Briefing Notes

Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) are essential actors in identifying and raising concerns about human rights abuses, and they can be valuable partners for companies committed to reducing risks in their operations and supply chains....

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...

This new briefing note outlines an approach for building mature landscape initiatives

This briefing note outlines the importance of meaningful Human Rights Due Diligence for companies in the agricultural and forestry sectors, supporting them to set up and implement robust processes based on best practice and case studies.

This briefing note aims to support companies to develop a climate strategy that prioritises constructive engagement and impact in their supply chain, their supply base, and the wider sector they are part of.

This briefing note sets out our latest approach, explaining the importance of working both within and beyond supply chains, combining different actions and aligning and collaborating with others to achieve change.

Proforest’s latest briefing makes it clear that, as we approach 2020, we need to move beyond policy commitments and supply chain transparency and to focus on implementation transparency.

This briefing note explores the many uses of the Forest Integrity Assessment (FIA) tool, which can be used by smallholders, community members and medium-sized land holdings to monitor change in forest biodiversity over time.

This briefing note examines how supply chain initiatives can expand from defining and monitoring deforestation to better supporting forest protection on the ground.

This addition to our range of responsible sourcing and production briefings explores some of the socio-environmental monitoring and traceability tools that exist to to help meat processors to assess cattle suppliers against purchase requirements.

Proforest has developed a framework of good practice within which companies can implement their own programme. This briefing summarises Proforest’s approach to supplier engagement.

The HCS Approach provides a clear and unified framework for identifying forest and other areas that should be protected, offering companies a coherent set of rules for implementing their 'no deforestation' commitments.

This briefing note explores the opportunities and limitations of geospatial risk assessment as a tool to help companies achieve their ‘no deforestation’ commitments. It also looks at potential applications to other environmental and social issues.

Many agricultural commodity supply chains rely on smallholder producers who are often poorly connected to markets and lack information, support and resources to implement change if their production practices do not meet...

This briefing highlights how legal compliance can provide a framework for companies to work with governments, raise standards across the board and strengthen overall natural resource governance.

This briefing discusses how these initiatives can support companies’ delivery of responsible sourcing commitments.

Companies, governments and NGOs are recognising that implementing commitments to responsible sourcing and production in commodity agriculture is complex and that working with individual producers in individual supply chains is not...

This briefing note provides an introduction to the three main approaches that companies can use: certification, legal compliance and direct engagement.