Hakí Associates works with businesses to ensure their investments respect communities, human rights, and the natural environment. Our global network of local experts and community organizations provides unparalleled insight and the ability to access local populations to ensure that investments and business supply chains respect human rights and protect the environment.

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All companies and their suppliers are eligible to participate in our proprietary Village Certified © standard. The Village Certified standard operationalizes the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("Ruggie Principles"), the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investments, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Village Certified is the first and only mechanism that certifies that all investments occur with with FPIC (free, prior and informed consent)of communities and follow strict guidelines for assessing impacts on human rights and accounting for local land use rights and customary or communal ownership. We utilize innovative tools, such as social tenure domain software, to document and map community use, needs and areas of potential conflict. By working through local NGOs and with communities we ensure that business investments have local support and a greater chance to succeed.