Certified “Sustainably Grown”
Sources of Extractable Biomass
for Pet Food Ingredients
Achieving a Sustainable Standard
What is Sustainability?
Sustainability* is the ability to continue a
defined behavior indefinitely:
 Environmental: renewable resource harvest
 Economic: maintain economic production indefinitely
 Social: maintain social well being indefinitely
*www.thwink.org
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Consumers
• Increasingly expecting sustainably produced goods
• Concerned about:
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GMOs
Fair treatment of workers
Pesticide contamination
Environmental destruction
Climate and water quality
Loss of natural biodiversity
Source: *According to 2014 Consumer Reports National Research Center, Food
Labels Survey
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Retailers
• Major retailers are embracing sustainably
sourced products
– Whole Foods, Wal-Mart and Safeway have all
announced more sustainability objectives
• Reduced risk in the supply chain
• Differentiates products to appeal to
shoppers interested in social and
environmental responsibility
Source: State of the Specialty Food Industry 2012 (Mintel International and SPINS, The National Association For The Specialty Food Trade)
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Plant derived molecules
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Natural* (replacement of synthetic molecules)
Antioxidants, Antimicrobials
Flavors, Anti-inflammatories
Highly efficacious
Allow cleaner labels (Consumer Preference)
Renewable chemistry
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Natural = Sustainable?
• Responsible switch to Natural
• Is it responsibly sourced?
– Environmentally responsible?
– Socially responsible?
– Continuously improvable?
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Responsible Sourcing
• Purpose grown crop versus wild harvested
• Compliance with pesticide/dioxin regulations
• Socially responsible
– Value sharing
– No exploitation
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Example: Rosemary
• Natural Flavor
• Antioxidant/preservative like properties
• Typically Wild Harvested:
– Clear cut under government license
– No return to harvest site for 1-2 years
– Not sustainable
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Purpose Grown Crop
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Developed through breeding
Genetically uniform
Good Agricultural Practice
Low environmental impact
Perennial harvest (10 Years)
Grown in the USA
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Third-Party Verification
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Can’t just call yourself sustainable
Too many examples of “Greenwashing”
Need third-party verification
A “Sustainably Grown” Standard
Objective & scientifically sound
On-Farm Audits/Compliance
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SCS Global Services
• Third-party certification body and standards
developer since 1984
• Global network of representatives and
auditors
• Mission: Promote informed decision-making
to safeguard our environment and support
sustainable solutions
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SCS Global Services
• Accredited certification body for dozens of standards
such as:
 Marine Stewardship Council
 Forest Stewardship Council
 USDA Organic
 Non-GMO Project
 UTZ
 SQF, GLOBAL G.A.P.
• Oversees 3rd-party verification for corporate ethical
sourcing programs (e.g., Starbucks, Ferrero, etc.)
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The SCS Audit Process
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“Sustainably Grown”
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Best Practices (Annual Surveillance Audits)
Continuous Improvement
Increased Energy/Water Efficiency
Enhanced Agro-Ecosystem/Operations
Fair labor practices
Optimized Land-Use
Raised Public Awareness
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Grower Education
• Data Monitoring
– Water, Fuel, Emissions
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Lower Pesticide Use
Farm Clean-Ups
Water Quality
Fair Pay/On Farm Facilities
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Continuous Improvement
• Multiple Growing Locations • Compliance
– Annual Audits
– Corrective Actions
– Random selection
– Improvements checked
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Optimizing Production
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Breeding to improve crop
Improved agronomic practices
Fertilizer, irrigation, weed control
Optimum harvest time/recovery
On-farm drying
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Rosemary Breeding
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Large Accession Collection
Full Chemotypic Profiles
Population Construction
Screening & Selection
Field Testing
Advancement/Scale-up
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Heperidin
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57.127
Chromatogram
of KI28
extract Chromatogram
Typical
Rosemary
Extract
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88.706
90.575.37655
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92.0939191.5
94.189
65.766
67.702
69.472
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81.850
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851.3
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60.447
51.107
49.235
Carnosol
Genkwanin
40.352Hesperetin
41.466
Apigenin
42.498
Rosmarinic acid
Homoplantaginin
28.044 Scutellarein
20.123
2.012.5446
2222.8
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Nepitrin
77.078
33.310
3.123
mAU
6.745
8.259
10.491
13.107
16.067
2.694
Key Molecules
Carnosic acid
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Example: Hi-RA Mint
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Antioxidant like properties (Rosmarinic Acid)
Water Soluble
Usually grown for flavor
Proprietary growing program
Hi-RA Mint is unique
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Moving Forward……..
• Challenges
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Good standards essential
Evolution = moving target?
No going back
Cost
Which standard fits?
Recognition of standards
It’s a journey
• Opportunities
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Establishing goals
Improving efficiency
Meeting customer needs
Consumer awareness
Continuous improvement
Right thing to do
Responsible actions
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Questions?
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