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Data is proving a particularly useful tool in this regard . Take the Cool Farm Tool , for example , which is a global , free-to-access online greenhouse gas ( GHG ), water and biodiversity footprint calculator used by farmers in more than 115 countries worldwide to enable effective management of critical on-farm sustainability challenges . Member organisations such as Pepsi , Tesco and Danone aggregate their supply chain data to report total agricultural footprint against key sustainability metrics – outputs from which are used to share knowledge
and best practice on carbon and water reductions strategies . Andre Laperriere , Executive Director at Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition ( GODAN ), says that , while many farmers have CSR strategies embedded in their farm management processes , others have “ left it on the back burner ”. GODAN is a government-supported initiative advocating the proactive sharing of open data to provide access to information about agriculture and nutrition available to meet food security concerns .
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