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Native Customary Rights Recognition & Benefit-Sharing Programme
Group ESG Lead
B. Baseline
Current Situation
NCR mapping partially complete; benefit-sharing agreement in draft; community trust historically low
Baseline Date
Data Quality
Baseline Metrics
Counterfactual
Without a robust permanent control, project risks legal challenge and carbon credit integrity loss
C. Objectives
Intended Change
Fully signed, monitored and reported benefit-sharing agreement with independent grievance mechanism
Target
Target Date
Affected Stakeholders
Expected Benefits
Secures carbon credit integrity, strengthens community relations, reduces legal risk
D. Options
Alternatives Considered
Concession boundary exclusion of contested areas (rejected - reduces carbon project viability), full benefit-sharing agreement (selected)
Do-Nothing Case
Continued legal uncertainty and risk to carbon credit buyers
Reason Selected
Benefit-sharing preserves project viability while respecting indigenous rights
E. Cross-Pillar Effects Review
Could solving this problem create a different environmental, social or governance problem?
Potential Trade-offs / Unintended Consequences
Benefit-sharing payments reduce net carbon revenue; assessed as essential for credit integrity and rights compliance
This project has completed its Cross-Pillar Effects Review
F. Safeguards
Rights & Stakeholder Impacts
Full FPIC and benefit-sharing per IFC PS7, UNGP and Verra CCB requirements
Environmental Impacts
Supports continued forest protection
Community Impacts
Directly improves community livelihoods and rights recognition
Mitigation Measures
Independent facilitator and legal counsel engaged
Grievance Requirements
New accessible grievance mechanism being rolled out under related project
G. Business Case
Capital Cost
Operating Cost
Savings
Revenue
Avoided Cost
Funding Source
Risk Reduction
Removes carbon credit integrity and legal risk that could invalidate credits
Strategic Value
Establishes reusable NCR engagement methodology across Group forestry and plantation assets
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Protect Value
Create Value
Create Positive Impact
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