How do I continue to make an impact?

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Once you've achieved your goal, you can keep striving to increase your positive impact even further.

This could be done by incorporating broader goals into sustainable sourcing commitments, for example around reforestation or supply chain carbon emissions. The resources below provide more information on this.

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Broadening your commitment

What are scope 3 emissions? Click here to find out more.

Find out how you could get involved in the Race to Zero campaign.

Visit the SME Climate Hub to measure your emissions, develop your climate strategy, and reduce the impact of your business and value chain.

Want to understand the link between palm oil, sustainable sourcing and cutting your carbon emissions? Read this Efeca briefing that summarises some of the latest research

For many companies within the food sector, most of their carbon emissions are embedded within the agricultural products they use. This protocol provides detailed guidance on how to reduce emissions outside of your direct company operations.

The Courtald Commitment sets time-bound targets for the UK food sector on the intertwined issues of carbon emissions, food waste and water stress. Find out more on how these targets are being approached by the UK food sector.

Efforts to preserve nature frequently intersect with the protection of human rights, with both goals being mutually supportive. The Accountability Framework offers detailed guidance on how sustainable supply chains should and can protect human rights.

Are you interested in landscape and jurisdictional approaches? Find out more on the AFi website.

Use the UN global living wage analysis to find out about living wage gaps in your supply chain

Read this RSPO factsheet to find out how to set living wage benchmarks and progress towards a decent living wage throughout the value chain

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Don't forget to tell everyone about it!

Whatever action you have taken and progress made, it is important totalk 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 thegeneral public. Be prepared to use a variety of formats such associal media, apps, podcasts, reports that relate to both the topic you aretalking about and to whom you are talking.

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