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Our new brand name - Preferred by Nature

Our approach to driving positive impacts for nature, people and the climate, is staying the same. 

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Sustainability Framework

We are inviting stakeholder input for the first draft of the Sustainability Framework through a public consultation. 

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Rice matters 

The UN-backed Assurance Scheme by the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has launched a label to help shoppers choose environmentally friendly rice in the market. 

Strategic goals

NEPCon Strategic Goals for 2020-2025

The Strategy outlines the direction of our work in the next five years.

NEPCon Sourcing Hub

Do you know your supply chain?

Our Sourcing Hub is the biggest and most detailed collection of national commodity risk assessments that has ever been published.

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We are a non-profit organisation working to support better land management and business practices that benefit people, nature and the climate in 100+ countries 

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NEPCon takes on a new name – Preferred by Nature
01 October 2020
With twenty-five years being known as NEPCon in the sustainability sector, today we are announcing a new brand name for the organisation – Preferred by Nature.
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Preferred by Nature launches stakeholder consultation on the Carbon Footprint Management Standard
02 February 2021
Preferred by Nature invites stakeholders to participate in public consultation on the revision of its Carbon Footprint Management (CFM) Standard.
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Several updates for Rainforest Alliance certificate holders
26 January 2021
In 2020, the Rainforest Alliance launched the 2020 Certification Programme. This year is expected to see the roll-out of several changes under this new programme. Read this article to find out whether your farm and/or your company in the supply chain are impacted and what to do. 
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Publication: Forest Ecosystem Restoration Field Verification Standard

This standard was designed to audit performance at any scale (small to large) and any time point in an ongoing restoration process or project (i.e. implementation of restoration interventions has started).

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Our impacts

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Over 25 years of working on solutions for better land management and business practices that benefit people, nature and the climate

Impact

80+ million hectares of forest and 2+ million hectares of agriculture farms that are included in our certification services against international sustainability standards

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We have contributed to the
establishment of more than
100 protected areas
around the world