Criteria 3.2: Criteria 3.2: Discussions to establish the terms of cultivation or collection activities promote dialogue, trust and long-term collaboration
3.2.1 Producers perceive discussions on commercial agreements to take place in a respectful, balanced and inclusive manner.
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Local producers perceive that:
supply chain actors feel that the sourcing agreements are based on dialogue, which includes respectful, balanced and inclusive discussions
genuine and sufficient information is shared (for example on production costs, risks, processes, market prices or other) to allow for transparent, balanced and participatory discussions to establish the terms of cultivation or collection practices
they are able to consider the consequences of any decisions they are asked to make (for example, agreeing to a shorter contract or higher quality requirements or accepting certain local development projects)
communication is fluid and regular with the OaS/buyer and their views are taken into consideration in decision-making processes
This indicator is applicable to the relationship between OaS and producers, when they're both involved in the scope of the assessment. If the OaS is the producer in the supply chain, this indicator is not applicable.
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DOCUMENTATION
information shared by the organisation/buyer
INTERVIEWS
with producers/collectors:
feeling about information received by their buyer (sufficient, genuine and transparent, etc)
knowledge about supply chain characteristics and their implications for their activity
perception of whether their views and requests are taken into consideration
type and frequency of communication with OaS/buyer
Scoring guidance
0 - Producers/collectors are not consulted on decisions regarding sourcing activities, and do not communicate regularly with OaS/buyers to share visions, concerns, or supply chain characteristics, including their implications for their activity
1 - Producers/collectors are somehow informed and communicate with OaS/buyer but do not feel their views are taking into considerations. Discussions are not perceived as balanced
2 - Producers/collectors are informed and regularly discuss with OaS/buyer. They feel they can express their views and that they're considered in the decisions, but shared information is not completely clear and/or they would like to be more informed about market mechanisms and other characteristics of supply chain activities
3 - Producers/collectors feel their views are taken into considerations, discussions with OaS/buyer are respectful and communication is easy. They perceive they receive sufficient information about the supply chain characteristics and their implications for their activity.
N/A - The OaS is not working with external producers or they are not part of the scope.
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Importance
Critical
ApplicabilityCultivation & wild collectionField operators |