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1. Ration Innovation: A Path to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Animal Production and Pets

The animal food industry has an opportunity to support our customers with their environmental goals.  Input from 11 U.S. and Canadian organizations representing those customers helped the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) identify metrics of interest relative to greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, water quantity and land and marine resource use. Collectively, those metrics provide insights into an aim to reduce their environmental footprint (learn more about those metrics in my previous blog).  

Tags: Toolkit, Project Update, Sustainability, Research
By Lara Moody
2. Powering Profitability: How Feed Industry Companies are Addressing Energy Use for Long-Term Sustainability

Energy, including fuel, electricity, heating, cooling and steam generation, is a significant cost for the feed industry. Several members of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) have been working to reduce energy costs by switching to more efficient equipment, developing more efficient processes and investing in renewable energy generation.  

Tags: sustainability, material issues, planet, toolkit
By Erica Burson
3. Where Are Our Customers Focusing Their Sustainability Efforts?

It is one thing to consider our own animal food industry’s sustainability efforts, but it is equally important to consider the needs of our customers. We, being members of the feed and pet food industry, are an upstream source within their supply chain, but we may be well positioned to help them meet their identified goals and targets. 

Tags: Reseach, Project Update, Sustainability, Toolkit
By Lara Moody
4. Worker Safety is a Fundamental Aspect of Corporate Sustainability

Earlier in my career, as a contractor, I attended a transportation company meeting. Agenda item one was to participate in a safety briefing, where we learned where the exits were, any hazards we could encounter and what to do in an emergency. This impressed upon me that this company’s culture prioritized safety for its customers and workers. 

Tags: material issues, sustainability, toolkit
By Erica Burson
5. New IFEEDER Resource Showcases Industry Sustainability Stories

Sure, greenhouse gas emission reductions often get the limelight when it comes to corporate sustainability programs, but sustainability goes much broader than climate change. Consider the issues that matter most to them, i.e., conducting a “materiality assessment,” as a key step in deciding where the company should focus its sustainability efforts to make an impact. This concept can be confusing, so I break it down here and explain a new resource that the Institute for Feed Education and Research is launching to help companies understand it even better. 

Tags: toolkit, sustainability road map, project update, material issues
By Lara Moody
6. IFEEDER Newsletter: Volume 8, Issue 2

In this issue:

  • Slow and Steady Improvement = Progress
  • What Value Does the IFEEDER Sustainability Toolkit Bring to Your Company?
  • Get an Overview of the IFEEDER Sustainability Toolkit from Feedstuffs 365
  • Where You'll Find IFEEDER Next
  • Donate Now!
Tags: toolkit
7. IFEEDER Seeks Partners for Second Phase of Sustainability Project

The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) announced today that it is moving forward with the second phase of its Sustainability Road Map Project, which has played a pivotal role in helping dozens of U.S. animal food companies start or advance their sustainability journeys.

Tags: people, planet, governance, toolkit, stakeholders, data, LCA, environment, road map
8. Sustainability: An Imposed Requirement or A Market Opportunity?

During the recent International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Ga., it seemed to me that sustainability was on the minds of many attendees and exhibitors. It could be that I was especially tuned into the topic with the launch of the Institute for Feed Education and Research’s Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit during the show, but let me give you some context.

Tags: Toolkit
By Lara Moody
9. IFEEDER Releases Materials to Support Industry Sustainability Progress

The U.S. animal food industry is poised to collaborate with and address the future sustainability needs of its customers, thanks in part to new tools unveiled today at the International Production & Processing Expo.

Tags: pets, people, planet, governance, toolkit, stakeholders, environment, road map

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