• 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

    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

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  • 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 commodities83 (tonnes) sourced under a sustainable management plan or certification programme, including proportion of total high- risk natural commodities.

    In reporting the core global metric, an organisation should:

    • Note that this metric only applies to procured volumes;
    • Provide information on the forest management conditions for the wood or fibre, such as whether these are certified by a broadly recognised third party certification system with a global presence, such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). “Controlled Wood”, “Controlled Sources” or “SFI Fiber Sourcing” are excluded from this definition;
    • Refer to the FAO definition of sustainable forest management (see glossary).

    TNFD

    83 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