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SAMPLE REPORT · WORKED PROJECT FROM THE P5 IMPACT ANALYSIS PREVIEW

WORKED SAMPLE

Rio Jamari Regenerative Landscape Program

Project Owner
Amazonia Regenera Consortium
Project Type
Regenerative landscape restoration
Project Size/Cost
$210M
Country
Brazil
PRiSM Phase
Delivery
Materiality level
Regenerative

Degraded cattle land restored to regenerative agroforestry and wetland.

Results

Scores run from 1 to 5. A 3 is the baseline condition, a 4 is a net improvement and a 5 is a net positive enhancement. Under the no-masking rule, an impact still at 1 or 2 holds its element, subcategory, category and the whole project at that score until a response brings it to 3 or higher. The thin marker on each bar shows the score before the response.

Full report

3.9/5
Overall Project Score
Initial 1 → 3.9 ↑
People Impacts
3.8
Labor Practices and Decent Work
3.9
Employment and Staffing
4
Labor Management Relations
4
Project Health and Safety
4
Training and Qualifications
4
Organizational Learning
4
Equal Opportunity
4
Local Competence Development
4
Work Life Harmony and Mental Health
3
Society and Customers
4
Community Impact
4
Public Policy and Compliance
4
Protection for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
4
Customer Health and Safety
4
Product and Service Labeling
4
Customer Privacy and Data Protection
4
Social Regeneration
4
Human Rights
3.5
Harassment and Discrimination
4
Age-Appropriate Labor
4
Forced and Involuntary Labor
3
Talent Acquisition, Retention and Empowerment
3
Ethical Behavior
3.8
Sustainable Procurement and Contracts
4
Anti-Corruption
3
Fair Competition
4
Responsible Technology
4
Green Claims and Greenwashing
4
Planet Impacts
3.9
Transport
3.5
Local Procurement
4
Digital Communication
4
Traveling and Commuting
3
Logistics
3
Energy
4.3
Energy Consumption
4
GHG Emissions
5
Renewables and Clean Energy Return
4
Land, Air, and Water
3.9
Biological Diversity
4
Air and Water Quality
4
Water Consumption
3
Water Displacement
3
Soil Stability and Erosion
4
Ecological Regeneration
5
Noise Pollution
4
Consumption
4
Recycling and Reuse
4
Disposal
4
Contamination and Pollution
4
Waste Generation
4
Prosperity Impacts
4
Project Feasibility
4
Business Case Analysis
4
Financial Analysis
3
Social Return on Investment
5
Modeling and Simulation
4
Adaptive Materiality (Business Agility)
4
Adaptive Governance
4
Design Optionality
4
System Resiliency
4
Market and Economic Stimulation (Local Economic Impact)
4
Economic Regeneration
4
Indirect Benefits
4
ESG Disclosures and Sustainability Reporting
4

Materiality

Material topics determined from the impact register, filtered by stakeholder significance and financial relevance. Project level: Regenerative.

Material topics

ImpactStakeholder significanceFinancial relevanceThreshold proximityMaterial topicGRIESRSPriority
Biological Diversity
Biodiversity recovery
HighMediumCriticalBiological DiversityGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Automatically material
Air and Water Quality
Runoff and burning
MediumMediumCriticalAir and Water QualityGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Automatically material
Protection for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
Adjacent indigenous territories
HighHighCriticalProtection for Indigenous and Tribal PeoplesGRI 413-418ESRS S3 / S4Automatically material
GHG Emissions
Net carbon balance
HighHighSafeGHG EmissionsGRI 302, 305ESRS E1Highly material
Project Health and Safety
Field safety in remote terrain
HighHighCautionProject Health and SafetyGRI 401-405ESRS S1Highly material
Forced and Involuntary Labor
Slave-labor risk in supply chain
HighHighCautionForced and Involuntary LaborGRI 406-411ESRS S1 / S2Highly material
Energy Consumption
Operational energy
MediumMediumCautionEnergy ConsumptionGRI 302, 305ESRS E1Material
Water Consumption
Nursery and establishment water
MediumMediumCautionWater ConsumptionGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Material
Water Displacement
Hydrology change
MediumMediumCautionWater DisplacementGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Material
Soil Stability and Erosion
Soil recovery
MediumMediumCautionSoil Stability and ErosionGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Material
Ecological Regeneration
Forest restoration core
HighMedium–Ecological RegenerationGRI 303, 304, 306ESRS E2 / E3 / E4Material
Contamination and Pollution
Pollution prevention
MediumMediumCautionContamination and PollutionGRI 306ESRS E5Material
Community Impact
Riverine community livelihoods
HighMediumCautionCommunity ImpactGRI 413-418ESRS S3 / S4Material
Public Policy and Compliance
Forest Code and CAR compliance
MediumHigh–Public Policy and ComplianceGRI 413-418ESRS S3 / S4Material
Social Regeneration
Community capacity rebuilding
HighMedium–Social RegenerationGRI 413-418ESRS S3 / S4Material
Age-Appropriate Labor
No child labor
HighMedium–Age-Appropriate LaborGRI 406-411ESRS S1 / S2Material
Sustainable Procurement and Contracts
Responsible sourcing
MediumHighCautionSustainable Procurement and ContractsGRI 205, 308, 414ESRS G1Material
Anti-Corruption
Land and permit integrity
MediumHighCautionAnti-CorruptionGRI 205, 308, 414ESRS G1Material
Green Claims and Greenwashing
Carbon and regen claims
MediumHighCautionGreen Claims and GreenwashingGRI 205, 308, 414ESRS G1Material
Business Case Analysis
Blended-value case
MediumHigh–Business Case AnalysisGRI 201ESRS G1Material
Financial Analysis
Long-payback finance
MediumHighCautionFinancial AnalysisGRI 201ESRS G1Material
Social Return on Investment
SROI
MediumHigh–Social Return on InvestmentGRI 201ESRS G1Material
System Resiliency
Landscape resilience
MediumHighCautionSystem ResiliencyGRI 2 (Governance)ESRS G1Material
Economic Regeneration
Regional economy rebuild
HighMedium–Economic RegenerationGRI 201, 203ESRS G1Material
ESG Disclosures and Sustainability Reporting
Disclosure and MRV
MediumHigh–ESG Disclosures and Sustainability ReportingGRI 201, 203ESRS G1Material

Monitored (documented, not prioritized)

Local Procurement · Local input sourcing
Digital Communication · Remote coordination
Traveling and Commuting · Field travel footprint
Logistics · Product haul-out
Renewables and Clean Energy Return · Clean energy supply
Noise Pollution · Machinery noise
Recycling and Reuse · Material circularity
Disposal · End-of-life handling
Waste Generation · Operational waste
Employment and Staffing · Cooperative hiring
Labor Management Relations · Cooperative governance
Training and Qualifications · Agroforestry skills
Organizational Learning · Adaptive learning loops
Equal Opportunity · Women and youth inclusion
Local Competence Development · Local technical capacity
Work Life Harmony and Mental Health · Remote work wellbeing
Customer Health and Safety · Food product safety
Product and Service Labeling · Origin and claims labeling
Customer Privacy and Data Protection · Buyer and member data
Harassment and Discrimination · Inclusive workplace
Talent Acquisition, Retention and Empowerment · Retain local talent
Fair Competition · Fair market conduct
Responsible Technology · Monitoring tech ethics
Modeling and Simulation · Scenario modeling
Adaptive Governance · Adaptive management
Design Optionality · Flexible design
Indirect Benefits · Spillover benefits

Critical

Every impact currently scoring below 3 (a 1 or 2), with its recommended response.

Nothing is scoring below 3.

Notable items

Impacts scoring 1, 2, 4 or 5, with the recommended response for each.

Strengths (scored 4-5)

ElementLensImpactScoreRecommendation
GHG EmissionsProcess EffectivenessNet carbon balance5Reforestation + agroforestry sequestration, MRV
Ecological RegenerationProcess EffectivenessForest restoration core5Native reforestation + agroforestry mosaic, 10-yr horizon
Social Return on InvestmentProcess EffectivenessSROI5SROI tracking against baseline
Local ProcurementProcess EfficiencyLocal input sourcing4Regional nurseries and supplier development
Digital CommunicationProcess EfficiencyRemote coordination4Satellite internet hubs, async reporting
Energy ConsumptionProcess EfficiencyOperational energy4Solar microgrids at hubs and nurseries
Renewables and Clean Energy ReturnProcess EfficiencyClean energy supply4Solar microgrids sized above operational need
Biological DiversityProcess EffectivenessBiodiversity recovery4Native corridors, seed diversity, fauna monitoring, no-clear zones
Air and Water QualityProcess EffectivenessRunoff and burning4Zero-burn policy, organic inputs, riparian buffers
Soil Stability and ErosionProcess EffectivenessSoil recovery4Cover crops, contour planting, agroforestry root systems
Noise PollutionProcess EfficiencyMachinery noise4Time-of-day limits near habitat and communities
Recycling and ReuseProduct LifespanMaterial circularity4Reusable pots, compostable packaging
DisposalProduct LifespanEnd-of-life handling4Take-back, licensed disposal, minimal hazardous inputs
Contamination and PollutionProcess EffectivenessPollution prevention4Spill kits, buffer zones, organic-first inputs
Waste GenerationProcess EfficiencyOperational waste4Composting of organic waste, source reduction
Employment and StaffingProcess FairnessCooperative hiring4Local-first hiring with cooperative contracts and training pipeline
Labor Management RelationsProcess FairnessCooperative governance4Cooperative bylaws, elected councils, grievance channel
Project Health and SafetyProcess EffectivenessField safety in remote terrain4Safety program, PPE, field clinics, medevac protocol, fire crews
Training and QualificationsProduct ServicingAgroforestry skills4Field schools and nursery technician certification
Organizational LearningProduct ServicingAdaptive learning loops4Monitoring feeds annual practice revisions
Equal OpportunityProcess FairnessWomen and youth inclusion4Gender quota in cooperative leadership and nurseries
Local Competence DevelopmentProduct ServicingLocal technical capacity4Train-the-trainer and local agronomy hiring
Community ImpactProcess EffectivenessRiverine community livelihoods4FPIC, benefit-sharing agreements, community fund
Public Policy and ComplianceProcess EffectivenessForest Code and CAR compliance4Legal due diligence, CAR registration, permit tracking
Protection for Indigenous and Tribal PeoplesProcess FairnessAdjacent indigenous territories4FPIC per ILO 169, buffer zones, co-management MOUs
Customer Health and SafetyProduct LifespanFood product safety4Food-grade handling, aflatoxin testing for Brazil nut
Product and Service LabelingProduct LifespanOrigin and claims labeling4Chain-of-custody, third-party origin certification
Customer Privacy and Data ProtectionProduct ServicingBuyer and member data4LGPD-aligned data policy, minimal collection
Social RegenerationProcess EffectivenessCommunity capacity rebuilding4Cooperative model, schools partnership, local ownership
Harassment and DiscriminationProcess FairnessInclusive workplace4Code of conduct, reporting lines, training
Age-Appropriate LaborProcess FairnessNo child labor4Age verification, school-aligned schedules, audits
Sustainable Procurement and ContractsProcess FairnessResponsible sourcing4Sustainability clauses, local sourcing, supplier scorecards
Fair CompetitionProcess FairnessFair market conduct4Cooperative aggregation improves bargaining power
Responsible TechnologyProduct ServicingMonitoring tech ethics4Use limited to land cover; community data governance
Green Claims and GreenwashingProduct LifespanCarbon and regen claims4Third-party verification, conservative crediting, public MRV
Business Case AnalysisProduct LifespanBlended-value case4Diversified revenue, conservative carbon pricing
Modeling and SimulationProduct ServicingScenario modeling4Carbon, hydrology, and yield models with sensitivity
Adaptive GovernanceProcess EffectivenessAdaptive management4Stage gates, annual review, multi-stakeholder board
Design OptionalityProduct LifespanFlexible design4Modular parcels, diversified species and revenue
System ResiliencyProcess EffectivenessLandscape resilience4Diversity, firebreaks, reserves, insurance
Economic RegenerationProcess EffectivenessRegional economy rebuild4Cooperative value chains, processing, premium markets
Indirect BenefitsProcess EffectivenessSpillover benefits4Open-source methods, supplier development
ESG Disclosures and Sustainability ReportingProduct ServicingDisclosure and MRV4GRI/ISSB-aligned reporting, public MRV dashboard

Changes

Impacts whose score moved after a response was taken.

ElementImpactChangeAction taken
Ecological RegenerationForest restoration core1 → 5 +4Native reforestation + agroforestry mosaic, 10-yr horizon
GHG EmissionsNet carbon balance2 → 5 +3Reforestation + agroforestry sequestration, MRV
Biological DiversityBiodiversity recovery1 → 4 +3Native corridors, seed diversity, fauna monitoring, no-clear zones
Soil Stability and ErosionSoil recovery1 → 4 +3Cover crops, contour planting, agroforestry root systems
Project Health and SafetyField safety in remote terrain1 → 4 +3Safety program, PPE, field clinics, medevac protocol, fire crews
Protection for Indigenous and Tribal PeoplesAdjacent indigenous territories1 → 4 +3FPIC per ILO 169, buffer zones, co-management MOUs
Local ProcurementLocal input sourcing2 → 4 +2Regional nurseries and supplier development
Energy ConsumptionOperational energy2 → 4 +2Solar microgrids at hubs and nurseries
Air and Water QualityRunoff and burning2 → 4 +2Zero-burn policy, organic inputs, riparian buffers
Contamination and PollutionPollution prevention2 → 4 +2Spill kits, buffer zones, organic-first inputs
Employment and StaffingCooperative hiring2 → 4 +2Local-first hiring with cooperative contracts and training pipeline
Labor Management RelationsCooperative governance2 → 4 +2Cooperative bylaws, elected councils, grievance channel
Training and QualificationsAgroforestry skills2 → 4 +2Field schools and nursery technician certification
Equal OpportunityWomen and youth inclusion2 → 4 +2Gender quota in cooperative leadership and nurseries
Local Competence DevelopmentLocal technical capacity2 → 4 +2Train-the-trainer and local agronomy hiring
Community ImpactRiverine community livelihoods2 → 4 +2FPIC, benefit-sharing agreements, community fund
Public Policy and ComplianceForest Code and CAR compliance2 → 4 +2Legal due diligence, CAR registration, permit tracking
Social RegenerationCommunity capacity rebuilding2 → 4 +2Cooperative model, schools partnership, local ownership
Harassment and DiscriminationInclusive workplace2 → 4 +2Code of conduct, reporting lines, training
Age-Appropriate LaborNo child labor2 → 4 +2Age verification, school-aligned schedules, audits
Forced and Involuntary LaborSlave-labor risk in supply chain1 → 3 +2Supplier vetting against MTE 'dirty list', audits, contracts
Sustainable Procurement and ContractsResponsible sourcing2 → 4 +2Sustainability clauses, local sourcing, supplier scorecards
Green Claims and GreenwashingCarbon and regen claims2 → 4 +2Third-party verification, conservative crediting, public MRV
Business Case AnalysisBlended-value case2 → 4 +2Diversified revenue, conservative carbon pricing
Social Return on InvestmentSROI3 → 5 +2SROI tracking against baseline
Adaptive GovernanceAdaptive management2 → 4 +2Stage gates, annual review, multi-stakeholder board
System ResiliencyLandscape resilience2 → 4 +2Diversity, firebreaks, reserves, insurance
Economic RegenerationRegional economy rebuild2 → 4 +2Cooperative value chains, processing, premium markets
ESG Disclosures and Sustainability ReportingDisclosure and MRV2 → 4 +2GRI/ISSB-aligned reporting, public MRV dashboard
Digital CommunicationRemote coordination3 → 4 +1Satellite internet hubs, async reporting
Traveling and CommutingField travel footprint2 → 3 +1Route optimization, shared transport, on-site lodging
LogisticsProduct haul-out2 → 3 +1Consolidated cold-chain, river transport, hubs
Renewables and Clean Energy ReturnClean energy supply3 → 4 +1Solar microgrids sized above operational need
Water ConsumptionNursery and establishment water2 → 3 +1Drip irrigation, rainwater capture, dry-season limits
Water DisplacementHydrology change2 → 3 +1Phased planting, riparian restoration, swales
Noise PollutionMachinery noise3 → 4 +1Time-of-day limits near habitat and communities
Recycling and ReuseMaterial circularity3 → 4 +1Reusable pots, compostable packaging
DisposalEnd-of-life handling3 → 4 +1Take-back, licensed disposal, minimal hazardous inputs
Waste GenerationOperational waste3 → 4 +1Composting of organic waste, source reduction
Organizational LearningAdaptive learning loops3 → 4 +1Monitoring feeds annual practice revisions
Work Life Harmony and Mental HealthRemote work wellbeing2 → 3 +1Rotation schedules, mental health first aid
Customer Health and SafetyFood product safety3 → 4 +1Food-grade handling, aflatoxin testing for Brazil nut
Product and Service LabelingOrigin and claims labeling3 → 4 +1Chain-of-custody, third-party origin certification
Customer Privacy and Data ProtectionBuyer and member data3 → 4 +1LGPD-aligned data policy, minimal collection
Talent Acquisition, Retention and EmpowermentRetain local talent2 → 3 +1Career ladders, equity in cooperative, housing support
Anti-CorruptionLand and permit integrity2 → 3 +1Anti-bribery policy, transparent titling, third-party audit
Fair CompetitionFair market conduct3 → 4 +1Cooperative aggregation improves bargaining power
Responsible TechnologyMonitoring tech ethics3 → 4 +1Use limited to land cover; community data governance
Financial AnalysisLong-payback finance2 → 3 +1Blended finance, results-based payments, reserves
Modeling and SimulationScenario modeling3 → 4 +1Carbon, hydrology, and yield models with sensitivity
Design OptionalityFlexible design3 → 4 +1Modular parcels, diversified species and revenue
Indirect BenefitsSpillover benefits3 → 4 +1Open-source methods, supplier development

Subcategory chart

Post-response score for every subcategory, coloured by category.

Labor Practices and Decent Work
3.9
Society and Customers
4
Human Rights
3.5
Ethical Behavior
3.8
Transport
3.5
Energy
4.3
Land, Air, and Water
3.9
Consumption
4
Project Feasibility
4
Adaptive Materiality
4
Market and Economic Stimulation
4

Impact register

Each row is one impact: an element of the P5 Standard seen through one of five lenses, two for the product and three for the process. Change the score before or after the response, or the stakeholder significance and financial relevance, and the results above update. The descriptions are fixed in the preview.

People Impacts

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Employment and Staffing
i
This element addresses the policies, procedures, and practices that govern how personnel are engaged, supported, and managed within the project organization. It applies to supervisory bodies, project team members, and contracted personnel.

Process Fairness Cooperative hiring

Description (cause): Remote region with thin formal labor market

Potential sustainability impact: Creates 480 direct rural jobs via cooperatives

Proposed response: Local-first hiring with cooperative contracts and training pipeline

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Labor Management Relations
i
This element addresses the quality and stability of working relationships between management and the project workforce, including employees and contracted personnel. It evaluates whether project governance, communication practices, and dispute resolution mechanisms support respectful, transparent, and constructive engagement.

Process Fairness Cooperative governance

Description (cause): Smallholders previously unorganized

Potential sustainability impact: Collective bargaining and shared decision-making

Proposed response: Cooperative bylaws, elected councils, grievance channel

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Project Health and Safety
i
This element addresses the protection of workers from physical and occupational harm arising from project activities. It evaluates whether project processes create exposure to injury, illness, or unsafe working conditions and whether appropriate controls are in place.

Process Effectiveness Field safety in remote terrain

Description (cause): Machinery, chainsaws, snakes, fire, heat, isolation

Potential sustainability impact: Risk of serious injury far from medical care

Proposed response: Safety program, PPE, field clinics, medevac protocol, fire crews

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Training and Qualifications
i
This element addresses the capability of the project workforce to perform assigned activities safely, effectively, and competently. It evaluates whether project roles are aligned with appropriate qualifications and whether capability gaps create operational, safety, or quality risks.

Product Servicing Agroforestry skills

Description (cause): Workforce lacks agroforestry technical skills

Potential sustainability impact: Capacity for regenerative practices

Proposed response: Field schools and nursery technician certification

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Organizational Learning
i
This element addresses the systematic capture, retention, and application of knowledge generated during the project. It evaluates whether sustainability-related insights, risks, mitigation effectiveness, threshold breaches, and performance outcomes are documented and reused to improve future decision-making.

Product Servicing Adaptive learning loops

Description (cause): New restoration methods at landscape scale

Potential sustainability impact: Knowledge captured and reused

Proposed response: Monitoring feeds annual practice revisions

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Equal Opportunity
i
This element addresses the fair and nondiscriminatory access to roles, responsibilities, and advancement within the project organization. It evaluates whether employment and engagement decisions are based on merit and role requirements rather than protected characteristics or bias.

Process Fairness Women and youth inclusion

Description (cause): Land and income historically male-controlled

Potential sustainability impact: Equitable access to roles and income

Proposed response: Gender quota in cooperative leadership and nurseries

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Local Competence Development
i
This element addresses the development and utilization of local skills, knowledge, and institutional capacity in the communities where the project operates. It evaluates whether the project strengthens sustainable workforce capability and supplier participation rather than relying solely on imported expertise.

Product Servicing Local technical capacity

Description (cause): Reliance on outside specialists

Potential sustainability impact: Self-sufficient local technical base

Proposed response: Train-the-trainer and local agronomy hiring

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Work Life Harmony and Mental Health
i
This element addresses the management of psychosocial risk and workload conditions that may affect the mental health, well-being, and sustained performance of project personnel. It evaluates whether project demands, schedules, and working conditions create undue stress, fatigue, or burnout risk.

Process Fairness Remote work wellbeing

Description (cause): Isolation and seasonal intensity

Potential sustainability impact: Worker burnout risk

Proposed response: Rotation schedules, mental health first aid

Society and Customers

Community Impact
i
This element addresses how the project engages with communities that may be affected by its activities, outputs, or servicing. It evaluates whether community interests, concerns, and potential impacts are identified, considered, and managed through structured and transparent engagement processes.

Process Effectiveness Riverine community livelihoods

Description (cause): Land-use change affects 14 communities

Potential sustainability impact: Shifts in access, income, and tenure

Proposed response: FPIC, benefit-sharing agreements, community fund

Society and Customers

Public Policy and Compliance
i
This element addresses the project’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and public policy requirements. It evaluates whether project activities, outputs, and servicing align with legal obligations and regulatory expectations throughout the project life cycle.

Process Effectiveness Forest Code and CAR compliance

Description (cause): Brazilian Forest Code, land registry (CAR)

Potential sustainability impact: Legal exposure on land and clearing rules

Proposed response: Legal due diligence, CAR registration, permit tracking

Society and Customers

Protection for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
i
This element addresses the protection of the rights, lands, cultures, and identities of indigenous and tribal peoples who may be affected by project activities, outputs, or servicing. It evaluates whether project decisions respect recognized rights and avoid adverse impacts on cultural heritage, traditional lands, and community autonomy.

Process Fairness Adjacent indigenous territories

Description (cause): Project borders demarcated indigenous land

Potential sustainability impact: Risk to rights, territory, and consent

Proposed response: FPIC per ILO 169, buffer zones, co-management MOUs

Society and Customers

Customer Health and Safety
i
This element addresses the protection of customers and end users from harm arising from the design, delivery, or use of the project’s results. It evaluates whether project outputs create physical, environmental, or psychosocial risks to users and whether appropriate safeguards are embedded in design and operation.

Product Lifespan Food product safety

Description (cause): Edible forest products (nuts, pulp)

Potential sustainability impact: Consumer safety in food value chain

Proposed response: Food-grade handling, aflatoxin testing for Brazil nut

Society and Customers

Product and Service Labeling
i
This element addresses the accuracy, transparency, and completeness of information provided about the project’s outputs. It evaluates whether products or services are labeled in a manner that clearly communicates content, sourcing, safe use, disposal requirements, and material sustainability characteristics.

Product Lifespan Origin and claims labeling

Description (cause): Premium regenerative/forest-origin claims

Potential sustainability impact: Mislabeling and traceability risk

Proposed response: Chain-of-custody, third-party origin certification

Society and Customers

Customer Privacy and Data Protection
i
This element addresses the protection of customer data and personal information during project execution and throughout the life cycle of the project’s outputs. It evaluates whether project activities and resulting systems adequately safeguard confidentiality, integrity, and lawful use of customer data.

Product Servicing Buyer and member data

Description (cause): Cooperative member and buyer records

Potential sustainability impact: Data handling under LGPD

Proposed response: LGPD-aligned data policy, minimal collection

Society and Customers

Social Regeneration
i
This element addresses the organization’s contribution to the strength, resilience, and long-term capacity of the social systems affected by its activities. It evaluates whether work improves the ability of people, communities, and institutions to sustain wellbeing, participate in decisions, and maintain social cohesion over time.

Process Effectiveness Community capacity rebuilding

Description (cause): Degraded social fabric after extractive cycles

Potential sustainability impact: Restoration of local institutions and trust

Proposed response: Cooperative model, schools partnership, local ownership

Human Rights

Harassment and Discrimination
i
This element addresses the prevention of harassment and unlawful discrimination within project activities and associated value chain relationships. It evaluates whether project governance, employment practices, and oversight mechanisms protect individuals from discriminatory treatment or abusive conduct.

Process Fairness Inclusive workplace

Description (cause): Mixed crews, power imbalances

Potential sustainability impact: Harassment risk in remote camps

Proposed response: Code of conduct, reporting lines, training

Human Rights

Age-Appropriate Labor
i
This element addresses the prevention of child labor and the protection of minors from exploitation within project activities and associated value chain relationships. It evaluates whether project operations and suppliers comply with minimum age requirements and avoid work that is hazardous, coercive, or detrimental to a child’s development.

Process Fairness No child labor

Description (cause): Family farming norms include youth labor

Potential sustainability impact: Risk of underage field labor

Proposed response: Age verification, school-aligned schedules, audits

Human Rights

Forced and Involuntary Labor
i
This element addresses the prevention of forced, bonded, trafficked, or involuntary labor within project activities and associated value chain relationships. It evaluates whether work is performed voluntarily and free from coercion, deception, intimidation, or threat of penalty.

Process Fairness Slave-labor risk in supply chain

Description (cause): Rural Amazon has documented forced-labor cases

Potential sustainability impact: Forced labor in subcontractors or suppliers

Proposed response: Supplier vetting against MTE 'dirty list', audits, contracts

Human Rights

Talent Acquisition, Retention and Empowerment
i
This element addresses the policies, procedures, and practices used to attract, develop, and retain qualified personnel while ensuring that individuals have fair access to opportunity and the ability to contribute effectively to project objectives. It evaluates whether workforce practices strengthen capability, stability, and long-term performance.

Process Fairness Retain local talent

Description (cause): Outmigration of skilled youth

Potential sustainability impact: Loss of trained staff

Proposed response: Career ladders, equity in cooperative, housing support

Ethical Behavior

Sustainable Procurement and Contracts
i
This element addresses the environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with goods and services procured for the project. It evaluates whether purchasing decisions and contractual terms incorporate sustainability considerations and whether supplier practices align with recognized standards.

Process Fairness Responsible sourcing

Description (cause): Seedlings, inputs, logistics from many suppliers

Potential sustainability impact: Embedded social/environmental harm in supply

Proposed response: Sustainability clauses, local sourcing, supplier scorecards

Ethical Behavior

Anti-Corruption
i
This element addresses the prevention of bribery, corruption, fraud, extortion, money laundering, and other forms of financial misconduct within project activities and associated value chain relationships. It evaluates whether project governance, procurement, financial controls, and oversight mechanisms effectively prevent improper influence or unlawful financial activity.

Process Fairness Land and permit integrity

Description (cause): Land titling and permitting prone to graft

Potential sustainability impact: Bribery/fraud in land and permits

Proposed response: Anti-bribery policy, transparent titling, third-party audit

Ethical Behavior

Fair Competition
i
This element addresses the prevention of anticompetitive conduct within project procurement and contracting activities. It evaluates whether project processes comply with competition laws and avoid collusion, bid-rigging, price-fixing, or preferential treatment.

Process Fairness Fair market conduct

Description (cause): Concentrated buyers in commodity chains

Potential sustainability impact: Anti-competitive pressure on smallholders

Proposed response: Cooperative aggregation improves bargaining power

Ethical Behavior

Responsible Technology
i
Responsible technology is the practice of taking into account ethical, legal, and social implications when running projects that involve new or emerging technologies. This includes developing and adhering to frameworks and policies related to data privacy, intellectual property rights, environmental impact, diversity, and inclusion. Responsible technology also requires ensuring that technology is used in a safe and responsible manner.

Product Servicing Monitoring tech ethics

Description (cause): Satellite/drone monitoring of land and people

Potential sustainability impact: Surveillance and data-misuse concerns

Proposed response: Use limited to land cover; community data governance

Ethical Behavior

Green Claims and Greenwashing
i
This element addresses the ethical, lawful, and accountable use of technology within project activities and resulting products or services. It evaluates whether digital systems, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and other technologies are deployed in a manner that protects individual rights, manages bias, safeguards data, and minimizes environmental impact.

Product Lifespan Carbon and regen claims

Description (cause): Carbon credits and 'regenerative' marketing

Potential sustainability impact: Overstated climate/biodiversity claims

Proposed response: Third-party verification, conservative crediting, public MRV

Planet Impacts

Transport

Local Procurement
i
This element addresses the environmental and logistical impacts associated with sourcing goods and services from geographically proximate suppliers. It evaluates whether procurement decisions reduce transport-related emissions, energy consumption, and infrastructure strain while supporting local supply chain resilience.

Process Efficiency Local input sourcing

Description (cause): Inputs historically trucked from distant cities

Potential sustainability impact: Transport emissions and lost local value

Proposed response: Regional nurseries and supplier development

Transport

Digital Communication
i
This element addresses the environmental and operational impacts associated with replacing physical movement of people and materials with digital communication technologies. It evaluates whether digital tools reduce transport-related emissions while managing the energy, data, and governance implications of digital infrastructure and automated systems.

Process Efficiency Remote coordination

Description (cause): Dispersed sites, weak connectivity

Potential sustainability impact: Travel for coordination

Proposed response: Satellite internet hubs, async reporting

Transport

Traveling and Commuting
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This element addresses the environmental impacts associated with project-related travel and commuting throughout the project life cycle. It evaluates whether movement of personnel contributes materially to greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, congestion, or land use intensity.

Process Efficiency Field travel footprint

Description (cause): Long distances between parcels

Potential sustainability impact: Vehicle emissions and time loss

Proposed response: Route optimization, shared transport, on-site lodging

Transport

Logistics
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This element addresses the environmental impacts associated with the transportation, storage, and distribution of goods, materials, and equipment required by the project throughout its life cycle. It evaluates whether logistics planning minimizes emissions, energy use, waste, and unnecessary transport intensity.

Process Efficiency Product haul-out

Description (cause): River and road haul of harvest

Potential sustainability impact: Emissions and spoilage in transport

Proposed response: Consolidated cold-chain, river transport, hubs

Energy

Energy Consumption
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This element addresses the total energy demand associated with project activities, outputs, and servicing throughout the project life cycle. It evaluates whether project decisions reduce energy intensity relative to baseline conditions and avoid long-term dependency on high-emission energy sources.

Process Efficiency Operational energy

Description (cause): Diesel gensets at remote sites

Potential sustainability impact: Fossil energy dependence

Proposed response: Solar microgrids at hubs and nurseries

Energy

GHG Emissions
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This element addresses greenhouse gas emissions associated with project activities, outputs, and servicing throughout the project life cycle. It evaluates whether project decisions reduce emissions intensity relative to baseline conditions and align with climate-related commitments or regulatory thresholds.

Process Effectiveness Net carbon balance

Description (cause): Restoration sequesters; operations emit

Potential sustainability impact: Net climate impact of the program

Proposed response: Reforestation + agroforestry sequestration, MRV

Energy

Renewables and Clean Energy Return
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This element addresses the transition from nonrenewable energy sources to renewable energy generation within project activities and outputs. It evaluates whether project decisions increase the proportion of renewable energy used and, where feasible, generate renewable energy in excess of project demand.

Process Efficiency Clean energy supply

Description (cause): Grid absent in remote landscape

Potential sustainability impact: Opportunity for clean energy

Proposed response: Solar microgrids sized above operational need

Land, Air, and Water

Biological Diversity
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This element addresses the protection, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity affected by project activities, outcomes, and servicing. It evaluates whether project decisions avoid irreversible ecological harm and, where feasible, contribute to measurable improvement in ecosystem integrity relative to baseline conditions.

Process Effectiveness Biodiversity recovery

Description (cause): Basin near ecological tipping point; fragmented habitat

Potential sustainability impact: Corridor connectivity and species recovery

Proposed response: Native corridors, seed diversity, fauna monitoring, no-clear zones

Land, Air, and Water

Air and Water Quality
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This element addresses the protection of air and water systems from contamination arising from project activities and outcomes. It evaluates whether project decisions prevent degradation of ambient air quality, surface water, groundwater, and associated ecological systems.

Process Effectiveness Runoff and burning

Description (cause): Agrochemical runoff and fire smoke risk

Potential sustainability impact: Water and air contamination in sensitive basin

Proposed response: Zero-burn policy, organic inputs, riparian buffers

Land, Air, and Water

Water Consumption
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This element addresses the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed by project activities and outcomes throughout the project life cycle. It evaluates whether project decisions align water use with local availability, watershed capacity, and long-term ecological resilience.

Process Efficiency Nursery and establishment water

Description (cause): Irrigation during seedling establishment

Potential sustainability impact: Withdrawal from local catchment

Proposed response: Drip irrigation, rainwater capture, dry-season limits

Land, Air, and Water

Water Displacement
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This element addresses the alteration of natural water flows resulting from project activities and outcomes. It evaluates whether project decisions modify surface or groundwater movement in ways that affect downstream ecosystems, flood risk, sediment transport, or water availability.

Process Effectiveness Hydrology change

Description (cause): Land-cover change alters runoff and infiltration

Potential sustainability impact: Altered local water cycle during transition

Proposed response: Phased planting, riparian restoration, swales

Land, Air, and Water

Soil Stability and Erosion
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This element addresses the prevention of soil degradation resulting from project activities and outcomes. It evaluates whether land disturbance leads to erosion, sedimentation, compaction, or long-term loss of productive soil.

Process Effectiveness Soil recovery

Description (cause): Compacted, eroding degraded pasture

Potential sustainability impact: Erosion and soil-carbon loss

Proposed response: Cover crops, contour planting, agroforestry root systems

Land, Air, and Water

Ecological Regeneration
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This element addresses the measurable restoration or enhancement of ecological systems affected by project activities and outcomes. It evaluates whether the project contributes to improved ecosystem function, biodiversity integrity, soil health, hydrological stability, or habitat resilience relative to documented baseline conditions.

Process Effectiveness Forest restoration core

Description (cause): 12,000 ha degraded land targeted

Potential sustainability impact: Restoration of forest ecosystem function

Proposed response: Native reforestation + agroforestry mosaic, 10-yr horizon

Land, Air, and Water

Noise Pollution
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This element addresses the environmental and health impacts associated with project-generated noise throughout the project life cycle. It evaluates whether project activities exceed ambient noise baselines, disrupt human or ecological systems, or create cumulative exposure risks.

Process Efficiency Machinery noise

Description (cause): Clearing-prep and harvest machinery

Potential sustainability impact: Wildlife disturbance and nuisance

Proposed response: Time-of-day limits near habitat and communities

Consumption

Recycling and Reuse
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This element addresses the recovery, reuse, and circular reintegration of materials associated with project activities and outcomes. It evaluates whether project decisions reduce reliance on virgin material extraction and measurably increase material circularity relative to baseline practices.

Product Lifespan Material circularity

Description (cause): Nursery pots, packaging, equipment

Potential sustainability impact: Waste from inputs and packaging

Proposed response: Reusable pots, compostable packaging

Consumption

Disposal
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This element addresses the management of waste and end-of-life materials generated during project activities and through the life cycle of project outcomes. It evaluates whether project decisions prevent uncontrolled disposal, manage hazardous materials responsibly, and integrate end-of-life planning into design and governance processes.

Product Lifespan End-of-life handling

Description (cause): Agrochemical containers, equipment

Potential sustainability impact: Improper disposal contamination

Proposed response: Take-back, licensed disposal, minimal hazardous inputs

Consumption

Contamination and Pollution
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This element addresses the prevention and control of contamination resulting from the release of hazardous or harmful substances into air, water, or soil during project activities and throughout the life cycle of project outcomes. It evaluates whether project processes prevent uncontrolled discharge, leakage, or accumulation of pollutants that may cause ecological or human harm.

Process Effectiveness Pollution prevention

Description (cause): Fuel, agrochemicals near waterways

Potential sustainability impact: Soil/water contamination events

Proposed response: Spill kits, buffer zones, organic-first inputs

Consumption

Waste Generation
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This element addresses the quantity and types of waste generated throughout the project life cycle, including construction, operation, servicing, and end-of-life. It evaluates whether project decisions reduce waste at source and limit unnecessary material throughput relative to baseline practices.

Process Efficiency Operational waste

Description (cause): Organic and packaging waste streams

Potential sustainability impact: Waste volume and handling

Proposed response: Composting of organic waste, source reduction

Prosperity Impacts

Project Feasibility

Business Case Analysis
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This element addresses the development and evaluation of a business case that justifies the initiation or continuation of a project. It evaluates whether the proposed project delivers durable value when assessed across financial, environmental, and social dimensions.

Product Lifespan Blended-value case

Description (cause): Mixed carbon, product, and grant revenue

Potential sustainability impact: Viability of the business model

Proposed response: Diversified revenue, conservative carbon pricing

Project Feasibility

Financial Analysis
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This element addresses the monetary evaluation of project viability across its life cycle. It evaluates whether projected financial performance remains robust when accounting for risk exposure, environmental liabilities, regulatory change, and long-term value durability.

Product Lifespan Long-payback finance

Description (cause): 10-15 year ecological payback

Potential sustainability impact: Cash-flow and funding-gap risk

Proposed response: Blended finance, results-based payments, reserves

Project Feasibility

Social Return on Investment
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This element addresses the evaluation of social and environmental value alongside financial performance when assessing project feasibility. It evaluates whether the project generates measurable social or environmental benefits that justify the resources invested.

Process Effectiveness SROI

Description (cause): Community income, health, education effects

Potential sustainability impact: Magnitude of social value created

Proposed response: SROI tracking against baseline

Project Feasibility

Modeling and Simulation
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This element addresses the structured use of modeling and simulation to evaluate project feasibility under conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and interdependent variables. It evaluates whether decision-makers have tested project assumptions against alternative scenarios, stress conditions, and sustainability risk exposure.

Product Servicing Scenario modeling

Description (cause): Climate, carbon, and yield uncertainty

Potential sustainability impact: Decision quality under uncertainty

Proposed response: Carbon, hydrology, and yield models with sensitivity

Adaptive Materiality

Adaptive Governance
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Material issues are issues that are significant enough to affect project viability, risk exposure, stakeholder confidence, or long-term value. What is considered material at project initiation may change as conditions, stakeholder expectations, or defined thresholds shift.

Process Effectiveness Adaptive management

Description (cause): Long horizon, changing conditions

Potential sustainability impact: Governance must adapt over decades

Proposed response: Stage gates, annual review, multi-stakeholder board

Adaptive Materiality

Design Optionality
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This element addresses the deliberate incorporation of flexibility into the project’s design so that the product, system, or service can adapt to foreseeable and unforeseeable change without disproportionate cost, disruption, or loss of value.

Product Lifespan Flexible design

Description (cause): Uncertain markets and climate

Potential sustainability impact: Lock-in to a single pathway

Proposed response: Modular parcels, diversified species and revenue

Adaptive Materiality

System Resiliency
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This element addresses the project’s capacity to maintain functional integrity and decision quality under stress. It evaluates whether governance structures preserve judgment, reversibility, and controlled pause when the project is exposed to disruption, volatility, or pressure.

Process Effectiveness Landscape resilience

Description (cause): Fire, drought, market shocks

Potential sustainability impact: System-level shock resistance

Proposed response: Diversity, firebreaks, reserves, insurance

Market and Economic Stimulation

Economic Regeneration
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This element addresses the measurable strengthening of economic systems influenced by the project. It evaluates whether project activities and outcomes enhance long-term productive capacity, financial resilience, and institutional stability beyond documented baseline conditions.

Process Effectiveness Regional economy rebuild

Description (cause): Boom-bust extractive history

Potential sustainability impact: Durable regenerative local economy

Proposed response: Cooperative value chains, processing, premium markets

Market and Economic Stimulation

Indirect Benefits
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This element covers the policies, procedures, and practices needed to identify and increase benefits. This element addresses the identification and evaluation of secondary or systemic benefits that may arise from project activities and outcomes beyond direct financial or operational returns. It evaluates whether broader economic, social, or environmental effects materially influence long-term value creation.

Process Effectiveness Spillover benefits

Description (cause): Project catalyzes regional change

Potential sustainability impact: Wider induced economic and ecological benefit

Proposed response: Open-source methods, supplier development

Market and Economic Stimulation

ESG Disclosures and Sustainability Reporting
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This element addresses the integration of project-level impacts into enterprise sustainability and ESG disclosures. It evaluates whether environmental, social, and governance impacts generated by the project are identified, measured, and reported in alignment with applicable disclosure frameworks.

Product Servicing Disclosure and MRV

Description (cause): Carbon and ESG reporting obligations

Potential sustainability impact: Disclosure credibility to funders and buyers

Proposed response: GRI/ISSB-aligned reporting, public MRV dashboard

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