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Proforest launches Agrovita with PepsiCo Mexico and PepsiCo Foundation

Proforest is leading the technical work in a new sustainable landscape programme launched today by PepsiCo. Agrovita is a three-year programme focused on PepsiCo’s supply chain for plantain, cocoa and palm production in the Tabasco and Chiapas regions in southern Mexico. PepsiCo and Proforest are focusing on agricultural and social factors within the landscape and communities.

Lebrija River Basin and Landscape

Last week the Proforest team visited the Lebrija River basin in Colombia, as part of a landscape project to tackle the problems of deforestation and water management in palm oil production.

The Soy Toolkit at Work in Companies

Cargill and AAK discuss how they use the toolkit for supplier engagement and capacity building

The Soy Toolkit webinar: Tools and resources for companies to meet commitments on responsible soy sourcing

Do you know where the soy in your company’s supply chain is coming from?

Join the Soy Toolkit webinar on March 18th to gain insights on how to implement responsible sourcing commitments, and hear from the experts Caroline...

Linking 'no-deforestation' supply chains and national climate mitigation initiatives

Proforest builds on landscape work in Africa and Latin America with new three year programme, supported by IKI

Paulo Gustavo do Prado Pereira, who died on November 2, 2020

It is with great regret that I announce the death of our trustee Paulo Gustavo do Prado Pereira. Paulo Gustavo had been a member of the Proforest Brazil Board since 2013. He died on November 2, 2020, leaving many memories and much...

Conversations during the Mexican Palm Congress and Latin American RSPO Conference

Proforest will attend the Mexican Palm Congress and RSPO Latin American Conference, which will take place in Campeche, Mexico, from the 3rd to the 5th of March.

Visit the Proforest booth at RT17 in Bangkok in November

Proforest is attending the 17th Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT17), which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-6 November.

Human rights and labour issues workshops for oil palm producers in Guatemala

Proforest and human rights specialists Ergon Associates have delivered a series of workshops for oil palm companies in Guatemala.

A fruitful week for sustainable palm oil in Latin America

Proforest staff from around the globe recently joined our team in Cali, Colombia, for a week brimming with exciting new developments for the world of responsibly sourced palm oil in Latin America and beyond.