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How EFI Uses Leadership Teams to Integrate Worker Voice

Bringing together a diverse cross section of the labor force and management team gives you access to the expertise of your workforce and lays the foundation for bringing positive change to your organizational culture....

GoodFarms Strawberries First EFI-Certified Product in Whole Foods Market Sourced for Good Program

GoodFarms strawberries are the first EFI-certified product in the Sourced for Good program at Whole Foods Market....

How Much Does Social Certification Cost?

The financial benefits of lower costs and increased net-profit that flow back into your organization through the improved culture, systems and processes that come with social certification need to be a part of the cost-benefit analysis for every grower. Here...

Webinar Recap: Integrating Worker Voice

Accessing the expertise in your workforce by integrating worker voice improves organizational culture and yields benefits for your business that can also extend to families and communities....

How the Equitable Food Initiative Steps up to the Plate for Growers

Greenhouse Grower interviews LeAnne Ruzzamenti, EFI's Director of Marketing Communications, about workforce development at Kentucky Fresh Harvest....

Equitable Food Initiative Named A Qualified Certifying Organization For Walmart U.S.’s New Pollinator Health Commitments

EFI has been named as a recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments due to its IPM standards. EFI certification also satisfies social responsibility requirements through its standards for labor practices....

How Kentucky Fresh Harvest Built a Model for Sustainable Greenhouse Vegetables

Trevor Terry from Kentucky Fresh Harvest is interviewed about launching a greenhouse business and incorporating EFI training into the workforce....

Webinar Recap: Myths & Realities of Social Compliance

Are buyers and consumers paying attention? Is worker feedback always negative? The realities surrounding social compliance tell a different story than the common myths--one of engaged workers contributing to business success that reaches beyond satisfying audit requirements....

EFI Leadership Team Addresses Kitchen Skills and Motivates Cleaning in Worker Housing

By using the fact-based problem solving process they learned in training, Stemilt's EFI Leadership Team was able to create a solution that benefited all residents in the company's H-2A housing....

Marcela Covarrubias, Rosa Madrigal, and Melissa Gonzalez Lead the Charge in Stemilt’s EFI Certifications

Three Stemilters are paving the way to achieve EFI certification across its numerous warehouses and ranches....

How the Pandemic is Changing Corporate Social Responsibility and What You Can Do About It

CSR, now more than ever, is about doing the right thing in a way that fits your company best. The new normal for CSR is to move toward a deeper authenticity and incorporate the answers to these two questions: What...

Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week

Access a communications toolkit to promote the essential role of farmworkers during Farmworker Awareness Week, March 25-31, 2021....

Webinar Recap: Intro to the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices

The issue of ethical labor practices is on the rise, on a journey much like that of food safety. Industry professionals agree that the principles outlined in the Ethical Charter will become a minimum standard required for doing business. Find...

EFI & The Packer Partner to Shine Light on Social Responsibility

EFI has partnered with The Packer on People First: A Spotlight on Social Responsibility which includes a four-part webinar series....

How to Connect With Gen Z in a Post-Pandemic World

As employers of an often-vulnerable workforce, fresh produce growers have the opportunity to use company policies and programs to make a brand identity statement on fair labor conditions and a socially responsible supply chain, speaking to the ethical sensibilities of...

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