Energy Use

1. Energy Use 18 0.1 – 4.0 kWh/m3 16 4.1 – 8.0 kWh/m3 14 8.1 – 17 kWh/m3 20 Do you use any energy from fossil fuel (including electricity, diesel, etc) N 12 17.1 – 26 kWh/m3 How much energy from non-renewable sources do you use (average annual in kWh/m3) 10 26.1 – 46 kWh/m3 Y 8 46.1 – 100 kWh/m3 6 100.1 – 166 kWh/m3 5 166.1 – 239 kWh/m3 4 239.1 – 319 kWh/m3 3 319.1 – 406 kWh/m3 2 406.1 – 500 kWh/m3 1 >500 kWh/m3

2. Water Use 18 1 - 50 L/m3 16 51 - 500 L/m3 14 501 – 1,000 L/m3 20 Do you use <1 L/m3potable or abstracted water? 12 1,001 – 2,000 L/m3 Y How much potable or abstracted water do you use (average annual in L/m3) 10 2,001 – 3,000 L/m3 N 8 3,001 – 3,500 L/m3 6 3,501 - 4,000 L/m3 5 4,001 – 4,500 L/m3 4 4,501 – 5.000 L/m3 3 5,001 – 5,500 L/m3 2 5,501 – 6,000 L/m3 1 >6,000 L/m3

3. Social Compliance 20 100% 19 91 - 99% 17 81 - 90% 15 71 - 80% For what proportion of the supply chain can you prove you are compliant, via a fully documented management process and an appropriate audited social compliance programme throughout the supply chain 13 61 - 70% 11 51- 60% 9 41 - 50% 7 36 - 40% 6 31 - 35% 5 26 - 30% 4 21 - 25% 0 0 - 20%

4. Habitat and Biodiversity – Peat Take 2 points off the score4 if the rehabilitation or restoration plan has not been approved by a licencing body or other competent authority5, e.g. statutory conservation body Y Is the material recycled? 20 Any material from this site (or product containing this material) cannot meet the schemes definition of responsible no matter what it scores on other criteria N Is the site identified as being a local, national or international conservation site or part of a protected landscape? Y Sites developed/ drained before 2011 Sites developed/ drained after 2011 N Does restoration have a biodiversity primary purpose? Does restoration have a biodiversity primary purpose? Is restoration of the site financially guaranteed1 with an externally held financial bond? Is restoration to peat forming habitat3 over >65% of the site? Is restoration to peat forming habitat3 over >65% of the site? 16 4 Y 1 4 Is restoration to other wetland habitat? Is restoration to other wetland habitat? 3 11 3 1 N N Is restoration to other habitat (biodiversity primary purpose)? Is restoration to other habitat (biodiversity primary purpose)? 0 2 2 6 0 0 Is restoration of the site financially guaranteed1with ring fenced company funds2 and a clear company policy Y N 0 N 1that guarantees sufficient resource for restoration of the site 2published in company’s public accounts NB: Company track record of restoration is not sufficient 3 appropriate to the country of the site (as demonstrated by restoring hydrological conditions) 4Negative scores are rounded to zero 5 Where there is no Competent Authority an alternative external reviewer must be agreed with the Technical Committee

5. Habitat and Biodiversity – Coir N Are the coconuts grown in a monocrop plantation 18 12 Y Was the previous land use (immediately before planting) agricultural? Y Can the growing location of the coconut trees be identified for the batch of pith? Y N N Are the coconuts grown in a monocrop plantation 12 N 5 Known (annual) batch source(s). Y Regional assessment used when impact on habitat and biodiversity cannot be assessed at originator site. Has the region been subject to expansion of the coconut growing area in the last 10 years using land that was not previously agricultural? N 12 Y 5

6. Habitat and Biodiversity – Wood Based Material Bark & Sawdust 7% & 10% impact Wood chips 33% impact Is the material recycled? Y 20 20 18 18 90 - 100% N What is your level of independent certification (rolling 12 month average) or other form of proof? 75-89% 17 15 Can you prove* that the material comes from a sustainably managed forest? Y 50-74% 15 13 <50% 11 9 N 5 3 *Prove to the satisfaction of the auditor that the documentary evidence is acceptable, with reference to the technical committee if necessary

7. Habitat and Biodiversity – Minerals *Prove to the satisfaction of the auditor that the documentary evidence is acceptable, with reference to the technical committee if necessary Y Is the material recycled? 20 16 8 Was the land previously agricultural prior to commencement of commercial extraction? Was the land previously agricultural prior to commencement of commercial extraction? Y Y Y Has an accredited habitat offset scheme been used to create an equivalent habitat at another location prior to the commencement of extraction at the extraction site? Has an accredited habitat offset scheme been used to create an equivalent habitat at another location prior to the commencement of extraction at the extraction site? Site restoration Has investment in habitat and biodiversity improvement/ protection occurred on that site within 10 years before extraction commenced? N Y Add 1 point to the score Y Y Is the restoration plan legally enforceable? Does the site have a restoration plan with a primary purpose of biodiversity conservation? N N N N Take 1 point off the score N N Take 3 points off the score Can you prove*there were no notified species or priority habitats present before extraction commenced, or were appropriate mitigation measures put in place? N Y 12 12 10 3 5 3 N Has an accredited habitat offset scheme been used to create an equivalent habitat at another location prior to the commencement of extraction at the extraction site? Y Y N Was the site opened before 1990? 0 N

8. Pollution Can you prove* that as a result of these mitigation measures there is no negative impact of pollution? 12 20 0 Y 8 Does a solid, liquid or gaseous effluent produced from extraction and production of material have the potential**to pollute water, soil or air 1 How many enforcement actions brought by the relevant authorities for pollution events have you had in the last 12 months? N 20 >1 Y N Do you have regulator approved mitigation measures in place Y Y Have you come to a legally binding mitigation agreement with the relevant authorities in relation to these issues? Is your pollution /effluent monitored? N Y 4 N 0 *Prove to the satisfaction of the auditor that the documentary evidence is acceptable, with reference to the technical committee if necessary ** Potential to pollute is a theoretical possibility without mitigation measures 0 N

9. Renewability Renewable at the same site within 5 years? Y 20 Y Renewable at the same site within 50 years? 17 N Y Renewable at the same site within 100 years? N 15 Renewable at the same site within 1000 years? Y 6 N N 1

10. Resource Use Efficiency Is the material used without significant processing <8.1 kWh/m3 Y 20 19 N N Is any in scope waste generated in production? N Is it a virgin material? Y Is the unrecycled waste <5% of the starting material volume? 17 Y 6 N Y 15 N Is any in scope waste generated in production? Y Is the unrecycled waste <5% of the starting material volume? Y 8 1 N