The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has added new materials to its Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit. The new resource defines 16 material issue areas identified as important for consideration in animal food industry sustainability efforts.
“As the animal food industry continues to navigate the complex landscape of sustainability, the need for well-defined, actionable guidance has never been more important,” said Lara Moody, IFEEDER executive director. “This new resource addresses that need by describing the scope of each issue in conjunction with real-world examples underway within the industry.”
In phase one of its Sustainability Road Map project, IFEEDER identified the 16 key issues, spanning three main pillars: People, Planet and Governance. The new, comprehensive resource offers detailed descriptions of each issue, insights into its potential value to the industry and examples from industry members to illustrate the tangible benefits of addressing the issues.
This project was a collaboration between animal feed industry members and students at Iowa State University, led by Kurt Rosentrater, Ph.D., professor in the department of agriculture biosystems and engineering, and was also made possible by generous support from Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Kent Nutrition Group.
Initially launched in 2023, IFEEDER’s Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit, aims to provide business leaders within the animal feed and pet food industry with practical resources for developing their internal sustainability programs, responding to stakeholders’ requests and communicating their sustainability stories. The complete toolkit is available for free to American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) members and IFEEDER donors on IFEEDER’s website and available for purchase to nonmembers in AFIA's Online Store.
