TFA Activities
Collective Supply Chain Action
The production of soft commodities is responsible for approximately 40% of tropical deforestation. Sole dependency on supply chain interventions by individual companies is not enough to address this. We need systemic efforts that can be accelerated through collective action by the entire supply chain. While the TFA partner community continues rapid implementation of actions ensuring individual supply is responsibly produced and procured, it collaborates with upstream suppliers to drive responsible production across the entire supply base. Furthermore it:
- Engages with stakeholders in production landscapes and across sectors is key to address the underlying systemic issues.
- Strives to have a transparent progress reporting and the agility to adjust course as needed.
- Includes advocacy for mutually supportive supply-and demand-side regulations and other legislative instruments.
Jurisdictional Approach
- Coordination and alignment between existing jurisdictional initiatives.
- Mobilizing private sector engagement in key production landscapes.
- Showcasing progress to motivate and inspire others to get engaged.
TFA Annual Meeting
- Catalysing the power of collective action and responsibility by convening all relevant stakeholders.
TFA China
- Building the Business Coalition on Ecological Civilization.
- Green Value Chains Special Policy Study.
- Sustainable Soy Trade Platform.
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Progress on supply chain action to eliminate deforestation has been made. Much has been learnt about the underlying issues and we know that supply chain companies cannot succeed in bending the curve of forest loss in isolation. Indeed, it is clearer than ever that only collective action across sectors can address deforestation.
Where market signals are strong, big advances have been made in traceability and transparency, and certification is playing a useful role. This, in turn, has encouraged the big producers and traders to demonstrate their sustainability credentials. At the same time, we have discovered the limitations of individual supply chain approaches. Many of the world’s biggest brands, traders and producers may be onside. But, even so, their collective might has not been strong enough to steer the world away from deforestation.
We do need companies to accelerate action to clean up their own supply chains. But we also need them to reach out to other partners in the landscapes where commodities are grown. The TFA supports and catalyses supply chain action to move from a decade of individual action to a decade of collective action.