Food security is a human right, yet hunger and malnutrition persist in many countries that produce agricultural commodities for global markets. Approximately 80 percent of people facing hunger live in rural areas of the Global South and often work in the agricultural sector—including smallholders, farmers and landless labourers (Global Hunger Index 2022).
The Food Security Standard (FSS) aims to support the private sector's effort to improve social sustainability and end hunger for farmers, workers and neighbouring communities. It seeks to realize the right to adequate food through the responsible production and global trade of agricultural commodities. The FSS complements existing sustainability standards by providing a holistic approach to the human right to food through a practical toolbox and measurable criteria designed to be applied to all agricultural products, farm sizes and business forms.
The FSS was developed in 2017 as a cooperation of the Center for Development Research (University of Bonn, Germany) and the NGOs Welthungerhilfe (Bonn, Germany) and WWF (Berlin, Germany). It is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) via the agency "Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe". The Standard is now actively managed by MEO Carbon Solutions and Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. Together, they want to anchor the right to adequate food in sustainability certifications.
Company Details
- Founded
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- Address
- Köln/bonn, De
- Industry
- Farming
- NAICS
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Crop ProductionOilseed and Grain FarmingVegetable and Melon FarmingFruit and Tree Nut FarmingGreenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture ProductionOther Crop FarmingSoybean FarmingOilseed (except Soybean) FarmingDry Pea and Bean FarmingWheat FarmingCorn FarmingRice FarmingOther Grain FarmingOrange GrovesCitrus (except Orange) GrovesNoncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut FarmingFood Crops Grown Under CoverNursery and Floriculture ProductionTobacco FarmingCotton FarmingSugarcane FarmingHay FarmingAll Other Crop FarmingOilseed and Grain Combination FarmingAll Other Grain FarmingPotato FarmingOther Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon FarmingApple OrchardsGrape VineyardsStrawberry FarmingBerry (except Strawberry) FarmingTree Nut FarmingFruit and Tree Nut Combination FarmingOther Noncitrus Fruit FarmingMushroom ProductionOther Food Crops Grown Under CoverNursery and Tree ProductionFloriculture ProductionSugar Beet FarmingPeanut FarmingAll Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
- Website
- https://foodsecuritystandard.org
- Keywords
- Sustainability Certifications, Supply Chain Due Diligence, Social Sustainability, Human Rights Due Diligence, Risk Analysis & Management, Elimination of Hunger, Food Security, Zero Hunger, Sustainable Development Goals.
- HQ
- Köln/Bonn
- Competitors
- ISCC – the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, FORLIANCE, The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), Welthungerhilfe (WHH), REDcert GmbH, ClimatePal, Meo Carbon Solutions, 4C Services, 2BS | Biomass Biofuel Sustainability, GRAS - Global Risk Assessment Services.
Food Security Standard Questions
Food Security Standard's website is https://foodsecuritystandard.org
Food Security Standard's LinkedIn profile is https://de.linkedin.com/company/food-security-standard
Food Security Standard's industry is
Farming
Food Security Standard's top competitors are
Iscc – The International Sustainability And Carbon Certification,
Forliance,
The Roundtable On Sustainable Biomaterials (Rsb),
Welthungerhilfe (Whh),
Redcert Gmbh,
Climatepal,
Meo Carbon Solutions,
4c Services,
2bs | Biomass Biofuel Sustainability,
Gras - Global Risk Assessment Services.
Food Security Standard's categories are Farming
Food Security Standard's founding year is 2017
