Alpi

1. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company commits to a sustainable forestry policy, however, the information is limited and does not cover multiple dimensions of sustainability across the company's operations covering both social and environmental issues.

2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

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

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

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

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

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

[Externally verified] The company is a member of CBFP, and its subsidiary companies (Grumcam/Alpicam) are members of ATIBT and WWF-GFTN. However, the company itself is only a member of one scheme.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Natural capital assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

Italy (processing), Côte d'Ivoire (production, processing).

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source wood/wood fibre from third-party suppliers.

15. Total land area managed/controlled for forestry (ha)?

16. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

500000 - The company reports the total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production. However, the information is over five years old.

17. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

18. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with scheme smallholders/outgrowers.

19. Unplanted area (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?

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

21. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) within its landbank.

22. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

9 - Information reported via Global Forest Watch shows the company has nine FMUs, while the Open Timber Portal shows three FMUs from two subsidiaries (ALPICAM-1 and GRUMCAM-2). It is unclear if this covers the company's entire operations.

23. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Maps for nine FMUs are reported via Global Forest Watch whilst three are reported via the Open Timber Portal. It is unclear if this covers the company's entire operations.

24. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

Forest management plans are available for three of the company's FMUs. However, this does not cover all the company's operations.

25. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?

26. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use right (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 5/6 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use rights. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

27. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided all valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

28. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided all valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

29. Maps of all third-party supplying FMUs?

30. Number of company owned sawmills?

31. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?

32. Number of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

33. Names and locations of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

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

35. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned pulp and paper mills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

36. Number of third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

37. Names and locations of all third party supplying mills?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not source from third-party mills.

39. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

40. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?

41. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

42. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?

43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?

44. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

The company's subsidiary GRUMCAM has 353,546.46 ha of FSC-certified landbank. However, the total landbank of GRUMCAM is not known. Thus, a percentage of FSC-certified landbank can not be calculated.

45. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?

46. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

47. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

The company's subsidiary GRUMCAM has 353,546.46 ha of FSC-certified landbank. However, the total landbank of GRUMCAM is not known. Thus, a percentage of FSC-certified landbank can not be calculated.

48. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs within 10 years?

49. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply (tonnes) from all suppliers that comes from FSC FM certified areas?

50. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood and/or PEFC Controlled Sources requirements?

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

52. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

54. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

55. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to zero deforestation, however the commitment was made after January 2020.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). As the policy requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's partial FSC FM or CoC certification.

57. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

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

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

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

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

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

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

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2 EN). As the Standard does not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria limited, externally verified points have therefore been awarded.

65. Biodiversity policy?

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company's supplier code of conduct has a general statement for the preservation of biodiversity. However, no commitment, target, or scope are reported.

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

[Externally verified] Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

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

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

71. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to protecting forest areas from illegal logging. However, it does not cover all illegal activity.

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

73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

74. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

75. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms applies to all suppliers?

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

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

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

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

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

82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

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 produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since April 2015 OR if all new planting has been undertaken since November 2017 and has been covered under combined HCV-HCS assessments.

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 assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

87. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided all valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

95. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

96. Commitment to reduced impact logging applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

98. Commitment to zero burning?

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company FMUs?

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

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

104. GHG emissions intensity?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

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

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

110. Water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

114. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

115. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?

116. Proportion of processing facilities with closed-loop water treatment system?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills.

117. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

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

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 chemicals but does not mention chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

121. Evidence of eliminating chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not own any pulp or paper mills OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

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

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?

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?

127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

129. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

[Externally verified] Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect human rights, however, it does not refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

132. Progress on human rights commitment ?

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

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

The company commits all suppliers to 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 FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). As the policy requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's partial FSC FM or CoC certification.

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

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

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

The company commits all suppliers to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

139. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

[Externally verified] Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

143. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided all valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

144. Commitment to enable sustainable use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities?

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

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

148. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided 8/9 valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

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

The company commits all suppliers to four Fundamental ILO conventions only.

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

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC FM certification (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percent of company landbank certified by FSC.

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

The company commits to eliminating gender-related discrimination with regards to employment.

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

The company's commitment to eliminating gender-related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers.

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

155. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

156. Reports gender balance of employees?

157. Commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suplliers?

159. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

160. Reporting of salary by gender?

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria. In addition, the company commits to address occupational health and safety in its own reporting, however, it does not refer to the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work.

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

The company commits to addressing occupational health and safety that applies to all suppliers, however, it does not refer to the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work.

163. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC Chain of Custody (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1) and FSC FM (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2) certifications as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

164. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

166. Commitment to support smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have smallholder suppliers.

167. Programme to support outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

168. Number or percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

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

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

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

172. Timebound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with timber and pulp sourcing commitments?

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

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct, however, no clear commitment could be found regarding the prohibition of corruption.

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

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

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

177. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

[Externally verified] The company has provided all valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration. Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance by clicking on the source link.

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

179. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

Please note: Company scores on Open Timber Portal are updated daily. Visit the OTP website to review the company's current performance here: http://www.opentimberportal.org/operators.

180. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company reports that any violation or non-compliance with the Code of Ethics can be reported anonymously directly to the ethics committee. However, it does not provide a whistleblowing procedure or flowchart.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria. In addition, the company has a complaints system, however, it does not specify if it applies to all stakeholders.

182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?