The OECD and FAO would like to thank all stakeholders who contributed to the development of this Handbook, ranging from enterprises, academia, civil society organisations and certification bodies to numerous governments from around the world. Particular thanks go to independent expert Duncan Brack who led the drafting process of this Handbook in co-operation with the OECD and FAO and the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (MSWG).
At the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct (OECD RBC Centre), the Handbook was drafted and supervised by Shivani Kannabhiran, Sophia Gnych and Sebastian Weber. The OECD would like to further thank the Working Parties on Responsible Business Conduct (WPRBC) and Agricultural Policies and Markets (APM) for contributing inputs and comments to this Handbook.
At the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Handbook was drafted by Tomislav Ivančić, Caroline Merle and Kristin DeValue, under the supervision of Pascal Liu, Tiina Vähänen and Serena Fortuna. Special acknowledgment goes to Astrid Agostini, as well as to colleagues in FAO’s Forestry and Markets and Trade Divisions, and offices around the world who provided technical support to this Handbook.
This handbook is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Franziska Rau, Advisor at the Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains (INA), GIZ, provided valuable input to the Handbook on behalf of the INA deforestation team.