ProFound launches certification tool at BioFach 2017

Our tool for faster and cheaper certification of sustainable natural ingredients During BioFach 2017, we launched our integrated certification tool for suppliers of wild-collected natural ingredients. This tool helps suppliers to assess and certify their supply chains according to multiple sustainability standards at the same time. It includes all protocols to comply with international standards and certifications such as Good Agricultural Collection Practices (GACP), organic, FairWild and fair trade. Each standard demands different documentation sets, but these often overlap. “Certification is a costly and dreading process for suppliers. We designed this tool to make the certification process cheaper and more convenient for suppliers in emerging [Read more]

2018-02-01T15:54:59+00:00February 22nd, 2017|

Stories

ProFound's stories and expertise Rural finance expertise: Designing innovative and inclusive finance opportunities is key to make companies and its suppliers ready for successful entry in regional or international markets. Europe faces insufficient honey and beeswax supplies because the bee population is decreasing globally. ProFound helps Ethiopian suppliers fill this gap on the honey market. Sri Lanka is an important tea supplier to Europe, but sustainability of tea is not always assured.  Farmers don’t earn a decent wage and soils are depleted. To solve these issues, ProFound developed a truly [Read more]

2020-07-23T06:57:46+00:00November 1st, 2016|

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions ProFound – Advisers In Development is a consultancy company. We support local import generation and sustainable sourcing by linking natural ingredients producers to the market. We develop sustainable value chains for natural ingredients for food, cosmetics and health products. See our team page for more information about our individual qualities and motivations. Or read about ProFound's mission and principles on our About us page. ProFound develops sustainable value chains of natural ingredients. We do so through four solutions: Market Analysis, Business Planning, Rural Finance and Market Access. Our solutions focus on business. We believe entrepreneurs make the difference. Our solutions provide [Read more]

2021-07-05T12:13:52+00:00September 28th, 2016|

Pilot certification tool: Sustainably sourcing Pine Nuts in Northern Pakistan

During a recent CBI mission in July to Pakistan, Bert-Jan Ottens and Michael Schwegler (our in2ni colleague) prepared the grounds for an innovative pilot scheme, aiming at the sustainable sourcing and certification of wild-collected Chilgoza (pine) nuts from the Northern areas of Pakistan. They took stock of current collection and processing practices of Community Biodiversity Enterprises (CBEs) in the Gouherabad valley, who are collecting Chilgoza pine nuts from their communal forests. The pilot introduces a ground-breaking certification solution that aims to assess and certify supply chains in the natural ingredient sector according to multiple voluntary sustainable standards. This certification tool [Read more]

2017-12-19T14:24:51+00:00August 29th, 2016|

Newsletters

ProFound's Newsletters Sign up to receive our quarterly newsletter and our updates directly in your mailbox! ProFound: 2021 Year in Review While 2022 has started well for us at ProFound, we are happy to share a brief review of our past year with you 🙂 As the video is concluding, we are much looking forward to further build our amazing collaborations in the coming year! We wish all our partners and collaborating entrepreneurs a very successful New Year 2022! And, most importantly, we wish you happy times with your families and staying in good health! [Read more]

2024-04-02T15:16:28+00:00July 24th, 2016|

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