This case study illustrates the impact of the UK Global Resource Initiative (GRI) on helping to drive policy change to address deforestation linked to UK supply chains.
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How de-risking strategies can help to mobilise private investment for businesses that deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits
This report highlights private capital mobilisation strategies for sustainable new businesses.
Enhancing resilience of forest-based businesses: strengthening value chains as a support strategy during crises
The report brings together key lessons from forest product businesses in the Amazon that have put COVID-19 adaptation strategies into action.
Improving species biodiversity: A case study into the Xingu Seeds Network
This case study illustrates Partnerships for Forests’ support for regenerative business models in high biodiversity areas in Brazil.
How a French shoe company is protecting forests and improving livelihoods in the Brazilian Amazon: the case of Veja
This case study synthesises several lessons learned by French footwear manufacturer Veja in strengthening a sustainable, and socially responsible native rubber supply chain in Brazil.
Better Food, Better Brazil
This report by the Blended Finance Taskforce, discusses how Brazil can leverage finance to transform its food system to be people- and planet-positive.
Advancing smallholder farmers’ voices in the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber
This case study examines how GPSNR went about improving the representation and voice of smallholders across six countries in a meaningful way.
The importance of stakeholder engagement for effective landscape governance in combating deforestation
This case study showcases how Rainforest Alliance has deployed its innovative landscape management approach in Western Ghana through a partnership with Olam.
Recovering, Rebuilding and Regrowing
In this interactive deep-dive, we share some of our immediate responses to COVID-19 as a programme and put forward a case for considering sustainable land use and forests as an essential part of the longer-term global recovery.
Illipe Nut: A New Value Chain with Strong Social and Gender Potential
This case study explores how Partnerships for Forests is supporting ethical commodity producer Forestwise to develop a market for illipe butter to unlock the commercial value of the illipe nut and support communities in West Kalimantan, with a particular focus on the model’s gender and social impact.
