McCain Paper Packaging FAQs – Sustainable Commodities

1. Which suppliers and products are in scope for this data reporting round?

All suppliers of primary, secondary and tertiary virgin paper packaging used in McCain branded and owned brand finished products manufactured by McCain

2. What information will we need to supply?

Suppliers are expected to provide the following information:

Volume of paper packaging supplied
Product type and category
Their direct supplier (i.e., second tier to McCain)
Paper mill facility and paper manufacturing facility
Country of origin
Name of first importer/ trader in supply chain, if not themselves
Certification status including Chain of Custody system (with evidence as described in question 3).

3. What evidence do we need to provide for our deforestation and conversion free claims?

Please submit the evidence as outline in the table below.

Commodity

vDCF Route

Evidence Points for vDCF

Paper Packaging

1: Supply of paper packaging which is 100% FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certified.

1. Segregated FSC site certification

2. Do you have capability to provide FSC number on invoice?

2: Supply of paper packaging which is PEFC CoC certified, if additional evidence of vDCF can be provided.

1. PEFC site certification

2. Do you have capability to provide PEFC number on invoice?

2. Supplier declaration – letter confirming compliance, with either:

· Provision of geolocations and polygons for all sources of PEFC certified paper packaging supplied, with satellite data evidence proving zero deforestation or conversion after the cut-off date of 2020.

OR

· Evidence that the PEFC endorsed scheme they have sourced from ensures vDCF in that jurisdiction.

4. When do we need to respond with information?

The data submission portal will be open from 8th September 2025 – 26th September 2025.

5. What time period do we need to provide data for?

All data is to be provided for the 2025 fiscal year, i.e. 1st July 2024 – 30th June 2025.

6. Should I provide details for my whole business?

Only provide data for the products that are supplied to McCain as specified in question 1. The data is relevant only to the specific McCain countries and should not relate to your overall company procurement practices. If you supply multiple countries for McCain, then you must separately declare each volume by country supplied in the declaration form.

7. I haven’t supplied any products to McCain outlined in the scope in question 1 above. Why are you contacting me?

If you have not supplied any of the products outlined in the scope in question 1 above, please declare to 3Keel via email to data.services@3keel.com why you are out of scope of this exercise. 3Keel will then confirm this directly with McCain.

8. We have multiple sites within our group producing the listed products. How should we report these figures?

You should only return one submission per business entity to us covering all your relevant sites and operations supplying McCain. If your business has multiple operation regions, please only report volumes supplied from the region listed in the portal under your log in name. Please reach out to data.services@3keel.com if you need any guidance. For example, if you have one entity in LATAM and one entity in Europe, you should submit one submission for each entity.

9. Will there be any guidance on how to complete the declaration?

Recorded videos are available on the landing page of the platform. These will introduce the submission portal and provide an overview on how to complete your declaration.

10. Who should I contact if I have questions regarding what information is required?

3Keel is responsible for managing the collection, analysis, and reporting of this information to McCain. Please liaise with us for all questions regarding the type of data required. You can contact us using the following details: data.services@3keel.com, or to arrange a call with our team.

11. Who owns the data we submit and will it be treated confidentially?

Data ownership remains with McCain, 3Keel are data processors only. All data submitted through this data collection will remain confidential.