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Annual General MeetingWelcome Members!June 9, 2015

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2014-15 AGM Agenda9:00 Welcome from Provision’s Chair

Consideration of 2014 AGM Minutes9:10 Executive Director’s Year in Review &

Highlights of 3-Year Operations Plan9:40 Election of New Directors9:45 Consideration of 2014-15 Financial

Statements9:55 Approval of Auditor’s Report

Appointment of Auditor10:00 Meeting adjourned

Executive Director’s Year in ReviewCher MereweatherJune 9, 2015

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Outline

• Operations Update– Industry Tools & Resource Development

– Key Projects

– Communications, Marketing & Outreach

– Collaboration, Business Management & Leadership

• What’s Ahead for Provision & Its Members

Sustainability Unwrapped

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Operations Update

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Continued Success…Second Year of Operation Brought Focus:• Member meetings• Provision’s team grew to 5 full-time staff• Continuous improvements to the Portal

– Portal Recognized!

• East Meets West industry event• 3-year operations plan and long-term industry strategy • 2014 Industry Sustainability Survey• Established 2 food waste reduction groups• Continued advocacy• Portal mentoring & coaching program

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Efforts Characterized by 3 Themes

1. Industry tools and resources development

2. Communications, marketing & outreach

3. Collaboration, business management and leadership

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Industry Tools & Resource Development

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Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal• Established Portal Industry Standing

Committee (ISC)– Composed of representatives from various sub-

sectors

– Created to provide input on future tools & ‘test drive’ Portal enhancements

– ISC feedback on Portal tools has been invaluable

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Portal Enhancements• 7 new tools / features added to Portal• Redesign of Portal homepage• Refined ‘My Profile’ page • Self-Assessment connected to a ‘Strategy

Roadmap’• Interactive checklist developed• ‘Sustainability in the Media’ page

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Portal Enhancements

• 7 new tools / features added to Portal

• Redesign of Portal homepage

• Refined ‘My Profile’ page

• Self-Assessment connected to a ‘Strategy Roadmap’

• Interactive checklist

• Events calendar

• ‘Sustainability in the Media’ page

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Integration Framework

Redesign of ‘Getting Started’ module

Step-by-step process for planning future goals, assessing current performance, building strategies to make positive enhancements

Companies can start at any stage of the ‘wheel’

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Portal Maintenance

• Maintenance of existing tools and resources– Updates to registration process

– Refined front-end navigation menu

– Portal security audit

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Portal Statistics

• 153 registered users– 77 new users added in 2014-15

• 55 new manufacturers

• 96 registered facilities– $3.6 billion in revenue

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Manufacturer & Stakeholder Site Visits

• 52 Portal demos conducted in 2014-15– 22 for manufacturers

• Demos at Key Events & Member Board Meetings

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Portal Recognition

• Portal awarded 2015 Top Project of the Year award by Environmental Leader

“Every food and beverage manufacturer should be aware of (the portal) and leverage

it to save money and become better stewards of our environment,”

CM4

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Industry Projects

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Taking the Pulse:State of the Industry Sustainability Survey• Distributed to over 600 F&B

manufacturers

• Participation from >100 manufacturers across Canada

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Taking the Pulse:State of the Industry Sustainability Survey• Environmental & social

impacts were top of mind

• Overall, manufacturers are on the right track but there is always room for improvement

• Results will guide development of new tools & resources for Portal

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Tackling the Food Waste Challenge

• Created Food Waste Working Group– Mandate to reduce food waste in Canada, with

emphasis on Ontario

– Advance adoption of innovative food waste reduction strategies/solutions

• First meeting Feb 2015

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Tackling the Food Waste Challenge

• Food Waste Stakeholders Collaborative– Connect leaders across value chain with relevant

programs, resources, and strategies

• First meeting held in April, 2015

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Advocacy in Action

• MOECC’s Modernization of Approvals Stakeholder Roundtable Meetings

• Ontario Waste Reduction Strategy

• Ontario’s Organics Strategy

• Ontario’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program

• Environment Canada’s proposal to prohibit/restrict HFCs

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Advocacy

• March members advocacy update went out addressing eight items

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Chemical Management Retainer• Get a better understanding of potential

impacts to F&B manufacturers from Canada’s CMP Initiative

• Four briefing notes developed

• Key briefing topics included:– CEPA Toxics Decision for Amaranth

– ‘Flags’ on the Domestic Substances List

– Health Canada’s Revised In Commerce List

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Long-Term Strategy for Provision• Strategy sessions took place throughout

2014-15

• Two outcomes:– 3 Year Operations Plan

• Plan designed to ensure financial self-sufficiency and long-term competitiveness of the industry

– 5 Year Strategic Vision for Industry

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3 Year Operations Plan – 3 GOALS

1. Knowledge Transfer & Capacity Building

2. Financial Self-Sufficiency

3. Leading Voice on SUS

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Revenue & Net Income, 2015 to 2018

*2013‐14 & 2014‐15 combined net income contribution estimated at ~$15,500, which resulted from event sponsorship and consultant database registrations.

Net Income Contribution Levels ($’s) 

Source of Revenue  2015‐16  2016‐17  2017‐18  2018‐19 

Portal: 

Consultant Database Registration 13,000 22,500 25,000 25,000 

Consultant Database Registration with Advertising  0 10,500 14,500

 14,500 

Sponsored Articles   1,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 

Portal Support Subscription   1,000 2,000 6,000  

Portal Coaching & Mentoring  3,000 13,500 20,250  

Event Registration & Sponsorship   5,000 5,500 6,000 6,000 

Speaking Fees   2,000 3,000 4,500 4,500 

Membership Fee  4,400 5,200 6,000 6,000 

Total per Year   $29,900 $65,200   $85,250 

$59,500 

Accumulated Total (2013‐2018)*  ~$195,850  

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Long-Term Strategy for Industry• Provision partnered with Deloitte to:

– Validate key sustainability issues facing industry

– Identify where Provision should focus leadership effort

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Communications, Marketing & Outreach

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Knowledge Transfer

• Sustainability Unwrapped video series

• Case studies:– Beau’s Brewery

– Sons Bakery

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Portal Sell Sheets

• Provision created sub-sector ‘sell sheets’ to promote the business value of Portal tools & resources

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Social Media Progress

• Presence on social media outlets continued to grow– Twitter following grew by

284% in 2014-15

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Industry Outreach Activities

• Portal Mentoring / Coaching Program– Support integration of sustainability into business

operations and culture

– Company-specific guidance on using Portals tools and resources

– Initially rolled out to manufacturers through pilot program

– Member company recommendations welcome

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Industry Outreach Activities

• Where East Meets West: Industry Networking Dinner– 25 Alberta delegates toured

four facilities– Allowed participants to

leverage lean and green principles

– Provision hosted networking & dinner session at Real Sports

– Speaker Series and facility tour at Steam Whistle Brewing Company

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Industry Outreach Activities• Provision & GO Productivity Partnership

– Deliver a pilot project on productivity improvement and sustainability

– MOU signed in February

– Draft content has been prepared

– Pilot selection pending

– Member company recommendations welcome

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Trade Show Participation

• Attendance at two trade shows – Energy Summit

• May 14 & 15, 2014

– Grocery Innovations 2014 • Sept 29 & 30, 2014

• Excellent opportunities for networking & interacting with manufacturers

• Conducted several live on-floor demos & secured registrations

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Collaboration, Business Management

& Leadership

SAI, 2013

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Responsible Sourcing

• A voluntary commitment by companies to take into account social and environmental considerations when managing their relationships with suppliers – This strategy is now an integral part of

effective supply chain management

ICC, 2008

The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan commits to sourcing 100% of its agricultural raw 

materials sustainably by 

2020.

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Proposal for Collaboration

• “Made in Canada” program that aligns with international market requirements– Sustainable Farm & Food Plan (SFFP)

• Provision to develop BMPs for manufacturers

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Sustainable Farm & Food Plans

• Use Provision’s digital platform for execution of plans & sharing of data across value chain– Innovative approach

• MOU to be signed

Organizations Involved

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Steering Committee• Gord Surgeoner – Ontario Agri-Food Technologies*• Don McCabe – Ontario Federation of Agriculture*• John Maaskant – Farm & Food Care Ontario*• Scott Graham – President’s Council*• Lorne Small – Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario*• Paul Uys – Former VP Sustainability - Loblaws• Cher Mereweather – Provision Coalition• George McCaw – OMAFRA• Patricia Tolton – AAFC

*Voting members

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Working Group• Dave Armitage – OFA• Harold Rudy - OSCIA• Bruce Kelly – Farm & Food Care• Terry Daynard - Farmer• Gord Surgeoner – OAFT• Cher Mereweather – Provision Coalition• Paul Uys – The Food Institute

(University of Guelph)• Loblaws Company Limited invited

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What’s in it for Provision?

• Vision is to be the leading voice on sustainability

• Collaboration is in our mandate– Focus on harmonization of efforts/consistency

of information requests across the value chain

– Value chain collaboration & precompetitive sharing

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What’s in it for Provision?

• Creates opportunities for responsible sourcing for our member companies

• Portal return on investment– Opportunities for new revenue

• Keeps us current & relevant

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Sustainable Farm & Food Plans

• Important Dates:– June 23, 2015

• Farm Leaders will ‘Approve Commitment’

– September 15, 2015 • Official announcement at Outdoor Farm Show

– Robert and Cher to participate

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Business Management

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Business Management

• Finalized policies & procedures manual

• Board governance manual

• Performance evaluation program

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Year End Financials, March 31, 2015

• Revenue: $630,025– Balance of $86,548 of OMAFRA Funds Deferred

• Expenses: $626,713

• Net income: $3,311

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Changes to the Team

• Provision welcomed two new staff members in 2014-15– Daniel Beltrame, Project Coordinator

• September, 2014

– Elaine Scott, Executive Assistant• April, 2015

• Departure of Marketing & Communications Manager– Keir Overton will be leaving the team June 11, 2015

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Our Focus Will Be On…

• Our Members– Coalition advocacy

• Promotion of Online Sustainability Portal

• Successful Execution of Projects

• Creating Revenue Opportunities for a Secured Future

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Industry Focus Will Be On…

• Metrics, measurement, transparency & accountability

• Integration of sustainability into business decisions, operations, culture and value chain – Demonstrating business value

• Collaboration & precompetitive sharing

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2014-15 Highlights…• Continuous improvements & enhancements to

the Portal– Portal recognized by Environmental Leader

• East Meets West industry event• 3-year operations plan and long-term industry

strategy • 2014 Industry Sustainability Survey• Established 2 food waste reduction groups• Continued advocacy• Portal Mentoring & Coaching Program

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2014-15 AGM Agenda9:00 Welcome from Provision’s Chair

Consideration of 2014 AGM Minutes9:10 Executive Director’s Year in Review &

Highlights of 3-Year Operations Plan9:40 Election of New Directors9:45 Consideration of 2014-15 Financial

Statements9:55 Approval of Auditor’s Report

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