The Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) – a coalition of 22 environmental groups - has published operational corporate guidance on responsible supply chain commitments.
The guidance sets out how companies can set commitments, establish time-bound action plans for achieving those commitments, and adjust actions when targets or milestones have not been achieved.
AFi also contextualises the different aspects of the guidance for five different categories of companies (commodity producers, traders and first buyers, downstream buyers, investors, and banks).
Emma Thomson, corporate performance research lead at Global Canopy, stated: “The new guidance provides useful direction for companies setting and implementing commitments on deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and associated human rights. It sets out clear expectations for effective corporate action over time.”
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