company reports it uses the Rubberway questionnaires to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with the company's policy.

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

The company reports that by the end of 2022, 14 of its rubber processing factories had conducted risk mapping using Rubberway and to date, 7,050 interviews have been completed along its raw material supply chain. However, this information does not cover 100% of the company's smallholder suppliers.

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

The company uses supplier self-assessments to prioritise, assess and engage non-smallholder suppliers on policy compliance. However, this process only covers the company's operations in Thailand.

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

1217 (100%) - The company reports that 100% of suppliers have completed the self-assessment questionnaire, and in 2022, 1,217 approved active suppliers were informed of and acknowledged the Supplier Code of Conduct (SCOC). However, this information is limited to the company's operations in Thailand.

174. Suspension or exclusion criteria for non-smallholder suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC ST 2002:2020) and the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT scoring criteria. The company's own reporting only states limited detail on the actions taken to correct breaches of the supplier code of conduct. Timeframes for actions taken are not reported.

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

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

177. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

178. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

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

179. 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.

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

The company reports that it conducts an anti-corruption risk assessment at least once a year across its operations and provides training on anti-corruption policies and procedures to its employees. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

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

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has its own whistleblowing policy and procedure.

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

The company has a grievance mechanism available to all stakeholders.

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?