The New Agenda

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The New Agenda Ensuring a sustainable Industry
Chair Simon Smith, The Plantsmith Media Phil
Nagle CNP ,Van Schaiks Bio-Gro Water Daniel
Mansfield CNP Mansfields Propagation Nursery
Pots Bob Allison, Garden City
Plastics Fertilisers John Walsh, Scotts Australia
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• The New Agenda -
• Ensuring a sustainable industry
• Simon Smith Chair
• Daniel Mansfield - Water
• Phil Nagle Growing Media
• Bob Allison Pots
• John Walsh - Fertilisers

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SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY

• SUSTAINABILITY

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SUStainability
Nobel Prize Winner
Paul Muller Medicine 1942
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• DDT

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susSTAINability
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susSTAINability
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sustainABILITY
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• How sustainable are we?

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• Nursery Garden Industry Australia
• Environmental Position Statement
• Industry working in harmony with the
  Environment for a Sustainable future
• Dr Anthony Kachenko

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EcoHort

• The Australian nursery industry makes a
  significant contribution to almost all
  horticultural and forestry industries across the
  nation. Production nursery enterprises provide
  greenlife to retail, landscape, fruit production,
  vegetable production, forestry plantation, cut
  flower production, interiorscape and revegetation
  systems
• EcoHort provides a risk assessment-based pathway
  to production nurseries and media manufacturing
  businesses to demonstrate their environmental
  stewardship and natural resource management to
  government, markets, industry and the general
  community.
• EcoHort Guidelines for Managing the Industry
  2006

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• How can each industry sector become more
  sustainable?

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• How can sectors work better together?

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• How can we better market our green/sustainable
  credentials?

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Points to note

• Our industry IS sustainable
• We do have sufficient water, fertiliser and
  media components available.
• However, prices will increase and community
  expectations will rise so we must continue to
  improve our resource management.
• A greater percentage of pots must be re-used or
  recycled.
• Market share of biodegradable containers will
  increase.

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Points to note

• Better promotion of our
• Environmental Credentials
• - to consumers
• - to all levels of government (funding
  opportunities)
• - to generate greater sales! ?

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• SUSTAINABILITY IS THE NEW BLACK
• It feels good!
• Its sexy!
• It makes us stand out!
• It builds confidence!
• And most of all
• Its the right way to grow!