Forests
We help companies assess business risks stemming from potential forest impacts in their supply chains, such as deforestation and conversion, forest degradation, and Indigenous rights, and develop strategies and programs to support the responsible production and sourcing of forest and relevant agricultural commodities.
Responsible Forest Supply Chains
Forestry and agriculture are key drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, land use emissions, biodiversity loss, and human and Indigenous rights violations. Setting and implementing responsible forest supply chain targets typically beings with identifying which forest-risk commodities are present in a company’s supply chain, and mapping those supply chains to a sufficient geographic extent to credibly assess and prioritize impacts and risks.
Pure Strategies is a recognized Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) delivery partner. Our team is well-versed on AFi resources and guidance, which we bring to bear in advising our clients on aligning with global best practices on ethical forest and agriculture supply chains.
With an informed understanding of a company’s impacts, appropriate targets can be set supported by robust implementation programs such as responsible material sourcing policies, traceability improvement, monitoring and verification procedures, supplier engagement and industry collaboration, and place-based initiatives designed to address root causes of environmental and social impacts on the ground. Pure Strategies has experience supporting client across all key forest-risk commodities and geographies.
Common projects include:
- Supply chain mapping of forest-derived (e.g., pulp, paper, timber) and forest-relevant (e.g., beef, soy, palm, cocoa, coffee, rubber) commodities
- Forest impact risk assessments, such as deforestation and conversion, forest degradation, species-at-risk, and Indigenous rights
- Target development to support forest protection, responsible forest management, and forest restoration
- Responsible forest sourcing program development, including supplier policies and supporting monitoring and verification procedures
- Guidance on responsible sourcing certifications
- Supplier engagement to support traceability, risk assessments, policy compliance, and other target delivery initiatives
- Guidance and support on landscape-level and place-based forest protection, sustainable management, and restoration project development
- Public reporting of progress on forest targets, ambitions, and supporting implementation programs
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Sustainable solutions for business leaders
Pure Strategies provides customized sustainability services that help our clients build sustainability strategies and actionable programs, set meaningful goals, create sustainable supply chains, and optimize products and sustainable packaging.
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Strategy
From materiality and priority assessment to science-based targets, we help build and implement corporate sustainability strategies across products and supply chains.
Climate
GHG inventory management, climate risk and transition planning, science-based targets, and supplier engagement to advance climate strategies.
Nature
Deforestation and conversion-free programs, nature impact assessment, and strategies that protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural resources.
Circularity
Packaging inventory management, EPR, sustainable packaging strategies, life cycle assessments, sustainable chemistry, and product sustainability programs.
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