Yihua Lifestyle (宜华生活科技股份有限公司)

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

2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment 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. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

1 - The company reports one female member in a management team of 13.

6. Percentage or number of women 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 participant of WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network and is an FSC member.

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

The company participates in a research group with three universities and one other company which aims to improve the company's economic, ecological and social impacts, but it gives no examples or detail how this will be achieved.

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?

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

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

The company states it has 350,000 ha of forest resources in Gabon, but does not define whether they are designated for wood/wood fibre production.

16. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

The company states it has 350,000 ha of forest resources in Gabon, but does not define areas that are natural forest or plantation.

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

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

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

20. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

21. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

Six FMUs are listed in GFW datasets for three subsidiaries named in the company's annual report. However, it is unclear whether this includes all the company's FMUs.

22. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

Six FMUs are listed in GFW datasets for three subsidiaries named in the company's annual report. However, it is unclear whether this includes all the company's FMUs.

23. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

24. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

28. Names and locations of all third-party supplying FMUs?

29. Number of company owned sawmills?

30. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?

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

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

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

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

35. Number of third party supplying mills?

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

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

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

The company is FSC CoC certified, however it is unclear whether this covers all of its supply.

39. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?

The company is FSC CoC certified, however it is unclear whether this covers all of its supply.

40. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

The company is FSC CoC certified, however it is unclear whether this covers all of its supply.

41. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?

The company is FSC CoC certified, however it is unclear whether this covers all of its supply.

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

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

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

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

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs or achieved 100% FSC-certification of FMUs?

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

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

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

51. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

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

52. Commitment to zero deforestation or zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

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

53. Criteria for defining deforestation?

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

54. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

55. Amount of illegal/non-compliant deforestation recorded?

56. Amount of illegal//non-compliant deforestation recorded in supplier operations?

57. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion?

58. Commitment to restoration of non-compliant deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

59. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

60. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

61. Commitment to biodiversity conservation applies to all suppliers?

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

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

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

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

66. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

The company commits to not participate in illegal logging or buy illegally harvested wood or forest products. However, the company does not commit to excluding other illegal activities such as illegal settlement, mining, and trapping from its operations or supply chains.

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

The company commits to not buy illegally harvested wood or forest products. However, the company does not commit to excluding other illegal activities such as illegal settlement, mining, and trapping from its operations or supply chains. The company is FSC CoC certified, however it is unclear how much of its supply this covers.

68. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

69. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

73. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

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

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

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

77. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

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

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

80. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

89. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

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

91. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?

92. Commitment to zero burning?

93. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

94. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

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

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

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

98. GHG emissions intensity?

99. GHG emissions from land use change?

100. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

101. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

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

103. Water use intensity?

104. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

105. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

106. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

The company reports COD data from one subsidiary, however this shows no progress in relation to a target. It is also unclear whether COD measurements are required in all company operations.

107. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

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

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

110. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

120. Implementation of commitment to reduce chemical usage?

121. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

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

123. Commitment to human rights?

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

124. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

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

125. Progress on human rights commitment ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

133. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

134. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

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

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

138. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

142. 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). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC-certification/FSC membership.

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

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

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

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

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

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

148. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

149. Percentage or number of women employees?

150. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

151. Commitment to pay at least minimum wage applies to all suppliers?

152. Progress on commitment to pay at least minimum wage?

153. Reporting of salary by gender?

154. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004). As the Standard's requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC CoC certification.

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

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004). As the Standard's requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC CoC certification.

156. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

157. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

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

159. Commitment to support smallholders?

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

161. Percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?

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

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

164. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004). As the Standard's requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC CoC certification.

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

166. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from FMUs which are compliant with timber and pulp sourcing policies?

167. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

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

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

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

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

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

This indicator is disabled as company operates only in Gabon out of the countries covered by Open Timber Portal.

173. Whistleblowing procedure?

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

175. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?