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…in the form of the Accountability Framework. Developed by a broad coalition of civil society groups to support and accelerate company action, the Accountability Framework’s principles and guidance have become…
…Core Principle 3 (‘Specification of commitments’) as follows: Companies should set, maintain, or strengthen commitments to no-deforestation and no-conversion supply chains to include a target date that is as ambitious…
…as Trase and Global Forest Watch. Set policies & targets: Clear company policies are a core investor expectation and an important element of credible due diligence systems. Avoid silos from…
This month, we announce two new resources from the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) and its coalition to support companies in making deforestation-free supply chains a core part of the climate…
…implement them, and “keeping score” (monitoring progress) over time. The coalition of environmental and social NGOs behind the Framework understood that many companies wanted to do the right thing but…
…Framework fulfills this request. The Framework’s principles and guidance provide a clear and practical roadmap to implementing ethical supply chains. Underlying the Framework is the consensus of 15 leading NGOs…
…accepted international norms on the topics that it addresses. These include the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP), International Labor Organization (ILO)…
…the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, provides structure for reporting on policies and implementation on elements of the Framework related to workers’ rights and rights of indigenous…
…causes deforestation or human rights violations toward investment in building responsible supply chains. However, if these wide-ranging efforts are not aligned around common definitions, principles, and measures of success, they…
…a company certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), BOPP’s owned plantations operate in accordance with the RSPO’s principles and criteria. However, about 30% of the oil-palm fruit…
…public policy and responsible finance. Grounding such diverse efforts in the Framework’s common definitions, principles, and measures of success enables them to act in concert and avoid reinventing the wheel….
…principles lay out the essential steps and criteria for setting, implementing, and reporting on deforestation- and conversion-free supply chain goals. For companies managing complex commodity supply chains, implementing the Framework…