Agriculture & Food Frameworks for Performance

Agrifood systems are central to climate, nature, and equity outcomes, yet the frameworks used to measure performance often slow down meaningful action. Companies face fragmented disclosure requirements, inconsistent metrics, and unclear accounting methods. At the same time, value chain partners lack shared definitions of success that could underpin collaboration and long-term investment. Investors struggle to connect sustainability performance with financial decision-making, and policy environments do not always incentivize business accountability and action. Without aligned frameworks and metrics, sustainability remains disconnected from strategy, procurement, risk management, and capital allocation.

Linking accountability with corporate performance ensures, sustainability becomes part of how decisions are made rather than a reporting exercise. Clear and comparable metrics improve business planning, risk management, and procurement decisions. Harmonized and cost-effective measurement reduces reporting burden across value chains, strengthens credibility and trust in disclosures. For investors, aligned data enables better valuation, engagement, and capital allocation. For policymakers, shared success criteria support the design of incentives that reward real outcomes.

The Frameworks for Performance workstream works with businesses, investors, and partners to co-create sector-specific measurement and accountability systems, and turn this data into better management decisions and more strategic resource allocation.