4.1 Total # and % of farms in the Tony’s Open Chain supply chain that are: a. GPS-polygon mapped b. Assessed for deforestation c. Assessed for overlap with protected areas
Formerly KPI 14 (revised)
a. Number of farms that are GPS-mapped: refers to all cocoa farms of members of Tony’s Open Chain’s partner cooperatives that have been GPS-mapped by the cooperative and Tony’s Open Chain. All cocoa farms are required to have validated GPS-polygon maps in place before they can be uploaded to the Farm Register on BeanTracker, and become eligible to deliver to Tony’s Open Chain. b. Farms assessed for deforestation: refers to all cocoa farms of members of Tony’s Open Chain’s partner cooperatives that have been assessed for deforestation by Tony’s Open Chain’s deforestation risk analysis partners using satellite imaging technology. All farms are required to have this assessment carried out, with confirmation that they qualify as deforestation-free against the required cut-off dates, before they can be uploaded to the Farm Register on BeanTracker, and thereby become eligible to deliver to Tony’s Open Chain. Deforestation is defined as the process of clearing or removing forested land, often for agricultural expansion, infrastructure development or urbanisation. At Tony’s Open Chain, a forest is defined as an area of land covering over 0.5 hectares, with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover exceeding 10%. Deforestation refers to the conversion of forest to other land uses, or the long-term reduction of tree canopy cover below the minimum 10% threshold with a size of at least 0.5 hectares. c. Assessed for overlap with protected areas : this refers to all cocoa farms of members of Tony’s Open Chain’s partner cooperatives that have been assessed by Tony’s Open Chains deforestation risk analysis partners using satellite imaging techniques, for overlap with protected areas. Protected areas are defined as geographical spaces that are recognised, designated and managed through legal or other effective measures to ensure the long-term conservation of nature, along with its associated ecosystem services and cultural values. These areas are classified into 6 categories, ranging from Category I, which restricts human access, to Category VI, which allows specific human activities (International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN). In Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, protected areas include nature reserves, classified forests, national parks, wildlife reserves and forest reserves, where specific regulations and legal frameworks safeguard forests from logging, agricultural expansion and other forms of exploitation. Changes to the KPI definition or methodology compared to previous years: The language of this KPI has been sharpened to more accurately capture what is being measured. Formerly, the KPI measured “% of farms in the supply chain GPS mapped and assessed against protected areas”. The revised KPI disaggregates these points more clearly into GPS- polygon mapped, assessed for deforestation and assessed for overlap with protected areas. This KPI is defined as the % of the total volume of cocoa sourced by Tony’s Open Chain in the season in scope for reporting that has been sourced deforestation-free. The EUDR cut-off date of 31 December 2020 is used to calculate this KPI. This means that only cocoa produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation or forest degradation after this date can be categorised as deforestation-free.
4.2 % of cocoa sourced deforestation-free
New Note: We reported on the % of cocoa sourced deforestation-free in previous years, but it is included as a KPI for the first time this year.
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