Publications
Setting up and strengthening gender committees in the palm oil sector
Gender committees are established to oversee organisational initiatives promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace. However, in Indonesia, they are often misperceived as women-only organisations focused on...
14 April 2025Categories: People Production landscapes Southeast Asia Palm oil
The potential role of labor unions in advocating for casual daily workers’ rights
In palm oil plantations, 50-70% of workers are typically casual workers who face significant vulnerabilities due to their lack of contractual status. As they are not formally employed, they cannot join trade unions, leaving them...
4 April 2025- English (10.53 MB)
Categories: People Production landscapes Southeast Asia Palm oil
Instruments in Mercosur countries to support EUDR compliance in Beef Supply Chains
Assessing the road to EUDR in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
26 March 2025- English (5.24 MB)
Categories: Responsible sourcing Policy and regulation Latin America Cattle
Exporters from Brazil and EUDR: beef and soy dry runs
As part of the program "Traceability, Monitoring and Transparency Systems in the Beef and Soy Chains in Brazil", Proforest developed the project "Brazilian Exporters and the EUDR: Dry Runs in Beef and Soy supply chains" with five...
25 March 2025- English (9.10 MB)
- Portuguese (9.05 MB)
Categories: Policy and regulation Latin America Cattle Soy
Proforest Initiative Africa 2024 Annual Report
This annual report highlights our progress and commitment to promoting the responsible sourcing and production of agricultural commodities in Africa. We are happy to share our contribution towards delivering positive social and...
14 January 2025- English (2.35 MB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Production Landscape Programmes People Production landscapes Africa Cocoa
Human rights due diligence: a systematic approach to respecting human rights
This briefing note outlines the importance of meaningful Human Rights Due Diligence for companies in the agricultural and forestry sectors, supporting them to set up and implement robust processes based on best practice and case studies.
26 November 2024- English (319 kB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People
Embedded soy: from understanding the challenges to taking action
This guidance highlights how companies can understand and assess their embedded soy, and engage with the challenges it poses.
25 November 2024- English (1.59 MB)
Category: Soy
Converged HREDD Assessment Tool and Guidance
Members of AIM-Progress and the Consumer Goods Forum Human Rights Coalition have developed this tool in collaboration with the Fair Labor Association and Proforest to reduce the proliferation of new assessments and the exacerbation of supplier assessment fatigue.
18 November 2024
Leveraging Carbon Instruments for Financial Sustainability in a Soy Landscape Initiative
Case study on leveraging carbon benefits from conservation, restoration, and regenerative agriculture to strengthen the business case for the Western Mato Grosso Sustainable Landscape Initiative in Brazil
7 November 2024- English (9.32 MB)
- Portuguese (9.26 MB)
Categories: Nature Climate Latin America
Core Criteria for Mature Landscape Initiatives
With increasing interest and engagement in landscape initiatives, it is critical that all stakeholders have a simple and consistent understanding of the core elements of a mature landscape initiative. Many of the leading landscape practitioner organisations have come together to agree on those core criteria and accompanying sub-criteria, which are presented here.
7 November 2024- English (3.66 MB)
Category: Production landscapes
Rethinking climate strategies in agriculture: leveraging climate targets to drive positive impact
At Proforest, our vision is to help people produce and source agricultural and forest commodities responsibly. Since 2000, we’ve supported companies throughout supply chains to drive positive outcomes for people, nature and...
19 September 2024- English (319 kB)
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings Climate
RAPPORT: Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon
Les « Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon » se sont déroulées en ligne (webinaire) et en présentiel au WWF Gabon du 23 au 24 mai 2024. Elles ont été...
4 June 2024- French (779 kB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Policy and regulation Africa Cocoa Forest products Palm oil Rubber Timber