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Mapping of Australian System against
Unilever SAC
Unilever Sustainable Sourcing – Australian Dairy Industry
August 27th, 2012, Southbank
www.sustainable-living.unilever.com
Why this benchmark?
• To acknowledge the high standard of Australian
dairy farming systems
• To assure this high level for Unilever
• To reduce future work for Unilever suppliers,
their farmers and Unilever
• To get Australian dairy farming systems in Annex
I of the Unilever Scheme rules
How is this benchmark organised?
• On-going work since autumn 2011
• Dairy Australia (Helen, Rob, Robin and Catherine)
developed first version
• First version discussed in May 2012 in Brussels (Helen &
Klaas Jan)
• Included benchmark in Unilever Benchmark spread
sheet in July 2012
• Further discussion on benchmark in August 2012
• Workshop and farm visits will help to finalize the
benchmark
• Final benchmark will be evaluated by SSDT team
Unilever
Ultimate goal is to have Australian dairy farming
systems accepted as sustainable by Unilever
Certification
Self Verification
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In or out
• Measured improvement
Do’s and don’ts
• Action plans
Independent
• Unilever driven
The seal is the story
• Tell your own stories
System costs
• Value chain investment
*See latest version of scheme rules
Minimum standard to become recognised as
sustainable
Performance levels per question type
Mandatory : where 100% compliance is
required
Must: 80% of the total must and min. 80% of
each chapter is required
Should: recommended but not required
Metrics: Report on continues improvement
Performance per chapter
Continuous
improvement
100 %
Agrochemicals 82 %
and fuels
Waste
67 %
Energy and
Greenhouse gases 70 %
Soils
53 %
Social and human
capital
89 %
Water
100 %
Value chain and
local economy
100 %
Biodiversity
44 %
Training
90 %
Animal welfare
85 %
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for more
Overall conclusions
• Best farms will be compliant with Sustainable
Agricultural Code already
• Risks are the 20% dairy farms that do not
participate in industry programs
• Chapters that need improvement:
– Soils, Waste, Energy and Biodiversity
– Comparable to European results
• First sustainable supply should be possible in
2012
– Dependent on way forward (Industry Standard
or individual self-assessment process)
Next steps
• Visit dairy farms to verify and finalize
benchmark
• External verification of the benchmark process
by SSDT Unilever
– Leading to partly or fully recognition of
Australian dairy farming systems
• Develop improvement plan with focus on metrics
and non-compliant chapters
• Analyse and manage sustainability risks not
covered by the SAC
• Support Dairy Australia with developing the
Sustainability Plan