Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Health and Safety
• Community Engagement
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Animal Welfare
• Supply Chain Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Replaced coal boiler at Kokiri site with a high-temperature heat pump, removing 4,157tCO2 (12% of ANZCO’s energy footprint).
• Installed solar panels at Marlborough processing site.
• Trialling a natural feed supplement (Mootral Ruminant) to reduce methane emissions by 38% at Five Star Beef.
• Achieved a 27.6% reduction in total nitrogen output at Canterbury site.
• 13% reduction in on-site water use at Rakaia site through water recycling.
• Trial using cardboard dunnage to replace polystyrene packaging at Kokiri site.
• Replacing PVC aprons with thermal polyurethane aprons at Kokiri and Marlborough sites.

Social Achievements

• Launched a friends and family referral programme.
• Established a scholarship programme for waged employees.
• Held inaugural Health and Safety Conference for Health and Safety Representatives.
• Continued focus on diversity and inclusion with a diversity and inclusion month, focus groups, and expansion of the steering group.
• Donated more than $140,000 to rural schools through the Sponsor a School programme.
• Donated more than $100,000 worth of meat to foodbanks through the Helping Make Ends Meat programme.
• Supported various farmer wellbeing programmes (Surfing for Farmers, Gumboot Friday, Farmstrong, Rural Support Trust).

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened contractor management process with regular audits.
• Completed risk assessments across all processing sites.
• Established a Protected Disclosure (whistleblowing) policy.
• Issued a Child Labour policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Contractor management shortcomings leading to a fatal accident.
• COVID-19 impacting workforce and operations.
• Declining sheep and beef numbers.
• High employee turnover (10.3%).
• Need to reduce on-farm emissions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Refreshed contractor management process and installed additional equipment controls.
• Implemented measures to balance employee wellbeing with animal welfare requirements during COVID-19.
• Working to 'do more with less' to address declining livestock numbers.
• Investing in employee engagement and retention initiatives.
• Partnering with industry and government to develop solutions for reducing agricultural emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct and Terms and Conditions; rigorous assessment of large suppliers during tender process.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Index 2021 Standards

Certifications: Toitū CarbonReduce Certification

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3
• SDG 8
• SDG 12
• SDG 15
• SDG 17

Report details alignment with relevant SDGs.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Environmental Sustainability
• Health and Wellbeing
• Structures and Systems

Environmental Achievements

• Commissioned a 1MW high-temperature heat pump at Kōkiri site, removing over 5,000MT carbon annually.
• Installed solar panels at Marlborough site, saving 8T of carbon in the first year.
• Achieved 87% waste diversion rate, aiming for 90% by 2030.
• Waitara site baled over 160MT of cardboard, diverting it from landfill.
• Rangitikei site improved water efficiency by 7.19%.

Social Achievements

• 88% of employees agreed or strongly agreed that ANZCO Foods is committed to Health and Safety.
• Finalist in MPI Good Employer Awards for diversity and inclusion program.
• Supported various community organizations with donations and sponsorships.
• Implemented respectful behavior workshops.

Governance Achievements

• Completed second maturity assessment, showing progress across all areas.
• Developed a supplier screening tool to align suppliers with sustainability goals.
• Quarterly reporting to the Board on progress and strategy implementation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to Cyclone Gabrielle and global events (Russia-Ukraine war, Middle East conflict, China market slowdown).
• Complexities in managing Scope 3 emissions from farmer suppliers.
• Limited options for farmers to reduce on-farm methane emissions.
• Data gaps in environmental compliance initially.

Mitigation Strategies

• Invested in systems and software for accurate resource measurement and Scope 3 emissions capture.
• Invested in AgriZeroNZ for methane technology development (feed additive trials, methane-measuring technology).
• Supplier engagement and support through NZFAP Plus.
• Improved resource management processes and data collection (TripleM project).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Terms and Conditions
• Supplier screening tool

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Certifications: Toitū carbon-reduced

Awards & Recognition

• Finalist in MPI Good Employer Awards