April 6, 2004 Presentation 1

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IAMA, Montreux, June 12-14, 2004
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Why SAI Platform?
The Food Industry has great interest in
sustainable agriculture

• The Food Industry relies on the long-term supply
  of agricultural raw materials in quality and
  quantity

• The state of natural resources and rural
  societies affects agricultural production (both
  in positive negative terms)

• Consumers confidence depends on the quality
  safety of the food supply chain

• Society develops growing requirements for
  sustainability

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?
Sustainable agriculture (SA) is a productive,
competitive and efficient way to produce
agricultural raw materials, while at the same
time protecting and improving the natural
environment as well as the socio-economic
conditions of local communities
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SAI Platforms approach
A Food Industry initiative aiming to actively

• Support the development of SA practices through
  crop-specific working groups

• Communicate worldwide about SA

Working together with growers, other food chain
stakeholders and other interested parties (next
slide)
Including all valuable concepts and initiatives
contributing to SA
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SAI Platforms environment
S U P P L Y C H A I N
CONSUMERS
RETAILERS
FARMERS
FOOD companies
TRADING companies
Trade Policy- makers
Input providers
Research Academic
Advisory Services
Financial Institutions
NGOs
IGOs
Media
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
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SAI Platforms Members
Campina Danisco Dole Ecom Efico Findus Fonterra Fr
iesland Coberco Groupe Danone
Kraft McCain Europe McDonalds Nestlé Neumann
Kaffee Gruppe Sara Lee Tchibo Unilever VOLCAFE
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Working Groups Common Framework

• 1) Definition of each Working Groups Methodology
• Launch by Members of WG focusing on specific
  crop(s)
• Meetings to define approach methodology to
  develop practices
• ? Guidelines related documents (indicators etc)
  drafted

• 2) Stakeholder consultation Test through pilot
  projects
• Test through pilot projects
• Review on basis of pilots results
  stakeholders feedback
• ? Working Groups first set of Practices finalised

3) Roll-out under the responsibility of companies

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Key issues in Working Groups Practices - Example
of dairy

• Economic Pillar
• Adequate animal lodging and feeding
• Hygienic conditions of milking and milk storage
• Transparency and traceability in the supply chain

• Environmental Pillar
• Soil, water, biodiversity, air and energy
  conservation
• Integrated crop protection
• Adequate effluent, organic matter and waste
  management

• Social Pillar
• Minimum labour conditions based on ILO
  conventions
• Adequate worker health and safety measures
• Contribution to the local economy and rural
  development

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Working groups achievements (1)
Working Group on Cereals Chair Groupe
Danone. Other membersMcDonalds, Nestlé.

• European scope at first, to become global later
  on
• Practices drafted through stakeholder
  consultations being reviewed by the Executive
  Committee before publication
• Next steps development of indicators testing
  through pilots

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Working groups achievements (2)
Working Group on Coffee Chair Neumann Kaffee
Gruppe. Other members Ecom, Efico, Kraft,
Nestlé, SaraLee, Tchibo, Volcafé.

• Mission statement and draft principles
  practices finalized
• Practices indicators being tested through 12
  pilot projects
• Collaboration with 4Cs SCI intergovernmental
  processes
• Next review of pilot projects results with key
  stakeholders at workshop, to be held in Latin
  America in November 2004

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Working groups achievements (3)
Working group on dairy Chair Friesland
Coberco. Other members Campina, Fonterra, Groupe
Danone, Kraft, Nestlé, Unilever.

• Mission statement finalised
• Draft principles practices being revised
• Next step stakeholder consultation

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Working groups achievements (4)
Working Group on Potatoes Vegetables Chair
McCain. Other members Findus, Kraft, McDonalds,
Nestlé, Unilever.

• Focusing on several (arable) crops lt-gt overall
  farm approach
• Consultation meeting held at early stage with key
  grower representatives from Europe Northern
  America
• Mission Statement drafted, further documents to
  be developed

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Work on Palm Oil
Roundtable on Palm Oil Board President Unilever,
Vice-Pdt WWF, Treasurer Migros Other Members
MPOA, Golden Hope, IOI, Aarhus, Karlshamns, Body
Shop, Oxfam, Sawit Watch

• First Roundtable held in KL, August 2003 over
  200 participants
• Association established under Swiss Law, March
  2004.
• Statement of Intent agreed
• Next steps Secure payed fee by at least 50
  stakeholders, hold Second Roundtable, prepare for
  First General Assembly and agree on Workplan

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Key Activities Challenges for 2004

• Development of SA practices
• Further development of SA practices by the
  Working Groups
• Test of these practices and development of
  indicators of progress
• Share information between Working Groups other
  initiatives

• Expansion of SAI Platform recognition and
  membership
• Update current communication material with
  outputs of the Working Groups
• Increase communication to key stakeholders on SAI
  Platform approach
• Set up Advisory Council representing the
  different stakeholder groups
• Increase global food industry participation
• Develop close working relationship with CIAA

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• Contacts
• SAI Platform Secretariat in Brussels
• Avenue des Arts 43, Brussels 1040, Belgium
• Tel [phone] / Fax [phone]
• E-mail info_at_saiplatform.org
• Website http//www.saiplatform.org