Sustainable horticulture
The interconnection between economic, social and environmental outcomes are core to the sustainability of Australian-grown horticulture and its people. A sustainable horticulture sector is one that is vibrant and prosperous, produces food to nourish and plants to nurture people and communities worldwide, provides fulfilling employment and protects our environment now and for future generations. This sustainability framework has identified four pillars with seventeen topics significant to the sustainable production of fruits, vegetables, nuts and amenity horticulture in Australia.
Hort Innovation has worked with Australian horticulture’s industries and stakeholders to develop this framework. It is a process for understanding and measuring the many elements of sustainability of Australian-grown horticultural production and setting goals for the future.
Initially launched in 2021, the 2023 revision incorporates industry and supply chain feedback and aligns with emerging policy and market drivers for sustainability measures and data.
Access the Australian‑Grown Horticulture Sustainability Framework here.
Source: https://www.horticulture.com.au/hort-innovation/our-work/horticulture-sustainability-framework/
17 Goals to Transform Our World
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.
World leaders came together in 2015 and made a historic promise to secure the rights and well-being of everyone on a healthy, thriving planet when they adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Source: United Nations – https://sdgs.un.org/goals