News
12 Oct 2020
Company Training and Learning webinar series
Are you already applying the Framework and want to learn about other ways it can help your company achieve its goals? Are you interested in how your peers are using it?
19 Mar 2020
Thinking globally and acting locally to achieve ethical supply chains
To achieve ethical supply chains, companies must have clear global goals and mechanisms for protecting the environment and human rights that align with norms and expectations agreed upon by civil society, governments, investors, and others.
12 Mar 2020
Sustainability without silos
Managing a supply chain is rarely a seamless process. Even as you work toward your business objectives and focus on the bottom line, you also have to set goals, develop systems, and implement practices for corporate responsibility.
5 Dec 2019
Five reasons every company should use the Accountability Framework
Over the past decade, hundreds of companies that produce, trade, and purchase agricultural and forestry commodities have made commitments to ethical supply chains. Yet, for many, the path from commitments to action to results has been a rocky one.
5 Dec 2019
Set Smart Goals to Go the Distance with Ethical Supply Chains
Building an ethical supply chain is a marathon, not a sprint.
11 Sep 2019
The time for ethical supply chains is now
In recent years, hundreds of companies have pledged to eliminate deforestation from product supply chains by 2020 and to respect the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, and workers. But with only months left until the deadline, these commitments have yielded disappointing results.
24 Jul 2019
Global Launch of the Accountability Framework
Global coalition of NGOs announces launch of the Accountability Framework, a practical roadmap for companies to achieve ethical supply chain commitments in agriculture and forestry.
11 Jul 2019
How to Bake an Ethical Cookie
Many of us love chocolate chip cookies… even despite the guilt from those extra calories. Not to dissuade you from enjoying those treats, but there may be another kind of guilt hidden under the crispy and delicious surface of that store-bought cookie – consequences that are baked in with the ingredients.
2 May 2019
Highlights from AFi Consultation Workshops Around the Globe
The AFi team recently engaged with stakeholders in West Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America to gather feedback on the Accountability Framework.
