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Sustainability and our Carbon Neutral Journey

Sustainability and our Carbon Neutral Journey. Raw material is transported from farming operations to the factory for vacuum chilling and holding. PROCESS MODEL:. Crops grown with oversight by agronomists using IPM programs. In ground forecasts completed weekly.

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Sustainability and our Carbon Neutral Journey

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  1. Sustainability and our Carbon Neutral Journey

  2. Raw material is transported from farming operations to the factory for vacuum chilling and holding PROCESS MODEL: Crops grown with oversight by agronomists using IPM programs. In ground forecasts completed weekly. Crops harvested based on factory forecasts. TAG system is in place to incentivise farm to produce consistent, high quality products with a minimum of foreign body contamination and disease. Ground Preparation and seeding undertaken based on crop forecasting models Product is sorted, washed and dried in our HACCP approved facility, majority of production is made to order based on order requirements from PEL Product is delivered to the DC in refrigerated trucks via a refrigerated truck dock, all loads are temperature checked and recorded Product is packed and cartoned then labeled ready for delivery to PEL Distribution Centers

  3. Our Vision • Compassionate People, Inspiring Positive Change, Enhancing Humanity …

  4. Our Mission • To Provide Healthy, Sustainable Products and Raise the Awareness of Health and Wellbeing through innovation, and by working with Committed and Aligned partners….

  5. Our Business • Integrated grower, processor, distributor and marketer. • Five growing operations covering 529 acres in North Island • 2 growing operations covering 130 acres in the South island • 6 day per week processing with 95 full time staff in Auckland • 6 day per week processing with 60 full time staff in Nelson • Local market supply and export to the Pacific and South East Asia • Supply to retail and food service customers • HACCP based food safety program • First NZ based supplier to be WQA certified

  6. Why Carbon Neutral?? • Aligned with our vision and mission • Proactive approach to managing upcoming requirements of ETS (e.g. Refrigerant) • Improves employment brand and staff engagement • The right thing to do • Bottom line benefits through cost reduction • Great marketing opportunity (take care with Green wash however, more on this later) • Risk management

  7. What is Involved? • Develop business goals and inventory design • Set organisational boundaries • Set operational boundaries • Identify and calculate GHG inventory • Report GHG emissions • Verify GHG emissions • Set reduction targets

  8. NZFC Results Total greenhouse gas emissions by scope

  9. Cost/Benefit • Savings of approximately $420,000pa via waste CIG • Focused our resources in the right direction • Opened opportunities for Government funding for reduction initiatives • Focused our GHG emissions initiatives onto low hanging fruit ensuring best “bang for buck” • Increased our sustainability profile to our industry and customers • However only one part of our overall sustainability strategy (Don’t forget Economic and Social sustainability)

  10. Nelson Factory • Used “Ecochill” refrigeration • Glycol rather than refrigerant • Propane rather than “normal refrigerant” • 15% higher capital cost but payback around 2 years • Significantly reduced environmental risk • Significant reduction in GHG inventory through reduction in line haul freight • Take advantage of local microclimate for improved production without external inputs

  11. Frost Prevention • Reduce need for greenhouse production • Significant energy reduction from traditional methods (Helicopters) • Allows for increase lettuce programs which benefit crop rotation strategies, protecting soil health • Automatic so only used when frost thresholds are reached.

  12. Controlled Traffic Farming • GPS combined with auto steer technology • Significant reduction in energy required to re-crop land • 30% reduction in fuel use and reduced horsepower requirement for tractor fleet • Significant improvements in soil health due to reduced compaction • Reduced irrigation requirement due to increased water holding capacity of the soil • NZFC funding 3 year FAR project into CTF and sustainable farming

  13. Landfill Reduction • Majority of vegetable waste now sent to stock farms • Collapsible bins used to transport waste to reduce backload emissions profile • Packaging film recycling initiated • Paper and cardboard recycling initiated (including offices) • Instigated the first major commercial launch of PLA packaging for FreshZone Sprouts.

  14. Other initiatives • Fleet management (trialled hybrids, smartcar before settling on low emissions diesel fleet) • Vendor management – “greening” the supply chain • Mechanical weeding • Fertiliser banding

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