Preferred by Nature (PbN) Sustainability Framework Programme and certification
Global
What is it?
Aligned with the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFI), and primarily focussed on terrestrial commodities, the Preferred by Nature’s Sustainability Framework forms the basis of the Prefered by Nature certification.
Certification is designed to apply to various commodities across different sectors and comprises four principles and 31 criteria addressing various aspects of what PbN believes should be considered before claiming something as sustainable.
These principles are:
- Management and business practices are responsible;
- People’s well-being and human rights are respected;
- Nature and the environment are protected; and,
- Climate impacts are reduced and mitigated.
Certification can be achieved at both the farm level and within the supply chain.