Each of the Working groups of the Ethical Trade Forums focus their efforts on specific topics, which are analyzed collaboratively, and on which conclusions are learned and shared. The Working groups reflect and share information on how to address these issues in documents or guides, which are made available to all companies wishing to use them. These tools are reviewed on an ongoing basis to keep them up to date, and to ensure that they are useful to all users.

The tools that the Working Groups have made available are listed below:

Prevention against extreme heat

Environmental Sustainability

Grievance Mechanism

Guiding Principles of the Forums

Workers and management representatives dialogue​

Responsible use of labour providers

Accommodation Guidelines for temporary workers

Empathy grower / customer

Equality and prevention and action against workplace harassment

Covid-19