Find a delivery partner to help you achieve your supply chain goals
The AFi works closely with delivery partners that offer tailored support to companies working to set and achieve supply chain goals that are aligned with the Accountability Framework.
From benchmarking company policies against the Framework, to developing and implementing action plans, to supporting monitoring and reporting, the delivery partners listed below offer expert advice and services at global and regional levels.
If you need help connecting with a partner that meets your needs, please get in touch.
Note: The AFi does not accredit delivery partners or hold any form of commercial relationship with them. All partners listed below engage regularly with the AFi and are trained to offer Accountability Framework-aligned services and tools to accelerate the journey toward responsible supply chains.
AFi Coalition members
Efeca
Efeca
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Advice and technical support to public and private sectors on policy commitments, regulations, and implementation guidance for responsible sourcing of forest risk commodities
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Trade and market analysis; providing strategic insights, reports and reflections
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Messaging, education, and awareness support to communicate progress and future action
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Strategic analysis and evaluation services; providing recommendations to increase effectiveness for both companies and a range of global programmes
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Efeca is a certified B Corp, which involves a legal commitment to making business decisions that create a positive impact for the environment, customers, suppliers, employees, and the community. A member of the Accountability Framework initiative's (AFi) Coalition, as well as a Tropical Forest Alliance partner, World Economic Forum preferred supplier, and UN Global Compact signatory, the Efeca team of technical experts works with a wide range of clients across public, private, finance, and civil society sectors to create a positive impact for people and planet.
Efeca builds global engagements at national and local levels in over 30 countries. It works across agricultural and forest risk commodities, including palm oil, soya, timber, pulp and paper, cattle (beef and leather), sugar, coffee, cocoa, and rubber. In its engagements, Efeca provides facilitation, strategic planning, and programme support on responsible sourcing, and on sustainable trade and use of agricultural and forest commodities. Projects range from large, international donor programmes to the delivery of bespoke trainings for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs).
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Preferred by Nature
Preferred by Nature
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Benchmarking of corporate policies and systems against the Accountability Framework Use of the Accountability Framework-aligned ‘Sustainability Framework’ to conduct commodity-specific risk assessment, monitoring, and verification of social and environmental performance Supply chain engagement
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Preferred by Nature is an international non-profit organisation that works to support better land management and business practices that benefit people, nature, and the climate. For more than 25 years, Preferred by Nature has worked to foster sustainable land use and responsible trade in forest and agricultural commodities through innovation projects, capacity building, certification, and sustainability services. Preferred by Nature has more than 270 staff and activities in over 100 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Preferred by Nature supports strong sustainable impact on the ground by offering a set of tailored sustainability advisory services that are aligned with the Accountability Framework. Core service packages include benchmarking corporate policies and systems to best practice, supply chain engagement to help you build trust with your supply chain actors and using Preferred by Nature’s AFi-aligned Sustainability Framework to conduct commodity-specific ESG risk assessments, and monitoring and verification of social and environmental performance.
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Proforest
Proforest
Key services
- Support to companies in achieving responsible sourcing and production, aligned with the Accountability Framework
- Support to voluntary standards and multi-stakeholder initiatives in aligning with the Accountability Framework
- Effective collaboration, including on multi-stakeholder and landscape initiatives
- Capacity building through tools and guidance, the NDPE Implementation Reporting Framework, and training
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Proforest is a global organisation working in more than 30 countries and with more than 20 years of experience in global supply chains. The core commodities covered in their consultancy services and grant-funded programmes are palm oil, sugar, soy, beef, rubber, cocoa, and timber and forest products. They also have experience working with coconut, coffee, cotton, red seaweed, pineapple, plantain and shea.
Proforest’s mission is to support agricultural and forestry production that delivers positive outcomes for people, nature and climate
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Rainforest Alliance Corporate Advisory
Rainforest Alliance Corporate Advisory
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- Environmental and Social Risk Assessments including an Accountability Framework aligned assessment and action plan, nature/deforestation/ materiality/origin risk assessments, certification evaluations, and SBTN preparation
- Development of Sustainability Commitments and Strategy including target and policy setting, procurement policy development, sustainability strategy development, due diligence plans, capacity building on sustainability/human rights/compliance, and reporting and disclosure Support (ACOP, CDP and others)
- Support on Supply Chain and Operations and field-based projects including supply chain mapping and risk assessments, supplier compliance and engagement programs, grievance mechanisms, traceability and verification systems, field-based projects, landscape investments and supply chain monitoring and evaluation
- Communicate Sustainability Efforts including claims development support, joint pitches at key events, and co-branding opportunities
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The Rainforest Alliance’s Corporate Advisory Services team offers a wide range of tools and resources to support Companies' sustainability goals beyond certification on a broad range of high-impact commodities such as coffee, cocoa, palm, coconut, tea, soy, timber, rubber, dairy, bananas, fruit, herbs, and spices. We guide partners in achieving bold sustainability goals, working on strategies, policies and commitments, supply chain operations, and investments in field projects.
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Verité
Verité
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- Benchmarking and improvement of human rights policies, codes of conduct, and other Human Rights Due Diligence tools, in alignment with the Accountability Framework, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and other legislation
- Setting and tracking best-in-class human rights objectives, indicators, and targets
- Assessing human rights risks, identifying salient issues, and building action plans at enterprise, supply chain, and farm/field level to tackle those issues
- Customised training programs to enhance the human rights capabilities of sustainability teams, agricultural processing operations, agronomists, field-based staff, farmers, and workers
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Verité is a mission-driven, fully non-profit, international labour rights NGO that specialises in providing technical assistance to companies, governments, and civil society organisations to drive progress on labour issues in global supply chains. Verité staff are recognised global experts on forced labour and human trafficking for labour exploitation, responsible recruitment of workers, child labour, freedom of association, and fair, safe, and healthy conditions of work.
Verité has pioneered approaches to human rights due diligence at scale, through initiatives like CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™, a platform that maps cross-border labour supply chains using patented technology and screens operations and supply chains for forced labour indicators. CUMULUS is especially suited to sectors with migrant labour and high forced labour risk, such as palm oil.
The organisation has a wide portfolio of multinational corporate clients, with particular depth in the fast-moving consumer goods and food and beverage sectors, including in palm oil, cocoa, coffee, and other agricultural commodities. Verité has also been instrumental in developing the AFi’s guidance on human rights and is highly engaged in the work of the AFi Coalition.
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Key services
- Development of responsible supply chain policies and commitments
- Identification of tools and resources to support policy implementation
- Support in taking landscape-level actions
- Support in communicating progress
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As one of the world’s largest conservation organisations, WWF frequently works with companies across commodity supply chains to drive transformational change, including to combat and reverse nature loss and degradation. WWF draws on the Accountability Framework’s definitions and guidance in:
- Helping companies craft or update policies to address deforestation, conversion, and associated threats to human rights.
- Guiding companies toward appropriate tools for assessing their production or sourcing risk, communicating expectations to and engaging suppliers, monitoring and verifying progress, and reporting results.
- For companies with a forest footprint, the Forests Forward program supports improved forest management, transition to responsible sourcing, and execution of forest-based interventions.
- For companies sourcing soy, beef, or leather from South America, the DCF Toolkit tailors AFi guidance to support deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains in this context.
- Complementing actions to address supply chain risk with scaled nature-based solutions in key production landscapes to address systemic challenges and support protection, restoration, and improved management of priority landscapes around the globe.
- Identifying and executing strategic communications to share progress and advance the deforestation- and conversion-free agenda.
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Other consultancies
Anthesis Group
Anthesis Group
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- Identification and evaluation of value chain risks related to conversion, deforestation, and human rights
- Development of responsible sourcing policies, deforestation-free commitments, and science-based targets for climate and nature
- Supply chain engagement and development of monitoring and verification systems
- Assessment and communication of progress towards deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains
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Anthesis brings together 1,000+ experts operating in 40 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, to serve more than 2,000 clients. Anthesis exists to shape a more productive and resilient world and is committed to creating a future in which people and nature thrive. Anthesis is a B Corp and a member of Business for Nature, the Capitals Coalition, the Task Force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum, and the Science-Based Targets Network Corporate Engagement Program.
Anthesis experts offer advice and technical support to companies on their journeys to create deforestation– and conversion-free value chains in alignment with the Accountability Framework. This includes:
- Identifying and evaluating value chain risks
- Developing responsible supply chain commitments and science-based targets for climate and nature
- Developing responsible sourcing policies and supporting supply chain engagement
- Benchmarking responsible sourcing policies and programs
- Developing Forest Positive strategies to support regeneration and restoration of forest ecosystems
- Developing monitoring and verification systems and supporting clients to communicate progress and performance
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FAI
FAI
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Consultancy programmes for sustainable and regenerative animal-based supply chains for food and fibre, integrating social, animal welfare, and environmental objectives
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The delivery of deforestation risk assessments, including benchmarking against the Accountability Framework, rapid supply chain audits, and mapping
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The provision of advisory services for delivering remediation and mitigation actions in collaboration with suppliers and aligned with the Accountability Framework, to protect forests, natural ecosystems, and human rights
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The collection of data using supply chain assessments and surveys for storage and presentation within our bespoke online portal, allowing monitoring, benchmarking, analysis and reporting of outcome measures, and due diligence processes for farmed animal supply chains
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FAI is a multi-disciplinary international team of farmers, scientists, and consultants, who partner with corporations to deliver positive change to animal-based production systems. To regeneratively nourish and clothe a growing population, FAI believes we need diverse production systems that deliver positive outcomes for people, animals, and the environment. Therefore, FAI approaches the problem of deforestation with a unique perspective, recognising that a sustainable future is dependent upon social justice, flourishing ecosystems, and high standards of animal welfare.
With offices and representatives in the UK, Brazil, Germany, and the USA, FAI works with producers, suppliers, and retailers to identify problems and design meaningful solutions to mitigate risks and realise long-term business benefits for its partners. It is ISO 27001 certified for information security.
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Murdoch Associates
Murdoch Associates
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Murdoch Associates guides businesses through a comprehensive, circular sustainability journey. Its approach ensures measurable progress and long-term impact, as each stage of the journey is interconnected, creating a continuous cycle of improvement that evolves alongside the business.
Companies can choose to embark on the entire process or just focus on specific areas, such as:
- Stage 1: Reviews, audits, and assessments
- Stage 2: Recommendations for company action plans
- Stage 3: Strategy development and roll out
- Stage 4: Training across business units
- Stage 5: Communication and engagement to tell the company’s sustainability story
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Murdoch Associates is committed to building lasting partnerships with its clients, working collaboratively to enable them to align their business practices with their sustainability goals. Its approach is rooted in innovation, and a comprehensive understanding of the complexities businesses face in today’s evolving sustainability landscape.
Murdoch Associates provides the expertise, tailored solutions, and tools necessary to navigate sustainability challenges confidently. From strategy development to RSPO audit readiness, and bespoke training programs, it supports organisations at every stage of their journeys towards creating a positive impact on both local and international environmental issues.
The consultancy’s mission is to drive growth and innovation while helping businesses integrate aligned practices that support their overall sustainability goals. Murdoch Associates believes that it is possible shape a more sustainable, responsible future—one where businesses thrive while contributing to global, environmental, and social progress.
Murdoch Associates specialises in sustainable palm oil, and is committed to supporting businesses in transitioning to sustainable palm oil practices that protect the environment, empower communities, and ensure ethical supply chains.
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Nextra Consulting
Nextra Consulting
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- Implementation of EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) using synergies with AFi’s approach
- Quick-check of deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) strategies, including status-quo assessment and roadmap development; comprehensive analyses to identify gaps and formulate tailored recommendations; development of strategies, targets and implementation plans with KPIs for progress tracking; development of commitments and policies for ethical supply chains or assessing the suitability of tools and standards for companies
- Facilitation of stakeholder dialogue and engagement, both internally (eg, involving purchasing or other departments) and externally (eg, communication and collaborating with supply chain partners as suppliers)
- Support of upstream activities (producers) to develop strategies and practices aligned with the Accountability Framework, including training of suppliers regarding requirements of the AFi (and if relevant, connected regulations as the EUDR)
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Nextra Consulting is an internationally operating sustainability consultancy based in Germany. With a belief that sustainability must be considered holistically for successful implementation, Nextra operates with an interdisciplinary team, providing tailored solutions for an international and diverse clientele. The clients range from producing industry, retailers and financial institutions to political institutions, research institutes, and non-profit organizations.
Nextra specialises in supporting clients in developing and realizing their sustainability goals as well as in meeting external regulations (eg, EUDR, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)) and requirements. Their services encompass various aspects such as gap analysis, strategy development, and the implementation of concrete measures. Within the context of deforestation and conversion, Nextra understands the hurdles of value chain actors and offers best practice approaches to overcome obstacles and enable sustainable development.
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Quantis
Quantis
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Quantis works with companies to craft customised commodity strategies that address regional differences, supply chain complexities and supplier specificities. Quantis’ expertise in risk assessment, regenerative agriculture and zero deforestation helps create sustainable supply chains from farm to shelf, including:
- Environmental risk assessments: Offers due diligence, TCFD/TNFD-aligned risk assessments with local-level resolution, translating insights into actionable, business-focused strategies to build resilience.
- Environmental impact assessment and targets: Assess environmental impacts at every level, from corporate, product, or portfolio. Set science-based targets for climate and nature, leveraging standards like SBTi FLAG, SBTN.
- Sustainable sourcing strategies: Creates no-deforestation strategies aligned with regulatory standards like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and voluntary frameworks like the Accountability Framework. It can also provide regenerative agriculture strategies and commodity roadmaps.
- Sustainable supply chain implementation: Identify and build partnerships with the suppliers that best align with your sustainability targets. This includes insetting projects that deliver on climate and nature, as well as supplier progress tracking to enable reporting on scope 3 impact reductions, direct land use change (LUC) management, and more.
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Quantis, a BCG company, is a global sustainability consultancy pioneering approaches to solve critical environmental challenges. The group partners with leading organisations who are serious about reducing their environmental impacts to future-proof their businesses and prosper in a new planetary economy. Quantis’ unique approach combines deep environmental expertise, strategic business knowledge, and enterprise transformation skills. It helps organisations shape policies, practices, and business models that align with the planet’s capacity while building resilience, unlocking innovation, and optimising performance.
With offices in the US, France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy and clients around the world, Quantis is a key partner in inspiring sustainable change on a global scale.
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Rever Consulting
Rever Consulting
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- Application of the DCF Implementation Toolkit to support companies and financial institutions, individually or through collective hubs. This includes assessing gaps, designing actionable recommendations, structuring governance, developing customised strategic roadmaps, and advancing the implementation and continuous improvement of deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) commitments. This is further complemented by the provision of robust, tailored tools to accelerate DCF delivery.
- Human Rights Impact Assessments and Human Rights Due Diligence grounded in leading global standards (UNGPs, OECD Guidelines, UNDRIP, ILO 169, Accountability Framework), supporting companies in identifying, preventing, mitigating, and remediating risks across operations and supply chains.
- Pilot projects and traceability solutions integrating technological innovation, advanced monitoring, and governance systems to enhance transparency, verification, and control in high-risk supply chains.
- Support in structuring DCF commercial and financial compacts that bridge demand- and supply-side requirements, enabling feasible trade or financial operations aligned with credible minimum DCF standards.
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Rever Consulting is a specialist advisory firm dedicated to accelerating sustainable supply-chain transformation, with deep expertise in turning DCF commitments into operational reality, conducting Human Rights Due Diligence, structuring socio-environmental governance, and designing systemic solutions. The DCF Implementation Toolkit, co-developed with WWF, grounded in the Accountability Framework, has generated robust diagnostics and action plans across major agricultural commodities and key South American biomes. It has been applied by more than 90 organisations
Combining technical rigor, strategic design, innovation, and territorial expertise, Rever Consulting supports organisations across the value chain in adopting solutions aligned with global sustainability guidelines and emerging regulations. This drives transparency, strengthens traceability, reduces risks, and transitions toward resilient, ethical, and nature-positive supply chains.
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Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge
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- Development of commitments, policies, and strategies for responsible sourcing and eliminating deforestation, degradation, and conversion from supply chains in alignment with the Accountability Framework
- Strategic mapping and engagement of key stakeholders
- C-suite and management-level training on the cost of inaction on climate and nature, focused on garnering senior buy-in
- Delivering compliance reports that help businesses understand what regulation practically means to them, including both Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and EU Deforestation Regulation
- Benchmarking against peers to identify gaps, align on best practices, and identify common areas of interest to collaborate on
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Robertsbridge is a strategic advisory, helping businesses across the globe operate successfully in the rapidly shifting policy and regulatory landscape of sustainability. Advisory services extend to companies beginning the journey, adding or building on existing sustainability strategies, and those refreshing previous targets.
With a reputation for deep sector-specific insight, business transformation, and effective stakeholder engagement and mediation, Robertsbridge’s approach is founded on a knowledge and understanding of supply chain dynamics, consumer trends, stakeholder positions, and political landscapes. Support to companies includes facilitating dialogue with suppliers, stakeholder listening exercises with civil society, and mediation on challenging social and environmental issues.
Robertsbridge operates from regional offices in London, Jakarta, and Singapore. Advisers are drawn from a dynamic global team of experts, including specialists on civil society campaigning, nature-based solutions, commodities, and land use and rights.
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SE Advisory Services
SE Advisory Services
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- Deforestation and EUDR compliance advisory
Strategic support for companies navigating the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), including gap assessment, risk assessment, monitoring and traceability, supplier engagement, and due diligence implementation. SE Advisory Services’ approach focuses on facilitating the implementations of the new operations related to zero-deforestation objectives in companies. - Regulatory and voluntary compliance
Expertise in climate data structuring, reporting, and compliance with key regulations (eg, CSRD, EUDR), including carbon footprinting, scenario analysis, and risk assessments.
SE Advisory Services also supports companies in aligning their disclosures with voluntary frameworks such as CDP, ensuring consistency between regulatory compliance and environmental reporting. - Operational transformation and capacity building
Support for internal alignment across procurement, logistics, IT, and compliance teams through training, process integration, and stakeholder engagement. - Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) FLAG and nature commitments
Development of climate strategies including SBTi FLAG zero-deforestation targets, biodiversity integration, and nature-based solutions tailored to commodity and regional contexts. - Energy and digital transition services
Efficiency and electrification strategies, industrial digital transformation, cybersecurity, and renewable energy sourcing, backed by Schneider Electric’s global expertise.
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SE Advisory Services helps organisations turn bold sustainability, energy, and digitalisation ambitions into measurable impact. Backed by Schneider Electric—the world’s most sustainable company— it combines deep expertise, global implementation, and AI-powered software to drive transformation across energy and risk management, decarbonisation, nature-based solutions, operational efficiency, and digital transformation. With over 5,000 experts operating in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric turns complex challenges into competitive advantage.
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South Pole
South Pole
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- Gap assessment and the establishment of due diligence systems to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and assessment of potential exposure. This includes quantifying emissions resulting from associated land use changes
- Support in developing commitments, policies, and strategies for eliminating deforestation and conversion from supply chains, and in mitigating associated risks. This includes harmonisation with existing climate ambitions
- Development of time-bound roadmaps, mechanisms, and tools for accelerated implementation of no-deforestation and no-Conversion commitments
- Development of approaches and tools for monitoring, verification, and reporting of company and supply chain performance against no-deforestation, no-conversion, and climate action commitments
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Founded in 2006, South Pole is a leading climate consultancy with the mission to accelerate the transition to a climate-smart society. South Pole believes that a more prosperous future is within reach, but only if everyone plays their part today. South Pole’s 1400 employees develop, implement, and advise emission reduction strategies and projects that turn climate action into long-term business opportunities for companies, governments, and organisations around the world. South Pole knows that climate action is a team sport – which is why the organisation goes beyond the boundaries of day-to-day business to partner with like-minded peers and organisations around the world to drive systemic change, together.
South Pole believes that eliminating deforestation and ecosystem conversion in the production and sourcing of forestry and agricultural commodities is critical for achieving climate goals. With the private sector at the forefront of this challenge, South Pole supports corporate and financial actors with effective and comprehensive approaches and tools to set and achieve no-deforestation and no-conversion pledges - in line with international best-practice.
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The Biodiversity Consultancy
The Biodiversity Consultancy
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- Design deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) policies and public commitments for corporates and financial institutions, including data reviews and methodology advisory to help you identify feasible next steps for assessing your deforestation and conversion risk exposure.
- Operationalise DCF commitments through design or advisory on procurement policies, supplier engagement strategies and control systems, as well as landscape engagement and remediation projects.
- Assess readiness to align with key voluntary and regulatory frameworks and prepare disclosures (Accountability Framework, CDP, EUDR, SBTi FLAG, and SBTN).
- Conduct commodity-specific risk benchmarking and create sourcing area risk profiles to identify high priority locations in your value chain in alignment with major frameworks (eg, Accountability Framework, EUDR, and SBTN).
- Deliver tailored training programs to equip corporate teams with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate key frameworks (eg, Accountability Framework, EUDR, and SBTN), understand core concepts, and implement best practices for DCF supply chains.
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The Biodiversity Consultancy is the catalyst for businesses to integrate nature into their decision-making. It combines scientific expertise with strategic business insight to help companies identify and address biodiversity risks and opportunities. In an era where climate and nature-related challenges are reshaping industries, businesses must adapt—not only to mitigate risks but to unlock long-term value through a nature-positive approach.
A nature-positive future requires companies to align their commercial activities with environmental impact. This means understanding their dependencies and impacts on nature and taking action to enhance resilience. The Biodiversity Consultancy provides the knowledge, tools, and strategies that businesses need to navigate this complexity—turning commitments into measurable outcomes.
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Winrock International
Winrock International
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Winrock International offers tailored advisory services across responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence, responsible recruitment, grievance remediation, regenerative agriculture, nature, and climate. Its integrated approach is rooted in the company’s deep field experience implementing agriculture, economic development, environment and energy, and human and social capital projects. Winrock helps companies design effective strategies and solutions that reduce emissions, ensure fair labour practices, and promote sustainable livelihoods, natural resource conservation, and biodiversity.
- Conduct commodity-specific dependency, impact, risk, and opportunity benchmarking, create sourcing area risk profiles to identify high priority locations, and develop roadmaps and tools to address identified gaps and align with best practices.
- Guide the development and implementation of responsible sourcing policies, strategies, and public commitments with clear definition and ambition, prioritising action where it is most needed and will have the greatest impact.
- Strengthen the business case for action by providing training and demonstrating how integrating key frameworks (eg, the Accountability Framework, AIM-Progress, EUDR, SBTi, and SBTN) with your business strategy can create additional value.
- Engage and train stakeholders at all levels of the supply chain to understand risks and establish safeguards, including establishment of grievance mechanisms and remediation measures.
- Present options for potential partnerships for implementation based on findings from analyses.
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Winrock International is a recognised leader in the US and globally, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social and agricultural challenges. The company’s mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Winrock is a trusted partner for companies seeking to integrate key frameworks (eg, the Accountability Framework, AIM-Progress, EUDR, SBTi, and SBTN) into their business operations. With deep expertise in climate change mitigation and resilient agriculture, human rights and environmental due diligence, and biodiversity and water management, Winrock provides technical assistance to help companies navigate the Accountability Framework.
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WSP
WSP
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The Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change (SECC) team at WSP offers the following key services related to the Accountability Framework:
- Deforestation risk assessments: WSP assesses the risk of commodity-specific deforestation and ecosystem conversion to help businesses prioritise across commodities and locations, and to scope commitments and programmes. This work also supports corporate alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative's Forest, Land and Agriculture Guidance (SBTi FLAG) targets.
- Goal and target setting: Through quantitative analysis, landscape assessment and stakeholder engagement, WSP supports companies to establish climate, no-deforestation, and supply chain sustainability targets that are appropriate and ambitious.
- Enterprise no-deforestation commitments and policies: From initial scoping to final policy write-up and documentation, WSP helps implement company-wide no-deforestation commitments and governing policies. This includes engaging stakeholders across the value chain and organisation to ensure operational alignment.
- Strategy and programme design: Utilising our deep subject matter expertise and in-house experience, WSP develops strategies, programmes and governance enablers that place no-deforestation and no-conversion objectives within reach. It creates action plans, processes, and tools for measurable impacts and stakeholder communications.
- Sustainable supply chain: WSP professionals measure, manage, and address impact throughout the supply chain. It focuses on systems development, stakeholder trainings, supplier engagement, procurement policies, risk and resilience integration, performance measurement, due diligence, and satisfying the requirements of EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
- Human rights and community engagement: WSP designs and conducts human rights due diligence processes, conducts studies and assessments related to Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights as it relates to both site establishment and operation, conducts supplier screenings, and develops training materials for diverse sets of stakeholders.
- Voluntary and compliance reporting: WSP aggregates, synthesises, and compiles data from various sources for both voluntary and compliance-related reporting including EUDR, CSRD, and CDP.
- Integrating forests initiatives with climate and other sustainability work: WSP works to streamline sustainability efforts across all topic areas. For example, It supports companies to integrate FLAG and land use change emissions into greenhouse gas inventories, and to incorporate no-deforestation and no-conversion programs into climate action plans, adaptation plans, and enterprise risk and resilience plans. Using rigorous blended qualitative and quantitative approaches, WSP measures and mitigates enterprise or regional vulnerabilities.
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With more than 73,000 professionals across 50 countries, WSP is one of the world's leading engineering, environmental, and professional services firms, and a globally-recognised leader in sustainability consulting across private and public sectors. The WSP Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change (SECC) team has been providing strategic guidance, program design services, and operational and technical expertise for two decades. It guides clients through the process of activating and achieving sustainability progress across all scales, from product-level to global initiatives, and on all topics. Whether the challenge involves geographic information system (GIS) modelling, scenario analysis, environmental justice, human rights, community engagement, biogenic carbon, or land use change emissions, SECC has answers in the form of practical, sustainable solutions. With a global network of experts across all sectors and technical areas, it delivers the needed insights to drive climate action and long-lasting sustainability.
