Multi-stakeholder initiatives

Why work with multi-stakeholder initiatives

Supporting processes that involve many different groups, each with their own priorities, perspectives and experience can be very challenging, so achieving results requires neutral yet technically knowledgeable facilitation. When they are successful, multi-stakeholder processes can build consensus, achieve broad buy-in and deliver aligned goals.  Successful processes allow issues to be recognised and addressed jointly, which requires overcoming lack of trust, encouraging listening to other stakeholders, helping participants to understand each other’s points of view, as well as supporting active participation by all in order to find solutions.

Proforest's work with multi-stakeholder initiatives

For 20 years, Proforest has been a leader in supporting multi-stakeholder initiatives and partnerships across commodity sectors including palm oil, soy, sugarcane, cotton, beef, cocoa, forest products and rubber.

We have worked closely with many of the voluntary standard schemes including the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Bonsucro, Rainforest Alliance, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) and the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS), as well as the umbrella organisation for Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) the ISEAL Alliance.

We also work with multi-stakeholder initiatives that provide guidance or best practice principles across sectors such as the High Conservation Value (HCV) Network, the High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), the Accountability Framework (AFi) and Landscale.