What is the purpose of this document?

Building on the work of the Value Beyond Value Chains (VBV) initiative,led by UNDP and supported by the Good Growth Partnership, and the insights of other leading institutions, this presentation highlights whycross-sectoral collaboration is essentialto drive improved commodity sustainability and reduce tropical deforestation, and introduces how private sector companies and financial institutions can begin engagingwith sustainability efforts beyond their value chains at different levels of government –to generate both business benefits and positive systemic impact. This document is supplemented by theValue Beyond Value Chains Case Studies Collection.

Who is this document for?

The presentation aims to equip senior decision makers in companies in commodity supply chains, or financial institutions who invest in them, with key information on how to address critical production and supply chain risks by engaging with multi-stakeholder processes (i.e., beyond their value chains).

Good Growth Partnership members and collaborators are welcome to use this deck (or any combination of slides from it) to interact directly with business leaderswho are interested to learn more. This deck, including customisedversions of it, can also be prepared and shared with businessfor their own use and engagement with internal stakeholders.