État des lieux de l’avancement de l’accord sur le caoutchouc au Cameroun

The document reports that Halcyon Agri has ceased deforestation in Cameroon and implemented a global zero-deforestation policy. Key progress includes the establishment of a multi-level Cameroonian Council for Sustainable Development and the creation of a grievance mechanism to address community land claims. However, challenges remain, such as a recent latex spill near Kribi and the need for further progress on indigenous rights and employment equity. The company is also transitioning to closed-circuit water treatment systems and improving supply chain transparency through the ZSL SPOTT tool.

• Halcyon Agri has stopped all deforestation activities within Cameroon and has established a "politique zéro déforestation dans ses exploitations du monde entier".
• A multi-level Cameroonian Council for Sustainable Development has been established, incorporating local civil society, indigenous group leaders, government, and industry representatives, and has begun its operations.
• The company has implemented a grievance mechanism, both online and offline, to record and prioritize land claims and community grievances in Cameroon and globally, with a goal to resolve Cameroonian claims in 2020 and 2021.
• In July 2020, a latex spill from an Hévécam subcontractor's truck polluted the Eboundja river near Kribi; while Halcyon acted to clean the spill and compensate affected fishers, the incident was not recorded on the company's online incident dashboard.
• Halcyon is implementing closed-circuit water treatment systems to prevent effluent discharge into rivers, with the Sudcam plant expected to be operational by the last quarter of 2020, mirroring systems already used in 17 of its Indonesian operations.
• The company's use of chemical pesticides is being reduced as a condition of a sustainability-linked loan from Deutsche Bank, which requires annual measurement against specific key performance indicators.
• Halcyon achieved a transparency score of 69.6%, ranking second in the ZSL SPOTT rubber classification for its disclosure of ESG policies and operations.
• Halcyon has agreed to convert remaining forest areas in new concession zones into community forests, with the Cameroonian Council for Sustainable Development voting for a co-management model between Sudcam and local communities for lands bordering the Dja wildlife reserve.
• A program for smallholder subcontractors, developed with Proforest, APED, and APIFED to ensure a zero-deforestation policy, is scheduled for launch in 2021.

APA

Jones, S. (2020). État des lieux de l’avancement de l’accord sur le caoutchouc au Cameroun. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/fr/article/etat-des-lieux-de-lavancement-de-laccord-sur-le-caoutchouc-au-cameroun/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. État des lieux de l’avancement de l’accord sur le caoutchouc au Cameroun. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/fr/article/etat-des-lieux-de-lavancement-de-laccord-sur-le-caoutchouc-au-cameroun/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jones2020tat, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{État des lieux de l’avancement de l’accord sur le caoutchouc au Cameroun}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/fr/article/etat-des-lieux-de-lavancement-de-laccord-sur-le-caoutchouc-au-cameroun/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }