{"id":2327,"date":"2019-12-05T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairfood.org\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:34:27","slug":"align-a-guidance-tool-for-living-wages-and-incomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairfood.wpdev.go2people.nl\/en\/resources\/align-a-guidance-tool-for-living-wages-and-incomes\/","title":{"rendered":"ALIGN: A guidance tool for living wages and incomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ALIGN: A guidance tool for living wages and incomes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The The Only Way is Up! Conference<\/a> marked the launch of ALIGN. ALIGN <\/a>is a platform that gives access to existing resources on living wage and living income in an interactive and customised way. The portal is meant to be a guidance tool for agri-food companies aiming to reduce complexity around the topic, prioritising easy access and accountable information to build a strong understanding of living wages and income, and assessing risks in supply chains.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A needs assessment conducted by True Price<\/a> in the second half of 2018 among Dutch agri-food companies, showed that in order to stimulate and facilitate action in the field of living wage\/living income, agri-food companies would benefit from having access to existing knowledge, good practices and potential partners. Hence, the relevance of ALIGN as an accountable guidance tool for living wages and incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform has two main functionalities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n