Technical Report: Analysis of Leather Certification Systems and Recommendations
The aim of this report is to present our final analyses and recommendations concerning Leather Certification Systems as proposed in the fourth stage of the BEEF ON TRACK PROGRAM – ALIGNING THE LEATHER VALUE CHAIN.
The overall objective of this line of action is to increase the use of Leather Platforms to include criteria regarding Monitoring and Verification of the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) in their certification processes.
Click here to access the document: https://www.beefontrack.org/public/media/arquivos/1623332181-technical_report_-_analysis_of_leather_certification_systems_and_recommendations_beef_on_track_february21.pdf
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