Agriculture

Kumi updates progress in its work for OECD-FAO Pilot Project – establishing a baseline.

Food supply chain resilience is often achieved at the expense of agricultural workers’ labour rights and health and safety.

Lockdown is an opportunity to consider a fresh approach to human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing strategy.

Kumi identifies a fundamental gap in the new Reporting Guidance for Palm Oil: no measures for supply chain due diligence.

OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains will be the benchmark for social and environmental due diligence and risk management.

Many companies have certification goals as their key target to address social or environmental supply chain risks.

Elimination of deforestation from palm oil supply chains by major brands is welcome, but the impact is complex.