| Details | Document | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
Operational Guidance: Commitments and Progress PathwaysGuidance on setting credible company commitments, goals, and targets; defining appropriate milestones and action plans; fulfilling commitments; and sustaining achievement over time. | 1 PDF (1.39MB) | December 2025 | |
Accountability FrameworkA zip file of the Accountability Framework's Core Principles, Operational Guidance, and definitions. | 1 Zip File, containing 16 PDFs (33.5 MB) | December 2025 | |
Operational Guidance: Workers' RightsGuidance on ensuring respect for workers’ rights within company operations and supply chains, expanding on the workers’ rights provisions listed in Core Principle 2.3, including summaries, best practices, and links to support. | 1 PDF (1.27MB) | July 2025 | |
Operational Guidance: Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local CommunitiesGuidance on company responsibilities to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, ways to identify impacts to these rights, and actions to ensure respect for these rights. | 1 PDF (1.53 MB) | June 2025 | |
Operational Guidance: Reporting, Disclosure, and ClaimsGuidance on reporting progress and compliance related to deforestation, conversion, and human rights commitments. With information on public reporting methodologies, transparency through disclosure, and claims. | 1 PDF (773 KB) | March 2025 | |
DefinitionsKey terms and concepts used in the Accountability Framework. | 1 PDF (714 kB) | February 2024 | |
Operational Guidance: Cutoff DatesGuidance on how to select cutoff dates for no-deforestation and no-conversion commitments, including for complex sourcing scenarios (Eg, sourcing multiple commodities from multiple regions.) | 1 PDF (2.51 MB) | September 2023 | |
Operational Guidance: Applying the Definitions Related to Deforestation, ConversionGuidance on how to apply definitions of deforestation and conversion in practice. Including Q&A and illustrative examples that demonstrate how to apply these definitions in different contexts. | 1 PDF (19.4 MB) | April 2023 | |
Core PrinciplesThe Accountability Framework's 12 Core Principles, across seven different action areas. | 1 PDF ( 3.13 MB) | April 2023 | |
Operational Guidance: Supply Chain ManagementGuidance for buyers at any stage of the supply chain on effective supplier management approaches. Fcusing on traceability of raw material origins, assessment of risk, and supplier engagement to support compliance. | 1 PDF (2.76 MB) | May 2020 |
