OECD-FAO Business Handbook on Deforestation and Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains

Year of publication2023

AuthorFAO-OECD

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedOECD

AbstractThis handbook was developed by OECD and FAO to help companies embed considerations on deforestation and forest degradation into their corporate due diligence procedures. It is informed by FAO’s extensive work and experience on halting deforestation and forest degradation and promoting responsible governance of tenure. The handbook builds on the leading international, government-backed standards on supply chain due diligence and responsible business conduct: the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the associated due diligence framework set out in the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct. This handbook demonstrates how the OECD-FAO Guidance can be applied to address deforestation by contextualizing existing recommendations and directing users towards helpful sources of due diligence information.

 

ThemeResponsible Business Conduct (RBC) in Agriculture, Responsible Global Value Chains, Responsible Agricultural Supply

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

ISBN978-92-5-137953-0

Areas of workEmerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Keywordsforests; agricultural production; impact assessment; deforestation; forest degradation; supply chains; risk management; forest governance; forest monitoring and assessment