Equitable Food Initiative is about elevating Social Responsibility through Worker Engagement. EFI Certification provides assurance while fostering collaboration and worker engagement.
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, celebrated a groundbreaking year marked by transformative advancements in ethical labor practices, collaboration and workforce development across the produce supply chain.
This approach seeks to break down hierarchical silos and give workers a voice in farming operations. By training and equipping farmworkers and growers to reduce food safety risks and health hazards in the fields, EFI creates higher levels of assurance that add value throughout the fresh produce system.
“With EFI, there is a structure that allows for and encourages open dialogue with supervisors and managers, which gives employees an opportunity to come up with solutions. Not only are they learning important communication skills, but people are happier and are more incentivized to work harder for the company. Also, the EFI bonuses, even if they are $20, go a long way and make a real difference.”
I read about them, thru a friends newsletter Organic Insider.. Max Goldberg he’s been writing about organic food since he was a kid. “How Organic Insider operates: We accept no advertising, we have no paywalls and we make our newsletters free to everyone because vital information about our industry needs to get out to as many people as possible. Please consider becoming an Organic Insider+ subscriber, whether you are an individual or a company. Thank you so much.”
About Max Goldberg, he’s the Founder of Organic Insider, is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in the organic food movement, and his newsletter is read by many of the most influential CEOs, founders, executives and farmers in the industry today. He has been covering the organic industry for more than fourteen years, and he advises organic-related companies from all over the world. Additionally, Max started and runs the Organic Food Industry group on LinkedIn, which counts more than 40,000 members from around the globe.
A former Wall Street investment banker, Max received his BA from Brown University and his MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. On a personal level, he has been eating close to 100% organic since 2001 and has been sober for 25 years.
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