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Landscape and jurisdictional approaches can address impacts of commodity production in a specific area.

To achieve ethical supply chains, companies must ensure the commodities they produce or source are made responsibly.

Reporting and assessment initiatives can use the Accountability Framework for better alignment with best practices in corporate accountability reporting.

Address deforestation, conversion, and human rights abuses in supply chains and sourcing.

Companies, financial institutions, industry groups, multi-stakeholder initiatives, reporting and assessment initiatives, governments, and civil society groups can use the Accountability Framework.…

Company claims regarding performance or progress are backed by credible verification (Core Principle 11). This Principle applies to all companies. The scope of reporting may differ based on…

Monitoring follows credible and consistent methods for assessing social, environmental, and land-use actions and outcomes. Compliance and progress are validated through verification processes that…

Companies collaborate with other stakeholders to address key social and environmental issues related to their businesses at the sectoral, landscape, and jurisdictional levels. Companies use their…

Where companies have not fulfilled their commitments, or where there have been adverse human rights or environmental impacts associated with their operations, supply chains, or financial…

Companies conduct or support responsible management of production and primary processing sites commensurate with their roles in the supply chain. This includes protecting each site’s conservation…