SFG Initiatives

Performing a Pesticide Risk Assesment in Priority Crops and Identifying Strategies to Drive High Impact Changes
Our Team worked with a large North American retail chain to assess pesticide risks in...
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Using a Pesticide Risk Analysis, an Agricultural Risk Analysis and Supplier Engagement to Ultimately Inform A Roadmap of Recommendations to Drive High Impact Change Over Time
Our team assessed agricultural supply chain risks, including pesticide-related risks, across 19 priority supply chains...
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Apple Talk: Working with Growers over the Phone to Achieve Sustainability Goals
Since 2014, Apple Talk, a weekly phone call subscription service, has been helping apple producers tackle...
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Assessing Integrated Pest Management Adoption with General Mills
Sustainable Food Group provided General Mills with a report on pest management in North American...
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Developing the Sustainable Food Group Sustainability Standard
Sustainable Food Group worked with the Azzule SystemsTM and PrimusLabsTM to develop a third-party certified sustainable agriculture...
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Ecoapple®: Developing an Eco-Label with Impact
Our team collaborated with Red Tomato over 15 years ago to develop an eco-label which promotes sustainable farm practices...
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EFI: Measuring Pesticide-Related Risks
In 2019, Sustainable Food Group partnered with Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) to expand on the pest management...
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Establishing Sysco as an Industry Leader: Program Development for Sysco’s Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chain
Our team developed an integrated pest management (IPM) program for Sysco’s processed fruit and vegetable...
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Helping 75 Vietnamese Black Pepper Farmers Transition to Organic
Frontier Co-op, Sustainable Food Group and Pacific Basin Partnership have partnered on a three-year project...
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Honeybear Brands and Sustainable Food Group Partner to Set High-Impact Sustainability Goals
We are proud to have partnered with long-term client Honeybear Brands to set, track, integrate and report...
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IPM Institute of North America Proud to Have Worked with Walmart on Industry Leading Commitments to Help Protect Pollinator Health and Habitats
Last week, Walmart U.S. announced landmark pollinator health commitments, the most far-reaching to date of any U.S....
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New White Paper Explores the Rise and Role of Regenerative Agriculture and Charts a Path Forward for Food Companies and AG Retailers
Food companies and ag retailers now have a valuable new resource to help them navigate...
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Proactive Supplier Engagement Allowed Panera to Identify and Phase Out High-Risk Pesticide Use Ahead of Federal Ban on Chlorpyrifos
Our team engaged Panera fresh produce suppliers to assess pesticide use and risk, ultimately enabling...
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SCS Global Services: Reviewing Temporary Pesticide Exemption Requests
Sustainable Food Group supports SCS Global Services’ Sustainably Grown Certification program, specifically the temporary exemption...
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Specialty Crop Grower Services: over a Decade of Helping Midwest Growers Achieve Sustainability Goals
Sustainable Food Group provides apple orchards and other specialty crop growers throughout the upper Midwest...
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The Potato Sustainability Alliance
The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) is a unique platform for farmers, supply chain partners, industry organizations,...
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The Well Earth Program: Sustainable Supply Chain Management for Frontier Co-Op
Sustainable Food Group has been working with international spice and essential oil brand Frontier Co-op...
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Using a pesticide risk analysis, an agricultural risk analysis and supplier engagement to ultimately inform a roadmap of recommendations to drive high impact change over time
Our team assessed agricultural supply chain risks, including pesticide-related risks, across 19 priority supply chains...
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