The Value Change Initiative (VCI) is pleased to announce the opening of the public consultation for the Draft Output of the Food & Agriculture Working Group V, marking an important milestone in advancing credible Scope 3 accounting and decarbonization in the Food and Agriculture sector. 

How to Submit Feedback 

The Value Change Initiative invites all stakeholders to review the draft guidance and share their insights until the 26^th of October 2025.
You can access the document here. 

Option 1: Via Survey 

We have created a structured survey that corresponds to the key sections of the draft document. You can choose the specific sections and questions you wish to address. When completing the survey, please include the relevant page and line numbers for each comment to ensure clarity. 

Option 2: General feedback via e-mail 

Alternatively, you can share your overall feedback by sending an e-mail to info@valuechangeinitiative.com with the subject line “Food & Agriculture Public Consultation.” 

Following the public consultation period, the Value Change Initiative will review all feedback and incorporate relevant insights into the final version of the guidance, which is set to be published in November.  

Please note Chapter 4 is not open for public consultation.  

About the Publication 

The Food & Agriculture Working Group V Output provides sector-specific technical guidance to support credible accounting, reporting, and claiming of emission reductions and removals in food and agriculture value chains. Building on earlier VCI publications, it advances methodological clarity on base year recalculations, substitution, removals accounting, and traceability, aligning with emerging standards such as the GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard and the SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard v2.0 (Draft 2025) to enable consistent and transparent Scope 3 accounting across the sector.