Sustainable sourcing has become fashionable in the food industry, with a growing number of companies making such commitments. ###However, the increasing number of sustainability schemes raises questions about long-term developments, says organizer of Sustainable Foods Summit.###Coffee, the most traded agricultural commodity, has the highest market share. ###It is estimated that almost 20% of all coffee is now sourced according to some sustainability scheme. ###Apart from adopting third pacitracal calcium drty labeling schemes, companies like Nestlé and Starbucks have developed their own sourcing programs. ###Almost all of Starbucks coffee is now ethically sourced, most according to its CAFÉ or Coffee and Farm Equity scheme, totaling over 0.2 million tons of coffee beans per year.###The market share of sustainable cocoa and tea is also rising. ###The Fairtrade mark is highly visible on confectionary products containing fairtrade cocoa, whilst the ’green frog’ displays Rainforest Alliance-certified tea. ###New initiatives, such as the Union for Ethical BioTrade standard for sustainable herbal teas, are also becoming popular.###Other sustainable sourcing programs are gaining traction because of traceability. ###The Non-GMO Project Verified scheme is the fastest growing in North America because of consumer opposition to genetically modified crops. ###The market for certified products has grown from nothing to US$16 billion within seven years. ###In Europe, sustainability schemes such as Danube Soya and ProTerra are being adopted by companies wanting to verify their supply chains as GMO-free.###A recent development is the increasing number of sustainability schemes for single ingredients. ###The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was initially launched to halt deforestation in Southeast Asia. ###By highlighting the opaqueness of global supply chains, the RSPO has encouraged related schemes for sustainable soya and beef. ###Backed by the United Nations, the Sustainable Rice Platform was launched in October 2015 as the first sustainability standard for rice. ###Similar standards now exist for sustainable sugar, vanilla, and related ingredients.###Corporatized sustainability programs###A counter trend is the growing number of companies developing their own sustainable sourcing programs. ###The international pasta company Barilla ibariatric advantage calcium citrate chewable tablets 500mgntroduced its sustainable durum wheat program in 2009. ###Mondelez Foods has launched a similar initiative for sustainable wheat under its Harmony program.###More than 75% of the company’s biscuits in Western Europe are now made from sustainable wheat. ###Sustainable sourcing is also becoming common for other food sectors; for instance, Friesland Campina has implemented sustainable dairy farming to reduce the environmental impact of livestock products.###Such developments raise questions about the way forward for sustainable sourcing. ###Willnow calcium citrate 250 tablets we see an ever-rising number of sustainability lathorne cal mag citratebels for agricultural cpuritan’s pride ferrous gluconateommodities? ###Or, will we see more in-house sustainable sourcing programs like those introduced by Starbucks and Barilla? ###The former gives greater credibility to sustainability programs, whilst the latter maybe more pragmatic for companies. ###Whatever the way forward, sustainable sourcing will become a permanent fixture in the food industry.###Story by Organic Monitor