Platforms sustainability activities in the Dairy Sector Why SAI Platform 12 2 Sustainability is becoming a business imperative doing nothing is no longer an option It is about securing your business for the future ID: 679340
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The
Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative (SAI)
Platform’s
sustainability
activities
in the
Dairy
SectorSlide2
Why SAI Platform? (1/2)
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“Sustainability is becoming a business imperative; doing nothing is no longer an option. It is about securing your business for the future.”
Need for the development and implementation of
sustainable agriculture (SA)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2008 report“Sustainability: are consumers buying it?”
“Consumer awareness, pressure on commodity and energy prices, scarcity of raw materials, together with regulator and competitor actions are combining to ensure businesses cannot ignore the environmental and social dimensions of how they operate
” Slide3
Why SAI Platform? (2/2)
6/5/2009
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Why
SAI Platform
What is
SAI Platform
Members
Countries
Activities
Contact
Diminishing Biodiversity
Climate change
Volatile Ag. Prices
Land degradation
Water scarcity
Non-food use (fuels)
New technologies
GMOs
Professionalization farmers
Improved yields needed
Food (in)security
Rural Livelihood
Reduced extension services
Main challenges in front of us – for farmers, society & the food sector Slide4
What is SAI Platform
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A
Food Industry initiative
aiming to actively:- Support the development of SA through commodity-specific groups Exchange information & communicate worldwide about
SA
TRADING
companies
RETAILERS
CONSUMERS
FOODcompanies
PRODUCERS
NGOs
Research
Academic
IGOs
Media
Input providers
Advisory
Services
Trade
& Policy- makers
Financial
Institutions
Working on a
pre-competitive basis
Including all
good ideas/
initiatives contributing
to
SA
Food chain
Other
stakeholdersSlide5
Members
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6/5/2009
IN COOPERATION WITH:
AgroterraSlide6
Countries
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Our Members – independently and through SAI Platform Working Groups – have pilot projects in over 35 countriesSlide7
Activities and
products
Services
Research & Development
Education & Training
Knowledge sharing
Innovation and knowledge sharing
to fulfill stakeholders needs (
incl. through
Working Groups focusing on specific crops – cereal, coffee, dairy, fruit, vegetable - and issues – water, climate change) Research/technologyMonitor developments and outcome of sustainable agriculture pilot projects and documentation (measurement)Application of results to leverage costs & benefits to all stakeholders Innovation Access PointInnovative support to member project managers, designed to ensure access to knowledge and know how on sustainable agriculture Advisory ActivitiesProvide customized support to member companies
Practices Library
Establish repository of sustainable agricultural practices
and success cases
Support to companies
Conference
Forum for discussion of broad research, practical solutions, achievements & services; SA-related issues of current & forthcoming relevance
Continuous improvement and advanced education
Ensured by delivering custom made executive education & training
programs led by top facilitators
Development
of Human CapitalSlide8
The Working Group
Dairy
Example:
The Working Group Dairy
Members
Chair: J.P. Rennaud
Vice-Chair: Sarah Patterson
Members:
and the International Dairy Federation - IDFSlide9
Activity 1: Promoting
Sustainable Dairy Practices
Publication
of Principles and Practices for Sustainable Dairy Production (endorsed by IDF)
Identification of indicators of progress Exploring the development of a code/standard as guarantee in tradeSAI Platform – Dairy Working Group
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Activity 2: Measuring
GHG
emissions 1/3
STEPS TAKEN:
Comparison of 27 methods and studies to measure GHG emissions at farm level Recommendations for the development of a single method to measure these Coordination with key stakeholder groups to achieve that (IDF,
Global Dairy Platform - GDP, The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation - FAO etc)Dairy Working Group10Slide11
Activity 2: Measuring GHG emissions 2/3
MAIN FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
Methodologies are widespread
International/national alignment is necessaryObjective of this industry alignment is to:Know the hotspots and key impactsStandardise methods and dataMake sound comparisons feasible
Anticipate to questions from societyMake actual improvement and mitigation possible Further work is required on:ScopeAllocationData - level of use and qualityDairy Working Group
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Activity 2: Measuring GHG emissions 3/3
NEXT STEPS:
Disaggregation of 18% figure - FAOCommon methodology
FarmingProcessing Apples with ApplesCollaboration and sharing is keyEngagement with key organisations (FAO, UNEP, WBCSD, WWF, The Carbon
Trust) alignWorkshops/communicationsDairy Working Group12Slide13
What do we have?
A working group for work in more areas in the future regardless of affiliation and location.
An exciting opportunity to lift the profile of dairy globally
On the same pageA need for continued sharing and collaborative effortsDairy to be seen as a solution not a cause of Climate Change