Fefac presents 2nd Environment Report

“The European compound feed industry has to focus on the further increase of resource efficiency and its contribution to safe and healthy feed and food. This is the added value that the feed compounder can bring to its customers,” said Tijssens at the presentation.

 

“The EU feed industry is taking its responsibility towards society: given the global growing demand for animal products and the shrinking availability of natural resources, it is absolutely vital for the feed industry to take care of its social and environmental impact. These are the guiding principles of Fefac actions in the area of sustainability,” Tijssens stressed.

 

“The first report published in 2009 established an initial overview of the environmental benefits and burdens that result from activities under the direct control of the EU compound feed industry. Since the first report, significant steps have been reached”, Fefac President Vanden Avenne said.

 

He explained that Fefac is now actively involved in two major projects aiming at developing an internationally harmonized methodology for the assessment of the impacts of livestock products on the environment, at European level through the EU Food SCP Roundtable and at international level in a multilateral partnership with the FAO.

 

Furthermore Vanden Avenne said that an international standard for responsible soy has been defined by the Round Table on Responsible Soy

 

This report was prepared by the Fefac Task Force on Sustainability, composed of environmental experts of feed companies and national associations of compound feed manufacturers. It contains three main chapters:

 

The report also provides examples of national initiatives aiming at improving environmental performances.

 

“This chain dialogue is not only necessary for methodological discussions but is also important to develop a true holistic approach of sustainability, as shown in the contributions of our partners in this report,” Vanden Avenne said.