Core Principles
These principles serve as a guide for companies and others in setting, implementing and monitoring effective commitments on deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and human rights in ethical supply chains. 12 Core…
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Cargill’s Connected4Change platform
Related Framework content Core Principles 5 and 6 Operational Guidance on Supply Chain Management Challenge Cargill is one of the world’s largest commodity traders. The company purchases palm oil globally,…
How to Bake an Ethical Cookie
…it to more effectively fulfill their supply chain commitments? The Framework is a guidebook to ethical supply chains with three main parts: Core Principles, Operational Guidance, and Definitions. The Core…
Highlights from AFi Consultation Workshops Around the Globe
…work. Following presentations and discussions on the Framework in general and a number of the Core Principles, some key themes emerged from the discussion. For one, there is a need…
Set Smart Goals to Go the Distance with Ethical Supply Chains
…by reading Core Principles 1-3: protection of forests and other natural ecosystems, respect for human rights, and specification of commitments. (Of course, it’s a good idea to read all 12…
Report: Disclosure for a deforestation-free supply chain
AFi and CDP have released a report providing a baseline analysis of company performance against the Core Principles of the Accountability Framework. It uses data disclosed to CDP by 411…
Five reasons every company should use the Accountability Framework
…toward their supply chain goals. The Accountability Framework is made up of twelve Core Principles accompanied by detailed Operational Guidance and foundational Terms and Definitions. Topics range from supply chain…
Respecting workers’ rights: New Accountability Framework Guidance
…Framework’s Core Principle 2.3 specifies what should be included in company commitments to respect workers’ rights, while Core Principles 3-12 describe the process and practices that companies should adopt to…
Supporting multi-stakeholder ethical supply chain efforts in Colombia
…practices against the Framework’s Core Principles and Operational Guidance, and made recommendations for closing the gaps that existed, helping the company establish medium- and short-term milestones on the way to…
Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
…other Core Principles that have implications for these rights, such as Core Principle 7.1, addressing land conflict. In particular, this guidance focuses on the various fundamental rights of IP/LC that…
Self-Assessment Tools for the Accountability Framework
Supply Chain Management
…This Operational Guidance elaborates on the Accountability Framework Core Principles 4, 5, and 6 to provide companies that buy or source agricultural or forest commodities with guidance on effective supply…