transparancy=sustainability (abstract)

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Transparancy=Sustainability

LectureSustainable Supply Chains

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Supply Chain

Production

Export

Transport

Import

Distribution

Retail

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Verification •How to verify/guarantee sustainability?• Standard• Inspection/audit• Certificate

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Roles•Who determines what’s in a standard?• Retail• Governments• Consumer groups• NGO’s

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Standards

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Retail• Tesco: Tesco Nurture• Sainsbury’s: LEAF• AH: AH Protocol

• Extra requirements• Spraylists• Residue analysis• Fertilization plans•Water management data

Retail

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Farmer

? Paperwork

Audits

Adjustments

Fees

Sharing data

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Trust vs Proof

Farm data Certification

TrustProof

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Threat versus Opportunity•Who owns the data?

•Who wants the data?

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What to measure•Which data relate to sustainability?

• The customer must commit and determine data sets.

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How to communicate?Business to Consumer

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Traceability• Traceability system becomes carrier of sustainability.

•Product must be traceable throughout the chain.

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New roles• Producer• Needs to become a data manager and communicator on sustainability

• Retail • Needs to define parameters of sustainability and communicate them to

producer and consumer

• Consumer• Needs to become knowledgeable on the data behind sustainability

• Consumer organizations• Need to inform consumers and retailers on sustainability

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Transparency• Transparent supply chain• Consumer selects product that fits criteria• Producer gets rewarded for his/her effort

Transparancy=Sustainability