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SAFA Guidelines

Four dimensions of sustainability

Example visualization of the SAFA category scores of a company (FAO 2013)

Example visualization of the SAFA category scores of a company (FAO 2013)

The SAFA – Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems – sustainability guidelines, have been published in december 2013 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).The guidelines define four dimensions of sustainability: Good Governance, Environmental Integrity, Economic Resilience and Social Well-Being which in turn divide up into 21 themes and 58 subthemes (see figure right hand side) with associated explicit sustainability objectives. With this holistic interpretation of the major sustainability themes, the SAFA guidelines provide an overarching common sustainability language and framework for the food and agriculture sector. For the first time it is possible to assess the sustainability of farms and agriculture in a standardized, transparent and comparable manner.

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