External Resources Index
Explore external tools, research, and references that support values-based procurement work.
Tools for
Values
Labor and Workers in the Food System, FoodPrint (March 2, 2023)
External LinkLocal Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues, USDA 27 (2010)
External LinkNutrition and Food Systems, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
External LinkNutrition: the Missing Piece of the Corporate Wellness Puzzle, Forbes (July 2019)
External LinkProcuring Food Justice: Grassroots Solutions for Reclaiming Our Public Supply Chains, Food Chain Workers Alliance & HEAL Alliance
External LinkRacial Equity in U.S. Farming: Background in Brief, Congressional Research Service (Nov. 19, 2021)
External LinkRegenerative Agriculture: Farm Policy for the 21st Century, NRDC 48 (2022)
External LinkSources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, EPA
External LinkStudents’ Wellness Preferences and Food Priorities, Inside Higher Ed (July 27, 2023)
External LinkSupport for Disadvantaged Farmers, The Common Market
External LinkSustainability, Harv. T.H. Chan Sch. Public Health
External LinkThe Local and Regional Food Systems Resilience Playbook, Colorado State University, USDA, University of Kentucky (2024)
External LinkThe Power of Procurement, The Rockefeller Foundation
External LinkThe Program, Center for Good Food Purchasing
External LinkValues Aligned Food Purchasing and Service: Promising Examples from US Federal Agencies and Programs, Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition (July 2023)
External LinkVendor Certification Programs: Improving Food Safety Through Performance Tracking, Food Safety Magazine
External LinkWhat Does Food Safety Mean?, USDA
External LinkWhat is the Difference Between CSR and ESG?, The Corporate Governance Institute
External LinkWhy Are They Buying It?: United States Consumers’ Intentional When Purchasing Meat, Eggs and Dairy with Welfare-related Labels, Food Ethics (2022)
External LinkWorker-driven Responsibility Fact Sheet, Worker-driven Responsibility Network
External LinkWorkers’ Rights in the Food Industry, Ethical Consumer (Oct. 2022)
External LinkVendors
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Good Agricultural Practices Manual
External LinkFood Safety and Liability Insurance, Community Food Security Coalition (2010)
External LinkInsurance Canopy, Top Vendor Insurance Requirements & How to Mitigate Risks
External LinkPublic Institutions Network (aka VBP Learning Network)
Made up of public officials from around the country, this network of leaders support each other to implement values-based food purchasing policies in their hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, senior centers and other food program sites. The network has guided, informed and tested the tools and approaches that make up this toolkit. Founded by the ID Food Systems Action Lab, the VBP Learning Network is now hosted by Partners for Public Good.