Nepcon CB Public Summary Report V1.0 Sveaskog Baltfor FINAL
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NEPCon Evaluation of Sveaskog Baltfor SIA Compliance with the SBP Framework: Public Summary Report www.sustainablebiomasspartnership.org Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions Completed in accordance with the CB Public Summary Report Template Version 1.0 For further information on the SBP Framework and to view the full set of documentation see www.sustainablebiomasspartnership.org Document history Version 1.0: published 26 March 2015 © Copyright The Sustainable Biomass Partnership Limited 2015 NEPCon Evaluation of Sveaskog Baltfor: Public Summary Report Page ii Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions Contents 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Scope of the evaluation and SBP certificate ...................................................................................... 2 3 Specific objective .................................................................................................................................. 5 4 SBP Standards utilised ......................................................................................................................... 6 4.1 SBP Standards utilised ........................................................................................................................... 6 4.2 SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessment ............................................................................................. 6 5 Description of Biomass Producer, Supply Base and Forest Management ..................................... 7 5.1 Description of Biomass Producer ............................................................................................................ 7 5.2 Description of Biomass Producer’s Supply Base .................................................................................... 7 5.3 Detailed description of Supply Base ....................................................................................................... 9 5.4 Chain of Custody system ........................................................................................................................ 9 6 Evaluation process ............................................................................................................................. 10 6.1 Timing of evaluation activities ............................................................................................................... 10 6.2 Description of evaluation activities ........................................................................................................ 12 6.3 Process for consultation with stakeholders ........................................................................................... 14 7 Results ................................................................................................................................................. 16 7.1 Main strengths and weaknesses ........................................................................................................... 16 7.2 Rigour of Supply Base Evaluation ......................................................................................................... 16 7.3 Compilation of data on Greenhouse Gas emissions ............................................................................. 16 7.4 Competency of involved personnel ....................................................................................................... 17 7.5 Stakeholder feedback ........................................................................................................................... 17 7.6 Preconditions ........................................................................................................................................ 17 8 Review of Biomass Producer’s Risk Assessments ......................................................................... 18 8.1 Risk Assessment for Latvia ................................................................................................................... 18 9 Review of Biomass Producer’s mitigation measures ...................................................................... 20 9.1 Mitigation measures of risks for feedstock originating from Latvia ........................................................ 20 10 Non-conformities and observations .................................................................................................. 22 10.1 Closed Non-Conformity Reports (NCRs) .............................................................................................. 28 11 Certification decision .......................................................................................................................... 35 12 Surveillance updates .......................................................................................................................... 36 12.1 Evaluation details .................................................................................................................................. 36 NEPCon Evaluation of Sveaskog Baltfor: Public Summary Report Page iii Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 12.2 Significant changes ............................................................................................................................... 36 12.3 Follow-up on outstanding non-conformities .......................................................................................... 36 12.4 New non-conformities ........................................................................................................................... 36 12.5 Stakeholder feedback ........................................................................................................................... 36 12.6 Conditions for continuing certification ................................................................................................... 36 12.7 Certification recommendation ............................................................................................................... 36 13 Evaluation details ................................................................................................................................ 37 NEPCon Evaluation of Sveaskog Baltfor: Public Summary Report Page iv Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 1 Overview CB Name and contact: NEPCon OÜ, Filosoofi 31, 50108 Tartu, Estonia Primary contact for SBP: Ondrej Tarabus, [email protected], +420 606 730 382 Report completion date: 19/Jul/2017 Report authors: Oļesja Puišo, Ģirts Karss, Certificate Holder: SIA Sveaskog Baltfor, Brīvības iela 40-23, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia Producer contact for SBP: Marta Ciekure (Quality and environmental manager), phone;+371- 26111329, email: [email protected] Certified Supply Base: Latvia, Lithuania SBP Certificate Code: SBP-01-84 Date of certificate issue: 31/Aug/2017 Date of certificate expiry: 30/Aug/2022 Indicate where the current audit fits within the certification cycle First Second Third Fourth Main (Initial) Surveillance Surveillance Surveillance Surveillance Audit Audit Audit Audit Audit ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ NEPCon Evaluation of Sveaskog Baltfor: Public Summary Report Page 1 Focusing on sustainable sourcing solutions 2 Scope of the evaluation and SBP certificate The certificate scope covers office in Riga, harbour storage places in terminals; Jaunmilgrāvis, Rīga and Terrabalt, Liepāja Scope of this evaluation is based on SBP standards 1; 2; 4; and 5. Organization holds valid FSC COC and FSC CW certificate NC-COC-013350 and NC-CW-013350 certificates covering procurement and sales of pulpwood, production and procurement of wood chips (both primary and secondary feedstock) The BP is wood chip producer and trader. The BP buys biomass - chips from suppliers and also produce biomass itself – by producing chips from roundwood and chipping biomass from non-forest land and harvesting residues. The BP buys harvesting residues and bush/brush from owners of forest land, harvesting companies and owners of non-forest land for chipping. The share of biomass sourced from non-forest lands used for production of chips exceeds 50%. The other (least) half of primary feedstock is sourced as a roundwood and chipped from low quality wood (pulpwood and firewood) in harbour terminals. The share of feedstock to be sourced within the SBE constitute 15-20% from the total volume of biomass. The BP is also buying wood chips (primary and secondary feedstock) from FSC certified /FSC Controlled wood certified and also non-certified suppliers. Supplies from non-certified suppliers is verified according to the BP’s own Controlled Wood verification system. All feedstock is originating from Latvia and some minor part could potencially come from Lithuania as an indirect/secondary flow. BP is sourcing production residuals supplied by Latvian primary suppliers, It is possible that the volume could potencially contain feedstock originating from both Latvia and Lithuania in the future. FSC Controlled Wood system of the Organisation does cover procurement of the feedstock origingating from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Wood from Estonia is stored in Skulte terminal (not included into the SBP scope. At the moment feedstock of the Estonian origin is out of the certification scope, thus even if FSC system does allow mixing feedstock with other feedstock, material of Estonian origin will be segregated from feedstock originating from approved Supply Base. BP is implementing both FSC transfer and FSC credit system. FSC credit system