Global Reporting Initiative Social indicators for Food Processing

Global Reporting Initiative Social indicators for Food Processing Industry Koen Boone (LEI Wageningen UR), Brussels, 11 May 2010

Content n n Sustainability reporting Global Reporting Initiative Sector supplement Food Processing Industry Social Indicators

Introduction n n Business Economist 14 years Agricultural Economic Research Institute (LEI) part of Wageningen-UR The Netherlands Head Centre for Economic Information Measurement sustainability in agrichains Consultant Food Processing GRI guidelines

Sustainability reporting n Report on the impacts of the company on society l l n Separate report/website on sustainability Integrated report with financial report How to report? l l National “Regulation” on sustainability reporting Global Reporting Initiative

Use Reporting to Link External and Internal Sustainability Reporting Management Processes External Engagement

GRI n Goal: Bring sustainability reporting to the level of financial reporting n Worldwide standard relevant for all sectors n Co-founded by UN

GRI: a network organization

G 3 Map Content Principles Quality Boundary G 3 Strategy and Analysis (Risk, Opportunity Focus re whole organisation) Organizational Profile Report parameters Governance, commitments, and engagement Standard Disclosures Economic Category Disclosure on Management Approach (DMA) and Performance Indicators Environmental Category Social Category Labor Human Rights Society Product Responsibility

Examples Social indicators GRI n n n HR: Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor SO: Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating and exiting LA: Education, training, counseling, prevention and riskcontrol programs in place to assist workforce members, their families or community members regarding serious diseases

Sector supplement food processing n Additional to core guidelines: Sector supplements n Addressing sector specific issues n Developed with stakeholders 2008 -2010

Companies involved n n n n n Archer Daniels Midland (USA) Bunge (Brazil) Danisco (Denmark) Foodvest Ltd - Young's Seafood and Findus (UK) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (USA) Interface Trading (Senegal) Nestlé (Switzerland) Tyson Foods (USA) Wilmar (Singapore).

Stakeholders n n n n n Allianz Global Investors (France) SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) CIWF (Compassion in World Farming) FNV Bondgenoten (Union) Health and nutrition specialist New York University IFAT (International Fair Trade Organization) IFAP (International Federation of Agricultural Producers) IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) WWF Children advocacy (Pakistan).

Main issues included n n n n Sourcing Labor/management relations Lobbying, subsidies Food safety Healthy and affordable food Health and Food Labelling and Marketing Animal Welfare

Social indicators - Sourcing n Sourcing management approach l l n n Fair trade Fair compensation to labor % of purchased volume compliant with policy % of purchased volume compliant with international standards

Social Indicators - Food Financial and non financial (knowledge transfer, product development) contributions to: n n Promotion of healthy lifestyles Prevention of chronic disease and malnutrition Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food Improve welfare for communities in need

Next steps n n Official launch during GRI conference in Amsterdam 28 May 2010 Need to be used for A-level GRI reporting More Information: n www. globalreporting. org n Koen. boone@wur. nl n fleur@Global. Reporting. org