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Tesco PLC

  • Headquarters: United Kingdom
  • Key initiatives: Cerrado Manifesto, CGF Member
  • Assessed for: Soy, Cattle
  • Supply chain segments: Retailer
  • Other relevant assessment platforms: CDP, Forest 500, WWF Soy Scorecard

Overall scores per commodity Company scores for policy and progress are combined to give a maximum score of 10, and power is scored using a letter representing high, medium or low power.

Soy 5B
Cattle 6.5A
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Commodity assessment

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Soy Cattle
  • Assessed as: Downstream
  • Supply chain segments: Retailer
  • 3.5

    Policy

  • 3

    Progress

  • A

    Power

  • 6.5A

    Overall

  • Policy
    Companies are assessed for the existence and strength of publicly available policies addressing deforestation risks in their supply chain. Companies receive a maximum score of five for the strength of their policies.

    Score

    3.5/5
    Overall deforestation-free policy
    Indicates whether a company has a policy or explicit commitment to address deforestation risks across its supply chain.
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    • Zero net deforestation commitment
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    Score

    0.5/1
    Commodity-specific forest policy
    Indicates whether a company has a commodity-specific policy or explicit commitment to exclude the production or use of products originating from intact forest landscapes, high conservation value areas, high carbon stock areas, primary and/or natural forests.
    Other details
    • Zero deforestation commitment
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    Score

    1/1
    Geographic scope
    Indicates whether a company applies its deforestation policy to all geographies that it operates in and/or sources from.
    Other details
    • Indicator scoring based on commodity-specific policy
    • Only applies to some areas
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    Score

    0.5/1
    Supply chain scope
    Indicates whether a company applies its deforestation policy to all of its operations and suppliers.
    Other details
    • Indicator scoring based on commodity-specific policy
    • Applies to direct suppliers
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    Score

    0.5/1
    Time bound target
    Indicates whether a company's deforestation policy includes a time-bound target.
    Other details
    • Indicator scoring based on commodity-specific policy
    • Commitment already in place
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    Score

    1/1

Overall score for Cattle:   6.5A