Unlocking practical steps towards sustainability with AFi How Tos
6 junho 2024
Use the AFi’s guides to set policies and report progress
Companies that produce or buy commodities such as beef, forest products, palm oil, and soy face increasing pressure to address climate and nature risks in their supply chains.
Between the expectations of voluntary target-setting and reporting initiatives, and the mandates of incoming regulatory requirements, companies face a complex road ahead of them.
The Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) can help you navigate the way forward with our practical guides on topics such as creating supply chain policies and targets, drafting supplier codes of conduct, reporting on progress, and more.
The AFi’s How To guides contextualise the consensus-based guidance found in the Accountability Framework and provide step-by-step instructions for applying it.
Set policies for climate, forests, human rights, and nature
No matter where your organisation is on its responsible supply chain journey, setting robust policies is the first step towards reaching your ambitions and creating positive change on the ground.
Whether you’re developing an ethical supply chain policy for the first time or refreshing an existing policy to align with new priorities and requirements, there are many factors to consider. These range from mandatory legislative requirements, like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), to voluntary target-setting initiatives, like the SBTi’s Forest, Land, and Agriculture (SBTi FLAG) Guidance.
Related AFi guides:
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How To Write a Strong Ethical Supply Chain Policy lays out a five-step process policy development and contains a sample policy.
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How To Write a Supplier Code helps companies translate their policies into sourcing requirements for suppliers to follow, and contains a sample code of conduct.
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Deforestation- and Conversion-free Supply Chains and Land Use Change Emissions: A Guide to Aligning Corporate Targets, Accounting, and Disclosure supports companies in setting policies on deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and greenhouse gas emissions from land use change.
Report credibly on progress towards your goals
After setting your goals and cascading them up your supply chain, reporting on your company’s progress towards meeting those goals supports accountability and helps identify areas for improvement going forward.
With many different reporting standards and disclosure initiatives, it can be hard to know the best approach. To help bring clarity, the AFi offers guides on how to navigate the reporting and disclosure landscape with clear recommendations and standardised reporting metrics.
Related AFi guides:
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Deforestation- and Conversion-free Supply Chains and Land Use Change Emissions: A Guide to Aligning Corporate Targets, Accounting, and Disclosure clarifies how companies can quantify and disclose land use change in alignment with SBTi FLAG and the GHG Protocol’s Land Sector and Removals Guidance.
Use the AFi’s How To guides today
The Accountability Framework supports companies as they implement actions throughout their operations and supply chains. Using the AFi’s How To guides can help your company accelerate progress and achieve supply chains that fully respect human rights and that are free from deforestation and the conversion of other natural ecosystems.