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48 The Responsible Investor’s Guide to Commoditiesmanagement system for employeesand contractors• Define and monitor the implementationof standards for suppliersand contractors, includinghuman rights issues and environmentalprotection• Define and monitor the implementationof a policy explicitlyprohibiting the use of child andforced labour• Establish a training programfor employees with the goalof better implementing social,environmental, health and safetymeasures• Commit to using crops andanimal husbandry systems thatare suited to the specific region /climate• Avoid using new crops wherepotential negative impacts are notfully understood• Avoid investments in regionswhere compliance with local lawis difficult to enforce• Avoid land acquisition which resultsin involuntary resettlement,or has significant impacts on localcommunities, disadvantaged orvulnerable groups and uniquecultural systems and values, unlessappropriate decision-makingprocedures are followed• Work with local officials andother leaders to ensure communitysupport• Use consultants and auditors withlocal know-how• Where appropriate, supportmeasures aimed at improving thelivelihoods and health of localcommunities.