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FSC Controlled Wood Company Risk Assessment Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts (Central and Northern Regions) Pty Ltd: Due Diligence System According to FSC-STD-40-005 (V3-0) EN. Requirements for sourcing FSC® Controlled Wood - Woodchip Supply. Public Summary Certificate holder: Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia (Central and Northern Region) Australia Pty Ltd Certificate holder address: Jubilee Highway East, PO Box 1446, Mount Gambier SA 5290 Chain of custody certificate number: SCS-COC-004912 Introduction Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd (CHH) purchases Radiata pine logs sourced from plantations in the Green Triangle region of Australia to manufacture sawn timber at the Jubilee sawmill in Mount Gambier, SA. Woodchips are produced as a co-product of sawmilling. These are delivered to the Port of Portland, Vic. for export. CHH purchases woodchips delivered to the Port of Portland from other South Australian sawmills that process logs sourced from Radiata pine plantations in the Green Triangle and Mount Lofty Ranges regions. CHH purchases woodchips delivered to the Port of Portland from chipper operations that process logs sourced from Radiata pine plantations in the Green Triangle region. CHH has conducted a risk assessment on the supply chain as part of the Due Diligence System (DDS) for controlled wood sources under FSC-STD-40-005 (V3-0) EN. The CHH FSC Controlled Wood DDS Risk Assessment (encompassing the FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Assessment Matrix1 (FSC- CWRA-001-AUS (V1-0)) has determined a low risk for four of the five controlled wood categories in the States of Victoria and South Australia at this level: Category 1 - illegally harvested wood, Category 2 - wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights, Category 4 - wood harvested from forests being converted to plantations or non-forest uses, and Category 5 - wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted. The controlled wood Category 3 - wood harvested from forests in which high conservation values (HCV) are threatened by management activities, was found to have an unspecified risk. The DDS risk assessment also considers the risks associated with mixing of non-eligible material in the supply chain. For risk mitigation measures to be effective, CHH will ensure they are be applied at the proper level of the supply chain. Risk Designation Category Summarised risk determination ORIGIN 1. Legality LOW 2. Civil rights LOW 3. HCV UNSPECIFIED 4. Conversion LOW 5. GMOs LOW RISK OF MIXING LOW 1 http://au.fsc.org/download.fsc-australia-controlled-wood-risk-assessment-matrix.67.htm 2016_FSC_Controlled_Wood_Due_Diligence_Risk_Assessment_CHH December 2016 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts (Central and Northern Regions) Pty Ltd: Due Diligence System According to FSC-STD-40-005 (V3-0) EN. Requirements for sourcing FSC® Controlled Wood - Woodchip Supply. Public Summary CONTROLLED WOOD ORIGIN Supply Area Green Triangle regions of south east South Australia and south west Victoria. Mount Lofty Ranges region of South Australia. Refer appended maps. Ecoregions of Origin Mount Lofty Ranges 20) Mt. Lofty Woodlands 21) Murray Darling Woodlands and Mallee Green Triangle 22) Naracoorte Woodlands 27) Southeast Australia Temperate Forests Bioregions of Origin Flinders Lofty Block Kanmantoo Naracoorte Coastal Plain Southern Volcanic Plains Murray Darling Depression Victoria Midlands Primary supplier names and addresses who are supplying wood sourced from the supply area: 1. Primary suppliers of plantation grown radiata pine (Pinus radiata) logs delivered to sawmills located in the supply area. 2. Secondary suppliers of woodchip co-products originating from sawmills or chipper operations. Name Address FSC Product group FSC Material category Primary Suppliers Forestry SA Jubilee Highway East, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 W1.1 Roundwood logs - Radiata OneFortyOne Plantations Ltd Level 6 636 St Kilda Rd Melbourne Vic 3004 FSC Controlled Wood pine (Pinus radiata) Green Triangle Forest Products Lot 11, Monterey Drive, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 Hancock Victorian Plantations 15 Penola Road, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 W1.1 Roundwood logs - Radiata FSC 100% Timberlands Pacific 10 Helen Street, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 pine (Pinus radiata) Secondary Suppliers CHH Jubilee sawmill Jubilee Highway East, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 W3.1 Wood chips - Radiata pine FSC Controlled Wood Australian Bluegum Plantations 60 Portland Road, Hamilton, Vic 3300 (Pinus radiata) 2016_FSC_Controlled_Wood_Due_Diligence_Risk_Assessment_CHH December 2016 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts (Central and Northern Regions) Pty Ltd: Due Diligence System According to FSC-STD-40-005 (V3-0) EN. Requirements for sourcing FSC® Controlled Wood - Woodchip Supply. Public Summary Pty Ltd Les Walkden Enterprises 134 Darts Rd Portland, Vic, 3305 NF McDonnell & Sons Suttontown Road, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 SA Pine 807 Wickham Hill Road, Meadows, SA 5201 South East Pine Sales 2560 Kangaroo Flat Road, Compton, SA 5291 Timberlink Australia Riddoch Highway, Tarpeena, SA 5291 Whitehead Timber Sales 1 Lewis Avenue, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 Risk Assessment 1. Illegally Harvested Wood Findings and Resources Risk Level The district of origin may be considered low risk in relation to illegal harvesting when all the following indicators related to forest governance are present: Approved by FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Low Risk 1.1 Evidence of enforcement of logging related laws in the district. Assessment Matrix (FSC-CWRA-001-AUS) Version 1-0. Unspecified Risk 1.2 There is evidence in the district demonstrating the legality of http://au.fsc.org/download.fsc-australia-controlled-wood- Low Risk harvests and wood purchases that includes robust and effective risk-assessment-matrix.67.htm Unspecified Risk systems for granting licenses and harvest permits. 1.3 There is little or no evidence or reporting of illegal harvesting in the list of applicable laws relating to harvesting in Low Risk district of origin. Australia Unspecified Risk http://www.globalforestregistry.org/related_files/download_r 1.4 There is a low perception of corruption related to the granting or Low Risk elated_file/83 issuing of harvesting permits and other areas of law enforcement Unspecified Risk related to harvesting and wood trade. 2. Wood harvested in violation of traditional or civil rights Findings and Resources Risk Level The district of origin may be considered low risk in relation to the violation of traditional, civil and collective rights when all the following indicators are present: Approved by FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Low Risk 2.1 There is no UN Security Council ban on timber exports from the Assessment Matrix (FSC-CWRA-001-AUS) Version 1-0. Unspecified Risk country concerned. http://au.fsc.org/download.fsc-australia-controlled-wood- risk-assessment-matrix.67.htm 2.2 The country or district is not designated a source of conflict timber Low Risk (E.g USAID Type 1 conflict timber). Unspecified Risk 2.3 There is no evidence of child labor or violation of ILO Fundamental Low Risk Principles and Rights at work taking place in forest areas in the district Unspecified Risk 2016_FSC_Controlled_Wood_Due_Diligence_Risk_Assessment_CHH December 2016 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts (Central and Northern Regions) Pty Ltd: Due Diligence System According to FSC-STD-40-005 (V3-0) EN. Requirements for sourcing FSC® Controlled Wood - Woodchip Supply. Public Summary concerned. 2.4 There are recognized and equitable processes in place to resolve Low Risk conflicts of substantial magnitude pertaining to traditional rights Unspecified Risk including use rights, cultural interests or traditional cultural identity in the district concerned. 2.5 There is evidence of no violation of the ILO Convention 169 on Low Risk Indigenous and Tribal Peoples taking place in the forest areas in the Unspecified Risk district concerned. 3. Wood harvested from forest in which high conservation values Findings and Resources Risk Level are threatened by management activities The district of origin may be considered low risk in relation to threat to high conservation values if: a) indicator 3.1 is met; or b) indicator 3.2 eliminates (or greatly mitigates) the threat posed to the district of origin by non-compliance with 3.1. FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Assessment Matrix Low Risk 3.1 Forest management activities in the relevant level (eco-region, (FSC-CWRA-001-AUS) Version 1-0 finds all ecoregions in Unspecified Risk sub-eco-region, local) do not threaten ecoregionally significant high Australia have HCV, hence 3.2 applies. conservation values. http://au.fsc.org/download.fsc-australia-controlled-wood- risk-assessment-matrix.67.htm FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Assessment Matrix Low Risk (FSC-CWRA-001-AUS) Version 1-0 finds unspecified risk. Unspecified Risk http://au.fsc.org/download.fsc-australia-controlled-wood- 3.2 A strong system of protection (effective protected areas and risk-assessment-matrix.67.htm legislation) is in place that ensures survival of the HCVs in the Due to unspecified risk designation, CHH will undertake ecoregion. annual supplier audits, to review their control of HCV measured against the FSC Australia HCV evaluation framework. 4. Wood harvested from areas being converted from forests and Findings and Resources Risk Level other wooded ecosystems to plantations or non-forest uses The district of origin may be considered low risk in relation to conversion of forest to plantations or non-forest uses when the following indicator is present: [Note: the change from plantations
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