Australian Food and Grocery Council Australian Food and Grocery Council COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY Presentation to the Produce Marketing Association Tony Mahar April 2010
Feb 25, 2016
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Australian Food and Grocery Council
COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Presentation to the Produce Marketing Association
Tony MaharApril 2010
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• Context• Compliance V Sustainability• Who’s pushing• What’s the response• What do we need to do?
AGENDA
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Who are we?
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Health Nutrition Food Regulations
Nutrition and HealthFood Safety
Sustainability Energy
WaterWaste
Social issues
Supply Chain
Product trackingLogistics
Retailer relations
Corporate Affairs
Consumer AffairsCommunicationPublic Relations
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AFGC & SUSTAINABILITY
• Industry based forum• Policies and programs • Co-operative and coordinated
response• Communicate achievements
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SUSTAINABILITY...
Environmental Economic
Social
Viable
Bearable Equitable
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• Meets rules• Reactive• Short term• Minimalist• Lowest cost• Avoid penalties
• Beyond rules• Proactive• Longer term• Strategic• Cost effective• Opportunities
COMPLIANCE SUSTAINABILITY
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• Food safety• NGERS• National Pollutant
Inventory – NPI• Water treatment• Waste audits• Chemical residue limits
• Functional foods• Public sustainability report• Company targets• Supplier requirements• Investment in new
technology
THEN COMPLIANCE NOW SUSTAINABILITY
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THE SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY...
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Compliance Compliance plus Efficiency Strategic
Pro-activitySustainable
growth
Avoid Cost Save moneyMake money
We are here...
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• More than compliance• Not just a new business card• Bigger than just environment• Incorporated across the business• Trade offs
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WHO’S PUSHING?• Business – competitive
• Retailers – – less suppliers– sustainability targets – supplier requirements
• Government – – regulations for water, waste energy– EEO
• Consumers – more awareness – more information ?– more expectations ?
Sustainable production
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• Price of entry – food safety!• Compliance by another name = business• Business = Competitiveness • More with less• Complex mix of competitiveness drivers and
market dynamics• Inconsistent and clumsy?• Market driven...
INDUSTRY RESPONSE
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• Supplier self assessment• Rationale –
– Population is increasing– Resource use is outstripping supply– Consumers want to know ?
• 15 questions: – Energy and Climate – Material efficiency – Natural resource use– People and communitySee - www.walmartstores.com/sustainability
WALMART - SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
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UK LEADERS
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Tesco – carbon footprint of 000’s products!
M & S – Plan ASainsbury’s - cease sale of caged birds
ASDA • cut food miles• extend British growing season ? • increase British farmers ?
Waitrose • reduce emissions by 10% by 2010 • reduce waste
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Sustainability Strategy
• 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2015
• 200 million litres of water saved
• Use of 3.4 million crates to replace waxed boxes.
• Zero food waste to the general waste stream by 2015.
• 25% reduction emissions per carton delivered by WW owned trucks.
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• Insight from UK/EU and US• Struggling to keep up – reporting!• We are improving • Building relationships• Developing collective / collaborative responses• Competitive advantage?
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT
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• Water – – information on re-use policy
• Energy – – Carbon labelling– standardised procedures for NGERS
• Waste – – Guidelines for reviewing packaging
• Social – – support for broad industry response – RSPO
• Supply chain – – collaborative work on SFP
• Health & Nutrition – – Collective response to marketing to children
EXAMPLES...
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Australian Food and Grocery CouncilLABELS/LOGOS – DO CONSUMERS
CARE?
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1. Ensure food safety2. Improve measuring and reporting3. Improve resource efficiency 4. Engage and participate5. Co-operate across the supply chain
THE FOOD INDUSTRY NEEDS TO...
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QUESTIONS & COMMENTS...