Publications
Taking a Smart-Mix Approach to Action on Human Rights
This Briefing Note aims to support downstream and large midstream companies in the agricultural and forestry sectors to implement meaningful Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) by prioritising origins and human rights issues using a...
8 September 2025- English (608 kB)
Categories: People Responsible sourcing Policy and regulation
Open Data for Supply Chain Due Diligence
Global deforestation, driven predominantly by agricultural expansion, is increasingly being targeted by regulatory frameworks in consumer countries. These frameworks, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the US Lacey...
15 July 2025- English (1.60 MB)
Categories: People Nature Climate Responsible sourcing Policy and regulation
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
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
Opportunities for deforestation-free supply chains through producer-consumer country partnerships
The article discusses the implications of the new regulation from the European Union (EUDR) in combating deforestation in the supply chains of agricultural commodities, with a focus on soy and livestock products exported by Brazil.
18 January 2024- English (1.62 MB)
Categories: Nature Policy and regulation Latin America Cattle Soy
Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia
Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia
20 February 2020- genderassessment_liberia.pdf (528 kB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Policy and regulation Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber
Gender analysis of the laws and policies that govern the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon
This report presents a gender analysis of the laws and policies guiding the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon. Gender analysis is the study of different roles and responsibilities of men and women; their differentiated access to and control of resources; and their priority needs to better understand and address gender inequalities (FAO, 2011b).
3 February 2020- genderanalysis_cameroon-1.pdf (653 kB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Nature Policy and regulation Production landscapes Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber
Responsible sourcing in practice: supplier engagement
This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
19 April 2017Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings People Responsible sourcing Responsible production Policy and regulation
Assessing compliance with the Forest Code: a practical guide
This guide aims to help companies to verify compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code in their supply chain. It presents accessible compliance tools that can be used without the need to involve legal or environmental specialists.
16 March 2017Categories: Nature Climate Policy and regulation Latin America
Building on legality
This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
28 October 2016Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings Responsible sourcing Responsible production Policy and regulation
