SUSTAINABILITY 76 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2024 All the details for the methodological approaches required, as well as the procedures for completing a branded data-in project can be find on our webpage. WHY IS BRANDED DATA RELEVANT? • Insight on own processes Gain insight on your own product’s or ingredient’s processes, and identify hotspots that contribute to the impact of the product. These insights can be considered quick wins as long-term investments may be considered in order to produce more sustainably. • Insights on the supply chain The animal feed sector is centred in a large supply chain for animal sourced food. With demands coming from downstream partners, the feed industry is challenged to have their own data in order. These insights allow for structural discussions with the upstream supply partners and create a due diligence for processes, allowing you to become the driver for sustainability. • Sustainability reporting The beforementioned insights can also be utilized for sustainability reporting. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is one example where companies can proactively and voluntarily set targets for emission reductions and track their progress. In the European Union, the publication of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will make it mandatory for any company to report on their efforts on sustainable production. Following the GFLI methodology and calculating your own LCA allows you to report for both initiatives. • Validation All the datasets coming into the GFLI database are internally reviewed by the GFLI, as well as independently verified by third-party certification bodies. These rigorous procedures ensure high quality data that conforms to the GFLI methodology and is compatible for meaningful comparisons within the GFLI database. Although comparing company-specific datasets is not straightforward due to the influence of management differences and other inputs that may impact the figures, comparing with averaged datasets that considered these different processes allows you to benchmark your ingredients/ products with the average. • Marketing and communication The datasets created, the insights gained, and the emission factors resulting from the LCA allows for communicating (benchmarked) results. This information is relevant for customer and supply chain communications, as well as for marketing purposes with respect to the branded product. The GFLI recently published its logo use policy and license agreement, which includes a new logo configured to communicate figures calculated with the use of the GFLI database. Are you already working on calculating your scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions? Or are you participating in the voluntary Science Based Targets initiative? Read GFLI’s methodology and procedures for a branded data-in projects on the GFLI website and get started working toward GFLI-compliancy! About Laura Nobel Laura Nobel is a manager at the Global Feed LCA Institute. Together with a small, dedicated team, she engages in a lot of the aspects necessary to maintain and grow a non-profit in a quickly developing discipline. Her main tasks are the management of the Technical Management Committee, branded data, documentations and communications.
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