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Case study

Global manufacturing company identifies high deforestation risk in wood product sourcing with Sentrisk

How Sentrisk can enhance supply chain transparency and support sustainable sourcing by identifying environmental risks in supplier regions

The challenge

The company faced challenges in assessing environmental risks within its supply chain, particularly related to sourcing wood products from regions with potential deforestation. Key challenges included:

  • Limited visibility into environmental compliance of supplier sites
  • Risk of sourcing from areas with recent deforestation impacting sustainability goals
  • Need to identify and mitigate probable non-compliance with environmental standards

The solution

Sentrisk provided detailed geospatial analysis and risk assessment to uncover environmental vulnerabilities by:

  • Mapping supplier locations and surrounding land use changes
  • Identifying high deforestation risk areas around supplier sites
  • Quantifying extent of deforested land converted to rangelands
  • Highlighting probable non-compliance risks related to recent deforestation

The result

The insights enabled the client to:

  • Gain clear visibility of environmental risks in their wood product supply chain
  • Support sustainable sourcing decisions by avoiding high-risk areas
  • Strengthen supplier compliance monitoring and risk mitigation efforts

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