Managing Food Sustainability Data for the Global Industry Tom Battagliese, GFLI Technical Management Committee Chair, Board Member; Senior Manager, Global Sustainability Metrics, BASF Animal Nutrition
GFLI Mission & Vision Independent animal nutrition and food industry nonprofit institute with the purpose of: o developing a publicly available Animal Nutrition Life
Cycle Analysis (LCA) database; o supporting the meaningful environmental assessment of animal nutrition products; and o stimulating continuous improvement.
GFLI database to be recognized as the global reference for Feed LCA Data by the public and private sectors.
GFLI Mission & Vision Database allows feed, livestock and aquaculture sectors to: o use data based on a harmonized methodology; o calculate the environmental footprint of products in a
transparent and trustworthy manner; and o benchmark and make meaningful comparisons.
Makes it possible to: o produce feed with a lower
footprint/tonne à food products with a lower footprint/kg (meat/milk/cheese/egg).
The Feed Industry Obligation Feed production represents 45% of the carbon footprint of livestock products globally (FAO, 2013)
Complexity of Global Feed Supply Chains
Source: FAOSTAT http://faostat.fao.org/DesktopModules/Faostat/WATFDetailed2/watf.aspx?PageID=536
What is Life Cycle Assessment?
Environmental Footprinting & the Feed Industry
Data Generation Methodology Methodology
Alignment and complementarity
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Climate change Ozone depletion Human Toxicity Ecotoxicity Particulate matter Ionizing radiation Photochemical ozone formation Acidification Eutrophication Land Use Water Use Resource Use
Alignment with the FAO-LEAP guidelines for feed ensures the integrity & quality of LCA feed datasets.
Database Aggregated data available on the GFLI website: o Approx. 1,000 datasets from Canadian and US crops, and o o o o o
main feed ingredients in Europe In the pipeline: Brazilian crops, US processed ingredients, fish feed, feed additives… Three allocations: economic, mass matter, gross energy 19 impact categories Includes DQR scores (PEF Method) All data externally reviewed
*The next major update will be in the first half of 2022.
How to Use the Data GFLI’s aggregated data is freely available for in-house/personal use, including: o Benchmarking, hotspot analysis, scenario analysis o To drive innovation for more sustainable feed and animal protein Ø Reduce business risk, differentiate & increase sales of more sustainable products
o Meet Scope 3 emissions targets Ø 50-80% of animal protein impact is from feed à raw materials have the biggest impact in feed
o To improve internal processes of a company o Marketing and communication of results of own company based on
data calculated using a transparent and harmonized methodology Ø Verification (Green Claims)
o Academic and other research and studies *Incorporating GFLI data into a commercially sold tool is possible via an annual subscription/license agreement.
Deriving Business Value from the GFLI Data
Leverage GFLI Data for feed formulation ingredient life cycle impacts
Integrate GFLI data* with life cycle study or software tool
Define local footprint of feed and animal protein
Identify opportunities for impact reduction based on scenario analysis
Deliver sustainability innovation for feed & animal protein
Communicate impact reduction results to deliver on annual business sustainability targets & to customers and stakeholders
*Consider the FAO-LEAP Guidelines for LCA and include data in scope such as transportation, feed mill processing, use phase of feed formulation on farm (i.e. life of animal incl. excretion), packaging and associated impacts as required by local needs.
Governance & Operational Structure Board of Directors o Vision o Decision making
Technical Management Committee (TMC) o Safeguard the quality of the database o Review and validate data o Technical advisory role to Board
Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) o Independent expert panel: discussions on methodological and technical
aspects o Represents wide range of geographical and sectoral knowledge
Secretariat o Executive direction and operations o PR/Communication o Finance and administrative affairs
2022 Work Plan Priorities GFLI continues to strive for broad support from the industry in order to create a sustainable organization that will allow worldwide acknowledgement of GFLI’s transparent and harmonized methodological approach and database. o Increase membership, create more dialogue o Roll-out of the branded data pilot, allowing company-specific products to be o o o o
included with adherence to the GFLI standard Invest in valuable in-house LCA technology and expertise to facilitate efficient response to technical questions/interest in providing and using GFLI data Increase data generation through user-friendly data generation tool and in-house LCA expertise Licensing of disaggregated (unit process level) data Continuous improvement of the Institute
Membership GFLI offers membership to allow corporate and association front runners to collaborate pre-competitively to help maintain and improve the GFLI database as well as engage with other stakeholders in the feed and food chain. o Be recognized as a catalyst for continuous improvement o Contribute to the resilience of the entire feed and food chain