Documentation Requirements

BASIC DOCUMENTATION

I03-1 Living Sourcing Table

Documentation should clearly demonstrate, for one product unit:

• Each purchased material by weight or by cost
• Supplier location for each purchased material
• Distance of each site of material purchase from final manufacturing location
• Percentage of each purchased material within each specified radius to demonstrate compliance with the following requirements:
  

1. 10% or more must come from within 1,000 kilometers of the manufacturing site
2. An additional 40% must come from within 2,000 kilometers of the manufacturing site
3. An additional 25% must come from within 5,000 kilometers of the manufacturing site
4. 25% can be sourced from any location
   

I03-2 Supporting Documentation

Documentation stating supplier location for each tracked material.

EXCEPTION DOCUMENTATION

I03-a Local Sourcing Intent Statement

Products that wish to meet this Imperative but cannot meet the Imperative requirements must submit a narrative that outlines:

• Any purchased materials that are sourced outside of the allowable radius, and justification for the distance; and
• A statement of intent to source the product’s purchased materials as locally as possible.
  

I03-b Local Impact Reporting

Manufacturers with globally-sourced complex products that do not comply with the sourcing radius requirements of I03-1 may still meet this Imperative by submitting either:

• Their GRI Sustainability Report; specifically, Indicators SO1, SO9 and SO10, and Standard Disclosures 4.14-4.17, Stakeholder Engagement, or other approved sustainability report; or
• a narrative written by the manufacturer describing specific engagement of the local community, and quantifiable evidence of the commitment to supporting the local economy beyond the direct creation of jobs at the facility.