GIFS is a founding partner with the National Index on Agri-food Performance, a public-private coalition establishing Canada’s first agri-food sustainability index.
The index has produced a set of sustainability indicators and metrics related to Canada’s agriculture and agrifood industries. The index will help to increase Canada’s competitiveness in the global market, spotlight the sustainable practices being utilized in the industry and help identify where improvements can be made.
Highlights
- February 2024
Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking: the next step in sustainability transparency - May 2023
Statement in support of Canada’s first national agri-food sustainability index - February 2022
Partnership expanding work on National Index on Agri-Food Performance - June 2021
Call-to-action to make new sustainability index a reality for Canada’s agri-food sector
For more highlights and updates, see agrifoodindex.ca.