Memberships | SIFAV

SIFAV: Turning sustainability ambition into collective action

Benefits of becoming a SIFAV member

SIFAV unites different actors in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain around common sustainability objectives.

By joining SIFAV, you will scale up your sustainable engagement through collaboration with like-minded ambitious companies within the sector – thus generating positive impact and value for your business.

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Driving action in supply chain

Building capacity and aligning approaches across borders to tackle shared sustainability challenges, improve efficiency and accelerate collective action

Creating efficiencies and cost savings

Improving efficiency and reducing costs and duplication through co-developed tools, shared solutions and aligned sustainability practices

Sector-wide approach

Collaborate across the sector in a pre-competitive space: Access to a trusted platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and joint innovation, tools, and insights

Building resilient supply chains together

Working collaboratively to address shared challenges, strengthen preparedness and build more resilient fresh fruit and vegetable supply chains

Understanding and mitigating sustainability risks

Accessing research, tools and shared insights to identify risks, make evidence-based decisions and take effective action across your supply chains, supporting the move from minimum compliance to meaningful sustainability contributions

Learning, expertise, and international cooperation

Exchange and learning sessions and Working Groups to develop joint approaches and achieve results. Co-creation of innovative projects to tackle shared challenges

Clear and positive communication

Showing that you are making a difference by proving progress on sustainability targets to stakeholders

What is expected from you as a member?

SIFAV has been growing steadily over the past few years and has members ranging from retailers and traders to civil society organizations and associate members. The initiative is open to all organizations and companies active within the global fruit and vegetable sector. Becoming a SIFAV member essentially means:

Commitment

Committing to the SIFAV 2025 strategy targets and implementing action in your company and supply chains to reach those targets

Participation

Participate in exchange and learning sessions as well as working group to develop joint approaches and achieve results

Contribution

Contribute to the development of the tools and approaches by paying an annual membership fee

Track progress

Report on a yearly basis to SIFAV on your progress made

SIFAV membership fees

SIFAV unites different actors in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain, ranging from retailers and traders to civil society organizations and associate members, around common sustainability objectives.

The annual fees for each of these membership categories differ according to the annual turnover (fees in €, excluding VAT). There are special discounts for groups:

- - Two companies joining as Corporate Group: -25% of total contribution
  - Three or more companies joining as Corporate Group: -40% of total contribution

Membership Category (annual fee in €)