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Financial institutions can learn how to set policies for ethical lending & investment in the agriculture and forestry sectors with the Accountability Framework

Find tools to help monitor deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and human rights in commodity supply chains.

Manage farms, plantations, forests, and primary processing operations for commodity production.

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

Companies can use the Accountability Framework to set goals that include climate, nature, and human rights.

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

Learn more about the key terms, concepts and definitions included in 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…