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Giving workers a voice: Using digital technology to tackle labour risks in cocoa and oil palm supply chains
The project empowered farmers and workers to speak up without fear of retaliation, leading to the resolution of over 60% of reported cases related to labour rights, health and safety concerns.
21 August 2025 News
Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection
Six years after its launch, the Adum Smallholder Oil Palm Project led by Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) is being celebrated for its community-driven approach to sustainable palm oil production and forest conservation. With...
1 July 2025 News
Launch of 'A Blueprint for Resilient Landscape Initiatives'
Proforest is delighted to share our latest Briefing Note, ‘A Blueprint for Resilient Landscapes’, an introduction to our process for supporting landscape initiatives to formalise their structure and sustain their impact over the...
19 June 2025 News
Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights
The 9th Regional Meeting of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) convened in Accra from the 6th to 7th May 2025, reaffirming the platform’s role in driving transformational change in sustainable commodity...
19 June 2025 News
From Human Rights Due Diligence to integrated Climate and People strategies in responsible sourcing
How collaborative platforms and companies are working on a Just Transition
16 May 2025 News
Sustain Kutim 2024 annual project progress update
The initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of the East Kutai District Government, local communities, smallholders, workers, and plantation companies to cooperate in transforming East Kutai into a sustainable region in agricultural (with a focus on palm oil) production.
15 May 2025 NewsWest and Central Africa countries unite to strengthen commitments on sustainable agricultural production
New strategies and partnerships to empower smallholder farmers against economic and environmental shocks as EUDR looms.
6 May 2025 News
Respecting Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Rights in Indonesia
The project aims to support collective action on some of the root causes of IPs and LCs land rights issues in Indonesia, including actions aiming towards the resolution and remediation of ongoing land conflicts as well as developing systems to address future conflicts.
2 May 2025 News
Sustainability in practice: Strengthening Human Rights and HCV in the Sugarcane Sector
Held on February 4 and 5 in Cali, Colombia, the HCV & Human Rights in the Sugar Cane Industry Workshop —organized by Bonsucro and conducted by Proforest— brought together 49 participants from diverse organizations across Colombia,...
7 March 2025 News
The Blueprint for mature landscape initiatives
In October 2024, Proforest was part of a coalition of organisations led by ISEAL which co-published a set of Core Criteria for Mature Landscape Initiatives. While there has been a lot of interest in landscape initiatives as a...
11 December 2024 News