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Forty organisations from across the global food and agriculture value chain, including Carlsberg Group, Diageo, FrieslandCampina and Mondelēz International, have signed a declaration of intent supporting SAI Platform’s forthcoming Regenerating Together Programme (RTP).

Announced in Geneva ahead of the programme’s official launch next month, the declaration aims to strengthen industry alignment around regenerative agriculture and collaborative action across global supply chains.

The signatories said the initiative recognises the interconnected challenges facing global food systems, including climate change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, water stress and pressure on farmer livelihoods. The declaration also acknowledges that systemic change cannot be achieved by individual companies acting alone.

SAI Platform’s Regenerating Together Programme has been developed as a framework to support the transition to regenerative agriculture across the food and beverage sector. Created with input from farmers, agronomists, NGOs and academic stakeholders, the programme establishes shared impact areas, outcomes and indicators while allowing for adaptation to local farming conditions.

Participating companies have committed to working collectively to support regenerative agriculture practices that are scalable, measurable and grounded in practical farming realities.

Dionys Forster, director general at SAI Platform, described the declaration as “a pivotal moment in moving regenerative agriculture from ambition to action”.

He added: “The breadth and calibre of signatories is a clear signal that the industry is ready to leave fragmented approaches behind and work together towards meaningful change.”

Forster said the programme had been designed to balance industry-wide alignment with flexibility for regional farming contexts.

“By aligning on clear outcomes and indicators, this declaration lays the groundwork for progress that is collaborative, measurable and scalable, helping to protect and strengthen agricultural systems for years to come,” he said.

Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, VP and global head of sustainability and ESG at Carlsberg Group, said collaboration would be essential to scaling resilient agricultural supply chains.

“The shared framework and common standards of SAI Platform's Regenerating Together Programme offer consistency and credibility, while being practical for farmers and suppliers to engage,” he commented.

SAI Platform is expected to officially launch the next phase of the Regenerating Together Programme at its Annual Event in Saskatoon, Canada, in June 2026.