Certification Goals and Overview
Modeled after the Sysco (R) Sustainable/IPM Program, implemented worldwide with 68 fruit and vegetable supply chains and more than two million acres, the Sustainable Food Group Sustainability StandardTM addresses requests from additional producers to similarly document and report performance to buyers and others. This new standard, developed by the Sustainable Food Group in collaboration with Azzule Systems and Primus Auditing Ops addresses soil health, pest management, agrochemicals, waste and recycling, water, energy, processing, employee relations and conservation, and can be implemented as a self-assessment or a third-party-audited certification, including in conjunction with food safety audits.