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Growing Greener Together November 2013

Growing Greener Together November 2013. The Oppenheimer Group. International Marketer and Distributor of Fresh Produce 40 million packages domestic and import 250 growers/groups from 27 different countries Sell primarily into North American Retailers Allow growers to be growers

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Growing Greener Together November 2013

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  1. Growing Greener Together November 2013

  2. The Oppenheimer Group • International Marketer and Distributor of Fresh Produce • 40 million packages domestic and import • 250 growers/groups from 27 different countries • Sell primarily into North American Retailers • Allow growers to be growers • Use Supply Chain Efficiencies to reduce grower costs • Year round supply of healthy fruits and vegetables

  3. The Oppenheimer Group Growers are Experts in Growing Produce Oppenheimer has expertise in: • Category Management • Marketing & Sales • Program sales • Direct sales • Market Intelligence • What to grow • Retail specifications • Financing Growers • Import and Export • Food Safety • Traceability • Sustainability • Ocean Freight • Cold Chain Management • Transportation • Quality Assurance

  4. Economic Sustainability • Domestic growers require export markets for premium returns to be sustainable • Production exceeds consumption, market saturation • Growing regions around the world rely on international markets to survive • US Department of Agriculture reported 54.3% fresh fruits and 25.2% fresh vegetables in US produce market were imports between 1999-2010

  5. Oppenheimer Sustainability Initiatives • Fair Trade Certification • Rainforest Alliance Certification • Customer Sustainability Audits • Water, Heat and CO2 capture • Solar Panel Energy

  6. Oppenheimer GHG Emissions (Climate Smart)

  7. Measure and Reduce our carbon footprint • Transportation - Marine, Air, Train, Truck • Consolidation, Back haul, SmartWay Certification • Refrigerants • Transition cooling units from ozone depleting to chlorine free • Air Travel • Video conferencing, Limiting trips, Bundle trips • Office Heating – Programmable thermostats • Office Electricity – Motion sensors, high energy t5 lighting, sleep mode copiers & computers

  8. Measure and Reduce our carbon footprint • Paper Usage – electronic data storage, invoices by EDI, email or fax • Packaging – Top Seal packaging, 30% less packaging for clamshells • Waste Management • Replaced garbage bags with wet containers and bins • Donations to food bank, shelters, pig farms, composting • Black Soldier Fly Pilot Program • Convert organic waste into larvae • Produce animal protein, oils and organic fertilizer • No liquid waste or gas emissions

  9. Sample Carbon Footprint Calculation

  10. Challenges and Solutions • Agriculture Challenges • High land value - Water Shortages • Increasing costs - Short Growing Season • Lack of labour - Limited Products • Emerging programs • Buy Local, 100 mile diet • Urban agriculture

  11. A Great Recipe for Making Change • 3rdAlternative Thinking • Knowledge and Research • Open discussion • Safe environment • Youth involvement • Lots at stake • Let make the wheel better

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