Sustainability Council

“The Sustainability on-line assessment told us where we needed to make improvements as an industry. We then targeted educational programs to increase adoption of IPM practices.  When we went back and compared scores between the benchmark assessment period and the followup assessment, we found that out of a total of 46 farming practices affecting water conservation and water quality, 41 showed improvements in the range of 1 to 26%.  A total of 54 elements were assessed for reducing pesticide risks, and 52 showed improvement and 2 were unchanged.”

– Nick Frey, Sonoma Winegrape Commission

The Sustainability Council is a collaboration of representatives of prominent environmental organizations, agricultural specialists, scientists, and marketing experts. The Council’s responsibility is to review and approve all standards as grounded in environmental science and practical for on-farm implementation.

Jason Clay, PhD
Vice President, Center for Conservation Innovation
World Wildlife Fund

Scott Faber (Treasurer)
Attorney
Grocery Manufacturers Association

Suzy Friedman
Center for Conservation Incentives
Environmental Defense Fund

Will Horwath, PhD
Professor, Land, Air and Water Resources
University of California-Davis

Jonathan Kaplan
Director, Agriculture Project
Natural Resources Defense Council

Deana Knutson, PhD
Biointensive IPM Coordinator
WWF/WPVGA/UW Collaboration

Charles Mellinger, PhD
Technical Director
Glades Crop Care, Inc.

Cliff Ohmart, PhD (Council President)
Director of Integrated Farming and Research
Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission

Kai Robertson
Director of Agriculture, Market Transformation
World Wildlife Fund

Ann Sorenson
Assistant Vice President of Research
American Farmland Trust