Proforest is a unique, non-profit group. We support companies, governments, civil society and other organisations to work towards the responsible production and sourcing of agricultural and forest commodities.
At Proforest we’re passionate about helping people produce and source agricultural and forest commodities responsibly. That’s why we support companies throughout supply chains to have positive social and environmental outcomes in the places where commodities are produced.
We help companies take action on responsible production and sourcing, both within and beyond their supply chains. Find out how.
We facilitate collaborations between companies, government, civil society and communities to achieve positive environmental and social outcomes. Find out how.
We build knowledge and capacity for responsible production and sourcing of agricultural commodities. Find out how.
Our work supports agricultural commodity production and sourcing that can deliver positive social and environmental outcomes. This means working with producers and supply chains to have positive impacts for the people and places where commodities are produced.
We work in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, as well as internationally. Our regional and global team combines local expertise and a global network.
All members of the group voluntarily sign up to a commitment to re-invest any profit to continue the work of the group to advance our shared mission
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Proforest takes part in a number of industry and partner events in all our main regions, and shares new ideas and information that is available across the breadth of our work
We firmly believe in sharing our knowledge, whether new innovations or established best practice.
Proforest offers a wide range of workshops, courses and certificated programmes, combining a blended approach of delivery from online to face to face, fieldwork to webinars
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To mark International Women’s Day 2024, and its theme of #inspireinclusion, we are launching Proforest’s participation and inclusion app, SWARA, now available as a free download so other organisations may also use it.
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We’re delighted to announce that Proforest is part of a successful consortium, led by Oxford Policy Management, to deliver Lot 1, Climate Change and Nature, of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) Global...
The MY Voice project continues to make inroads in achieving workers’ rights and ethical practices in the palm oil industry by welcoming Mewaholeo Industries Sdn. Bhd as its latest private sector partner (PSP).
As part of their...
This year the World Cocoa Foundation Partnerships Meeting was held in Amsterdam on 6-7 February. The theme this year was Aligning for Global Action and some key topics were discussed such as achieving living incomes for farmers...
The Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme (GPSCP) Phase II was launched in Accra to contribute to productivity in the cashew and oil palm value chains in Ghana. The five-year programme is jointly implemented by Niras and...
As part of continuous effort in sharing sustainable agriculture best practices through stakeholder engagement, Daemeter Proforest Partnership welcomed a delegation of the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) representatives...
Parliament of Ghana has passed LI2471 to fortify the Tree Crop Development Authority’s (TCDA) operations. The TCDA, was established in 2020 to regulate and develop tree crop sectors such as oil palm, cashew, coconut, rubber,...
The MY Voice team took part in the annual Human Rights Festival 2023 organised by the Bar Council Human Rights Committee at Kuala Lumpur on 10 December 2023.
The festival, themed ‘’Dignity, Freedom and Justice for all!’’...
Proforest Africa celebrates 10 years of transformative contributions to responsible sourcing and production, promoting sustainable landscapes and facilitating multistakeholder engagements.
Proforest works with companies, private...
From the Eastern Mountain Range of the Colombian Andes to the Magdalena River in Puerto Wilches, Santander, stretches the Lebrija River. Located in a region of great natural wealth, especially in water, with its rivers, streams,...