Living Income Working Group
As part of the UK SCI’s aim to ensure UK supply chains positively impact people and the planet, the living income working group was convened to capture social issues associated with supply chains of a wide range of forest risk commodities.
In collaboration with industry and UK government, this working group of companies from the cocoa sector, including retailers, brands, manufacturers and wholesalers, is exploring how companies can ensure their supply chains deliver a living income to producers.
The cocoa sector was identified as an industry leader in raising the profile of living income on the global sustainability agenda, although outputs of this working group are cross-commodity.
As a result of these discussions, and to support the strengthening of company policies and activities in this space, the following resources have been developed:
- Living Income Factsheet – a simple guide to introduce the topic of living income
- Taking Action on Living Income – This briefing sets out the various actions a company might take to achieve a living income within their supply chain.
- Commodity factsheets – Complementing the taking action on living income briefing, Efeca has produced commodity specific factsheets with more detailed examples and guidance. Factsheets on palm oil and cocoa are published, and further factsheets on coffee, tea and cotton will be shared in the future.
Living Income Explainer
This Living Income Explainer introduces the concept of living income in agricultural commodity supply chains, and why companies should take action to enable better livelihoods.
Living Income Action Guide
For a practical overview of current practices and actions companies can take to enable a living income in agricultural commodity supply chains, have a look at this Living Income Action Guide for some useful tools and resources.
All resources described are freely available on the Efeca Sustainable Commodities Resource Hub.
