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SAI Platform’s 2025 Annual Report
VIVE and the FSA: A Decade of Traceable, Context‑Driven Sustainability Progress
Strengthening FSA Verification Capacity Across Regions: SMAK and CSCA
ERBS Launches New Nature Toolbox to Strengthen Measurement Across Nature and Climate Priorities
Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) – 2025 Highlights
Looking Ahead to What’s Next for SAI Platform’s Crops Community in 2026
Growing Sustainability from the Ground Up in Eastern Poland
Collaboration in Action as Members Gather in London to Share, Learn, and Inspire
Collins Higgins Commodities wins the 2025 FSA Growing a Better Planet Award for sustainable farming leadership
Verification with the FSA: Proof of Progress in Sustainable Agriculture
ERBS Launches Finance Drivers Project to Support Sustainable Beef Investment
INDOCERT Becomes First FSA Verifier Under New ASI Process
Südzucker-Moldova pioneers Moldova’s first FSA-verified farm
Scaling Regenerative and Climate-Smart Agriculture
Sustainable Beef Production with Interbev
Regenerative Agriculture in Action with Bonduelle and Vivescia
Regenerative Dairy with Danone and Partners
InVivo Group Champions Regenerative Farming at Scale
Scaling Regenerative Agriculture: From Vision to Action
ERBS Driving Regenerative Agriculture in Beef Production
SAI Platform partners with ASI to strengthen FSA assurance system
SAI Platform’s 2024 Annual Report
Call for submissions for the 2025 FSA Growing A Better Planet Award
The ERBS unveils new 2030 targets to drive progress in European beef production
FSA Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
SAI Platform’s 2025 Milestones: Industry collaboration to shape the future of Regenerative Agriculture
Driving sustainability progress in the European beef sector
ERBS Annual Event 2025: Accelerating progress for a resilient beef sector
Growing a Better Planet: Sabater reveals a unique story for sustainable paprika
Simpsons Malt wins the FSA’s Growing A Better Planet Award 2024
SAI Platform and UEBT join forces to accelerate the responsible sourcing of wild-harvested botanicals
Navigating the EUDR through collaboration and innovation
The FSA’s year of growth and global expansion
Navigating the growing requirements of EU sustainability legislation
SAI Platform launches Advisor Network to support on the ground action
Building climate change resilience through regenerative agriculture
SAI Platform 2024 Field Visits: Regenerative agriculture in practice
Climate Conversations: A learning Journey worth scaling!
Empowering smallholder farmers in South East Asia
Shaping the future of European beef sustainability
SAI Platform’s 2023 Annual Report
Regenerating Together: Transition support guide public release
New Zealand Dairy Farmers Reaping Benefits from Regenerative Agriculture
Building resilience in the Argentinian peanut sector
Call for submissions for the 2024 FSA Growing A Better Planet Award
Aligning the industry on climate smart agriculture
FSA Growing a Better Planet Award 2023 Shortlist
Empowering farmers to demonstrate, enhance and verify on-farm sustainability
Interview with Guilherme Ortega of Solidaridad, Brazil
Practical solutions for mitigating GHG emissions in the beef sector
Introducing My SAI Platform 2.0
FSA and Regenerating Together forge joint industry solution
The impact of the EU Deforestation Regulation on the European beef industry
Candid insights and collaboration: Climate Conversations to catalyse action
Interview with Alina Menżyńska – Farm Frites Poland
Celebrating five years of ERBS collaboration
SAI Platform Releases new FSA Outcome Measurement Handbook expanding its scope to cover Soil, Water and Biodiversity.
Interview with Tamás Sarkadi – Sabater
New online FSA training ensures user knowledge, skills and empowerment
Interview with Emil Dalsgaard Hansen, Director of Grain – DAKOFO
A significant milestone as Platforms enter second reporting cycle on ERBS Outcome Targets
Let’s talk about climate!
FSA 3.0 re-benchmarking now finalised
Field to Market Announces Gold Level Equivalence against SAI Platform’s FSA 3.0
The FSA’s Growing A Better Planet Award 2023 goes to Phata Sugarcane Outgrowers Cooperative
Interview with Gabriel Sarasin, Director of Sustainability and Technology – McCORMICK
SAI Platform pilots the Wild Harvest Sustainability Assessment in Hungary.
Crops Working Group and FSA Community of Practice – Rome Event
2023 ERBS Annual Event: Enhancing Beef Sustainability through Research and Technology
SAI Platform launches Climate Conversations
Call for submissions for the FSA Growing A Better Planet Award
The FSA advances sustainable production for the Florida citrus industry
The Farm Sustainability Assessment: Globally significant and locally relevant
The ERBS increases its global presence
Growing a Better Planet: Ocean Spray reveals a unique story for sustainable cranberries
FSA re-benchmarking deadline closed
The ERBS is shaping the future of beef sustainability
Interview with Rebecca Larson of Western Sugar Cooperative
Farm Sustainability Assessment 3.0 now available in Chinese
Focusing on igniting positive impact together – Part 1
ERBS Annual Member Event 2022
New FSA 3.0 User Guide released
Building a new strategic direction for the Crops Working Group
FSA 3.0 continues to accelerate the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices
Focusing on driving transformation and measuring impact – Part 2
Focusing on driving transformation and measuring impact – Part 1
Driving action on GHG emissions in the beef sector
The Wild Harvest Sustainability Assessment
The ERBS commissions independent literature review
FSA Measurement and Integration Workstream: Call for nominations
We welcome Lorenz Snack-World as a SAI Platform member
First Gold Level benchmark achieved against FSA 3.0
Benchmark equivalence achieved for SAI Platform’s FSA 3.0
FSA Steering Committee: Call for nominations
The ERBS achieves significant milestone
McCormick’s Grown for Good Standard achieves Silver Level equivalence against SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment
First Benchmark Equivalence achieved for FSA 3.0
SAI Platform’s Wild Harvest Sustainability Assessment to be released Spring 2022
Interview with Martina Pia Campisi of O.P. Esperidio
FSA Workstreams: Call for nominations
Growing a better planet: Nordzucker sugar beet leading the way in sustainable agriculture practices
FSA now available in seven additional languages
Newly approved FSA Verification Bodies Imaflora and ECAS
Growing momentum for the FSA in Florida’s orange industry
Wild Harvest Sustainability Assessment achieves major milestone
Online FSA Learning Centre is key to cultivating on-farm sustainability
Projects, Partnerships and Innovation in a year like no other. Part 2.
Projects, Partnerships and Innovation in a year like no other. Part 1.
ERBS Platforms demonstrate commitment to sustainable beef production
World’s first FSA verification for cinnamon: McCormick & Company tell us how
Growing a better planet: industry uptake of FSA to meet sustainability targets
ERBS introduces new Platform process and guidance for reporting and assessment
The Sustainable Rice Platform National Interpretation Guideline (NIG) for the U.S.A. Achieves Silver Level Equivalence with Farm Sustainability Assessment
#GrowingABetterPlanet: Outlook on the new FSA 3.0
FSA Accelerator: Russia Project successfully accomplishes on-farm sustainability for the sugar-beet industry
FSA auditors to benefit from tailored online training course
FSA – the industry solution generating interest in China
ERBS welcomes globally aligned targets for sustainable beef
Interview with Alexander Pfeifer and Hannes Werth of VOG Products
FSA Community of Practice gathers in support of FSA 3.0 developments
BASF, Boortmalt and SAI Platform partner for sustainable barley production
Wild Harvest Project completes successful assessment development phase
Birds Eye pea harvest verified as first Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) Gold Level supply chain in the UK
Online, interactive, FSA learning session comes to China
Interview Claire Donoghue: “Working as a multi-stakeholder group is vital to the success of the ERBS.”
Interview Athanasios Mandis: “In essence, we are looking at a slicker FSA Self-Assessment Questionnaire with a call for greater clarity on performance.”
New ERBS webpage goes live
SAI Platform members and key partners invited to sneak preview of FSA 3.0
SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) now available on SupplyShift
Developing greater sustainability in the European beef sector
Elections for ERBS Board
Benchmark shows: ‘On the way to PlanetProof’ meets FSA Gold level equivalence for sustainable farming
FSA arriving at the heart of sustainable agriculture in Latin America
Launch of FSA 3.0 postponed until Spring 2021
PepsiCo’s Sustainable Farming Program Achieves Silver Level Equivalence in the USA with Farm Sustainability Assessment
SAI Platform and ITC launch new FSA Benchmarking Portal
SAI Platform invests in better support and service to FSA users
Interview with Martina Henry: “I have come to value the high level of drive, expertise and ambition within the group”
Approved FSA Verification Bodies add their weight to continuous on-farm sustainability improvement
European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability recognises initiatives across Europe
Crops Working Group announce 8 projects for 2019
“Beef sustainability is not a new phenomenon…”