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Sustainability without silos
…it can be essential for establishing and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders, reducing reputational risk, safeguarding access to markets and finance, and reducing future operational risks to your supply. But…
Forest 500: Tackle deforestation across more commodities in 2022
…Based Targets initiative Food, Land and Agriculture guidance. And new guidance is now available for financial institutions to help them take the same journey. The Finance Sector Roadmap, which is…
Newsletter | January 2021
…Framework initiative (AFi) Backbone Team In this newsletter: New resources: How does the AFi relate to certification and roundtables? Public consultation: Workers’ Rights Operational Guidance Podcast series: Applying the Framework…
Smallholder Inclusion in Ethical Supply Chains
Guidance on how companies may facilitate smallholder inclusion in ethical supply chains through contextualized implementation of supply chain commitments This Operational Guidance elaborates on several of the Accountability Framework’s Core…
The power of collective action in Southeast Asian commodity sectors
…the future. Coalition members work together to share key information, identify priorities, and promote the Framework’s guidance to support ethical supply chain efforts by companies, other civil society groups, and…
Tackling deforestation: A clear way forward for financial institutions
…the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) coalition are now translating the Framework into tools and guidance for the finance sector. Guidance for financial institutions An exciting step forward is the release…
Newsletter | February 2022
…until 18 February 2022. This new guidance will enable companies to set targets to address emissions from land use in line with a 1.5-degree future. The draft guidance requires companies…
FAQs about the AFi
Does the Framework support smallholder inclusion or provide specialized guidance related to smallholders?
…includes smallholder-appropriate guidelines for traceability, supplier engagement and support, and assessment and retention of non-compliant suppliers, which are included in the Operational Guidance on Smallholder Inclusion in Ethical Supply Chains….
Industry sustainability initiatives incorporate AFi guidance
…developing implementation guidance and reporting requirements that are aligned with the Accountability Framework. Given the many sector-level initiatives and industry groups focused on the soy sector , alignment around definitions,…
Commitment
…as defined here, are distinct from the operational policies or procedures (e.g., sourcing codes, supplier requirements, manuals, and standard operation procedures) by which companies may operationalize their commitments or sustainability…