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Guidance on core indicators for agrifood systems – Measuring the private sector’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 135 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-134878-9

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The publication "Guidance on core indicators for agrifood systems – Measuring the private sector’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals" aims to provide practical information on how food and agriculture companies’ contribution to the SDGs can be measured in a consistent manner and in alignment with countries’ needs relating to monitoring the attainment of Agenda 2030. The indicators are further intended to serve as a tool to assist governments in:

  • improving private sector’s accountability mechanisms and assessing their contribution to SDG implementation, in particular on key transformative actions needed to achieve the SDGs;
  • setting standards and policies for corporate sustainability reporting, establishing national private sector reporting mechanisms, and enabling the reporting on SDG Indicator 12.6.1 (Number of companies publishing sustainability reports); and
  • potentially reusing the data reported by private entities to improve SDG monitoring at the national level.
Available in a user-friendly format, the guidance begins with a quick guide that provides a brief overview of the indicators, the audience, scope, and data collection. It is followed by methodological guidance, which provides in-depth detail on the methodology behind each indicator and useful resources for capturing, measuring, and reporting on data for each indicator. Finally, in the annexes, there is a mapping of how the indicators align with various standards and guidance.

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FAO. 2021. Guidance on core indicators for agrifood systems – Measuring the private sector’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6526en

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