This online platform is a central hub of information, tools and resources to help your business source sustainable and legal commodities – especially those that can be linked to deforestation and conversion of natural habitats, such as palm oil and soy.
Regardless of who you are, your level of existing knowledge or position in the supply chain, this Resource Hub will signpost you to resources that will help you to make sustainable sourcing decisions.
The Sustainable Commodities Resource Hub divides resources into 5 distinct steps on the sustainable sourcing journey. It will help you to translate goals into action, and make a meaningful contribution to mitigating climate change and destruction of ecosystems. To get started, simply click on the stage that you would like to learn more about and then find your commodity of interest.
Understanding the issues
Deciding on the right move for you or your business
Taking the steps to implement a plan
Reviewing, improving and progressing action
Resources to assist with monitoring and reporting
Whatever action you have taken and progress made, it is important to talk about it. Tell people what you have done and why. Be open. Be transparent.
There are different types of people whom you might want to communicate with customers and clients, employees, other businesses, governments and the general public. Be prepared to use a variety of formats such as social media, apps, podcasts, reports that relate to both the topic you are talking about and to whom you are talking.
Check out the latest edition of the Efeca guide to communicating about sustainable commodities to learn about the what, why and how of communicating about sustainable sourcing.
Check out the latest edition of the Efeca guide to communicating about sustainable commodities to learn about the what, why and how of communicating about sustainable sourcing.
Read this report from Accountability Framework Initiative summarising the elements of effective management systems for companies. Management systems help to bridge the gap between commitments made on paper and actions taken to achieve them.
Read this report from Accountability Framework Initiative summarising the elements of effective management systems for companies. Management systems help to bridge the gap between commitments made on paper and actions taken to achieve them.
See the European Comission's webpage on the implementation of the EUDR to access their guidance and FAQ documents
See the European Comission's webpage on the implementation of the EUDR to access their guidance and FAQ documents
Need to send out soy questionnaires to your suppliers to find out more about your own supply chain? Use this questionnaire as a template.
Need to send out soy questionnaires to your suppliers to find out more about your own supply chain? Use this questionnaire as a template.
Need to find out about your supply chain? If you have lots of products, try sending out this detailed questionnaire to your suppliers. Use this questionnaire as a template.
Need to find out about your supply chain? If you have lots of products, try sending out this detailed questionnaire to your suppliers. Use this questionnaire as a template.
Need to find out about your supply chain? If you are a small business and don't use many products, use this template to contact your suppliers and find out if palm oil is used in their products.
Need to find out about your supply chain? If you are a small business and don't use many products, use this template to contact your suppliers and find out if palm oil is used in their products.
