Publications
Geospatial risk assessment and 'no deforestation' commitments
16 December 2016This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings Nature
What is Responsible Sourcing from Smallholders (RSS)?
1 October 2016This flyer looks at the Responsible Sourcing from Smallholders (RSS) framework, a toolkit developed by the SHARP partnership.
Implementing responsible sourcing – using landscape or jurisdictional initiatives
28 September 2016This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings People Nature Landscapes
Introduction to landscape or jurisdictional initiatives in commodity agriculture
5 August 2016This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings People Nature Landscapes
Delivering responsible sourcing in practice: an integrated approach
27 July 2016This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings People Nature
Profiles of Palm Oil Company-Smallholder Working Arrangements
1 July 2016These examples, with pros and cons of each, are intended to inform decisions of palm oil companies and policy makers.
Categories: People Nature Latin America Palm oil
RSS Overview & Field Guides
1 December 2015Implementing the RSS framework is a five-step process:
Preparations and scoping Risk and needs assessment Developing an action plan Implementation and documentation Monitoring and review.
Download: Overview of the RSS...
Responsible Sourcing: A Practical Guide
1 October 2015Responsible sourcing means buying agricultural and forest commodities that have been produced in a way that meets acceptable levels of environmental and social performance.
Proforest has been helping companies to implement their...
- English (5.79 MB)
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings People Nature
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 3: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
1 May 2015This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in 2014 onwards.
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Nature Africa Palm oil
Legal compliance and zero deforestation initiatives Brazil
1 May 2015In Brazil various initiatives are dedicated to assessing environmental and other risks associated with commodity production, while a number of other initiatives seek to mitigate those risks. These voluntary initiatives are...
Categories: Nature Latin America
PES incentives for smallholders to avoid deforestation: lessons learned and factors for success
1 April 2015Payments for ecosystem services, or PES, projects are designed to provide incentives for people and organisations to protect environmental services in an area.
This report reviews a wide range of literature on PES projects...
Categories: People Nature Africa Southeast Asia
Common Guidance for the Identification of HCVs
1 October 2013This practical user manual offers guidance for the interpretation and identification of HCVs globally, for any type of ecosystem, and across all natural resource sectors and standards. It is intended for HCV assessors, especially...