ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACCREDITATION DECISION TOOL FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE BUSINESSES

THE CHALLENGE

Environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly important to both the international supply chains and consumers. The challenge for the South Australian food and beverage industry is knowing which sustainability indicators, credentials and accreditations are relevant to export markets, due to the lack of a unified global accreditation system.

OUR PLAN

Food South Australia, in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and End Food Waste CRC developed and piloted a business decision-making tool that interfaces with the data created from the review of environmental sustainability accreditations.

The key outcomes of the project are:

• Development of a working interface designed with input from businesses.
• Delivery of the tool via link to Food South Australia website and activation of the tool.
• Obtaining early adopter feedback on the resulting pilot tool.
• SWOT analysis of the pilot tool to be used in improving the tool into a later complete build (outside the scope of this project).

This project offers a solution to help businesses identify relevant indicators, credentials or accreditations that are relevant for their category in their target market/s; delivering business efficiencies, highlighting the opportunity to reduce food waste, meet increased customer and consumer demand for sustainable options and significantly reduce the environmental impact. By providing real-time information on diverse sustainability standards, regulations and accreditations in various target markets, the online decision support tool empowers producers to make informed choices during production, packaging, and transportation.