Supply Base Report: Reginacork - Indústria E Transformação De Cortiça SA
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Supply Base Report: Reginacork - Indústria e Transformação de Cortiça SA www.sbp-cert.org Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions Completed in accordance with the Supply Base Report Template Version 1.3 For further information on the SBP Framework and to view the full set of documentation see www.sbp-cert.org Document history Version 1.0: published 26 March 2015 Version 1.1 published 22 February 2016 Version 1.2 published 23 June 2016 Version 1.3 published 14 January 2019 © Copyright The Sustainable Biomass Program Limited 2019 SBP Framework Supply Base Report: Template for BPs v1.3 Page ii Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions Contents 1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Description of the Supply Base ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1 General description ................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Actions taken to promote certification amongst feedstock supplier ........................................................ 7 2.3 Final harvest sampling programme ......................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Flow diagram of feedstock inputs showing feedstock type [optional] ..................................................... 7 2.5 Quantification of the Supply Base ........................................................................................................... 8 3 Requirement for a Supply Base Evaluation ......................................................................................... 9 4 Supply Base Evaluation ....................................................................................................................... 10 4.1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Justification ............................................................................................................................................ 10 4.3 Results of Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................. 10 4.4 Results of Supplier Verification Programme ......................................................................................... 16 4.5 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 16 5 Supply Base Evaluation Process ........................................................................................................ 17 6 Stakeholder Consultation .................................................................................................................... 19 6.1 Response to stakeholder comments ..................................................................................................... 19 7 Overview of Initial Assessment of Risk ............................................................................................. 20 8 Supplier Verification Programme ....................................................................................................... 21 8.1 Description of the Supplier Verification Programme ............................................................................. 21 8.2 Site visits ............................................................................................................................................... 21 8.3 Conclusions from the Supplier Verification Programme........................................................................ 21 9 Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................................. 22 9.1 Mitigation measures .............................................................................................................................. 22 9.2 Monitoring and outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 31 10 Detailed Findings for Indicators ......................................................................................................... 33 11 Review of Report .................................................................................................................................. 34 11.1 Peer review ............................................................................................................................................ 34 11.2 Public or additional reviews ................................................................................................................... 34 12 Approval of Report ............................................................................................................................... 35 SBP Framework Supply Base Report: Template for BPs v1.3 Page iii Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 13 Updates ................................................................................................................................................. 36 13.1 Significant changes in the Supply Base ................................................................................................ 36 13.2 Effectiveness of previous mitigation measures ..................................................................................... 36 13.3 New risk ratings and mitigation measures............................................................................................. 38 13.4 Actual figures for feedstock over the previous 12 months .................................................................... 38 13.5 Projected figures for feedstock over the next 12 months ...................................................................... 38 SBP Framework Supply Base Report: Template for BPs v1.3 Page iv Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 1 Overview Producer name: Reginacork - Indústria e Transformação de Cortiça SA Producer location: Herdade do Monte Novo, apartado 75, 2959-909, Pinhal Novo, Portugal Geographic position: 38°39'30.8’N, 8°55'04.1’W Primary contact: Sofia Cardoso ([email protected]) Company website: www.reginacork.pt Date report finalised: 14/02/2020 Close of last CB audit: 19/02/2020 Name of CB: NEPCon Translations from English: Yes SBP Standard(s) used: Standard 1 version 1.0, Standard 2 version 1.0, Standard 4 version 1.0, Standard 5 version 1.0 Weblink to Standard(s) used: https://sbp-cert.org/documents/standards-documents/standards SBP Endorsed Regional Risk Assessment: not applicable Weblink to SBE on Company website: www.reginacork.pt Indicate how the current evaluation fits within the cycle of Supply Base Evaluations Main (Initial) First Second Third Fourth Evaluation Surveillance Surveillance Surveillance Surveillance ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ SBP Framework Supply Base Report: Template for BPs v1.3 Page 1 Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 2 Description of the Supply Base 2.1 General description The Biomass Producer (BP) Reginacork is a company located in Pinhal Novo in the centre-south of Portugal. Reginacork produces wood pellets, wood chips, and half-products out of cork (cork granules). Roundwood is sorted at the plant; saw logs are sold to sawmills. The SBP reporting period is the calendar year. The statistics provided in this report are based on the reporting period that is year 2019. The Supply Base is Continental Portugal, both for wood resources, and cork. Reginacork has performed an SBP Supply Base Evaluation (SBE). The scope of the SBE is in line with the Supply Base (also Continental Portugal). Cork, however, is not included in the scope of the SBE, as it is not used for pellet production. In the reporting period, the BP executed forest operations itself, and bought different kinds of feedstock and cork. Sourced are roundwood, low-grade tree stems and forest residues, sawdust, and raw cork. Feedstock supply covers the following categories (and tree species): • Low grade tree stems / Fuel wood (FSC W1.2): Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster); Umbrella pine (Pinus pinea); Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.); Acacia (Acacia spp.); Narrow-leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia); • Harvesting residues / Twigs (FSC W1.3): Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster); Umbrella pine (Pinus pinea); Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.); Poplar (Populus spp.); Acacia (Acacia spp.); Narrow-leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia); • Sawdust (FSC W3.2): Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster); Umbrella pine (Pinus pinea); Although the supply base consists of continental Portugal as a whole, in the reporting period, the BP has sourced wood and cork only from the following regions in the centre-south of the country: • Lisbon; • Setubal; • Santarem; • Evora; • Beja; • Portalegre. SBP Framework Supply Base Report: Template for BPs v1.3 Page 2 Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions Figure 1: The 18 regions of Continental Portugal These regions are mainly composed of pine, oak and eucalyptus. In Portugal that there are more than half a million forest owners, and most own only one or two ha of land. However, in the South the average size of the properties is larger. In the region of Alentejo (which includes Évora, and Beja) the average size of the wood land plots is 22,6 ha (Coelho Inocêncio). Reginacork works with approximately 25 primary wood suppliers and