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

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

    Extent of land/freshwater/ocean ecosystem conserved or restored (km2), split into:

    • Voluntary; and
    • Required by statutes or regulations.

    For the purposes of the core global disclosure metric, an organisation should report:

    • Land conserved and restored separately if data are available.

    If applicable, an organisation should describe its long-term (3+ years) efforts in context-based landscape management approaches focused on fire prevention, watershed stewardship, enhancing biodiversity and/ or ecosystems services. This should refer to initiatives engaging land tenants and other stakeholders at a landscape level.

    WBCSD- FSG (2021)

    OBJECTIVE 1. BIODIVERSITY IN FIBER SOURCING

    OBJECTIVE 2. ADHERENCE TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

    OBJECTIVE 7. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND LANDOWNER OUTREACH

    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 2.1. Certified Organizations shall clearly define and implement policies to ensure that facility inventories and fiber sourcing activities do not compromise adherence to the principles of sustainable forestry.

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

    Performance Measure 7.1. Certified Organizations shall support and promote efforts by consulting foresters, state, provincial and federal agencies, state or local groups, professional societies, conservation organizations, Indigenous Peoples and governments, community groups, sporting organizations, labor, universities, extension agencies, the American Tree Farm System® and/or other landowner cooperative programs to apply principles of sustainable forest management.

    Indicator 2. Support individually or and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, education and outreach to forest landowners describing the importance of and providing implementation guidance on: a. best management practices; b. reforestation and afforestation; c. visual quality management; d. conservation objectives, such as of critical wildlife habitat elements, biodiversity, threatened and endangered species, and Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; e. management of harvest residue (e.g., slash, limbs, tops) considers economic, social, environmental factors (e.g., organic and nutrient value to future forests) and other utilization needs; f. control of invasive species; g. characteristics of special sites; h. reduction of wildfire risk; i. use of qualified logging professionals, qualified resource professionals and/or certified logging companies; j. awareness of SFI, and k. reporting of inconsistent practices.

  • Driver of nature change: Pollution/pollution removal

    Wastewater discharged (C2.1)

    Volume of water discharged (m3), split into:

    • Total;
    • Freshwater; and
    • Other.78

    Including:

    • Concentrations of key pollutants in the wastewater discharged, by type of pollutant, referring to sector-specific guidance for types of pollutants; and
    • Temperature of water discharged, where relevant.

    Reporting on volume of water discharged under the core global disclosure metric should additionally be broken down by destination:

    • Original water source;
    • Wider water supply; and
    • Third parties.
    Pollutants and water quality metrics to report under the core global disclosure metric include:

    • Absorbable Organic Halogens (AOX);
    • Nitrogen;
    • Phosphorus;
    • Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); and
    • Total Suspended Solids (TSS) from fibre production, bleaching, recycling and/or other chemical processes; and forest production.

    In determining which pollutants to report, an organisation should also consider the pollutants listed under the pollutants to soil metric (C2.0).

    Ashrafi et al. (2015); IFC (2007b); WBCSD- FSG (2021); WRI and WBCSD (2015)

    78 Freshwater: (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). Other: (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). Reference: GRI (2018) GRI 303-4 Water discharge.

    OBJECTIVE 2. ADHERENCE TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

    Performance Measure 2.1. Certified Organizations shall clearly define and implement policies to ensure that facility inventories and fiber sourcing activities do not compromise adherence to the principles of sustainable forestry.

    Indicator 1. Use of written agreements for the purchase of raw material sourced directly from the forest is required and must include provisions requiring the use of best management practices.

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

  • Driver of nature change: Resource use/ replenishment

    Water withdrawal and consumption from areas of water scarcity (C3.0)

    Water withdrawal and consumption80 (m3) from areas of water scarcity, including identification of water source.81

    No further guidance.

    OBJECTIVE 2. ADHERENCE TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

    Performance Measure 2.1. Certified Organizations shall clearly define and implement policies to ensure that facility inventories and fiber sourcing activities do not compromise adherence to the principles of sustainable forestry.

    Indicator 1. Use of written agreements for the purchase of raw material sourced directly from the forest is required and must include provisions requiring the use of best management practices.

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

  • 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.