Community of Practice

Fostering Collaboration

We believe in the power of collaboration.

The development of the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) has been shaped through extensive consultation and collaboration with over 1300 stakeholders from across the agricultural industry; including supply chain partners, primary producers, government entities, financiers and industry organisations, both within Australia and overseas.

The AASF consists of two key elements: a Community of Practice (CoP) Hub and a Framework. The CoP serves as a platform for shared learning and collegiality, driving the AASF’s evolution to address emerging challenges. It brings together members with technical expertise, industry representation and a shared interest in advancing sustainability credentials in Australian agriculture.

Active community engagement has been at the core of the AASF’s journey and remains a driving force. The CoP plays a pivotal role in continuously informing the AASF about emerging challenges and opportunities, ensuring its adaptive evolution while involving stakeholders in developing approaches to demonstrate and verify the industry’s sustainability credentials.

Commodity-specific sustainability frameworks and initiatives continue to set goals and targets for their respective sectors, aligning with the AASF’s national objectives. Through uniting stakeholders from diverse sectors and utilising a dedicated CoP, the AASF strives to foster collaboration, build capacity, share expertise and learnings and collectively address common challenges to enhance sustainability practices throughout the agricultural supply chain in Australia.

We are stronger, working together.

Join us

If you are interested in progressing the sustainability of Australian agriculture, we would love to have you join us in the AASF CoP. We are here to:

Collaborate – share ideas, learnings, and insights

Connect – hear from others and problem solve

Coordinate – continually evolve and integrate sustainability approaches

Contribute – advance Australian agriculture’s collective sustainability narrative

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The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework is funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry through the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Project delivery is led by the National Farmers' Federation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. © The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework. Copyright of National Farmers Federation.