Both growers and suppliers earn stars through engaging with ECIP LAB. Grower stars are visible to their suppliers, and supplier stars are visible to their retailers. Grower and suppliers can use the tools outlined below to grow their engagement score and earn more stars.
Watch the demo below for a walkthrough of the ECIP engagement score, from grower to buyer dashboard:
Growing Your Engagement Score
Learning Channel
Up to two green stars are awarded for using tools available in the Learning Channel. Growers learn about the Ethical Charter principles, share the platform and information internally, create notes for reference, and set priorities for an action plan.
Assessment Channel
One star is awarded when growers have assessed each management system by using the provided resources, information-gathering from colleagues and the work- force, and selecting a credible current-state assessment. This star is maintained over time by reaffirming or rescoring each response at least annually.
Worker Assessment – Available Mid-2025
Because workers provide valuable assessment of a management system’s effectiveness, beginning in 2025, a star will be earned by completing an approved worker survey. Approved worker surveys will be available on the Marketplace on ethicalcharterprogram.org.
Certification
The gold, center star is awarded to growers who hold a valid, field-level certification with one of the approved programs.
Explore approved benchmarked certification programs (LINK).
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