Based on Sept19, 2020 with MOV

A Scorecard for Evaluating Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Practice and
Adherence to the Benchmarks for Transformational Partnerships and
Women’s Economic Empowerment
in Agricultural Value Chains (AVCs)

Overview

This scorecard was developed as a tool for SMEs and their partners to evaluate the extent to which they are
adhering to a set of aspirational standards or transformational benchmarks in engaging small scale
producers, especially women in their respective agricultural value chains. The Benchmarks for
Transformational Partnerships and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agricultural Value Chains were
synthesized from the best practices of social enterprises and inclusive businesses from 4 countries in
Southeast Asia1. The benchmarks were transformed into a scorecard containing a set of criteria customized
for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including intermediary social enterprises (ISEs), engaging
women and men small producers in agricultural value chains. The scorecard is an evaluation, planning and
learning tool that SMEs and ISEs and their partners in agricultural value chains can utilize as guideposts on
how they can have greater impact on women and men small scale producers. They are particularly useful
for enterprises that wish to make their value chain interventions contribute more to transformational change
consistent with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Given the devastating impact of COVID19 on
SMEs, ISEs and their partner producer communities, the scorecard may be used as framework for engaging
SMEs and ISEs towards inclusive recovery and building back better.

Sustainable Development Goals

Key Result Areas
(SDG) Being Addressed
Goals1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero
Hunger), 5 (Gender Equality), 8
(Decent Work and Economic
Commitment to make strategic investments in
1 developing small producers as partner suppliers.
Growth), 9
(Industry, Innovation,
Infrastructure), 10 (Reducing
Inequalities)
Goals1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 (Sustainable
Commitment to develop strategic partnerships with Cities and Communities), 12
cooperatives, associations and other self-governing (Responsible Consumption and
2 organizations of small producers, and their Production), 13 (Climate Action), 14
enablers. (Life Below Water), 15 (Life on
Land)
Commitment to develop and sustain initiatives that
promote women’s participation and women’s
3 economic empowerment (WEE) in the supply chain
Goals 5, 10
and communities impacted by the enterprise.
Accounts for, links and communicates measurable Goals 1,2, 5, 8, 10, 16
outcomes of its success as a responsible business, to (Peace, Justice and Strong
4 measurable outcomes of transformation among its Institutions)
partner small producers, their organizations and
communities.

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ISEA, A Pathway to Sustainability in AVCs: Benchmarks for Transformational Partnerships and Women’s Economic Empowerment in
Agricultural Value Chains, September 2019.

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 A Scorecard for Evaluating Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Practice and Adherence
to the Benchmarks for Transformational Partnerships and Women’s Economic
Empowerment
in Agricultural Value Chains (AVCs)
Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
Commitment to make
1 strategic investments in
developing small producers as
partner suppliers
1.1 Has a policy and practice of
directly engaging small
producers as partner
suppliers of agricultural
commodities/products
required by the business.
1.2 Invests in introducing
and/or providing small
producers access to
appropriate technologies2,
technical support, and
coaching/mentoring to
meet the needed volume,
quality and on-time
delivery of agricultural
products.
2
Includes indigenous knowledge & practices such as sustainable agriculture and fishery practices.
Key Performance Indicator/
Score Quantitative Indicators of a
KRA
20 or 5 KPIs
of 4 points
each
0-4 0 No policy
1 With written policy /
verifiable intent
2 With initial effort and/or
pilot initiatives to source
from small producers
3 Directly and regularly
sources at least half of
agricultural
commodities/products
required by the business
4 Directly and regularly
sources 100% or close to
100% from small
producers
0-4 0 No policy and/or program  Program and budget
1 Initial investment to
introduce, provide access 
to inputs, technologies,
technical support and
coaching/mentoring
2 Verifiable improvements
in the
access to inputs an practice
of the
appropriate technology
among approximately
1/3 of small producers
3 Verifiable improvements
in the
access to inputs and
practice of the
appropriate technology
among approximately
among at least half of
small producers
4 Verifiable improvements
Means/guidelines for
verification
Key informant interviews. Articles
 SME/SE Commitment
statements (online, HR)
 Philanthropic/ social
programs and budget
(community/social
program units, finance
units)
 President / Program
Report (Owner)
 Volume of requirement
by the company for a
particular raw material
(Operations
Unit/Department)
 Procurement receipt/
report/ contract (Finance)
(online/ website, HR)
Progress Reports
(website, reports)
 Documentation, Company
stories/ Photos/documents
of turn-over ceremony
(website, CSR unit, HR
unit)
 MOA with community/
partners (HR unit, finance
unit)
 Procurement: periodic
review of Volume, quality
and on time-delivery
(operation unit)
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Elements/Principles/Key Result Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Areas Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
in the
access to inputs and practice
of the
appropriate technology
among approximately
100 or close to 100% of
small producers
1.3 Invests in community- 0-4 0 No policy and/or program  Social and or community
based innovations, 1 Initial investment in program and budget
strategies or approaches community-based (website, programs,
that helps small producers innovations, strategies M&E, finance unit)
improve their access to the or approaches that helps  Progress Reports
market, increase their small producers improve (website, M&E unit,
income and productivity. programs unit)
their access to the
 Company stories/
market, increase their
Photos/documents of
income and productivity turn-over ceremony
2 Verifiable participation of (website, finance unit)
approximately 1/3 of  Research/ Innovation
small producers in reports (operation unit)
community-based  Partnership agreements/
innovations, strategies or MOA ( CEO/Owner,
approaches Finance/ Operations)
3 Verifiable participation of  Documentation, Activity
at least one half of small reports/ monitoring
producers in community- reports (CSR unit, M&E
based innovations, unit, finance unit)
strategies or approaches
4 Verifiable participation of
100 or close to 100% of
small producers in
community-based
innovations, strategies or
approaches
1.4 Provides support to small- 0-4 0 No policy and/or program  Company statement on
scale producers to 1 Has initiatives promoting SCP as a responsible
effectively utilize and sustainable production business practice
benefit from methods and (website, HR unit)
environmentally technologies  Progress Reports
sustainable production 2 Has committed and (website, HR unit)
methods and technologies,3  Company stories/
undertaken pilot
linking such to recognized Photos/documents of
initiatives to an
or established systems of turn-over ceremony
established system (website, CSR/HR unit)
sustainable consumption
promoting sustainable 
and production4. Documentation / MOA
consumption and
3
Examples of sustainable production methods and technologies: Natural, low external input, organic and/or
sustainable/ecological/biodiversity-friendly agriculture; organic or sustainable fishery; utilization of renewable energy
technologies in production, processing or semi-processing; transformation of waste materials into useful products promoting
sustainable consumption.
4
Established sustainable consumption and production systems include: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification,
sustainable agriculture-related Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS); Rainforest Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (RASA),
Bluebrand of Thailand.

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 Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
1.5 Has programs or initiatives
that enable the meaningful
participation of women as
partner suppliers.
2 Commitment to develop
strategic partnerships with
cooperatives, associations and
other self-governing
organizations of small
producers, and their
enablers.
2.1 Has a policy and practice
of engaging and enabling
community-based
associations, cooperatives
and other organizations of
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
production (SCP) patterns
3 At least half of small
producers supported
have become
stakeholders/active
participants of the
relevant SCP
4 100% or close to 100% of
small producers
supported have become
stakeholders/active
participants of the
relevant SCP
(0, 1) Has set a  Programs and Budget
procurement target for (website, HR unit)
sourcing from women  Progress Reports
small-scale producers or (website, HR unit)
women-owned/managed  Company stories/
community enterprises Photos/documents of
turn-over ceremony
(0, 1) Adopts technologies
(website, HR unit)
that consider women’s
 Documentation / MOA
conditions and needs
(HR unit)
(0, 1) Has community-
 Procurement reports
based innovations, (operations unit, HR unit)
strategies and  Research/ Innovation
approaches that are reports (operations unit)
specifically focused on  WEE inclusion program
addressing negative and report (operations unit,
harmful social norms and HR unit)
gender stereotypes that
limit womens’ economic
potentials
(0, 1) Has environmentally
sustainable production
methods and
technologies that
consider women’s time
and mobility
20 or 5 KPIs
of 4 points
each Key informant interviews. Articles
0-4 0 No policy and/or program  Partnership Agreement
1 With written policy and (Operations)
initial investments in  Policy manual/
organizing partner- commitment statement
suppliers and/or (Operations Unit)
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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
small producers as partner
suppliers, in the process
supporting their efforts
towards membership and
leadership development to
become self-governing
institutions.
2.2 Facilitates or co-invests in
partnerships to enable
small producers and their
production clusters to
consolidate/sell as a group,
perform value-adding
functions (such as semi-
processing, processing,
marketing and/or retailing)
and where appropriate and
timely, forge economic
partnerships or business
ventures with them.
2.3 Facilitates or co-invests
with cooperatives or
associations in assisting
small producers to:
2.3.1 Address issues of
ownership or
control/stewardship over
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
strengthening  Proof of fund transfer or
organizations of partner turnover of equipment
suppliers etc. (Finance
2 The membership and Unit,website, news
leadership program has articles)
covered at least 1/3 of  Program/ProjectActivity
partner suppliers
Reports (Operations)
 Photo docu of project/
3 The membership and
investment activities
leadership program has (Operations, website,
covered at least half of news articles)
partner suppliers  Membership
4 The membership and documentation of partner
leadership program has suppliers (Operations,
covered 100 or close to partner small producers)
100% of partner suppliers  Leadership capacity
plan/goals (Operations)
0-4 0 No practice or  Partnership Agreement
investment (Operations)
1 Facilitates or invests in  Program/ProjectActivity
production cluster Reports [3rd Party -
consolidation and value NGO, SE, etc.], partner
adding functions of small small producers)
 Written documentation of
producers
partnership/ cluster
2 At least 1/3 of small
meetings (minutes of the
producers and their meetings etc.) (,
production clusters Operations, Facilitator
consolidate, add value [3rd Party - NGO, SE,
and sell their produce as etc.], cluster org)
groups  Procurement report
3 At least half of small receipt (
producers and their Operations/Procurement
production clusters Unit)
consolidate, add value
and sell their produce as
groups
4 100 or close to 100% of
small producers and their
production clusters
consolidate, add value
and sell their produce as
groups as cooperatives or
self-governing
organizations
0-2 0 No initiative  Briefing paper/
1 With efforts to Discussion paper/
meeting report
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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
land and other forms of
tenurial rights
2.3.2 Engage in capital
build-up and own
productive assets (e.g.,
farm and off-farm
equipment, warehouse,
etc.)
2.4 Provides support to
cooperatives or
associations of small-scale
producers to better manage
risks in the face of climate
change, natural hazards,
social and economic crisis,
and environmental
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
understand and record (Operations, Facilitator
ownership/control/stewa [3rd Party - NGO, SE,
rdship concerns of small etc.])
producers and its  Activity report
relationship to stability of (Operations)
supply  Partnership / (Facilitation)
Agreement (Operations,
Facilitator [3rd Party -
2 With affirmative NGO, SE, etc.])
action/investments to  Transfer Certificate of
address issues of Title (TCT) / other land
ownership/control/stewa ownership/ tenurial rights
rdship over land and document (Operations,
other forms of tenurial partner small producers)
rights of affected small
producers and their
organizations
including issues of low land ownership of women
0-2 0 No initiative  Program/Project Plan and
1 With initial efforts to Report (Operations)
assist small producers  MOA/ Partnership
and their Agreement (Operations,
associations/cooperative partner small producers)
s to engage in capital  Grants/ loans for capital
build up and productive
build-up and own
assets (Finance,
productive assets (e.g.,
Operations)
farm and off-farm
 Proof of fund transfer or
equipment, warehouse, turnover of equipment
etc) and other productive
2 With systematic program assets (Finance, website,
to assist small producers news articles)
and their  Assets Inventory Report
associations/cooperative (partner small producers)
s to engage in capital
build-up and own
productive assets (e.g.,
farm and off-farm
equipment, warehouse,
etc)
including addressing issues on women’s lack of access to pro
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Elements/Principles/Key Result Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Areas Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
degradation including
linking them to disaster
preparedness and
resiliency-building and
food security programs
offered by governments
and NGOs, as may be
available and appropriate.5

2.4.1 Quality of support 0-2 0 No support  Meeting reports/

1 Has effectively linked introduction emails
them to disaster (Operations)
preparedness,
: Presence of climate vulnerability resiliency-
risk assessment,  MOA/ plan,Partnership
disaster management business continuity
building and food Agreement (Operations,
security programs offered government agencies,
NGOs, partner small
by governments and
producers)
NGOs
 Program/Project Plan and
2 Has Report (Operations)

Proof of fund transfer or
other tangible support
(Finance, Operations)
initial investments madeto produce a concrete,
M&E Report (impactclimate
of vulner
support
provided)Operations)

2.4.2 Coverage of support 0-2 0 No coverage 

Program/Project Report
1 Close to half of small (networking/linkaging
producers with gov’t, NGOs)
(Operations)
have made initial investments
Companiesto climate stories
and disaster p
(website, Operations)
 Proof of fund transfer
(Finance, Operations)
 Membership
documentation (number
have made initial investments to climate and disaster
and names planning, inclu
of members
provided with such
support) (Operations,
partner small producers)
2.5 Invests in transformative (0, 1) Supports  Program/ project related
partnerships with women organizational to women (
small-scale producers or membership and Operations/HR Unit)
women-owned/managed leadership development by  Investment report /
community enterprises. strengthening the visibility, budget on women
collective voice and (Finance, Operations, HR
Unit)
representation of women
 Capacity development on

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Examples of efforts to develop their resilience to various risks are: (a) diversifying crops and income sources, (b) putting in-
place benefit and insurance schemes, (c) undertaking capacity building and planning for climate change adaptation and (d)
undertaking capacity building for disaster risk reduction, mitigation and adaptation.

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 Elements/Principles/Key Result Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Areas Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
(0, 1) Supports initiatives professional development
that recognized, reduce for women activity
and redistribute unpaid reports (Operations, HR
care work to enable Unit)
women to move up the  Sex disag data
(Operations, HR Unit)
value chain
 Investments creating and
(0, 1) Addresses
health workplace
discriminatory laws and environment i.e. day-care
regulations that affect centers within enterprise
women’s access to land (Operations, Finance, HR
and productive assets Unit)
(0, 1) Ensures disaster  Gender diverse
preparedness, resiliency Leadership capacity plan/
building and food security goals (Operations, HR
programs are equally Unit)
accessed by and benefiting  Company policies
women and men eliminate gender
discrimination and
promote work-life
balance within the
company and the
community enterprise
(HR Unit)
 Gender is mainstreamed
in disaster preparedness,
resiliency building and
food security plans/
programs (Operations,
HR Unit,
DRR/Emergency
Response Committee)
40 or 10 KPIs
3 Commitment to develop
and sustain initiatives that of 4 points
promote women’s each Key informant interviews. Articles
participation and women’s
economic empowerment
(WEE) in the supply chain
and communities impacted
by the enterprise.
3.1 Assesses the current and 0-4 0 No assessment and plan  Meeting minutes related
potential roles of women in 1 Initial/rapid to WEE assessment and
the enterprise and enterprise gender planning (HR unit)
assessment and plan is at
supply chain and the current the level of the  Assessment report (HR
and potential impacts of the enterprise unit)
business on women small  WEE action plan that is
2 Initial/rapid
producers and their gender informed by assessment
communities as input to assessment and plan is at
report (HR unit)
planning WEE interventions. the level of the
enterprise and value
chain
3 Assessment is in-depth

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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas Score
3.2 Ensures that its 0-4
engagement with women in
its enterprise and value
chain operations are fair
and observe non-
discriminatory principles
such as (a) equal pay for
equal work, (b) equal
opportunities for women to
be participants in the
availment of services,
learning events and
programs; and (c)
providing/promoting
women-friendly
spaces/culture in the
workplace (e.g. child
minding centers,
breastfeeding stations)
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
and results are fed into
plans that are responsive
to the situation of
women at the level of the
enterprise and value
chain
4 Assessment is in-depth
and results are fed into
plans that are
transformative
addressing the barriers
impacting on women at
the level of the
enterprise, value chain
and community
0 Enterprise has no policy  Gender equality, diversity
and practice of of inclusion integrated in
promoting gender company Human
equality Resource policies and/or
1 Enterprise has policy training programs for
employees (HR unit)
and/or practice in
 Gender Specialist (in-
promoting equal
pay for equal work house or external)
in its
engaged as needed (as
enterprise operations evidence by a contract)/
2 Enterprise has policy Gender Committee in-
and/or practice in charge of addressing
promoting equal gender issues/ M&E on
gender (HR unit)
pay and equal opportunity for growth by providi
 Clear, documented
gender policy (website,
in its enterprise and policy or operations unit)
value chain operations  Shared Value
3 Enterprise has a Commitment Statement
comprehensive policy and Report (website,
policy or operations unit)
and practice on
 Gender Diversity as a
promoting the equal
responsible
pay and equal opportunity business
practice (website, policy
principles in its enterprise or operations unit)
and value chain
operations
4 Enterprise has a
comprehensive policy
and practice, and
regular mechanisms to plan, implement, monito
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Elements/Principles/Key Result Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Areas Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA

3.3 Recognizes the importance 0-4 2 Close to 100% or 100% of  Investment reports over
of women workers and small producers 0 No time (Amount of
women small producers and recognition and investment/ Use of
invests in value chain investment investment) (finance unit)
development efforts that  Procurement report:
improve their position and volume and price
well-being and results to (operations unit)
their substantive  Company Impact studies
contribution to household (website, operations unit)
income. 1 Enterprise recognizes the need to provide women workers and wo

2
Policies are in place are made to provide women
workers and women
small producers
opportunities to improve
their position and well-
being and earn
substantial income for
their household
3 Initial investments

were made to provide women workers and women

4 Systematic investment

s were made to provide women workers and women small p

3.4. Chooses and invests in 0-4 0 No investment in  R&D study on women-

technologies and/or community- women-friendly friendly technology
based innovations (CBI) that technologies or CBIs (operations unit)
consider and address the needs 1 Has initial  MOA/Partnership
of women small producers, in investment/piloted Agreement with
the process expanding their technologies and/or CBIs community to pilot CBI

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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
participation and the benefits
derived from such.
3.5. Recognizes and undertakes
efforts to enable women small
producers as co-equal
stakeholders in legally and
formally representing
households and/or becoming
leaders and members of
production groups and of self-
governing institutions of small
producers, whether as mixed or
women-only organizations.
 arketing groups and/or
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
that address the needs of for
women small producers women/implementation of
2 Has a regular CBI in the community
program/investment in (operations unit)
promoting technologies  Stories/ Shared Value
program/ social or
and/or CBIs that address
community programs
the needs of women
/strategies or plans/
small producers budget (website,
3 Has a regular operations unit)
program/investment in  Investment reports over
promoting technologies time such as amount of
and/or CBIs that address investment and or use of
the needs of women investment (finance unit)
small producers covering  Photos/turnover of
at least 50% of the total women-friendly
women small producers technologies and CBIs
4 Has a regular (website, operations unit)
program/investment in  M&E report on the reach
promoting technologies of the program/projects
(operations unit)
and/or CBIs that address
the needs of women small
producers covering 100 or
close to 100% of the total
women small producers
0-4 0 No policy and practice  Partnership (evidenced by
1 Has piloted or invested in MOAs/MOUs) with
initial government
efforts/partnerships to agencies/NGOs/Coops
enable women related to organizing and
empowering women, men
representation of
or mixed community
households and
organizations (operations
membership/leadership unit)
in  Social and community
production/processing/m program (with budget)
focused on community
self-governing leadership development
institutions (operations unit)
2 Has a regular  Production contract
program/investment to signed by both men and
enable women women (operations unit)
representation of  Policy of community
households and enterprises: equal
membership/leadership representation of men and
women in leadership and
in production/
membership (partner
processing/marketing
small producers)
groups and/or self-
governing institutions
3 Has a regular
program/investment
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Elements/Principles/Key Result Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Areas Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
resulting to organizations
and self-governing
institutions having at
least 1/3 of women as
members and a number
of women in leadership
positions
4 Has a regular
program/investment
resulting to organizations
of women/mixed
organizations where
there is parity or close to
parity in terms of
membership and
leadership of women and
men
3.6

Supports efforts for women to have equal rights over land and other forms of tenurial rights, to engage in capital b

3.6.1 Have initiatives in 0-2 0 No initiative  Reports/ documentation

addressing equal rights
over land or other forms of
tenurial rights
3.6.2 Initiatives on capital
build-up and own
productive assets (e.g.,
farm and off-farm
equipment, warehouse,
etc.) by women
1 With efforts to
understand and record
ownership/control/
stewardship concerns of
women small producers
2 With affirmative
action/investments to
address issues of
ownership/control/stewa
rdship over land and
other forms of tenurial
rights of women small
producers and their
organizations
0-2 0 No initiative
1 With initial efforts to
assist women small
producers and their
associations/cooperative
s to engage in capital
build-up and own
productive assets (e.g.,
farm and off-farm
equipment, warehouse,
etc)
2 With systematic program
of meetings where land
and tenurial rights
concerning women small
producers were discussed
(CSR/HR unit)
 Engagement of lawyers
and/or legal actions
pursued (HR unit)
 Consultation meetings
documentation on
community capital build
up and productive assets
needs (operations unit)
 Partnership (evidenced by
n MOAs/MOUs) with
government agencies/
NGOs/Coops etc, that
provide productive assets
to organized community
groups (operations unit)
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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
3.7 Contributes or invests in
building the capability of
the enterprise and its
partner small producers to
address barriers to women’s
participation in the value
chain and beyond such as
sponsoring trainings on
gender sensitivity and
women’s economic
empowerment, setting-up or
incentivizing the setting up
of women’s groups or
committees to undertake
planning and
implementation of women’s
economic empowerment
(WEE) interventions.
3.8. Undertakes affirmative
action to achieve WEE such
as: (a) promoting
community and co-equal
responsibility of women
and men in unpaid care
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
to assist women small  Company-funded
producers and their grants or loans to
associations/coops to community
engage in capital build- associations/cooperatives
up and own productive for capital build-up and
productive assets
assets (e.g., farm and off-
(operations unit)
farm equipment,
warehouse, etc)
0-4 0 No contribution or  Investment reports over
investment time (amount of
1 With investment in investment/ use of
building the capability of investment (finance unit)
the enterprise to address  WEE reports containing
barriers to women’s progress or results of
WEE action plan
participation
implementation
2 With investment in
(operations unit)
building the capability of  M&E report indicating
the enterprise to address reach of WEE
barriers to women’s interventions, i.e., % of
participation and has partner small producers
pilot initiatives with small (operations unit)
producers to address
such
3 The enterprise has a
regular
program/investment in
building its capability and
that of its partner small
producers to address
barriers to women’s
participation covering at
least half of its partner
small producers
4 The enterprise has a
regular
program/investment in
building its capability and
that of its partner small
producers to address
barriers to women’s
participation covering
close to or 100% of its
partner small producers
0-4 0 No affirmative action  Company policies on the
1 With affirmative action 3 WEE concerns
on at least 1 WEE (website,
concern at the level of policy/operations unit)
the enterprise  WEE/GAD trainings
2 With affirmative action provided to employees on
any of the 3 WEE
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Elements/Principles/Key Result
Areas
work, (b) addressing
gender-based violence
(GBV) and (c) developing
role models of empowered
women and women small
producers (e.g. mentorship
program for women, giving
recognition and awards to
women leaders)
3.9 Provides support to
women small-scale
producers through their
cooperatives and
associations to better
manage risks in the face of
climate change, natural
hazards, social and
economic crisis, and
environmental degradation
including linking them to
disaster preparedness and
resiliency-building and
food security programs
offered by governments and
NGOs, as may be available
and appropriate.
3.9.1 Quality of support
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
on all WEE concerns at concerns, as evidenced by
the level of the training designs, training
enterprise and pilot documentation (HR unit)
initiatives among small  Investment of
producers infrastructure/mechanism
support for unpaid care
3 With affirmative action
work like day care center,
on all WEE concerns at
etc. (finance/operations
the level of the unit)
enterprise and a regular  Company stories/social
program supportive to and community program
such affirmative action related to any of the 3
covering at least half of WEE concerns (website,
women small producers operations unit)
4 With affirmative action  M&E report
on all WEE concerns at indicating reach of
the level of the interventions targeting
enterprise and a regular any of the 3 WEE
program supportive to concerns, i.e., % of
such affirmative action partner small producers
(operations unit)
covering 100 or close to
100% of women small
producers
0-4
0-2 0 No support  Activity reports and
1 Assists women small documentation (CSR/HR
producers through their unit)
cooperatives and  Partnership (evidenced by
associations to ensure MOAs/MOUs) with
the inclusion of gender government agencies,
NGOS, cooperatives, etc
responsive measures in
with food security
local DRRM plans and programs (operations
activities; unit)
2 In addition to assisting
women small producers to
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3.9.2. Coverage of support
3.10 Integrates gender-
disaggregated data
collection processes and
gender-responsive tools in
the monitoring and
evaluation and management
information systems of the
enterprise and uses these to
initiate or plan WEE
interventions and to track
and report the progress of
such.
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
the inclusion of gender
responsive measures in
local DRRM plans and
activities, has also direct
investments through their
cooperatives and
associations for women
small-scale producers to
better manage risks and
address sustainability,
including food security
0-2 0 No coverage  Activity reports and
1 Close to half of women documentation (HR unit)
small producers  M&E report indicating
2 Close to 100% or 100% of reach of support, i.e., %
women small producers of partner small producers
(operations unit)
0-4 0 There is no gender-  Company database with
disaggregated data and gender-disaggregated data
no gender-responsive (HR unit)
tools for monitoring and  Company plan and reports
evaluation and (internal) containing
management information gender-disaggregated data
(operations/HR unit)
systems
 Company stories/ Shared
1 Gender-disaggregated
Value program reports
data is used at the level containing gender-
of the enterprise to disaggregated data
initiate/plan, to track (website, operations unit)
progress of WEE  Existence/use of gender-
interventions; responsive tools, i.e.,
2 Gender-disaggregated Advancing Equality
data is used at the level Calculator (operations/HR
of the enterprise, value unit)
chain and community to
initiate/plan, to track
progress of WEE
interventions
3 Gender-responsive tools
are being
developed/piloted at the
level of the enterprise,
value chain and
communities to
initiate/plan, to track
progress and improve
WEE interventions
4 Gender-responsive tools
are used at the level of
the enterprise, value
chain and communities to
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4 Accounts for, links and
communicates measurable
outcomes of its success as a
responsible business, to
measurable outcomes of
transformation among its
partner small producers,
their organizations and
communities.
4.1 Defines desired business
outcomes that are linked
with social outcomes and
communicates such with
stakeholders
4.2 Allocates a percentage of
its operating costs and net
revenues, and pro-actively
partners with other enabling
institutions to provide
resources to progressively
develop its partnership with
small scale producers and
their associations,
cooperatives and social
enterprises.
Key Performance Indicator/ Means/guidelines for
Score Quantitative Indicators of a verification
KRA
initiate/plan, to track
progress and improve
WEE interventions
20 or 5 KPIs
of 4 points
each Key informant interviews. Articles
(0, 1) Enterprise leadership  Community/Social
commits to business Program (Operations/
outcomes that are M&E)
inclusive  Report (HR, M&E unit)
(0, 1) Key partner-small  M&E reports (Operations,
producer organizations and Sustainability Unit)
their enablers are engaged  Assessment process
documentation
in defining business
(Operations)
outcomes that are inclusive
(0, 1) Business and inclusive
outcomes of the enterprise
are used in strategic
review of interventions to
improve performance
(0, 1) Achievement of
business and inclusive
outcomes of the enterprise
are leveraged to influence
policies/programs/practice
s of government, other
businesses and other AVC
stakeholders
0-4 0 No policy or allocation  Assessment process
1 Allocates resources to documentation
develop partnership with (Operations)
small producers’  WEE Program and
organizations and their Budget ( Operations,
enablers based on Finance Unit)
 Proof of fund transfer or
activities
program/project activity
2 Allocates resources to
support (Finance,
develop partnership with Operations Unit)
small producers’
organizations and their
enablers based on short-
term projects
3 Allocates resources to
develop partnership with
small producers’
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4.3 The enterprise has a system
for planning, monitoring,
evaluating and reporting on
the progress of their
initiatives on transforming
small scale producers and
contributing to women’s
economic empowerment.
4.4 Transformational outcomes
achieved: Combined
enterprise interventions
result to improved position
and well-being of small
producers in the value chain
and communities
Key Performance Indicator/
Score Quantitative Indicators of a
KRA
organizations and their
enablers based on short-
term projects with a
specific allocation for
women organizations
4 Allocates in its annual
budget for a regular
program to develop
partnerships with small
producers’ organizations
and their enablers with a
specific allocation for
women organizations
0-4 0 Does not conduct
strategic and periodic
reviews
1 Tracks and reports the
progress of key indicators
defined by the leadership
and management team
2 Has a system for
planning, monitoring and
evaluation and reporting
on the progress of their
social outcomes
4 Has a system for PME
and reporting that is
gender responsive and
engages women small
producers as
stakeholders
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
significant increase in
percentage of enterprise
procurement from
organized small producers
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
substantive increase in
income among small
producers
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
substantive contribution to
the development of self-
governing producers’
institutions
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
substantive contribution to
improved stewardship and
control of small producers
Means/guidelines for
verification
 Company operating
policy/ system (HR Unit)
 Sustainability Report
(Operations Unit)
 M&E Plan and Report
including WEE
(Operations)
 Advocacy and
Communications Plan and
Report (Communications
/ Public Affairs Unit)
 Company stories
featuring women and men
small producers (website,
Operations)
 M&E Unit, HR)
 Impact Assessment
Report ( Operations)
 Proof of support (fund
transfer, photo of turnover
of assets and other
support) (Finance,
website, news articles)
 Accomplishment/ Annual
Report of small
producers’ cooperatives/
organizations (partner
small producers)
 M&E system integration
of transformational
outcomes (baseline and
progress) (CSR Unit,
Operations)
 Documentation of a joint
planning process that
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4.5 WEE outcomes achieved:
Combined enterprise
interventions result to
improved position and well-
being of women small
producers in the value chain
and communities
Abbreviations and Terms Used
AVC – Agricultural Value Chains
BTP – Benchmarks for Transformational Partnerships
CBI – Community Based Innovations
CCA DRR – Climate Change Adaptation – Disaster Risk Reduction
EMS – Environmental Management System
MIS – Management Information System
Key Performance Indicator/
Score Quantitative Indicators of a
KRA
over productive resources
and assets
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
increased percentage of
supply coming from
women -led small
producers
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
improved position of
women in terms of
increase in contribution to
and disposition of
household income
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
the development of
women
-led small producers
and/or
achievement of parity or
near-parity of women in
terms of membership and
leadership in mixed
organizations
(0, 1) Outcomes indicate
improved stewardship and
control of women over
productive resources and
assets
Means/guidelines for
verification
targets transformational
outcomes (target increase
in income, and other
outcomes) by the
community and company
(Operations)
 Records from community
enterprise/ consolidator
on the % of supply
coming from women
small producers (baseline,
progress) (partner small
producers)
 Report ( Sustainability
Unit/ Committee)
 Impact Assessment. Study
Report ( Operations, other
3rd party assessment
report)
 FGD/ interview
documentation
(Operations, other 3rd
party assessment report)
 Proof of support (fund
transfer, photo of turnover
of assets and other
support) (Finance,
Operations, website)
 Formal registration to any
govt bodies (Operations)
 Composition /List of
membership and
leadership of the group
(Operations, partner small
producers)
 Accomplishment/ Annual
Report of small
producers’ cooperatives/
organizations (partner
small producers)
 M&E systems on WEE
outcomes integrated/
reported (Operations)
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M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation
PGS – Participatory Guarantee System
Security of Tenure – Legal rights or the nature of the right to the use of land
WEE – Women’s Economic Empowerment

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