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Assessment Name	KPI Title	Additional Guidance	Standard	Certification	Website	Tool	Term
Games and Puzzles	Battery use and longevity	Life cycle-related energy impacts refer to actions that reduce the total energy used by batteries over the life cycle of a product through efforts that enable more efficient battery technologies, lower power requirements for product operation, or lead to the use of fewer batteries during the useful life of the product.		Cradle to Cradle Product Certification™ : Cradle to Cradle Product Certification™ provides a standard of performance for manufacturers regarding product sustainability and material safety. Individual product assessments are performed by independent and trained third parties and certifications are made by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. : http://www.c2ccertified.org/product_certification	UN Environment Design for Sustainability: Materials Efficiency : One example of a tool and protocol for material efficiency is included in the Design for Sustainability report published by UN Environment. : https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7961 UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative : Packaging designed to reduce environmental burdens must account for product protection while avoiding over-packaging. Please refer to this website for more information about this assessment. : http://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/		Public disclosure : Manufacturer-based acts of making information available and readily accessible to the public through one or more forms of media (e.g., online, print, telephone). Print media includes product labels and also includes, but is not limited to, books, magazines, newspapers, and readily accessible journal articles. Online disclosure includes, but is not limited to, publicly accessible websites (desktop or mobile) as well as making information electronically available through reporting platforms or mobile apps.
Games and Puzzles	Certification - Paper and wood sourcing	Calculate C1 as the dry mass of your paper and wood supply that only underwent third-party legality verification, divided by the total dry mass of your paper and wood supply, then multiply by 100. Do not include in this calculation any supply that is included under one of the other response options. _x000D_ Calculate C2 as the dry mass of your paper and wood supply that had FSC Controlled Wood certification, divided by the total dry mass of your paper or wood supply, then multiply by 100._x000D_ Calculate C3 as the dry mass of your paper and wood supply that was certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard or sourced under a PEFC-Due Diligence System, divided by the total dry mass of your paper and wood supply, then multiply by 100._x000D_ Calculate C4 as the dry mass of your paper and wood supply that was FSC-certified, divided by the total dry mass of your paper and wood supply, then multiply by 100._x000D_ Calculate C5 as the dry mass of your paper and wood supply that was SFI-certified or certified under another PEFC-endorsed program, divided by the total dry mass of your paper and wood supply, then multiply by 100._x000D_ The sum of C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5 must not exceed 100%. Do not include the same paper or wood supply in the calculation of more than one response option. The last day of the 12-month reporting period must be within 12 months of the completion date of this question.	CSA - Canadian Standards Association : CSA Group is an internationally-accredited standards development and testing and certification organization that provides consumer product evaluation, education, and training services dedicated to advancing safety, sustainability, and social good. Some programs include environmental product performance, management systems and processes, registry services, worker and workplace safety, energy efficiency verification, and greenhouse gas clean projects. Programs specific to wood sourcing are outlined in Canada's National Standard for Sustainable Forest Management. CSA is a PEFC-endorsed program. : http://www.csagroup.org/ EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Volunteer Partnership Agreement : Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are a central element of the EU's strategy in the fight against illegal logging. A VPA is a bilateral trade agreement between the EU and a timber-exporting country outside the EU. : https://www.euflegt.efi.int/vpa	FSC Controlled Wood : The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Controlled Wood is non-certified material subject to controlled conditions that can be mixed with FSC-certified material during manufacturing FSC-Mix products. This has enabled manufacturers to manage low and fluctuating supplies of FSC certified forest products, while creating demand for FSC certified wood. : https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification/controlled-wood CERFLOR - Brazilian Forest Certification Program : This organization is an independent, third-party certification program that focuses on sustainable management of natural and planted Amazonian tropical forests. CERFLOR is a PEFC-endorsed certification. : https://www.pefc.org/discover-pefc/our-pefc-members/national-members/brazilian-forest-certification-programme-cerflor FSC Forest Certification : Products with FSC certification come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. The following website provides more information related to the principles that guide the certification process. : https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative - 2015-2019 Standard : The SFI 2015-2019 Standard addresses sustainable forest management and responsible sourcing. SFI also has a chain of custody standard to track wood and paper flow through the supply chain. SFI is a PEFC-endorsed program. : http://www.sfiprogram.org/sfi-standard/ PEFC - Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification : The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) provides guidance for integrating best practices for the entire forest supply chain to ensure that timber and non-timber forest products are produced with consideration of ecological, social, and ethical standards. : http://www.pefc.org PEFC - Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Due Diligence System : The PEFC DDS is an integral part of the PEFC Chain of Custody standard and is the mechanism that avoids the inclusion of timber from controversial sources in products with a PEFC claim. : https://www.pefc.org/for-business/supply-chain-companies SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative - 2015-2019 Fiber Sourcing Standard : The SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard is for organizations that do not own or manage land but do procure wood directly from forests. Program Participants must show that the raw material in their supply chain comes from legal and responsible sources, whether the forests are certified or not. Primary producers must be third-party audited and certified to the SFI 2015-2019 Fiber Sourcing Standard. SFI is a PEFC-endorsed program. : https://www.sfiprogram.org/fibersourcingstandard/		Forest Legality Alliance's Risk Tool : This tool is designed to present useful information about the sourcing of forest products. You can search the tool's content by country or by species to find specific information.? : https://forestlegality.org/risk-tool/
Games and Puzzles	Greenhouse gas emissions - Raw material transportation	The scope of this question includes the transportation of wood supply from its source, to intermediate processing, and to the final product manufacturer.	Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard : The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol provides guidance and is a useful resource published by the World Resources Institute with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a guide for monitoring and accounting for greenhouse gas emissions. : https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard		United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay : This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. : https://www.epa.gov/smartway Audit Process - Global Social Compliance Program : Additional guidance on conducting an audit is available in the GSCP Audit Process and Methodology. : https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/GSCP_Reference_Tools_APM_interactive.pdf CDP : This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. : https://www.cdp.net/en	Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Calculation Tools : This site provides a list of sector toolsets developed by GHG Protocol, third-party databases, and other tools based on the GHG Protocol standards that can be used to calculate greenhouse gas inventories for use in emissions calculations. : https://ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools
Games and Puzzles	Greenhouse gas emissions - Supply chain	Scope 1 and 2 emissions are defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard (2015). Calculate B1 as the total spend on wood or wood-based material suppliers that reported emissions, divided by total spend on all wood or wood-based material suppliers, then multiply by 100. Reporting can occur through public disclosure or private disclosure from the supplier to your organization directly or through another party. Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. If suppliers completed the CDP Climate Change 2020 Questionnaire, refer to C6.1 and C6.3 to determine if they report emissions.	Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard : The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol provides guidance and is a useful resource published by the World Resources Institute with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a guide for monitoring and accounting for greenhouse gas emissions. : https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard			Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Calculation Tools : This site provides a list of sector toolsets developed by GHG Protocol, third-party databases, and other tools based on the GHG Protocol standards that can be used to calculate greenhouse gas inventories for use in emissions calculations. : https://ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools CDP Climate Change Questionnaire : The CDP Climate Change Questionnaire provides questions that assess a company's greenhouse gas emissions, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. : https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines : The GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines provide a standard set of metrics for companies to report on material environmental, social, and economic impacts, actions, and outcomes. : https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/	Greenhouse gas : Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation in the atmosphere, e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons.
Games and Puzzles	Greenhouse gas emissions intensity - Manufacturing	Included in the scope of this question are fuels combusted and electricity used in facilities that perform final manufacturing activities, including assembly and component manufacturers directly contracted to supply custom parts to company-owned or contract product assembly facilities, as well as trace gases released during manufacture. This may include some or all of your organization's corporate scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as scope 1 and 2 emissions from any final manufacturing facilities not within your organization's financial or operational control (e.g., contract manufacturers). Excluded from the scope of this question are GHG allowances, offsets, and credits. You may calculate B1 using product-specific data or estimate intensity via facility data that is not product specific. If using product-specific data, calculate B1 as the average of each product's greenhouse gas emissions intensity, weighted by the total spend on the products produced. If using facility data, calculate B1 as the average of each final manufacturing facility's greenhouse gas emissions intensity, weighted by the total spend required to produce the product. If the manufacturing facilities produce more than one category of product, only weight using the total spend required to produce the product specific to the product category in question. Calculate B2 as the total spend on final products for which you are able to obtain data, divided by total spend on final products produced, then multiply by 100. For each final manufacturing facility, follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard (2015) to calculate scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions generated from electricity purchased or produced, fuels combusted, and trace gases released, and then add them together. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The data required for the CDP Climate Change 2020 Questionnaire combined with production data can be used to calculate your response (refer to C7.3b and C7.6b). The data required for "Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization" in GRI 302: Energy 2016 or "Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions" and "Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions" in GRI 305: Emissions 2016 can also be used to calculate your response.	Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard : The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol provides guidance and is a useful resource published by the World Resources Institute with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a guide for monitoring and accounting for greenhouse gas emissions. : https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard			Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Calculation Tools : This site provides a list of sector toolsets developed by GHG Protocol, third-party databases, and other tools based on the GHG Protocol standards that can be used to calculate greenhouse gas inventories for use in emissions calculations. : https://ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines : The GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines provide a standard set of metrics for companies to report on material environmental, social, and economic impacts, actions, and outcomes. : https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/ CDP Climate Change Questionnaire : The CDP Climate Change Questionnaire provides questions that assess a company's greenhouse gas emissions, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. : https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies	Greenhouse gas : Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation in the atmosphere, e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons.
Games and Puzzles	Packaging Raw Material Sourcing	The scope of this question is the product category’s sales packaging, which is defined as packaging that leaves a store with the consumer. Include the transportation-related packaging for product that is shipped directly to an end consumer. _x000D_ Calculate C1 as the mass of post-consumer recycled material in the sales packaging of your final products, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. This excludes pre-consumer recycled materials._x000D_ Calculate C2 as the mass of sustainably-sourced renewable virgin material in the sales packaging of your final products, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. To be included in C2, the material must be third-party verified (e.g. for paper-based packaging FSC, SFI, PEFC would be examples of certifications for verification)._x000D_ If data on packaging materials specific to these final products is not available, you may use more aggregated internal data to calculate C1 and C2 (e.g., company-level data for sales packaging of similar products). _x000D_ The sum of C1 and C2 cannot be greater than 100%._x000D_ Please refer to THESIS KPI set for Packaging for more detailed packaging indicators.	FTC Green Guide's Recyclability Definition : In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission defines when a product or packaging can be claimed recyclable. Please refer these guidelines when determining recyclability. : https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-issues-revised-green-guides/greenguides.pdf ISO 18604:2013 : ISO 18604:2013 (Packaging and the environment -- Material recycling) provides measurement standards for determining how recyclable a particular product is. : https://www.iso.org/standard/55872.html	How2Recycle Certification : The How2Recycle Label provides guidance to consumers on how to recycle packaging for consumable goods. The label is intended to be used on all types of packaging and to provide instruction regarding how and where various raw materials can be recycled. : http://www.how2recycle.info/	Circulytics - Measuring circularity : The Ellen Macarthur Foundation's Circulytics assesses a company’s overall circularity. The tool is designed to support a company’s evolution to a circular economy by informing strategy development and decision making, and identifying opportunities to align with circular economy principles including: designing out waste, keeping materials and products in use, and generating environmental benefits. : https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/resources/apply/circulytics-measuring-circularity	THESIS Help Center Video: Packaging Raw Material Sourcing KPI : Short video tutorial on the Packaging Raw Material Sourcing KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. : https://vimeo.com/531017161 Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0 : The Global Protocol for Packaging Sustainability (GPPS 2.0) is a common set of indicators and metrics for business regarding sustainable packaging. The Consumer Goods Forum condensed the "Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics Framework", developed by GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition, into GPPS 2.0. : https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CGF-Global-Protocol-on-Packaging.pdf Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability : The Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability provides metrics and a framework for businesses on the relative sustainability of packaging. : https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CGF-Global-Protocol-on-Packaging.pdf	Sustainably-sourced material : Material for which it can be demonstrated through second- or third-party verification that the virgin raw material has been harvested or produced legally and in a way that minimizes damage to the environment, workers, and communities. Materials such as paper can be included in this definition if the source of the packaging content comes from sustainably-managed forests with no deforestation. Renewable material : “Material that is composed of biomass from a living source and that can be continually replenished. To be defined as renewable, virgin materials shall come from sources which are replenished at a rate equal to or greater than the rate of depletion.” (FTC Green Guides:2012) Pre-consumer recycled material : “Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process. Excluded is reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it.” (ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)) Sales packaging : "Packaging that leaves a store with the consumer". (Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0:2011) Post-consumer recycled material : "Material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end?users of the product that can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of materials from the distribution chain.” (ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling))
Games and Puzzles	Priority chemicals - Disclosure	For this question, a priority chemical is one that meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxicant, or is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or any chemical for which there is "scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health or the environment which give rise to an equivalent level of concern" (REACH Title VII, Chapter 1, Article 57). Priority chemicals are identified on a case-by-case basis._x000D_ Relevant criteria in the US EPA Safer Choice Program and Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, listed below, may be used to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment.	Safer Choice (EPA) : In order to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment, organizations should reference relevant criteria in the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program. : https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) : In order to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment, organizations should reference relevant criteria in the Global Harmonized System. : https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/global.html			THESIS Help Center Video: Priority Chemicals - Disclosure KPI : Short video tutorial on the Priority Chemicals - Disclosure KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. : https://vimeo.com/533750684
Games and Puzzles	Priority chemicals - Management	For this question, a priority chemical is one that meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxicant, or is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or any chemical for which there is "scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health or the environment which give rise to an equivalent level of concern" (REACH Title VII, Chapter 1, Article 57). Priority chemicals are identified on a case-by-case basis._x000D_ Relevant criteria in the US EPA Safer Choice Program and Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, listed below, may be used to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment._x000D_ For B, informed substitution implies that factors such as cost and performance, technical feasibility, life cycle impacts, economic and social accountability, and potential to result in lasting change have been taken into consideration to ensure that substitutes and the final product are safer based on their health and environmental profiles._x000D_ For C, goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Public disclosure of goals and progress must have occurred within 12 months of the date you respond to this question._x000D_ Examples of tools and protocols for screening chemicals and assessing alternatives include green chemistry, alternatives analysis, restricted substances lists, and other tools that are listed in the Background Information.	The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) : In order to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment, organizations should reference relevant criteria in the Global Harmonized System. : https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/global.html ISO 8124-1:2012 Safety of Toys : These standards apply to safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties. The requirements in ISO 8124-1:2012 "are applicable to a toy as it is initially received by the consumer. In addition, they apply after a toy is subjected to reasonably foreseeable conditions of normal use and abuse unless specifically noted otherwise." : http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=62327 Safer Choice (EPA) : In order to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment, organizations should reference relevant criteria in the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program. : https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice NSF/GCI/ANSI 355-2011 - Greener Chemicals and Processes Information : According to this website, "The purpose of the Information Standard is to provide the chemical enterprise with a voluntary and standardized way to define and report environmental and human health hazards associated with a chemical product and its gate-to-gate manufacturing process impacts." : http://www.worldcat.org/title/nsfgciansi-355-2011-greener-chemicals-and-processes-information/oclc/772118815		United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Existing Chemicals Program : According to their website, "EPA's existing chemical programs address pollution prevention, risk assessment, hazard and exposure assessment and characterization, and risk management for chemical substances in commercial use." The current chemicals management program is undergoing review and update, including how the agency identifies and prioritizes priority chemicals for review and assessment under TSCA. : https://www.epa.gov/compliance/toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-monitoring#chemicals United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice - Alternatives Assessments : The EPA's Safer Choice [formerly Design for the Environment (DfE)] partnership program provides guidance for informed decision-making regarding the hazards posed by different materials used in consumer goods. : https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice Consumer Product Safety Commission - Third-party testing : According to their website, "CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction." : https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/ BizNGO Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol : The BizNGO Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol is a "decision framework for substituting chemicals of concern to human health or the environment with safer alternatives." : https://www.bizngo.org/alternatives-assessment/chemical-alternatives-assessment-protocol	PRIO : PRIO is a web-based tool developed by the Swedish government to facilitate the assessment of environmental and health risks of chemicals. ? : https://www.kemi.se/prioguiden/english/start United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Exposure Assessment Tools and Models : According to their website, "The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) has developed several exposure assessment methods, databases, and predictive models to help in evaluating what happens to chemicals when they are used and released to the environment and how workers, the general public, consumers and the aquatic ecosystems may be exposed to chemicals." : https://www.epa.gov/ceam/tools-data-exposure-assessment THESIS Help Center Video: Priority Chemicals - Management KPI : Short video tutorial on the Priority Chemicals - Management KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. : https://vimeo.com/536528286 GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals : GreenScreen is a "Chemical Hazard Assessment" method that can be used to identify chemicals of high concern and determine safer alternatives. The tool was developed and is administered by Clean Production Action. A second tool, the GreenScreen List Translator, is a publicly available abbreviated version that screens and classifies chemicals based solely on their presence on authoritative hazard lists. : https://www.greenscreenchemicals.org/	Public disclosure : Manufacturer-based acts of making information available and readily accessible to the public through one or more forms of media (e.g., online, print, telephone). Print media includes product labels and also includes, but is not limited to, books, magazines, newspapers, and readily accessible journal articles. Online disclosure includes, but is not limited to, publicly accessible websites (desktop or mobile) as well as making information electronically available through reporting platforms or mobile apps.
Games and Puzzles	Product design	This question does not address sales packaging, only the toy product itself. _x000D_ Product design strategies may include design for durability, disassembly, reuse, recycled content, recyclability, and compostability.		Cradle to Cradle Product Certification™ : Cradle to Cradle Product Certification™ provides a standard of performance for manufacturers regarding product sustainability and material safety. Individual product assessments are performed by independent and trained third parties and certifications are made by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. : http://www.c2ccertified.org/product_certification	Autodesk - Design for Sustainability : Autodesk® Sustainability Workshop provides resources, tools and online learning opportunities to teach the principles of sustainable design. : https://academy.autodesk.com/sustainable-design UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative : Packaging designed to reduce environmental burdens must account for product protection while avoiding over-packaging. Please refer to this website for more information about this assessment. : http://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/		Public disclosure : Manufacturer-based acts of making information available and readily accessible to the public through one or more forms of media (e.g., online, print, telephone). Print media includes product labels and also includes, but is not limited to, books, magazines, newspapers, and readily accessible journal articles. Online disclosure includes, but is not limited to, publicly accessible websites (desktop or mobile) as well as making information electronically available through reporting platforms or mobile apps.
Games and Puzzles	Recycled and alternative wood	Calculate C1 as the dry mass of your recycled and alternative wood supply that was recycled material and not third-party verified, divided by the total dry mass of your recycled and alternative wood supply, then multiply by 100. Include both pre- and post-consumer recycled material _x000D_ Calculate C2 as the dry mass of your recycled and alternative wood supply that was recycled material and third-party verified, divided by the total dry mass of your recycled and alternative wood supply, then multiply by 100. Include both pre- and post-consumer recycled material. Verification may be through certification to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard, PEFC-endorsed standards, or as FSC Recycled material. Other third-party verification such as an audit may also be used. _x000D_ Co-products from virgin material and forestry waste are not considered recycled material. _x000D_ Calculate C3 as the dry mass of your alternative wood supply that was certified or has been determined to have lower environmental impact than wood-derived fibers, divided by the total dry mass of your recycled and alternative wood supply, then multiply by 100. Differences in environmental impact must be demonstrated through a life cycle assessment conducted in accordance with ISO 14040:2006 or another externally reviewed study. Differences in social impact must be demonstrated by an externally reviewed, publicly available study. Impacts addressed must include biodiversity and food security. Alternative fiber that has been certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Standard, FSC standards, SFI standards, or a PEFC-endorsed certification system may also be included in the calculation. _x000D_ The sum of C1, C2, and C3 may not exceed 100%. _x000D_ Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question.		PEFC - Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification : The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) provides guidance for integrating best practices for the entire forest supply chain to ensure that timber and non-timber forest products are produced with consideration of ecological, social, and ethical standards. : http://www.pefc.org FSC Forest Certification : Products with FSC certification come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. The following website provides more information related to the principles that guide the certification process. : https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification The Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials Certification : The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) is an independent and global multi-stakeholder coalition which works to promote the sustainability of biomaterials. The certification verifies that biomaterials are ethical, sustainable and credibly-sourced. : https://rsb.org/?s=CERTIFICATION# SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative - 2015-2019 Standard : The SFI 2015-2019 Standard addresses sustainable forest management and responsible sourcing. SFI also has a chain of custody standard to track wood and paper flow through the supply chain. SFI is a PEFC-endorsed program. : http://www.sfiprogram.org/sfi-standard/	United States Environmental Protection Agency: Paper Task Force : This document is the result of a collaboration to reduce environmental impacts from the pulp and paper industry.? : https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/www3/epawaste/conserve/tools/warm/pdfs/EnvironmentalDefenseFund.pdf	The Responsible Alternative Fibers Methodology : The Responsible Alternative Fibers Assessment Methodology (RAFAM) is a tool that helps assess the environmental and social issues associated with production of alternative plants grown as feedstock for pulp and paper applications. : https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/responsible-alternative-fibers-assessment-methodology

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