Building on our 20 years of experience working with companies at every stage of the supply chain, we have developed practical and effective ways to put responsible sourcing commitments into practice – our ACRES approach.
In order to deliver socially and environmentally responsible sourcing commitments, companies need to understand where the commodities they buy are produced. This is often complex, as there may be many different stages between farmers and the direct supplier.
We provide support by:
Using this understanding, we then help companies to plan the most effective ways to drive change and reward good practice.
We encourage companies to take action both within and beyond their own supply chains. Within their supply chains, they can act both individually and in collaboration with other supply chain companies to engage suppliers and address issues. Beyond their supply chain they can support landscape or sector initiatives in production origins.
We also help companies to increase transparency and accountability by monitoring and reporting on the progress of their suppliers and the production landscapes they source from.
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Responsible sourcing & production
To address risks and support positive impacts:
Implement planned actions for volumes, suppliers, landscapes and across the sector:
Recognise the importance of monitoring progress to ensure actions are effective and progress (or lack of it) is understood:
We have applied the five element approach of ACRES to a suite of commodity toolkits
