• Driver of nature change: Land/freshwater/ ocean-use change

    Extent of land/freshwater/ ocean-use change (C1.1)

    Extent of land/freshwater/ocean ecosystem use change (km2) by:

    • Type of ecosystem;76 and
    • Type of business activity.

    Land-use change to report under the core global disclosure metric includes:

    • Conversion of primary forests, naturally regenerated secondary forests and any other areas of high biodiversity value/carbon stock that are not currently managed for productive purposes regardless of the future forest management plans (e.g. conversion of primary forests into plantation forests or other non-forest land- uses).
    For the purposes of the core global disclosure metric:

    • Extent of land-use change should be measured relative to the land cover type present at an established cut-off date (no later than 2020);
    • Business activity refers to core business activities/ stages of the value chain. A forest sector company should follow the same approach as defined in the Forest Sector Group (FSG) Nature Positive Roadmap: forest production, processing and manufacturing, downstream; and
    • An organisation may provide information additional to the Replace with Global Ecosystem Typology (GET) to define the type of ecosystem, such as regional or local classifications.

    FSC (2023); Afi (2019); WBCSD- FSG (2021)

    76 When disclosing on ecosystem types, refer to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Ecosystem Typology.

    OBJECTIVE 11. AVOID CONTROVERSIAL SOURCES

    Performance Measure 11.1. The Certified Organization shall have a process to access and collect information regarding the sources of its procured fiber.

    Performance Measure 11.2. The Certified Organization shall individually and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committee(s) have a process to conduct a risk assessment.

    Performance Measure 11.3. The Certified Organization shall have a process to assess substantiated concerns.

    Performance Measure 11.4. The Certified Organization shall have a process to mitigate the risk of sourcing controversial fiber from high-risk areas.

    Performance Measure 11.5. The Certified Organization shall have a process to avoid controversial sources.

  • Driver of nature change: Resource use/replenishment

    Quantity of high-risk natural commodities sourced from land/ocean/ freshwater (C3.1)

    Quantity of high-risk natural commodities82 (tonnes) sourced from land/ocean/freshwater, split into types, including proportion of total natural commodities.

    For forestry and paper sector organisations reporting the core global metric:

    • This metric only applies to procured volumes;
    • High-risk natural commodities refers to certified and non- certified materials sourced. These should be broken down by regions classified as high risk and low risk according to the company risk assessment. This includes both from natural ecosystems and established plantations; and
    • For wood products, types refers to biomass, pulp or wood;
    In reporting the core global metric, an organisation should:

    • Provide information on the organisation’s traceability and due diligence systems.

    TNFD

    80 Water consumption is equal to water withdrawal less water discharge. Reference: GRI (2018) GRI 303-5. 81 Surface water; groundwater; seawater; produced water; third-party water. Reference: GRI (2018) GRI 303-3. 82 Users should refer to the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) High Impact Commodity List (HICL) and indicate what proportion of these commodities represent threatened and CITES listed species.

    N/A

    N/A

  • State of nature

    Placeholder indicator: Ecosystem condition (C5.0)

    For those organisations that choose to report on state of nature metrics, the TNFD encourages them to report the following indicators, and to refer to the TNFD additional guidance on measurement of the state of nature in Annex 2 of the LEAP approach:

    • Level of ecosystem condition by type of ecosystem and business activity;
    • Species extinction risk.

    There are a number of different measurement options for these indicators. The TNFD does not currently specify one metric as there is no single metric that will capture all relevant dimensions of changes to the state of nature and a consensus is still developing. The TNFD will continue to work with knowledge partners to increase alignment.

    No further guidance.

    OBJECTIVE 1. BIODIVERSITY IN FIBER SOURCING

    OBJECTIVE 2. ADHERENCE TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

    OBJECTIVE 5. FORESTRY RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    OBJECTIVE 11. AVOID CONTROVERSIAL SOURCES

    Performance Measure 1.1. Promotion and conservation of biological diversity.

    Indicator 1. Certified Organizations shall address conservation of biodiversity, individually and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, through a program that includes one or more of the following: a. promotion of biological diversity concepts utilizing information from organizations such as the World Resources Institute, The Nature Conservancy, NatureServe, Conservation International, State Wildlife Action Plans, State Forest Action Plans and assessments; b. conducting local and regional level landscape assessments; c. involvement with local or regional conservation efforts; d. use of relevant information on biological diversity from credible sources (such as those noted above) in approved training and education programs; and e. other credible approaches

    Performance Measure 1.2. Promotion and conservation of Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value.

    Indicator 1. Certified Organizations shall conduct an assessment, individually and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, of Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value, defined as critically imperiled and imperiled species and ecological communities, within their wood and fiber supply area(s) and make the summary of the assessment available to wood producers.

    Indicator 2. Program to address Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value (critically imperiled and imperiled species and ecological communities) for all harvest operations through fiber sourcing activities such as: a. use of qualified logging professionals, certified logging companies (where available), and qualified resource professionals; or b. training program for qualified logging professionals on how to recognize and protect Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; or c. through in-the-forest verification by certified logging companies; or d. forest landowner outreach; or e. SFI Implementation Committee involvement in the assessment of Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value, and development of recommendations for conservation.

    Indicator 3. Certified Organizations shall conduct and incorporate the results of a Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value (critically imperiled and imperiled species and ecological communities) assessment to promote conservation of Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value for purchased stumpage.

    Performance Measure 2.2. Certified Organizations shall, individually or through cooperative efforts monitor the use of best management practices relative to scale.

    Indicator 1. A verifiable monitoring system to: a. confirm that harvests of purchased stumpage comply with best management practices; b. monitor the use of best management practices by wood producers supplying the Certified Organization; and c. evaluate use of best management practices across the wood and fiber supply area.

    Performance Measure 5.2. Certified Organizations shall individually and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, associations or other partners develop, contribute to, or use national, state, provincial or regional analyses in support of their sustainable forestry programs.sustainable forestry programs.

    Performance Measure 11.1. The Certified Organization shall have a process to access and collect information regarding the sources of its procured fiber.