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Guidance for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

2025 marks a major milestone for companies working to eliminate deforestation and conversion from agricultural commodity supply chains. While there has been real progress, challenges in delivering on DCF commitments and addressing complex supply chains remain.

Tree Crops Development Authority launches three-year communication strategy to boost awareness and compliance

Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has launched a three-year Communication Strategy under the Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme (GPSCP II). This initiative, jointly implemented by NIRAS and Proforest with support...

Closing the Data Gap: Digital Public Infrastructure for Forest Risk Commodities

A blog by the Frontier Tech Hub about the pilot: Protecting Forests: Open Data for Supply Chain Due Diligence by FT Hub, Proforest and FCDO

Lookback to Proforest at London Climate Action Week

Looking back at London Climate Action Week 2025, it was a busy week of over 700 highly-subscribed events showing tackling climate change is still at the forefront of the agenda for London. 

While it obviously wasn’t possible for...

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

Understanding the debate around the Soy Moratorium

Context of the Debate 

The Soy Moratorium, established in 2006, has long faced criticism from producers because it imposes stricter requirements than Brazilian law. Under the agreement, any detection of soy planted on area...

Launching Proforest Insights ahead of 25th Anniversary

As we approach 25 years of working on responsible production and sourcing of agricultural commodities, we’ve been reflecting on our experience and learnings that we plan to share in a series of Proforest Insights.

Leading experts unite to strengthen finance sector engagement on deforestation

DEFT Pathway will categorise companies according to their level of progress on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems and highlight priority, timebound next actions. It will synthesise existing frameworks, guidance and metrics and align with climate and nature transition plans.

Shaping the Sustainable Future of Sugarcane Production in the Philippines

Nestlé and ASR Group, together with partners Proforest and the Sugar Industry Foundation, Inc. (SIFI) jointly organised the Shaping the Sustainable Future of Sugarcane Production in the Philippines forum on 8 May 2024. 

The forum...

Progress on No-deforestation and No-peat commitments in the Palm Oil Sector

Reporting using the NDPE- Implementation Reporting Framework