Aligned metrics
Many assessment and benchmarking tools, disclosure platforms, and reporting standards align with the Accountability Framework.
The Accountability Framework helps companies and financial institutions remove deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuses from their commodity supply chains. It provides clear guidance and supports aligned metrics across benchmarks, disclosure platforms, reporting standards, and target-setting tools. This helps to ensure companies are assessed consistently and transparently.
Metrics aligned with the Accountability Framework
Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Science Based Targets Network
The AFi’s Common Methodology
The Common Methodology for Assessment of Progress Towards Deforestation-and Conversion-Free Supply Chains is a complementary resource to the Accountability Framework.
- Who can use it: Disclosure platforms, industry associations, multi-stakeholder groups, and reporting and assessment initiatives.
- What is it for: To help develop aligned metrics for assessments, benchmarks, and standards.
- Why use it?: Using a shared approach to assessing corporate performance, the Methodology increases alignment across initiatives, reduces duplication, and enables consistent progress tracking
Why align metrics with the Accountability Framework?
The Accountability Framework:
- Features commonly accepted metrics and definitions that support standardised data collection
- Provides a strong foundation for assessment, disclosure, reporting, and target setting
- Was built through collaboration by leading organisations, ensuring credibility
- Can be applied across commodities, geographies, and supply chain positions, allowing consistency in different reporting contexts
- Is based on international norms and best practices
Ready to strengthen supply chain reporting and assessment?
The Accountability Framework helps disclosure/reporting platforms and assessment initiatives align metrics, strengthen methodologies, and improve the consistency.
