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.

Who we are

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.

Mentoring Sustainability Practitioners

Nana Darko Cobbina | Proforest

For well over a decade, Proforest has been developing the capacity of sustainability practitioners from around the world. A key lesson learned from this experience has been the crucial need to go beyond classroom-based training courses to providing the mentored practical experience needed to build real proficiency.

This guide sets out Proforest’s experience of doing this, drawing on the learning and lessons from the Africa Practitioners Network, as well as our work elsewhere.

It documents an approach to mentoring sustainability practitioners, elaborates the key elements of the mentoring programme, and references relevant supporting tools and guidance documents, which can all be downloaded below.

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