Good Practices
- Technology & Innovation: Increasing economic productivity by developing technology in collaboration with farmers and communities, and investing in solutions that address local needs.
- Employment & Skills: Fostering full and productive local employment and developing skills through vocational programs and community alliances.
- Land Rights: Identifying existing owners and users before acquiring land, including indigenous communities and vulnerable groups.
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC): Recognizing indigenous communities' roles and obtaining their ongoing consent for projects affecting them.
- Supply Chain Accountability: Using business influence to ensure fair practices throughout supply chains via traceability and demographic reviews.
- Procurement Reform: Reviewing policies to remove barriers for small-scale producers.
- Economic Empowerment: Supporting under-represented groups — particularly women — in becoming business owners and developing entrepreneurial capacity.
- Financial Inclusion: Offering microfinance or strengthening institutions serving underserved communities.
Resources & Frameworks
International standards referenced include the ILO Fundamental Conventions, the UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples Rights (UNDRIP), ISO 20400 and ISO 26000, and multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Rainforest Alliance, ETI, Fair Labor Association, and EcoVadis.
Disclosure Standards
GRI metrics for community engagement, land access impacts, and economic inclusion among MSMEs and smallholders.
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