How can companies assess compliance with the Brazil Forest Code?
A new toolkit will help to verify compliance across the supply chain.
Companies buying Brazilian forestry and agricultural commodities…
Human rights and labour issues workshops for oil palm producers in Guatemala
Proforest and human rights specialists Ergon Associates have delivered a series of workshops for oil palm companies in…
Lebrija River Basin and Landscape
Last week the Proforest team visited the Lebrija River basin in Colombia, as part of a landscape project to tackle the problems of deforestation and water management…
Linking 'no-deforestation' supply chains and national climate mitigation initiatives
Proforest builds on landscape work in Africa and Latin America with new three year programme, supported by…
New Responsible Sourcing training course in Brazil
Proforest holds first Responsible Sourcing training course for supply chain managers and stakeholders in Brazil.
Designed to provide practical…
NGOs and private sector respond to proposed extension of CAR deadline in Brazil
Postponed deadline for CAR registration met with disapproval by one of Brazil’s leading multi-sector coalitions.
The…
Online event: Voluntary Monitoring Protocol for Cattle Suppliers in the Cerrado – Key results from the consultation
Companies sourcing cattle products from the Brazilian Cerrado have started to…
P&G management team get ‘hands-on’ experience with smallholders in Malaysia
P&G Chemicals staff recently visited a smallholder oil palm production project in Malaysia to see what sustainability means…
Palm Oil Collaboration Group Latin American Chapter - Inaugural Meeting at International Conference on Palm Oil
On Wednesday, September 28th, the first in-person meeting of the Latin American Chapter…
Paulo Gustavo do Prado Pereira, who died on November 2, 2020
It is with great regret that I announce the death of our trustee Paulo Gustavo do Prado Pereira. Paulo Gustavo had been a member of the…