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Piloting our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: how our assess-and-address approach is tackling human rights issues

Our 2020 Certification Program promotes an assess-and-address approach and grievance mechanism for tackling human rights issues. This new, risk-based system focuses on prevention, engagement, and improvement and incentivizes farmers and companies to tackle human rights issues rather than hide them. It also requires farms and farmer groups to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.[Read more...]

Published on April 21, 2022

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssess and AddressCertificationFarm Certification

Project Profile: Supporting Women to Thrive Economically in Mesoamerica

All over the world, women are the backbone of local economies and agricultural work. In fact, nearly half of all agricultural workers globally are women. [Read more...]

Published on December 1, 2021

Topics: In the Field

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Project Profile: Tackling Forced Labor and Child Labor in the Ghanaian Cocoa and Gold Mining Sectors

Amid Ghana’s tropical forests and lush hills, the cocoa and gold industries are booming. Ghana is the largest gold producer in Africa, and Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire account for over 60% of global cocoa production. [Read more...]

Published on November 23, 2021

Topics: CocoaGhanaIn the Field

Open Letter: How Can COP26 Address Climate Change and Modern Slavery?

COP26 must deliver on the vision of a global, just and transformational recovery that integrates, defends and expands human rights; and reduces inequality by prioritizing the needs of the most affected, marginalised and discriminated people.[Read more...]

Published on October 26, 2021

Topics: Insights

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2020 Annual Report: We Thrive Together

Explore our achievements and discover what gave us energy and hope in 2020—a year unlike any other.[Read more...]

Published on July 19, 2021
Available in: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Chinese (Simplified), Indonesian

Topics: ImpactsIn the Field

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Assess and Address Pledge

The assess-and-address pledge can be used by the Certificate Holder to publicly inform workers/ group members of its commitment to prevent and remediate human rights violations. This is an editable
View: Assess and Address Pledge

Published on June 30, 2021
Available in: English

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssess and AddressCertification

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