Sustainability Benchmarking
National Beef Sustainability Assessment & Strategy
The National Beef Sustainability Assessment benchmarks the environmental, social and economic performance of the Canadian beef industry. It highlights the areas where industry is doing well, and identifies opportunities for improvement.
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Certified Sustainable Beef Framework
Recognizing sustainable production and processing practices across all five principles of beef sustainability, supporting sustainable sourcing commitments and providing credible science-based assurances for consumers.
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Raising cattle and producing Canadian beef in a sustainable, environmentally and socially responsible way means habitat, wetland and bird conservation; it means a biologically diverse ecosystem; it means raising healthy animals, and it means thriving communities across Canada for future generations.
Canadian beef farmers and ranchers are truly the guardians of the grasslands, and are committed to preserving them today and for generations to come.
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The CRSB is a collaborative community of stakeholders devoted to advancing sustainability within the Canadian Beef industry. Our membership includes organizations across the beef value chain and beyond; farmer/rancher associations, academic institutions, processor and processor associations, food and agriculture businesses, non-governmental associations (animal care and environmental organizations), retail and foodservice companies as well as governments and observers.
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What is the CRSB?
The CRSB works with its multi-stakeholder membership to advance Canadian beef sustainability. This is achieved through the following three pillars of work.
Defining Sustainability
Environmentally Sound. Socially Responsible. Economically Viable.
We define sustainable beef as a socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound product that prioritizes the Planet, People, Animals and Progress.
The CRSB has adopted the same five guiding principles as set by the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef for its work in Canada.
Mission
Advance continuous improvement of Canadian beef industry sustainability through multi-stakeholder engagement, collaboration, communication and science.
Vision
That the Canadian beef industry is recognized globally to be economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible.