peterson sustainability survey - meat institute

AMI Sustainability SurveyAMI Sustainability Survey

Ashley Peterson, Ph.D.Ashley Peterson, Ph.D.American Meat InstituteAmerican Meat Institute

OutlineOutline•• What is sustainability?What is sustainability?•• Why a survey?Why a survey?•• Goals of the surveyGoals of the survey•• Survey instructionsSurvey instructions•• Areas of the surveyAreas of the survey•• Delivery methodDelivery method•• Questions and Questions and

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What is Sustainability?What is Sustainability?•• People, Profit, PlanetPeople, Profit, Planet•• Not just limited to Not just limited to

environmentenvironment•• What fits your What fits your

business modelbusiness model•• Different for each Different for each

companycompany•• Different for each Different for each

plantplant

Why a Survey?Why a Survey?•• Growing interest in Growing interest in

sustainabilitysustainability•• Determine how the Determine how the

meat and poultry meat and poultry industries view industries view sustainabilitysustainability

•• Looked at different Looked at different programs each programs each company/plant company/plant employsemploys

Goals of the SurveyGoals of the Survey•• Determine a Determine a ‘‘benchmarkbenchmark’’ for the meat and for the meat and

poultry industriespoultry industries•• Measure to determine areas of improvementMeasure to determine areas of improvement

•• Across the industry and within companiesAcross the industry and within companies•• Measure to determine areas of needed Measure to determine areas of needed

improvementimprovement•• Across the industry and within companiesAcross the industry and within companies

•• Collect and compile data from 2006, 2007 and Collect and compile data from 2006, 2007 and 20082008

•• Based on lbs (Based on lbs (kgskgs) of product) of product

Survey InstructionsSurvey Instructions

•• Asks for specific data on topics such as Asks for specific data on topics such as slaughter rates, production volume, daily slaughter rates, production volume, daily water input/output, energy use, water input/output, energy use, transportation use, recycling & waste transportation use, recycling & waste volumes, safety training, injury & illness volumes, safety training, injury & illness statistics, safety citation history, food statistics, safety citation history, food safety & animal handling audit methods.safety & animal handling audit methods.•• Want to ensure that those filling out the Want to ensure that those filling out the

survey can have this information at handsurvey can have this information at hand

Survey InstructionsSurvey Instructions•• The survey is broken down into topics for ease The survey is broken down into topics for ease

of useof use•• Some companies have different people in charge of Some companies have different people in charge of

specific areasspecific areas•• Required that establishment number and the Required that establishment number and the

number of plants the information is based is number of plants the information is based is entered at the start of each section.entered at the start of each section.•• Help link up information if different people are filling Help link up information if different people are filling

out the surveyout the survey•• Complete member information is asked at beginning Complete member information is asked at beginning

of section 1 of section 1

Survey InstructionsSurvey Instructions•• Assurance that all companyAssurance that all company--specific specific

information obtained will be kept information obtained will be kept strictly strictly confidentialconfidential..

•• Data will be averaged across the industry Data will be averaged across the industry to develop a to develop a ‘‘benchmarkbenchmark’’ and snapshot of and snapshot of 2006, 2007 and 20082006, 2007 and 2008

•• When we repeat the survey annually to When we repeat the survey annually to determine how the industry changes over determine how the industry changes over time.time.

Areas of the SurveyAreas of the Survey

•• Member InformationMember Information•• Water, Energy & Recycling Water, Energy & Recycling •• Worker SafetyWorker Safety•• Employee ProgramsEmployee Programs•• Food SafetyFood Safety•• Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

Survey Survey –– Part 1Part 1

•• Member InformationMember Information•• Water UseWater Use•• Energy UseEnergy Use•• Transportation Energy UseTransportation Energy Use•• Recycling and Waste ReductionRecycling and Waste Reduction

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Survey Survey –– Part 2Part 2

•• Worker SafetyWorker Safetyhttp://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228YKSUM6L3

Survey Survey –– Part 3Part 3•• Employee ProgramsEmployee Programs•• CommunityCommunity

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Survey Survey –– Part 4Part 4

•• Food SafetyFood Safetyhttp://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228YKWDM8R3

Survey Survey –– Part 5Part 5•• Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

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Delivery MethodDelivery Method

•• Memo to Memo to AMIAMI’’ss Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors•• One survey/company?One survey/company?•• One survey per plant?One survey per plant?•• Email with PDF attachedEmail with PDF attached•• WebWeb--basedbased•• May/June timeframeMay/June timeframe

Thank you!Thank you!

Ashley Peterson, Ph.D.Ashley Peterson, Ph.D.apeterson@meatami.comapeterson@meatami.com

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