Final Evaluation Report

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1 Final Evaluation Report Scheme Details Scheme Scheme Operator BRE Reference Number BREEAM Status Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. RSCS Recognised Date Issued 5/09/04 The following table summarises BRE Global s verification report for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. Scheme against BREEAM responsible sourcing evaluation criteria.

2 Criteria Mandatory Criteria met BRE Verification Score A Standard setting Yes A Performance target setting Yes 0 A3 Certification bodies Yes A4 Accreditation bodies Yes A5 Audit results & transparency Yes Justification for Score A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Section 8 of the Requirements for the SFI A.. n/a as covered by A.. above A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Section 8 of the Requirements for the SFI A.. Criteria not addressed Targets/threshold levels of the standard itself must be reviewed at least every years. Evidence provided states that standard is reviewed every 5 years; therefore a score of 0 is achieved. This criterion does not apply to the review/assessment of certificate holders. Reporting on performance is covered by the assessment criteria in Section D of the scheme evaluation process. However, BRE Global will review the current assessment criteria following completion of the current evaluation process for recognising RSCS within BEEAM, to ensure that the criteria scoring for this issue reflects current and best practice in future evaluation. A.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections 3 and 9 of the Requirements for the SFI A.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections 3 and 9 of the Requirements for the SFI A.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (Section of the Requirements for the SFI A Program; website link to online audit reports)

3 B Scope of assessment Yes B Mixing sources Yes B3 Traceability mechanism Yes B4 Control of claims Yes C Sustainability aspects & issues n/a a. Recyclability and recycled content b. Renewability A Program; website link to online audit reports) B B B..3 N/A B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections, 3 and 7 of the Requirements for the SFI B.. N/A B..3 N/A B B B Program; standard publically available) B.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections 4 and 9 of the Requirements for the SFI

4 c. Harvesting or extraction impacts d. Greenhouse gas emissions e. Energy usage f. Water usage g. Transport impacts h. Biodiversity i. Eco toxicity Satisfactory evidence provided that greenhouse gas requirements cover forestry management activities (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI 00-04, but no evidence provided to show requirements extend to the wider Criteria not addressed Evidence referenced does not explicitly refer to energy/fuel usage in forest management activities (e.g. energy use for logging, transport related fuel use, etc). Note: if energy usage is not considered to be a significant sustainability aspect for forest management, this can be excluded from BRE Global s evaluation of the SFI scheme if justification for its exclusion is freely and publically available. Satisfactory evidence provided that water usage requirements cover forestry management activities (Section of the Requirements for the SFI 00-04, but no evidence provided to show requirements extend to the wider Satisfactory evidence provided that transport impact requirements cover forest management activities (Section of the Requirements for the SFI 00-04, but no evidence to show transport impacts are considered across the Note: while biodiversity requirements do not appear to be considered across the, it is accepted that the most significant biodiversity issues relate to forestry management activities. Satisfactory evidence provided that eco toxicity requirements cover forest management activities (Section of the Requirements for the SFI 00-04, but no evidence to show eco toxicity is considered across the supply chain (e.g. linking to chain of custody requirements) 4

5 j. Land remediation k. Waste management l. Safe and healthy working conditions m. Slave labour n. Child labour o. Fair wages p. Working hours and holidays q. Freedom to join trade unions (freedom of association) r. Equality in respect of gender, ethnicity, religion, political persuasion Note: while land remediation requirements do not appear to be considered across the, it is accepted that the most significant land remediation issues relate to forestry management activities. Satisfactory evidence provided that waste management requirements cover forest management activities (Section of the Requirements for the SFI 00-04, but no evidence to show waste management is considered across the Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections and 6 of the Requirements for the SFI

6 s. Complaints and prosecutions t. Skills and training u. Community relations v. Corruption D Continual improvement Yes D Reporting by assessed organisations Yes D3 Verification of reported KPIs Yes D4 Reporting by the scheme Yes Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections, 6 and of the Requirements for the SFI Note: while community relations requirements do not appear to be considered across the, it is accepted that the most significant community relations issues relate to forestry management activities D D D D.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sections 3 and 9 of the Requirements for the SFI D.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (website links including SFI annual progress report) 6