Sarah Compson

Director, Standards Innovation

Sarah oversees our work on standards and organic regulation for food and farming. She works closely with the international organic community to bring organic principles to life through standards. This also involves working on the development of global standards for textiles and health and beauty products – GOTS and COSMOS respectively. With nearly 20 years’ experience in the organic sector, she has detailed knowledge on a range of topics from food processing to textiles.

Sarah is particularly involved with IFOAM – the umbrella organisation for the organic movement. She is a member of the World Board, chairs the IFOAM Organics Europe’s Interest Group of Organic Processors and Traders and is a member of the Board of IOAS – the International Organic Accreditation Service. She is also a member of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Standard's Committee.

Sarah is passionate about convening and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders – from businesses to policy makers - across the globe in order to support and develop the organic movement. Sarah brings her global experience to a UK focus by overseeing our work on Organic for All. This focuses on the pathway to make organic affordable, available and accessible to everyone in society.