safa Nadia El-Hage Scialabba Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

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1 Towards Sustainable Food Systems Multi-stakeholder Engagement for Action FAO, Rome, 18 October 2013 Nadia El-Hage Scialabba Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

2 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY NATURE (basis of life)

3 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY NATURE (basis of life) PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

4 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

5 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

6 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

7 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMY (engine of development) NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

8 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMY (engine of development) Overexploitation of natural resources NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

9 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Volatility of prices ECONOMY (engine of development) Overexploitation of natural resources NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

10 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Volatility of prices ECONOMY (engine of development) Overexploitation of natural resources Inequity and inequality NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

11 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Volatility of prices ECONOMY (engine of development) Overexploitation of natural resources GOVERNANCE (decision-making) Inequity and inequality NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Pressure Social unrest PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

12 ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Volatility of prices ECONOMY (engine of development) Overexploitation of natural resources GOVERNANCE (decision-making) Inequity and inequality NATURE (basis of life) Planetary boundaries Ethics Social unrest Pressure PEOPLE (wealth of nations)

13 SUSTAINABILITY dimensions governance nature economy people

14 SUSTAINABILITY DEFINED Sustainable development has numerous definitions and its principles received universal agreement at the 1992 Earth Summit: the concept of interdependence between nature, people and the economy, as well inter-generational equity, are universally shared. 106 countries have established National Sustainable Development Strategies since the Earth Summit in 1992 (re. CSD reporting). 120 sustainability frameworks have been developed by experts and businesses, ranging from environmental and social standards to corporate social responsibility and codes of good practices (re. ITC Standards Map).

15 SUSTAINABILITY in practice Most initiatives have: predominant environmental criteria; social criteria related mostly to health, safety and employment; economic criteria limited to product quality and minimum wage requirements. The expansion of sustainability tools and various claims place a burden on producers and traders and frustrate consumers in the market place: what is sustainability in practice? Analyzing all sustainability dimensions as a coherent whole and integrating them into business or development strategies remains a major challenge.

16 WHY SAFA? To consolidate sustainability reporting by assessing performance of ALL pillars of sustainability, including the environment, social, economic and governance dimensions To establish an international reference, based on common themes/objectives, for a multiplicity of uses, and permitting differentiation of means to achieve the same objective To offer a fair playing field, adaptable to ALL contexts and sizes of agriculture, livestock, forestry, wild harvest, fisheries and aquaculture enterprises holism equivalency inclusiveness SAFA is NOT an index, standard or labeling tool

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18 G1 Corporate Ethics Mission Statement Due Diligence good governance G2 Accountability G3 Participation G4 Rule of Law Holistic Audits Stakeholder Dialogue Legitimacy Responsibility Transparency Grievance Procedures Remedy, Restoration & Prevention Conflict Resolution Civic Responsibility Resource Appropriation G5 Holistic Management Sustainability Management Plan Full-Cost Accounting

19 ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY E1 Atmosphere E2 Water E3 Land E4 Biodiversity E5 Materials and Energy E6 Animal Welfare Greenhouse Gases Water Withdrawal Soil Quality Ecosystem Diversity Material Use Animal Health Air Quality Water Quality Land Degradation Species Diversity Energy Use Freedom from Stress Genetic Diversity Waste Reduction & Disposal

20 economic resilience C1 Investment C2 Vulnerability C3 Product Quality & Information C4 Local Economy Internal Investment Stability of Supply Food Safety Value Creation Community Investment Stability of Market Food Quality Local Procurement Long-ranging Investment Liquidity Product Information Profitability Risk management Stability of Production

21 S1 Decent Livelihood Right to Quality of Life Capacity Development Fair Access to Means of Production SOCIAL WELL-BEING S2 Fair Trading Practices S3 Labour Rights S4 Equity S5 Human Health & Safety Responsible Buyers Employment Relations Nondiscrimination Workplace Safety Rights of Suppliers Forced Labour Gender Equality Public Health Child Labour Support to Vulnerable People Rights of Employees S6 Cultural Diversity Indigenous Knowledge Food Sovereignty

22 DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT USES framework Themes (21) Universal sustainability goals Sub-themes (58) Sustainability objectives specific to supply chains Indicators (118) For crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture enterprises

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24 SAFA rating scheme Rating BEST GOOD MODERATE LIMITED INSUFFICIENT Performance All operations of the assessed entity comply % with the sustainability goal, as proven through performance data The sustainability goal is reached in 60-80% of operations The sustainability goal is reached in 40-60% of operations The sustainability goal is reached in 20-40% of operations Operations damage environment and society (goal reached only 0-20%)

25 example visualization of the performance of an enterprise GOVERNANCE Participation Accountability Corporate Ethics Cultural DIVERSITY Rule of Law Holistic management Atmosphere Water Land Environment Materials & Energy Biodiversity Animal Welfare social Human Health & Safety Equity Labour Rights Fair Trading Practices Decent Livelihood Local Economy Product quality & information Investment Vulnerability Economy

26 SAFA USAGE Enterprises: performance hotspots gap analysis with on-going schemes benchmarking suppliers for sustainable procurement Standards community: impact assessment best practices learning gap analysis on all aspects of sustainability Governments, investors, policy-makers: coherent framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) impact assessment global supply chains requisites Global learning on thresholds of sustainability

27 SAFA STAKEHOLDERS Community of practitioners (pilot studies undertaken): Retail companies with a diverse supply network Large food companies with an international supply network Medium-size processing companies (industrialized, emerging and developing) Small-scale production enterprises focusing on: agricultural food production; non-food production; aquaculture and capture fisheries; forestry (plantation and native forest); and wild harvest operations Food chains of the same commodity, comparing organic and GMO systems. Multi-stakeholders organizations (e.g. ISEAL, SAI Platform, TSC) Private organizations with public members (e.g. Agros, P4E) Civil society organizations (e.g. COSA, FAST, IFOAM, RAFI) Private companies (e.g. Barilla, Cotton Inc., METRO, Migros)

28 SAFA DEVELOPMENT WITH & FOR STAKEHOLDERS FAO-ISEAL Expert Meeting Mapping of sustainability indicators 1 st E-forum, 1 st expert meeting &stakeholder surveys SAFA benchmarking & 30 pilot studies 2 nd E-forum, 2 nd expert meeting &stakeholder surveys SAFA Practitioners & partners Workshop (18-19 March) SAFA implementation & partnerships Elaboration of 1 st SAFA framework Test version of SAFA Guidelines and Excel Tool SAFA guidelines, indicators & tool SAFA guide for smallholders & further pilots

29 guidelines SuStainability assessment of food and agriculture SyStemS SuStainability assessment of food and agriculture SyStemS indicators tool SuStainability assessment of food and agriculture SyStemS