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Knowing and understanding your risks and where you stand in the recruitment process jump-starts your company's ability to get out ahead of the challenges recruitment brings and unlock competitive advantage opportunities for your business. Find out more about strategies and...
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 are the first EFI-certified product in the Sourced for Good program at Whole Foods Market....
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...
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....
Greenhouse Grower interviews LeAnne Ruzzamenti, EFI's Director of Marketing Communications, about workforce development at Kentucky Fresh Harvest....
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....
Trevor Terry from Kentucky Fresh Harvest is interviewed about launching a greenhouse business and incorporating EFI training into the workforce....
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....
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....
Three Stemilters are paving the way to achieve EFI certification across its numerous warehouses and ranches....
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...
Access a communications toolkit to promote the essential role of farmworkers during Farmworker Awareness Week, March 25-31, 2021....
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 has partnered with The Packer on People First: A Spotlight on Social Responsibility which includes a four-part webinar series....