Proforest Strategy 2025 - 2030

Proforest is proud to share 'Building resilient production and supply chains in a changing world'

Our strategy for 2025-2030 combines the learning and experience of 25 years with the recognition that we are facing a period of accelerating change and uncertainty. It was developed through a process of dynamic collaboration and co-creation with our global staff, input from trusted partners, industry experts and clients. Building on our 2020 - 2025 strategy in which we accelerated our work in production landscapes, we continue to work directly within supply chains, to work collaboratively beyond individual supply chains, and to build alignment with key influencers of production and sourcing. 

Three key strategic pillars:

1. Responsible and resilient producers and supply chains

Building resilience, as well as positive outcomes for both production and supply chains, will be fundamental in addressing the challenges of climate change and geopolitical uncertainty. Achieving this will require innovation and collaboration as there remain huge challenges, in order to align on what is needed to develop, test and deploy effective approaches.

2. Thriving production landscapes

We need to take a holistic approach to production that integrates people, nature and climate at a landscape scale within the local context. This means building local ownership and focusing on positive outcomes, not just risk avoidance, recognising the reality of trade-offs between different goals. 

3. Regulation, policy and finance supporting positive change

Regulation and finance are big influencers of production and supply chain behaviour. Done well, policy regulation, finance and investment can drive positive outcomes and support transformation on the ground. This needs alignment to avoid unintended consequences and to move beyond risk avoidance as the main goal.

The context we are working in has changed significantly. Geo-politics, agricultural and food systems transformation, population demographics and macro-economics are all adding to the complexity that we navigate with the companies, policy makers, communities and CSOs we work with. At the same time, we are facing the accelerating but uncertain impact of climate change on production and on supply chains.

What hasn't changed is the way we work. This strategy builds on 25 years of taking a values-driven but pragmatic approach, learning what actually works and building trust and leadership. It informs everything we do and the way we operate, as a global network, locally led, reflecting our strong belief in local ownership in all our work.