Investor Primer on Non-Compliance Protocols: Ending Deforestation at the Source

Supplier non-compliance protocols are an essential part of a risk management plan for companies with exposure to commodities. Yet a lack of consensus on how to engage non-compliant suppliers has stalled many companies’ implementation of no-deforestation commitments. An absence of clear protocols to deal with non-compliance will continue to allow product produced on deforested land to enter global supply chains.