This report highlights lessons from pilot projects across five supply chains in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific between 2024 and 2025, and cover sugar, cocoa, cotton and flowers. It captures Fairtrade’s approach, key lessons learned, and practical considerations, when Fairtrade facilitated direct dialogue between companies and farmers/workers. It also offers practical guidance for businesses and third-party facilitators. It is aimed at companies and (potential) facilitators of meaningful rightsholder dialogue. The pilots were made possible thanks to grants from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the ISEAL Innovations Fund which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.