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Proforest is a unique, non-profit group. We support companies, governments, civil society and other organisations to work towards the responsible production and sourcing of agricultural and forest commodities.

What we do

At Proforest we’re passionate about helping people produce and source agricultural and forest commodities responsibly. That’s why we support companies throughout supply chains to have positive social and environmental outcomes in the places where commodities are produced.

Our focus

Our work supports agricultural commodity production and sourcing that can deliver positive social and environmental outcomes. This means working with producers and supply chains to have positive impacts for the people and places where commodities are produced.

Publications

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EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Reference Document for Cocoa Producers and Importers

22 December 2022

In this reference document, Proforest synthesises existing best practices and tools for conducting supply chain Deforestation Due Diligence in the cocoa sector and identifies key unanswered questions for regulators and companies.

Categories: Supporting companies Cocoa

Gender and social inclusion strategy for the Asunafo-Asutifi Production Landscape

21 December 2022

The objective is to promote gender and social inclusion actions in the identified Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) in the Asunafo-Asutifi landscape in the Ahafo region of Ghana. This is to ensure a gender responsive forest landscape that gives equal voice, access, participation and influence for diverse women and men, mostly in the implementation of the ongoing Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFPR) and other future natural resources projects and programmes in the landscape.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues Production Landscape Programmes People Nature Landscapes Africa

Review and Analysis of Key Policies and Institutional Framework Governing Deforestation and Associated Social Issues in the Tree Crop Sector of Liberia

20 December 2022

The overall aim of this study was to identify existing laws, policies and strategies on the cultivation of selected tree crops (cocoa, natural rubber, palm oil and timber) linked to deforestation, child labour, forced labour, land rights, and smallholder inclusion in Liberia.

Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Landscapes Africa

Gender and Social inclusion in Production Landscapes

21 November 2022

A case study of the Asunafo-Asutifi Landscape in the Ahafo Region of Ghana

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Landscapes Africa

Verified Deforestation and Conversion-free Methodology

15 November 2022

Generic Deforestation and Conversion Free Methodology

Categories: Supporting companies International

How good supplier engagement can contribute to delivering on sustainability commitments

25 October 2022

Proforest guidance on supplier engagement for responsible sourcing

Categories: People Nature Climate Supporting companies

Landscape Reporting Framework

9 September 2022

Introducing a framework for companies to report on progress made in delivering positive impacts for people, nature and climate, within landscape initiatives.

Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Landscapes

Guidance Paper on Social Dialogue, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the palm oil sector in Indonesia

30 August 2022

This document is developed to provide guidance to palm oil supply chain actors; producers (plantation and mills), refineries, traders, manufacturers and international consumer goods companies connected to the palm oil sector in Indonesia.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Southeast Asia Palm oil

Human Rights Policy Commitments Guide

31 July 2022

Guidance on the process, structure and content of the commitments that can be used to develop a company's Human Rights Commitments Policy.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Supporting companies

Guide pour l'engagement des entreprises prives dans la REDD+ au Cameroun

22 June 2022

Depuis 2009, le Cameroun est engagé dans la REDD+. La REDD+ est un processus qui permet de valoriser le rôle joué par la forêt dans la stabilisation du climat mondial à travers le stockage des gaz à effet de serre.

Categories: Supporting companies Africa

Achieving inclusive governance in GCFRP implementation in Ghana

4 May 2022

Lessons and Experiences in Setting up and the Functioning of Companies and Government Collaborations in the Asunafo-Asutifi Landscape Programme

Categories: Landscapes Africa

Private Sector Engagement in Sustainability Landscape Initiatives in Cameroon: Guidance on Engagement Principles

8 April 2022

Within the framework of our Production Landscape Programme, we have developed principles and guidance on how companies can engage with and collaborate on landscape initiatives.