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Unilever plc CDP Forests Questionnaire 2022 01 August 2022
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Malaysia, we
source from provinces Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang,
Perak, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Trengganu.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Malaysia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Selangor
% of total production/consumption volume
1.21
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Malaysia, we
source from provinces Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang,
Perak, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Trengganu.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Malaysia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
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Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Trengganu
% of total production/consumption volume
0.57
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Malaysia, we
source from provinces Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang,
Perak, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Trengganu.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Mexico
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Chiapas
% of total production/consumption volume
0.29
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
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million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Mexico, we
source from provinces Chiapas.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Nicaragua
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Atlántico Sur
% of total production/consumption volume
0.14
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Nicaragua, we
source from provinces Atlántico Sur.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Panama
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Chiriquí
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% of total production/consumption volume
0.14
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Panama, we
source from provinces Chiriquí.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
East New Britain
% of total production/consumption volume
0.14
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
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plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website.. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Milne Bay
% of total production/consumption volume
0.07
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Morobe
% of total production/consumption volume
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0.14
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
New Ireland
% of total production/consumption volume
0.07
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities. .
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
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plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Oro
% of total production/consumption volume
0.21
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Papua New Guinea
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
West New Britain
% of total production/consumption volume
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0.57
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Papua New
Guinea, we source from provinces East New Britain, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland,
Oro, West New Britain.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Chumphon
% of total production/consumption volume
0.14
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
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plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Krabi
% of total production/consumption volume
0.43
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Nakhon Si Thammarat
% of total production/consumption volume
0.14
Please explain
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Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Ranong
% of total production/consumption volume
0.06
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
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Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Surat Thani
% of total production/consumption volume
0.79
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Trang
% of total production/consumption volume
0.07
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
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countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Thailand, we
source from provinces Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Trang.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Zulia
% of total production/consumption volume
0.07
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Venezuela, we
source from Zulia alone.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
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Any other countries/areas
State or equivalent jurisdiction
% of total production/consumption volume
0.43
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. Other countries we
source from include Costa Rica, Ghana and Solomon Islands.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Argentina
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
2
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
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commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Australia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
0.7
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
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Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Brazil
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
7.97
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on ensuring
that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either through FSC
or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
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material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Colombia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
0.7
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
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Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Ecuador
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
0.1
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
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India
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
10
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Indonesia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
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12
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Mexico
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
3
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
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rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Nigeria
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
0.6
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
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to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Philippines
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
1.7
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
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through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Thailand
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
5.11
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
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products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Viet Nam
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
4.3
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
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Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Country/Area of origin
Any other countries/areas
State or equivalent jurisdiction
% of total production/consumption volume
52.82
Please explain
92.9% of our packaging carries an FSC of PEFC certification, with the balance primarily
recycled. Municipality level information can be known by auditing chain of custody links
to forest management unit certified by FSC/PEFC scheme but Unilever would have to
rely on the will of suppliers to disclose this. Fibres are traceable to the forest
management unit that originates the fibre by virtue of an unbroken & audited chain of
invoices bearing the FSC/PEFC seals. While we cannot confirm the exact fibre source
of an incoming shipment as fibre is mixed at various stages of processing, our paper &
pulp sustainability team has the expertise & knowledge of important forestry regions in
source countries (e.g. Misiones, Argentina) & can utilize tools like Global Forest Watch
to monitor sub-national jurisdictions like states & municipalities & cross reference with
commodity risk & supplier engagements. We are aware of municipalities (i.e. 2nd order
administrative divisions) that pose an acute deforestation risk via our use of global land
cover change detection alerting system, we cannot however directly compare these to
our actual fibre sourcing with this level of spatial resolution. Unilever’s focus is on
ensuring that all suppliers are providing packaging with a full chain of custody, either
through FSC or PEFC certification.
Description of method: On a quarterly basis, through the Global Traceability System
(GTS), we contact our ~240 suppliers with a questionnaire to collect information on
volumes, sustainability status and traceability to the country level. We are currently
adding primary processing facility (i.e. wood using mill) to the questionnaire. For virgin
products, Chain of Custody certification provides a mechanism for tracking certified
material from the forest to the final product. It means we can be sure that the wood fibre
contained in the product can be traced back to certified forests. A forest certification
provides reassurance of sustainable forest management at site. The requirement for
certified Chain of Custody covers the complete supply chain: each stage of
manufacturing from wood supply until finished product must be certified.
Forest risk commodity
Other - Cocoa
Country/Area of origin
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Côte d'Ivoire
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
90
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: Our suppliers are
certified via long-standing certification schemes, like Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade to
manage risk and monitor compliance. We have also been mapping our supply chain as
part of our partnership with the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI). We buy around 1.5% of
the global production of cocoa, originating mostly from Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia. This
is a relatively small proportion of the global production of cocoa, which means we
cannot change these supply chains just by acting on our own. Unilever works with long
term partnerships for cocoa to ensure that we are able to generate the traceability
required to country, sub-national origin, cooperatives and farmers.
Partnerships and collaborations are an essential part of our approach.
Forest risk commodity
Other - Cocoa
Country/Area of origin
Any other countries/areas
State or equivalent jurisdiction
% of total production/consumption volume
5
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: Our suppliers are
certified via long-standing certification schemes, like Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade to
manage risk and monitor compliance. We have also been mapping our supply chain as
part of our partnership with the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI). We buy around 1.5% of
the global production of cocoa, originating mostly from Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia. This
is a relatively small proportion of the global production of cocoa, which means we
cannot change these supply chains just by acting on our own. Unilever works with long
term partnerships for cocoa to ensure that we are able to generate the traceability
required to country, sub-national origin, cooperatives and farmers.
Partnerships and collaborations are an essential part of our approach.
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Forest risk commodity
Other - Cocoa
Country/Area of origin
Indonesia
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Don't know
% of total production/consumption volume
5
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: Our suppliers are
certified via long-standing certification schemes, like Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade to
manage risk and monitor compliance. We have also been mapping our supply chain as
part of our partnership with the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI). We buy around 1.5% of
the global production of cocoa, originating mostly from Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia. This
is a relatively small proportion of the global production of cocoa, which means we
cannot change these supply chains just by acting on our own. Unilever works with long
term partnerships for cocoa to ensure that we are able to generate the traceability
required to country, sub-national origin, cooperatives and farmers.
Partnerships and collaborations are an essential part of our approach.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Guatemala
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Izabal
% of total production/consumption volume
0.29
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
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million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Guatemala, we
source from provinces Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, Izabal, Petén, Quetzaltenango.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Guatemala
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Petén
% of total production/consumption volume
0.29
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Guatemala, we
source from provinces Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, Izabal, Petén, Quetzaltenango.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Country/Area of origin
Guatemala
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Quetzaltenango
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% of total production/consumption volume
0.07
Please explain
Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm oil is 18 countries, 79 regions
and 318 districts/municipalities.
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: 3Keel identifies the
countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS details using the
RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on behalf of Unilever
twice yearly. Palm oil mills are a proxy of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as
FFB must be processed quickly, limiting the distance it can travel. We are compiling a
plantation/estate database associated with these mills which covers more than 17
million hectares of oil palm concession areas in these districts / municipalities. Our
suppliers provide traceability information on RSPO certified and non-certified volumes.
This allows us to have visibility of all the mills in our supply chain to be able to assess
and manage risk. Our lists of more than 1400 mills and 150 refineries / oleochemical
plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available on our website. In Guatemala, we
source from provinces Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, Izabal, Petén, Quetzaltenango.
Forest risk commodity
Soy
Country/Area of origin
Brazil
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Minas Gerais, Goias, Parana, Mato Grosso, Bahia
% of total production/consumption volume
18.1
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: As part of our
commitment to gain further visibility into our soy supply chain globally, we engaged
Proforest to conduct a traceability assessment for in 2021. This analysis confirmed that
for the year 2020 and accordingly contracted for 2021, 97% of our global soybean oil
consumption is traceable back to mill and 96% to country level (country origins can
sometimes be less clear than mill origins in soy SC). For soybean oil originated in high-
risk countries, 68% is traceable to state level and 60% is traceable to municipality level.
Going forward we will focus on improving our traceability to municipality level for all
high-risk countries.
Forest risk commodity
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Soy
Country/Area of origin
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Santa Cruz
% of total production/consumption volume
1.9
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption As part of our
commitment to gain further visibility into our soy supply chain globally, we engaged
Proforest to conduct a traceability assessment for in 2021. This analysis confirmed that
for the year 2020 and accordingly contracted for 2021, 97% of our global soybean oil
consumption is traceable back to mill and 96% to country level (country origins can
sometimes be less clear than mill origins in soy SC). For soybean oil originated in high-
risk countries, 68% is traceable to state level and 60% is traceable to municipality level.
Going forward we will focus on improving our traceability to municipality level for all
high-risk countries.
Forest risk commodity
Soy
Country/Area of origin
Argentina
State or equivalent jurisdiction
Specify state/equivalent jurisdiction
Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Entre Rios, Cordoba, Chaco, Santiago Del
Estero
% of total production/consumption volume
1.7
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption As part of our
commitment to gain further visibility into our soy supply chain globally, we engaged
Proforest to conduct a traceability assessment for in 2021. This analysis confirmed that
for the year 2020 and accordingly contracted for 2021, 97% of our global soybean oil
consumption is traceable back to mill and 96% to country level (country origins can
sometimes be less clear than mill origins in soy SC). For soybean oil originated in high-
risk countries, 68% is traceable to state level and 60% is traceable to municipality level.
Going forward we will focus on improving our traceability to municipality level for all
high-risk countries.
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Forest risk commodity
Soy
Country/Area of origin
Any other countries/areas
State or equivalent jurisdiction
% of total production/consumption volume
78.3
Please explain
Methods used to measure the % of total production or consumption: As part of our
commitment to gain further visibility into our soy supply chain globally, we engaged
Proforest to conduct a traceability assessment for in 2021. This analysis confirmed that
for the year 2020 and accordingly contracted for 2021, 97% of our global soybean oil
consumption is traceable back to mill and 96% to country level (country origins can
sometimes be less clear than mill origins in soy SC). For soybean oil originated in high-
risk countries, 68% is traceable to state level and 60% is traceable to municipality level.
Going forward we will focus on improving our traceability to municipality level for all
high-risk countries.
F1.5e
(F1.5e) How does your organization produce or consume biofuel derived from palm
oil?
Does your organization produce or consume biofuel derived from palm oil?
No
Data type
Volume produced/consumed
Metric
Country/Area of origin
State or equivalent jurisdiction
% of total production/consumption volume
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Does the source of your organization's biofuel material come from
smallholders?
Comment
F1.6
(F1.6) Has your organization experienced any detrimental forests-related impacts?
No
F1.7
(F1.7) Indicate whether you have assessed the deforestation or conversion footprint
for your disclosed commodities over the past 5 years, or since a specified cutoff date,
and provide details.
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Have you monitored or estimated your deforestation/conversion footprint?
Yes, we estimate deforestation/conversion footprint based on sourcing area
Coverage
Reporting deforestation/conversion since a specified cutoff date or during the
last five years?
Other, please specify
PEFC and FSC aligned cut off dates
Known or estimated deforestation/ conversion footprint (hectares)
Describe methods and data sources used to monitor or estimate
deforestation/ conversion footprint
We do not disclose the hectares of known/estimated deforestation/conversion footprint
for timber due to data consensus issues and difficulty with methodology and associated
attribution currently. We provide detail on how we monitor and manage this as well as
contribute to future capabilities and data consensus:
GFW Pro and other forest data monitoring services.
FSC has conducted extensive and consolidated National Risk Assessments (NRA’s)
that inform the design and implementation of pulp and paper companies’ Due Diligence
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Systems (DDS’s). While the purpose of the NRA is to inform the DDS, the highly
detailed and comprehensive documents serve as a useful guide to navigating risk in the
timber supply chain against the key principles and criteria of the FSC standard. We
have worked with FSC to secure actionable distillations of these multi hundred-page
NRA’s in order to map specified risks onto specific geographies. We also continue to
explore and advocate for the need to leverage geospatial technology and data in the
monitoring of natural forest conversion and unsustainable timber harvesting practices.
The severe limitation in this space is the capability to differentiate between normal and
legal harvests of sustainably managed forests and tree plantations from the conversion
of primary and secondary forest, with the latter proving especially challenging. We
founded and participate in the Forest Data Partnership, along with USAID, WRI, FAO,
NASA and Google that will seek to address the key data gaps in addressing forest risk,
for which this will very likely emerge as a consensus challenge. That being said, we
have used the Google Earth Engine platform to use global maps of Tropical Primary
Forest from Turubanova et al to estimate conversion of that forest type in key
geographies for forest products. In certain geographies where pulp is produced on short
rotations (e.g. Brazil Eucalyptus), and high quality, historical land cover maps exist (e.g.
MapBiomas) we are seeking methods to integrate disparate datasets to cover our
sourcing footprint.
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Have you monitored or estimated your deforestation/conversion footprint?
Yes, we estimate deforestation/conversion footprint based on sourcing area
Coverage
Full consumption volume
Reporting deforestation/conversion since a specified cutoff date or during the
last five years?
Since a specified cutoff date, please specify year
end of 2015
Known or estimated deforestation/ conversion footprint (hectares)
Describe methods and data sources used to monitor or estimate
deforestation/ conversion footprint
We do not disclose the hectares of known/estimated deforestation/conversion footprint
for palm oil due to data consensus and methodology issues and attribution currently. We
provide detail on how we monitor and manage this as well as contribute to future
capabilities and data consensus:
We monitor deforestation using a combination of own digital tools e.g. our palm oil
deforestation monitoring dashboard as well as contracted third party services.
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We use a third-party deforestation monitoring service provider Earthqualiser who we
have partnered with since 2018 and we have developed our own in-house monitoring
capability in partnership with Google Cloud, Descartes Labs, NGIS and others. Through
these partnerships we have access to over 24mln hectares of palm oil plantation maps,
forest and carbon stock areas as well as critical biodiversity layers. We have been
working with the palm oil producers to understand their deforestation footprint. Through
this partnership we have an annual record of deforestation that has occurred and is
related to palm oil plantations since 2015 and we use this to understand the potential
link via these producers to our business. We use our disaggregated palm oil volumes as
a % of total industry volume to extrapolate exposure and the estimated and inferred
potential footprint. This is also based on all the palm oil actor’s industry wide. However,
importantly Unilever has been proactive and on the bases of the deforestation
monitoring data has taken action to suspend these suppliers from its supply chain
publicly.
Forest risk commodity
Soy
Have you monitored or estimated your deforestation/conversion footprint?
Yes, we estimate deforestation/conversion footprint based on sourcing area
Coverage
Full consumption volume
Reporting deforestation/conversion since a specified cutoff date or during the
last five years?
Since a specified cutoff date, please specify year
end of 2015
Known or estimated deforestation/ conversion footprint (hectares)
Describe methods and data sources used to monitor or estimate
deforestation/ conversion footprint
We do not disclose the hectares of known/estimated deforestation/conversion footprint
for soy due to data consensus and methodology issues and attribution currently. We
provide detail on how we monitor and manage this as well as contribute to future
capabilities and data consensus:
We monitor deforestation using a combination of own digital tools e.g. our deforestation
monitoring dashboard, contracted third party services and public data sets.
We have developed our own in-house monitoring capability in partnership with Google
Cloud, Descartes Labs, NGIS and others. Through these partnerships we have access
to planted area maps, forest and carbon stock areas as well as critical biodiversity
layers. We also leverage public data sets through the Trace platform, WWF and WRI
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Global Forest Watch. We use our disaggregated soy volumes as a % of total volume to
extrapolate exposure and the estimated and inferred potential footprint.
Forest risk commodity
Other - Cocoa
Have you monitored or estimated your deforestation/conversion footprint?
Yes, we monitor deforestation/conversion footprint in our supply chain
Coverage
Partial consumption volume
Reporting deforestation/conversion since a specified cutoff date or during the
last five years?
Since a specified cutoff date, please specify year
end of 2015
Known or estimated deforestation/ conversion footprint (hectares)
Describe methods and data sources used to monitor or estimate
deforestation/ conversion footprint
We do not disclose the hectares of known/estimated deforestation/conversion footprint
for cocoa due to data consensus and methodology issues and attribution currently. We
provide detail on how we monitor and manage this as well as contribute to future
capabilities and data consensus.
We leverage long term partnerships in the cocoa supply chain to access the traceability
required. So far this has enabled us to trace 87% of the direct cocoa that we source
from cooperatives with polygon mapped farms. This data has been used to determine
areas where deforestation or other issues with planted cocoa have occurred and where
we need to remediate. As a result of this we are working in partnership with our
suppliers to regenerate over 4,000 hectares of area planted with cocoa. The objective is
to regenerate those areas by applying an agroforestry approach which we are doing in
partnership with ICRAF. This project will see the planting of over 450,000 trees on the
area. The project is in its second year of operation and we have reached almost 2,000
hectares so far.
F2. Procedures
F2.1
(F2.1) Does your organization undertake a forests-related risk assessment?
Yes, forests-related risks are assessed
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F2.1a
(F2.1a) Select the options that best describe your procedures for identifying and
assessing forests-related risks.
Timber products
Value chain stage
Direct operations
Supply chain
Coverage
Full
Risk assessment procedure
Assessed as part of other company-wide risk assessment system
Frequency of assessment
More than once a year
How far into the future are risks considered?
> 6 years
Tools and methods used
Internal company methods
National specific tools and databases
Jurisdictional/landscape assessment
Other, please specify
Global Traceability System, (GTS), Google Earth Engine, Global Forest Watch ,
GFW, WRI RADD
Issues considered
Availability of forest risk commodities
Quality of forests risk commodities
Impact of activity on the status of ecosystems and habitats
Regulation
Climate change
Tariffs or price increases
Corruption
Social impacts
Other, please specify
Natural forest conversion and conversion of tree plantations to other land uses
Stakeholders considered
Customers
Investors
Local communities
NGOs
Regulators
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Suppliers
Other, please specify
Multilaterals, national and sub-national governments
Please explain
Internal company methods/issue assessment: focus strategy and prioritise issues. Our
materiality assessment categorised 125 topics into 13 issues including deforestation,
water, climate, social & economic inclusion & human rights. Quarterly risk assessments
on our 240 timber suppliers (questionnaires managed by GTS) cover chain of custody
fibre to country, FSC/PEFC certified/recycled declaration & verification by suppliers on
sustainability.
GTS: gives oversight of our supply chain to assess & track supplier performance over
time and guide action plans for suppliers with non-compliance issues. We used the GTS
tool in 2021 to collect origin data focused on suppliers handling “controlled wood” that
previously resisted disclosure.
FSC’s National Risk Assessments (NRAs): inform design & implementation of pulp &
paper companies’ Due Diligence Systems (DDS). NRAs inform the DDS and act as a
guide to navigating risk in timber supply chains against FSC criteria. We have worked
with FSC to distill NRAs to map risks onto specific jurisdictions overlapping our paper
and board supplies.
GFW data is used to monitor & assess change in sustainability status at regional,
national & supplier level in fibre-supplying regions & share data via a centralized
system.
WRI RADD: to detect & guide remediation of forest risks. We report sustainable timber
performance annually, assured by internal process, SGS & PWC. We consider the
methodologies effective in identifying & assessing forests risks, enabling enhanced risk
management in our procurement portfolios to guide supplier & origin selection.
Geospatial tech: We explore and advocate leveraging technology to track/monitor forest
conversion related to key commodities. The aim is to close data gaps needed to inform
how we deal with sourcing risks i.e. prioritisation of key risk areas/suppliers.
GEE: We founded and participate in the Forest Data Partnership to collect data on
forests/ecosystems. We use Google Earth Engine to access global maps of Tropical
Primary Forest to estimate conversion of forest type in key geographies for forest
products. In geographies where pulp is produced on short rotations (e.g. Brazil
Eucalyptus), and high quality, historical land cover maps exist (e.g. MapBiomas) we are
seeking methods to integrate disparate datasets to cover our sourcing footprint.
Palm oil
Value chain stage
Direct operations
Supply chain
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Coverage
Full
Risk assessment procedure
Assessed as part of other company-wide risk assessment system
Frequency of assessment
More than once a year
How far into the future are risks considered?
> 6 years
Tools and methods used
Internal company methods
External consultants
Global Forest Watch Pro
Jurisdictional/landscape assessment
Other, please specify
3Keel for traceability and deforestation free, RADD, Descartes Labs, GLAD,
Earthqualizer, Google Earth Engine, Meridia Land
Issues considered
Availability of forest risk commodities
Quality of forests risk commodities
Impact of activity on the status of ecosystems and habitats
Regulation
Climate change
Tariffs or price increases
Corruption
Social impacts
Stakeholders considered
Customers
Employees
Investors
Local communities
NGOs
Other forest risk commodity users/producers at a local level
Regulators
Suppliers
Please explain
Internal company methods: to focus strategy and prioritise issues. Our materiality
assessment categorised 125 topics into 13 issues including deforestation, water,
climate, social & economic inclusion & human rights.
Policy compliance is part of our supplier risk assessment & selection process. With key
suppliers, we hold regular reviews regarding their commercial performance &
compliance with our People & Nature Policy requirements.
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External tools and methods:
Supply chain complexity & lack of transparency mean we use many tools to identify,
assess & manage risk, including deforestation risk assessment tools: Descartes Labs
(DL), GFW, WRI-PALM, WRI’s RADD, GLAD alerts, Earthqualizer (EQ) Monitoring. DL,
RADD & GLAD’s enables geospatial monitoring of forest risk within key suppliers’ own
operations & supply chain. 3Keel provide semi-annual traceability data from suppliers &
their 3rd-parties, using PalmTrace & questionnaires. In 2021, we were 90% traceable to
milland 80% of our core palm volumes sourced from lower risk mills. Our public mill list
contributes the Universal Mill List, improving the reliability of mill data management &
reporting within the industry. We have developed an NDPE assurance mechanism with
Control Union & work with EQ to monitor progress by direct suppliers & their supply
chain. Through jurisdictional/landscape assessments, we identified Riau, Aceh, N
Sumatra, Central Kalimantan & Sabah as priority landscapes due to high palm oil output
volumes & proximity to critical ecosystems. We consider the current methodologies
effective in identifying & assessing forests risks - enabling enhanced risk management
in procurement portfolios to guide supplier & origin selection.
We continue to develop and innovate new tools and partnerships to manage forest risk
exposure. E.g. We founded and participate in the Forest Data Partnership to collect data
on forests/ecosystems. Engaging with smallholders is a core part of our strategy and in
2021 we began a pioneering partnership with Meridia Land to map geospatially palm oil
independent smallholders in our supply chain. The objective is to map over 30,000
smallholders. We started at the end of 2021 and to date have mapped 6000. This data
is critical to manage our supply base in palm oil outside of the concession areas where
we have data from our partnerships with suppliers and EQ.
Soy
Value chain stage
Direct operations
Supply chain
Coverage
Full
Risk assessment procedure
Assessed as part of other company-wide risk assessment system
Frequency of assessment
More than once a year
How far into the future are risks considered?
> 6 years
Tools and methods used
Internal company methods
External consultants
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Trase
National specific tools and databases
Other, please specify
Certifications (RTRS), Proterra, FieldPrint Calculator, Mapbiomas
Issues considered
Availability of forest risk commodities
Quality of forests risk commodities
Impact of activity on the status of ecosystems and habitats
Regulation
Climate change
Tariffs or price increases
Brand damage related to forests risk commodities
Corruption
Social impacts
Stakeholders considered
Customers
Employees
Investors
Local communities
NGOs
Other forest risk commodity users/producers at a local level
Regulators
Suppliers
Please explain
Internal company methods: focus strategy and prioritise issues. Our materiality
assessment categorised 125 topics into 13 issues including deforestation, water,
climate, social & economic inclusion & human rights. Sustainable soy sourcing is part of
this. Our Sustainable Agriculture Code (SAC) provides guidelines to inform risk
assessments & suppliers must conduct a risk assessment to identify issues affecting
farmers or supply chains as a 1st step. We conduct a corporate risk assessment
regularly for all soybean oil suppliers via traceability assessments in partnership with
Proforest & supplier engagement to assess compliance with our People & Nature Policy.
External tools and methods: We use National tools/standards for each sourcing origin,
to identify regions experiencing deforestation/habitat conversion. We use the FieldPrint
Calculator in the US. In Brazil, we use Trase and Mapbiomas data (for their extensive
data on soy supply chains, farm and ecosystems). We use this with key suppliers to
understand our future supply base design, reducing the risk our volumes could
contribute to conversion and or deforestation. This future supply base is then activated
in supplier contracts.
We use RTRS & Proterra. We have supported & implemented RTRS standard since
2015 & have assisted in the production of 236,595t of deforestation-free soybean in
2021 in Cerrado. The RTRS diagnostic tool helps farmers see & address forest risks in
their land, contributing to 15,645ha of protected native vegetation in the Cerrado Biome.
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In 2021, we commissioned a 2nd global assessment of soy traceability and exposure to
deforestation risk through Proforest (selected for their Consumer Goods Forum / Soft
Commodities Forum influence). This included (1) a supplier survey to gather data on the
soybean oil supply chain & soybeans origins; (2) categorising, scoring & visualising
information in dashboards & maps; & (3) assessing recommendations to improve
traceability & further mitigate deforestation risk exposure.
Our forest risk assessment tools have proven highly effective in identifying soy origins &
deforestation risk. We achieved traceability to country of origin for 96% of our soybean
oil & have transformed our supply chain to mitigate deforestation risk by sourcing from
low risk origins or segregated certified soy for >93% of our soybean oil consumption by
end of 2021.
Other - Cocoa
Value chain stage
Direct operations
Supply chain
Coverage
Full
Risk assessment procedure
Assessed as part of other company-wide risk assessment system
Frequency of assessment
More than once a year
How far into the future are risks considered?
> 6 years
Tools and methods used
Internal company methods
Other, please specify
Rainforest Alliance, FairTrade
Issues considered
Availability of forest risk commodities
Quality of forests risk commodities
Impact of activity on the status of ecosystems and habitats
Regulation
Climate change
Impact on water security
Loss of markets
Social impacts
Stakeholders considered
Customers
Employees
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Investors
Local communities
NGOs
Other forest risk commodity users/producers at a local level
Regulators
Suppliers
Please explain
Internal company methods:
We use internal company methods to focus our strategy; assess the changing
sustainability landscape; & understand & prioritise the issues that matter to our business
& stakeholders. Our 2021 materiality assessment categorised 125 topics into 13
environmental & social issues including deforestation, water, climate, social & economic
inclusion & human rights. Sustainable cocoa sourcing is part of this. Our Sustainable
Agriculture Code (SAC) provides guidelines to inform risk assessment in procurement
decisions. Suppliers must conduct a full risk-assessment to identify issues affecting
farmers or supply chains as the 1st step of SAC compliance.
External tools:
Cocoa production provides income for millions but is also associated with deforestation,
water impacts & human rights risks. For cocoa, Unilever sources certified Rainforest
Alliance (RA) & FairTrade, all of which are deemed fully equivalent to the SAC. In 2021,
Unilever sustainably sourced 99% of its cocoa as Rainforest Alliance and (RA), and
Fairtrade certified. We buy only a small proportion of the global production of cocoa,
which means that we cannot change the supply chain just by acting on our own, so
partnerships and collaborations are an essential part of our approach to drive change. In
2018, we became a signatory of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) & have been
working with suppliers to design & develop long-term landscape programs beyond
certification. We aim to enhance the livelihoods of cocoa farmers while finding solutions
to eradicate forest conversion. Each signatory company must publicly disclose an action
plan with actions it will take to deliver the commitments set out in the Framework,
including indicative technical & financial support. Each signatory will decide how best to
support the achievement of the Framework commitments, based on their role in the
supply chain, their corporate priorities, & their cocoa sustainability goals. Company
action plans must include evidence such as high resolution satellite imagery to detect
changes in near-realtime, high level & verified land use, environmental, & socio-
economic KPIs; & annual publicly disclosed reporting on progress & outcomes related to
the specific actions in the Frameworks.
F2.2
(F2.2) For each of your disclosed commodity(ies), has your organization mapped its
value chains?
Value chain mapping
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Timber products
Yes, we have partially mapped the value chain
Palm oil
Yes, we have mapped the entire value chain
Soy
Yes, we have mapped the entire value chain
Other - Cocoa
Yes, we have partially mapped the value chain
F2.2a
(F2.2a) Provide details of your organization’s value chain mapping for its disclosed
commodity(ies).
Forest risk commodity
Timber products
Scope of value chain mapping
Own operations
Tier 1 suppliers
% of total suppliers covered within selected tier(s)
100
Description of mapping process and coverage
Unilever declares all of its tier 1 suppliers and by the application of the FSC and PEFC
standards has achieved mapping of the full value chain (tier4+). The tier 1 suppliers are
mapped by Unilever on a quarterly bases with the use of a third party system called
GTS. We upgraded our GTS survey capability as an interim solution to easily collect
upstream supply chain data whilst hunting for a technology supplier to supply a cross
commodity upstream data collection tool. GTS upgrades were first rolled out in 2019,
including capabilities related to supplier disclosure and origin surveys. This upgrade
helped us to collect the information required from suppliers to disclose Unilever Tier 1
suppliers, which we believe further builds consumer trust in our products that use fibre
based packaging. Our Digital team also engaged with strategic technology partners to
develop longer term solutions that are directly integrated with core Unilever ERP
systems.
Your own production and primary processing sites: attach a list of facility
names and locations (optional)
Your suppliers’ production and primary processing sites: attach a list of
names and locations (optional)
Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
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Scope of value chain mapping
Own operations
Tier 1 suppliers
Tier 2 suppliers
Tier 3 suppliers
Tier 4+ suppliers
Smallholders
Customers
% of total suppliers covered within selected tier(s)
90
Description of mapping process and coverage
Unilever purchases mainly complex derivatives of palm oil and palm kernel oil like
alcohols or fatty acids for the use in its products. Many of these are the result of
numerous processing steps and as a user we are at times very far down the chain. For
example, a complex alcohol made through oleo chemistry could mean the palm oil mill
is a tier 7 level supply chain unit. In spite of this complexity, we have managed to map to
the tier 4+ suppliers and are now embarking on detailed and expansive mapping of
smallholder farmers.
3Keel identifies the countries, regions, districts of origin, mill name, location and GPS
details using the RSPO PalmTrace system and undertakes traceability surveys on
behalf of Unilever twice yearly. Our suppliers have declared that the origin of our palm
oil is 18 countries,79 regions, and 318 districts/municipalities. Palm oil mills are a proxy
of the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) supply shed as FFB must be processed quickly, limiting
the distance it can travel. We are compiling a plantation/estate database associated with
these mills which covers more than 17 million hectares of oil palm concession areas in
these districts / municipalities. Together with Descartes Labs we have completed a map
of the entire area of planted palm oil and therefore are able to determine the location of
planted palm in relation to critical ecosystems like tropical forests and other high
conservation and carbon stock areas. Our suppliers provide traceability information on
RSPO certified and non-certified volumes. This allows us to have visibility of all the mills
in our supply chain to be able to assess and manage risk. Our lists of over 1,400 mills
and 150 refineries / oleochemical plants / kernel crushing plants are publicly available
on our website.
At the end of 2021 Unilever agreed a partnership with Meridia to begin the expansive
mapping of smallholders in our supply chain with a target to map over 30,000 by 2023.
We had just set out at the end of 2021 and had mapped over 1500 smallholders by then
and almost 6,000 to date. The mapping includes detailed information on farmers that we
can leverage in partnerships to help farmers improve agricultural practices and income
and thereby prevent the incentive for more deforestation.
Your own production and primary processing sites: attach a list of facility
names and locations (optional)
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Your suppliers’ production and primary processing sites: attach a list of
names and locations (optional)
Forest risk commodity
Soy
Scope of value chain mapping
Tier 1 suppliers
Tier 2 suppliers
Tier 3 suppliers
Tier 4+ suppliers
% of total suppliers covered within selected tier(s)
97
Description of mapping process and coverage
As part of our commitment to gain further visibility into our soy supply chain globally, we
engaged Proforest to conduct a traceability assessment in year 2021 and have used this
as a basis for maintaining ongoing traceability through contractual commitments with
suppliers. This analysis confirmed that 100%% of our global soybean oil consumption is
traceable back to refinery and 97% is traceable to crushing plants or mills. For soybean
oil originated in high-risk countries, 68% is traceable to state level and 60% is traceable
to municipality level. Going forward we will focus on improving our traceability to
municipality level for all high-risk countries. Other countries we source from include:
Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, United States of America.
Your own production and primary processing sites: attach a list of facility
names and locations (optional)
Your suppliers’ production and primary processing sites: attach a list of
names and locations (optional)
Forest risk commodity
Other - Cocoa
Scope of value chain mapping
Own operations
Tier 1 suppliers
Tier 2 suppliers
Tier 3 suppliers
Tier 4+ suppliers
Smallholders
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% of total suppliers covered within selected tier(s)
60
Description of mapping process and coverage
We have targeted to map 100% of the 23,996 farmers involved in our impact
programme. To date we have mapped 25,006 farm plots linked to 20,821 farmers and
representing 87% of farms in our programme. This currently represents approximately
60% of our cocoa suppliers volume per year.
Our commitment to report on all farms found in National Parks and Reserves to the
Ivorian Ministry of Water and Forests is operational and the farmer list is available. The
transfer of this information to the government (from our Tier 1 Suppliers) is dependent
on agreement on social safeguards. Based on the mapping of our dedicated farmers in
Côte d’Ivoire, we are now working to develop a differentiated approach based on the
level of degradation of forests. Once finalised, it will help us to firm up a progressive
strategy based on findings as well as a prescribed timeline and key roles and
responsibilities specified in the land use plans
Between October 2020 and September 2021, we have trained 10,877 farmers on good
agricultural practices via our suppliers, to comply with Rainforest Alliance Certification
requirements.
The company has established procurement policies that operationalise sustainable
cocoa supply chain commitments, and address social and environmental risks in the
supply chain with 215 cocoa communities.
Your own production and primary processing sites: attach a list of facility
names and locations (optional)
Your suppliers’ production and primary processing sites: attach a list of
names and locations (optional)
F3. Risks and opportunities
F3.1
(F3.1) Have you identified any inherent forests-related risks with the potential to have
a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business?
Risk identified?
Timber products
Yes
Palm oil
Yes
Soy
Yes
Other - Cocoa
Yes
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F3.1a
(F3.1a) How does your organization define substantive financial or strategic impact on
your business?
Definition: Substantive impacts for Unilever are those that would threaten the Group’s
business model, future performance, solvency or liquidity in the next three years. We call these
our principal risks & these apply to the Unilever Group (including our direct operations & supply
chain). One of Unilever’s principal risks is climate change. Risk management is integral to our
strategy and the achievement of our long-term goals: our success as an organisation depends
on our ability to identify and exploit the opportunities generated by our business and the
markets we are in. The Board has overall accountability for the management of risk and for
reviewing the effectiveness of our risk management and internal control systems.
Determination: We use our principal risks (all 14 included in pages 46-50 of our Annual
Report and Accounts 2021) to identify scenarios which could force Unilever to cease being
viable over a three-year period. Each year, we assess the cash flow impact a particular risk/mix
of risks could have to the business based on the amount of cash held, our operating cash flows
and the credit facilities available & their ability to affect the business operating & meeting its
liabilities. Our time horizons are aligned with our forward-looking planning, set out in our three-
year strategic plans and annual forecasts & our Board assumes overall accountability for the
management of risk & reviewing the effectiveness of Unilever’s risk management & internal
control systems.
Threshold: In assessing viability, ‘severe but plausible’ scenarios based on our principal risks
are considered along with the potential ramifications of Covid-19. The definition we work with is
1% of our Group Turnover which was equal to €524m of turnover in 2021. In 2020 we identified
substantive financial impact in 2 ways:
We identify substantive financial impact in 2 ways:
1. assessing scenarios for each individual principal risk, for example the termination of our
relationships with the three largest global customers; the loss of all material litigation cases; a
major IT data breach or reputational damage from not progressing against our plastic
packaging commitments, and the lost cost and growth opportunities from not keeping up with
technological changes.
2. assessing scenarios that involve more than one principal risk, for example a major global
incident affecting one or more of Unilever’s key locations resulting in an outage for a year in a
key sourcing unit & significant water shortages in our key developing markets. All the principal
risks could impact our business within the next two years (i.e. short-term risks less than 3
years), or could impact our business over the next 3-10 years (i.e. medium-term risks less than
10 years).
F3.1b
(F3.1b) For your disclosed forest risk commodity(ies), provide details of risks
identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your
business, and your response to those risks.
Forest risk commodity
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Timber products
Type of risk
Regulatory
Geographical scale
Global
Where in your value chain does the risk driver occur?
Supply chain
Primary risk driver
Changes to national legislation
Primary potential impact
Increased production costs
Company-specific description
Regulatory uncertainty and policy changes impact material availability and cost. For
example, the European Commissions adopted a proposal to limit EU-driven forest
degradation and deforestation. We anticipate the regulation to be in force within the next
2 years, with measures including mandatory due diligence to avoid or minimize the
placement of products associated with deforestation or forest degradation on the EU
market. This will drive more companies to source sustainable volumes for the EU
market, creating increased demand in a supply-constrained market. Shortages of
sustainable/certified timber can increase the cost of sourcing our packaging in the
quantities needed. Our own people and nature sourcing policy also requires us to
implement strong standards and assure enhanced traceability of where our raw
materials are originated.
In 2021 for instance, we purchased 956,520 tonnes of paper and board in total for our
products. Limitations in supply can directly impact operations by forcing local
procurement teams to switch suppliers or for R&D teams to quickly change packaging
specifications based on different fibre sources, or engineering teams to modify
packaging lines in factories.
Timeframe
1-3 years
Magnitude of potential impact
Medium-low
Likelihood
Likely
Are you able to provide a potential financial impact figure?
Yes, an estimated range
Potential financial impact (currency)
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Potential financial impact figure - minimum (currency)
18,000,000
Potential financial impact figure - maximum (currency)
37,000,000
Explanation of financial
To calculate the financial impact figure above, we have assumed our annual cost of
paper & board packaging spend is €1.1 billion (A). We assume an increase of between
5-10% spend based on the current premium of certified materials which could
materialize based on the factors mentioned above (B). This impact could occur within a
3-year period, should Unilever make no attempt to manage it (C). This equates to a
time averaged risk (A X B) / C of roughly €18 - 37 million per annum, rounded up to the
nearest million.
Primary response to risk
Increased use of sustainably sourced materials
Description of response
By setting up our procurement teams to buy sustainable paper and board in the volumes
we need, we ready ourselves for changes in regulation. Paper and board procurement
teams have conducted gap analyses of our key suppliers in our key markets to
understand where there are gaps in certification. These gaps were concentrated in
markets in East Africa, Middle Americas, South Asia and South East Asia, where
uncertified recycled material remained a high percentage of total volume. We then
arranged subsequent calls to discuss strategies with the suppliers in these markets in
order to close the gap on any uncertified supplies, so we can ensure our supplies are as
sustainable as possible. Our time frame for the response strategy to be fully
implemented is from 2015 to end of 2022.
Cost of response
5,000,000
Explanation of cost of response
100% of this cost represents an annual recurring cost for the P&B materials that are
made from certified FSC or PEFC wood fibres in certain origins for which these
materials carry a premium due to their short supply vs uncertified materials. The figure
also includes incremental costs related to transitioning from uncertified recycled board to
certified and strengthening our coverage of 100% certified board with stronger
standards and enhanced traceability. This figure excludes time and internal staffing
resources used in supplier engagement and development of new and/or expanded
sustainable sources with 3rd party certification.
Cost of risk management includes: (A) recurring cost of certified fibres (B) costs of
transitioning to certified recycled board (C) cost of transitioning to stronger standards
and enhanced traceability in certain countries. Cost of management = (A) + (B) + (C) =
€5,000,000.
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Forest risk commodity
Palm oil
Type of risk
Reputational and markets
Geographical scale
Global
Where in your value chain does the risk driver occur?
Supply chain
Primary risk driver
Increased commodity prices
Primary potential impact
Increased production costs
Company-specific description
Market and trade volatility continued at extreme levels in 2021 with continued impact
from the Covid-19 pandemic and unprecedented global commodity inflation driven by
supply constraints and demand spikes. The severe mismatch between supply and
demand resulted in a once in a two-decade spike in commodity and logistics cost
inflation. When purchasing raw agricultural materials for our Beauty and Personal Care,
Foods and Refreshment and Home care products, we have seen the market price
increases of more than 100% for palm oil. If we continue to source 900K+ tonnes of
palm oil annually which is subjected to the types of price volatility seen in 2021, without
the right degree of resilience the costs will be substantial and we will continue to be
exposed to physical disruptions or trade restrictions. That’s why our sustainable
sourcing strategy is an integrated one that looks at the actions we need to take in the
whole supply chain and build resilience through multiple routes: direct sourcing,
smallholder programs, certification, technology for transparency and traceability.
Timeframe
4-6 years
Magnitude of potential impact
Medium
Likelihood
Likely
Are you able to provide a potential financial impact figure?
Yes, an estimated range
Potential financial impact (currency)
Potential financial impact figure - minimum (currency)
200,000,000
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Potential financial impact figure - maximum (currency)
600,000,000
Explanation of financial
To calculate the financial impact figure above, we have assumed our annual cost of
palm-based derivatives at approximately €2 billion (A). We assume an increase of
between 10 - 30% of spend based on modelling the underlying feedstock price volatility
and the volatility of premiums and costs of securing more sustainable, direct and
traceable palm and palm kernel oil (B). This impact could occur within a 3-5 year period,
should Unilever make no attempt to manage it (C). This equates to a time averaged risk
(A X B) / C of roughly €200 - 600 million per annum, rounded up to the nearest million
Primary response to risk
More ambitious forest-related commitments
Description of response
We use commodity price risk management hedging & trading tools to manage the short-
medium term volatility. The longer-term risk is managed through our overall strategy of
purposeful and resilient procurement, which includes sustainable and deforestation-free
sourcing. Our sustainable sourcing strategy is an integrated one that looks at the actions
we need to take in the whole supply chain and build resilience through multiple routes:
direct sourcing, smallholder programs, certification, technology for transparency and
traceability.
We have an ongoing commitment in our Unilever Compass strategy to sustainably
source 100% of our Palm volumes (no end date/target date). We have invested over the
past 8 years and continue to invest in smallholder programs, on an ongoing basis, to
increase the supply of certified volumes from diverse sources, incrementally growing the
scale of our programs in line with our ongoing Sustainable Sourcing (no target date) and
Deforestation-free (2023 target) commitments. In addition, because our zero -
deforestation target commits us to end any deforestation in our palm supply chain by
2023 we are shortening our supply chain and sourcing directly, and we’re investing in
technology for transparency and traceability of our materials. These investments will
help realise the 2023 goals and continue beyond the immediate target dates as we
continue to respond to evolving risk and identify opportunities for improvement and
efficiency.
Cost of response
100,000,000
Explanation of cost of response
The annual cost represents the critical actions we take as business to be able to buy
more responsibly, with the needed resilience and is made up of:
(A) cost of purchasing RSPO physically certified materials via Mass Balance or SG
models; (B) Investments needed to shorten our supply chain to enable procurement
more directly in order to improve our traceability and resilience, C) support for
smallholders by buying directly from independent mills and mid-sized operators in order
to connect to smallholders and invest in their empowerment through impact programs.
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(D) investments in funds, eg &Green fund and larger landscape programs to drive no
deforestation & transformation in commodity supply chains beyond our own (E)
investments in monitoring & new technology partnerships with Google, Earthqualiser,
Descartes Labs, Orbital Insights to drive traceability & transparency in commodity
supply chains. Cost of management = (A)+(B)+(C)+(D) + (E) = 100,000,000.
Forest risk commodity
Soy
Type of risk
Regulatory
Geographical scale
Global
Where in your value chain does the risk driver occur?
Supply chain
Primary risk driver
Other regulatory driver, please specify
Changing land use patterns
Primary potential impact
Increased production costs
Company-specific description
Our 2- and 4-degrees climate change scenario analyses in 2017 and 2018 value-chain
specific analysis of the soybean supply chain showed potential increased production &
manufacturing costs. We selected soybean oil as a crucial ingredient for in-depth
analysis because it is included in many of our food products, such as Hellmann’s
mayonnaise and because of its importance to Unilever (large purchased volume), and
the availability of good historical price data and suitable climate models. We purchase
large volumes, mostly from growers in the US, particularly for Hellman’s brand and
Brazil for our dressings business. Our 2-degree scenario analysis showed that without
action, one of the most significant impacts could fall within our supply chain where the
cost of raw materials may rise due to the implementation of policies pricing carbon and
zero net deforestation requirements are introduced that lead to changes in land use
patterns and a shift to sustainable agriculture puts pressure on agricultural production,
raising the price of certain raw materials.
Timeframe
>6 years
Magnitude of potential impact
Low
Likelihood
Likely
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