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Sustainability
Snapshot
2021
Version 1
About This Report Contents
The latest SunRice Sustainability Report is combined into our
Stakeholder engagement and materiality
2 4 6 8 10
2021 Annual Report. To make it easy to find the sustainability
information in one place, we have assembled relevant sections as SunRice undertakes both a formal materiality process to
well as our sustainability performance data and GRI Index into this identify the issues that are significant to the business and to key
Sustainability Snapshot. stakeholders, as well as informal engagement throughout the
FY2021 About Our Brands Our Strategy Our Strategy
year, through a variety of channels in order to respond to our
stakeholders’ insights. SunRice’s material topics are discussed in Highlights SunRice and Products in Action
Reporting boundary and period the SunRice Stakeholder Engagement Statement at www.sunrice.
SunRice’s Annual Report covers Ricegrowers Limited ABN 55 007 com.au/sustainability-reports. In FY2021, as part of our approach
481 156 and its controlled entities. Unless otherwise stated, all to sustainability, SunRice identified six priorities that address these
disclosures in the Annual Report relate to the Financial Year ended
30 April 2021 (FY2021). In this report, ‘the year’, ‘this year’, ‘crop
year 2020’ and ‘CY20’ all refer to FY2021. The ‘2021 harvest’, ‘crop
year 2021’ and ‘CY21’ all refer to the rice crop harvested in 2021,
material topics and provide a framework for the Group’s response.
These priorities and related ambitions and actions are described
in Our Approach to Sustainability on pages 28 – 39.
12
Our Approach
24
Our Growers
26
Our People
28
Our
36
GRI Index
which will be processed and marketed in the Financial Year ending 2021 reports portfolio to Sustainability Sustainability
30 April 2022 (FY2022). ‘SunRice’, ‘SunRice Group’, ‘Group’, ‘we’ • Annual Report – provides information on SunRice, Performance
and ‘our’ refer to Ricegrowers Limited ABN 55 007 481 156 and its including governance, strategy, key risks, financial and
controlled entities, as defined in this report. non-financial performance and outlook, and includes the
Annual Directors’ Report and Annual Financial Report.
Reporting frameworks www.sunrice.com.au/annual-reports
The content of the Our Approach to Sustainability section forms
• Interim (Half Yearly) Financial Report – provides
information on SunRice’s half-yearly financial and
part of SunRice’s application of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
non-financial performance and outlook.
Core standards for FY2020. The GRI Standards are the world’s most
www.sunrice.com.au/financial-reports
widely used standards for sustainability reporting. The GRI index
(see relevant section in this document) highlights where required • Corporate Governance Statement – provides an online
FY2020 GRI Core disclosures can be found. The sustainability overview of our policies, procedures and practices to
disclosures in this report and the information in SunRice’s ensure application of the ASX Corporate Governance
sustainability website www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability serve as Principles and Recommendations (4th Edition).
our Communication on Progress for the United Nations (UN) Global www.sunrice.com.au/corporate-governance
Compact.
Other reports and information
Report assurance • Sustainability information – provides further online
All disclosures in this document have been subject to SunRice’s information on SunRice’s sustainability strategy, performance
internal review and approval processes by management, the and future plans. www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability-reports
executive and the Board, as appropriate. • GRI Index – is a summary of how SunRice has addressed
each of the GRI reporting core standards, with references
to where the detailed information can be located across
the 2021 reports portfolio.
www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability-reports
• Tax Transparency Disclosures – in FY2021, SunRice
voluntarily adopted the Board of Taxation’s Tax Transparency
Code to complement the Group’s existing tax disclosures
and enhance our stakeholders’ understanding of the Group’s
compliance with Australia’s tax laws. SunRice’s first Tax
Transparency report will be issued in late 2021.
• Other information – presentations and announcements
made to stakeholders during the year.
www.sunrice.com.au/presentations
www.sunrice.com.au/announcements
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2000 suppliers
Engaged through the
100+ Community
40%
Of our senior
implementation of the SunRice organisations leadership roles
Supplier Sustainability Program, supported across are held by women,
the foundation for the release 6 countries 12 months ahead
of SunRice’s inaugural Modern of our FY2022 goal
Slavery Statement
28
University and
rice research
partnerships
FY2021
Highlights 6 Six priority issues
identified and
ambitions set
2 silver
awards
In the Australasian
Reporting Awards for
SunRice’s FY2020
Annual Report
41% of sunrice branded
products now display
the Australian
recycling label
100%
vitamin enrichment in our
white rice in PNG and the
Solomon Islands
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Our objective is to optimise returns
for both classes of shareholders.
About
SunRice A Class shareholders
Growers
B Class shareholders
Investors SunRice’s Structure
SunRice’s structure supports the interests
of both our B Class shareholders or
investors, who have the right to receive
Rice Pool Profit dividends through our Profit Businesses;
Business Shared Businesses and our A Class shareholders, who
The SunRice Group is an costs must be Active Growers, and who are
Receival, International Rice, paid for their paddy through the Rice
Australian ASX-listed branded Asset Pool Business, and have control of the
milling & Rice Food, Riviana
food group, comprising multiple Financing company.
selling of Charge Foods, CopRice &
businesses, assets and operations Riverina Rice Corporate While separate, the two business groups
across Australia, New Zealand, Revenue – Expenses
Brand Use
Revenue – Expenses have mutual benefits and purposes.
Charges
the Middle East, the United States, = Paddy Price = Profit They ultimately complement each other,
the Pacific Islands and Asia. strengthening the alignment between our
investors and growers.
In addition to rice foods, the Group’s diversified
portfolio includes gourmet and ‘free from’ food
products, and animal feeds and nutrition. Our
Payments for paddy rice to Dividends to
~35 major brands are sold in ~50 global markets
and we hold leading brand positions in ~15
A Class shareholders B Class shareholders
countries. Our ~2000 employees have a strong and growers
focus on delivering value for all stakeholders
as part of our Group Strategy, underpinned
by SunRice’s values and behaviours.
Our Stakeholders
What Drives Us We are committed to providing our stakeholders with credible, SunRice’s Stakeholder Engagement Statement, which outlines
transparent and timely information. We engage with them on the material topics identified by our key stakeholders and our
Our values the topics that matter most through a variety of channels and business, and how SunRice engages with each stakeholder and
respond to their insights, both directly and as a Group. responds to these issues, can be found at:
www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability-reports
In FY2021, this included face-to-face Director-led meetings
with ~150 of our A Class Shareholders, receiving feedback
from ~1200 team members through our employee
engagement survey and reaching out to ~2000 suppliers Government and regulators
as part of our Supplier Sustainability Program. The governments and regulators
Integrity Dynamic Collaborative Innovative Community Employees that have jurisdiction over the
We will always do We are fast, flexible Everything is better We constantly We care deeply for the Our team of ~2000, who regions in which we operate or
intend to operate. Shareholders
the right thing and energetic when we work seek new ideas people and places that work in our businesses
Our A Class shareholders, who
together and better ways care for us around the world.
Community control SunRice, and our B Class
The local communities shareholders, who have the right to
in which we operate. receive a dividend (if declared).
Our behaviours Peers Food and non-food
Peer companies which SunRice suppliers, including growers
Customer focussed Intellectually curious Decisive Good communicators
engages with on mutually The people and enterprises from which we
Without our customers, nothing We will create an environment We do what we say and say We work hard on being
beneficial initiatives. purchase our rice and other food products,
matters. So we work tirelessly that will keep curious minds what we do, making smart, respectful communicators, and
to deliver the highest quality active. We will encourage open enterprise-wide decisions pride ourselves on taking the as well as other goods and services.
product, demonstrating an engagement and collaboration as well as taking personal time to listen and respond (not Media and analysts Non-government
unbridled passion for customer and look at challenges as accountability for results or react). We practice coaching and Analysts and local, national and organisations (NGOs)
service excellence, safety and opportunities to unearth fresh, outcomes. Being decisive also the more we communicate, the international media outlets which Advocacy groups and other peak
sustainability. creative ideas, or new solutions. means being brave, so we’re not deeper the understanding. That cover SunRice, or our subsidiaries, Customers bodies of which SunRice is a
afraid to take calculated risks way, everyone has the same set and the rice industry. and consumers member, or works closely with.
to make a difference in the way of facts. Groups which purchase our
we work. products for consumption or
use in a value add product.
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Our Brands
and Products
With ~35 major brands and market
leading positions in ~15 countries,
the SunRice Group continues to
grow in key markets.
In FY2021, we added 12 brands and more than 150 related
products to our portfolio. This included SunGold, Toscano,
Hart & Soul and Bare Bakers, as well as Top Cow, Top Calf
and Longacre in New Zealand.
Our business segments, product mix and markets are
directly aligned to our 2024 Growth Strategy.
RICE POOL BUSINESS
Australian Rice Pool
Supplying premium branded Australian rice,
#1 #1
Rice brand in Rice brand in
built on provenance and our heritage.
Australian & Australian
New Zealand food service
grocery channels
PROFIT BUSINESSES
International Rice
A growing global supply chain and #1 #1 #1
distribution network, delivering quality Rice brand Medium grain Rice brand across
and sustainability. in PNG & the rice brand in the 10 other Pacific
Solomon Islands Middle East Island markets
Rice Food
Innovation in healthy snacking and food #1 #1
ingredients aligned to global food trends. Microwave Rice cakes brand
rice brand in Australia and
in Australia New Zealand
Riviana Foods
Brand led food business building on
#1 #1
Pickled Olives brand
“special occasions” and key consumer vegetables brand in Australia
trends. in Australia
CopRice
Innovative animal nutrition that leverages
SunRice’s Riverina rice by-products.
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Perry and Catherine Hardy
Our Strategy Coleambally rice growers
Our 2024 Growth Strategy is designed to cement the
SunRice Group’s position as a truly global, multi-
origin, multi-market FMCG business. Importantly, The external macro factors1
we are proudly Australian-owned and our business that influence us are:
is designed to benefit our investors, our growers, our Macroeconomic considerations
employees and the communities in which we operate. • Growing demand for health, Challenges: 2
Over the last two years, a range of extraneous factors in the form of the drought and wellness and nutrition
COVID-19 has delayed our ability to execute the Group’s original five-year growth plan, • Trust, traceability and transparency • Increasing global competition.
due to end in 2022. The plan and its targets still remain responsive to and appropriate • Demographic shifts • Volatility of Australian rice supply.
for the external macro factors and specific business challenges that influence SunRice. • The rise of the Asian consumer • Alternative crops competing for
Accordingly, we have extended the Growth Strategy’s timeline by two years to 2024, • Food security limited water and land.
as we focus our efforts to achieve our goals and build on the significant foundational • Supply chain stress • Market diversification and access.
work undertaken to date (see Our Outlook on page 26 for further details).
Sustainability considerations
• Foreign exchange volatility.
To optimise returns for both • Climate change • Economic conditions, including
Objectives classes of shareholders by… • A global waste crisis geopolitical instability.
• Water scarcity • Climate change.
• Chemicals and pesticides • Market impacts of COVID-19, including
• Habitat and biodiversity loss disruptions to the shipping industry.
• Poverty, slavery and inequality • Competition for talent, resources and
Increasing Adapting Securing • Population growth capabilities.
profits and reducing our product range a sustainable and
earnings volatility to take advantage of reliable global
changing food trends supply chain
What success
looks like:
Strong financials
How we’re responding:
1
3
4
An aspirational revenue target of $2bn ,
Cementing a global supply chain in Being recognised for our high which may take longer to achieve than
response to increased demand in performance, delivered by by 2024, and to maintain double digit
branded products, ensuring quality a positive, inclusive and returns on capital employed.
and sustainability. accountable culture.
2
Premium branded player
5
Repositioning Australia as the supply Accelerating the growth and Leverage our reputation for quality
source of choice for premium branded diversity of our strong, cash- and innovation in premium varietals,
rice markets. generative portfolio, including healthy eating and snacking.
3
through further investment in
Using our capabilities to meet evolving Riviana and CopRice. Asian presence
global food trends, especially in healthy Expand sales in high-growth Asian
eating and snacking, in particular through: consumer markets.
• Diversifying into new markets to offer high-
Diversified earnings
quality and convenient packaged rice of trusted
provenance. Expand our CopRice and Riviana Foods
• Playing a pioneering role in addressing the
segments through strategic growth
obesity and diabetes epidemics with our unique opportunities.
Low GI rice.
Food ingredients expansion
• Leveraging our unique position to take
advantage of the global fascination with sushi. Build our tailored food ingredients
• Being recognised as a leader in healthy
offering to service industrial customers.
snacking through a range of innovative snacks.
Resilient global supply chain
• Operating a strong food ingredients business
with diversified, high-value rice derivatives Secure a multi-varietal and resilient
servicing global food companies. global supply chain with Australian
growers at its centre.
• Assurance of quality and sustainability with
traceability, no matter where we grow our rice. 1. See pages 11 – 12 in our FY2020 Annual Report for 2. Further detail about our approach to these challenges can be found in Our Approach to Sustainability
further information on our global context. on pages 28 – 39 and Our Approach to Risk on pages 44 – 49 in our FY2021 Annual Report.
3. This is an aspirational target, not a budget or forecast and assumes reasonable macro conditions.
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SunFoods,
California, USA Aqaba Processing
Our Strategy
USA Italy Company (APC), Jordan
SunFoods,
in Action A focus on product
Japan
Hawaii, USA
Ensuring reliable China innovation
Pakistan
Despite challenging operating conditions, and quality supply Rice supply sources
Taiwan and new launches
Global offices
which included the ongoing impacts of low and assets India Myanmar
Australian rice production, COVID-19 and Existing markets Thailand Vietnam
instability in key global markets, the Group Cambodia
Ricegrowers Vietnam
Target markets Ricegrowers Trukai Industries,
retained a sharp focus on executing SunRice’s and/or new offerings Middle East, UAE Papua New Guinea
2024 Growth Strategy. in existing markets
Ricegrowers Singapore SolRice’s launch of
This included leveraging a strong balance sheet to invest for Solrais Famili,
Further expanding our
the future at a time when many businesses were focused solely SunFoods’ significant and strategic which underpinned
supply sources, including SolRice,
on survival. Our investment in developing global supply sources agreement with the Central Valley Rice the business’s market
Ricegrowers Singapore’s Solomon Islands
over many years also ensured we were well placed to service Growers Association to guarantee leading position in the
negotiation of significant
supply of high-quality medium grain agreements with strategic Solomon Islands in
our markets despite the difficult circumstances.
rice through until at least January commercial partners in
Australia FY2021.
SunRice’s investment in our people, our brands and our 2024. The rice, to be sourced from the China and India to ensure
Association’s 115 rice growing members, Uruguay the supply of milled white
environment, supply chain and assets hold us in good will be processed at SunFoods’ facility rice to key markets in the
stead for the future. Across the Group, our strategy in action at Woodland California, and packed into Pacific throughout FY2022.
included the following highlights for FY2021. high value branded products for sale to SunRice, CopRice,
customers in existing and new markets. AGS, Riviana Foods, Ricegrowers
Australia New Zealand
Riviana Foods’ transformative Growing benefits of the New product innovation in Increased product innovation and
acquisition of branded food importer, integration of Roza’s Australia, including the launch export opportunities, including the
KJ&Co Brands, for $51 million, which Gourmet into the of the Riviana Basmati launch of Brown Rice Chips and
is already delivering benefits and is Riviana Foods’ business, microwave range and SunRice’s Cracker Chips in China, Singapore,
expected to be earnings per share including doubling new Flavour Your Rice sachets. Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates,
Growth through accretive in the first full year of ownership. Kuwait and Qatar, as well as the
its revenue relative to
strategic M&A The acquisition included KJ&Co’s exciting FY2018, the financial year launch of health and wellbeing
and capital brand portfolio, featuring Toscano, Hart immediately prior to the and microwave rice ranges into the
investment & Soul and Bare Bakers amongst others, acquisition in September United Arab Emirates.
which are sold into the Australian retail 2018.
markets, including through Coles and
Woolworths, and distributed in New
Zealand.
CopRice’s acquisition of the dairy CopRice’s expansion into New
and beef business of Victorian-based Zealand following the acquisition of The launch of a
producer of livestock products Inghams’ dairy nutrition business, new more affordable The launch of SunRice’s
Riverbank Stockfeeds for $5 million, which produces and sells dairy and Asian-sourced rice new Australian
including a feed mill at Leongatha calf feed products. The $11 million brand, SunGold into Infant Rice Cereal.
and a dairy business across Gippsland acquisition represents CopRice’s the Australian food While ranging was
and south west Victoria. Having a first operational expansion into the service market. achieved in Australian
manufacturing facility in Gippsland important New Zealand dairy market,
retail channels, entry into
complements CopRice’s existing and included Inghams’ feed mill at
China via the daigou sales
facilities, securing coverage across all Hamilton, and direct-to-farm and
channel was impacted by
key dairy regions in Victoria. packaged dairy business in New
COVID-19.
Zealand under the ‘Top Cow’, ‘Top
Calf’ and ‘Longacre’ brands.
2020
Modern Slavery
The completion of the FeedRite The completion of the Statement
site upgrade, which was acquired $4.5 million upgrade of Building our sustainability The implementation of the Group‘s new
by CopRice in FY2020. With a the Leeton Specialty Supplier Sustainability Program,
total investment of $6 million, the Rice Foods Facility to
framework for the future,
with a focus on labour standards in
Wangaratta facility reopened in FY2021 reduce operating costs An ongoing including the identification the supply chain as a part of SunRice’s
as a pet food and companion animal and improve product focus on of six priorities for commitment to United Nations
product manufacturing plant. innovation and quality
sustainability SunRice’s sustainability Sustainable Development Goals. This
The release of SunRice’s
of our microwave rice. included reaching out to more than
The facility was formally
targets where we can make inaugural Modern Slavery
2000 suppliers worldwide.
opened by NSW Minister a difference, including Statement in response to the
for Finance and Small SunRice’s ambition and the SunRice’s adoption of the Board of requirements of the Australian
Business, Damien Taxation’s Tax Transparency Code Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).
actions to be taken as we to complement the Group’s existing The statement reflects the work
Tudehope MLC in
April 2021. develop measurable and tax disclosures and enhance our undertaken across SunRice to
meaningful goals for each. stakeholders’ understanding of the better understand and manage
Group’s compliance with Australia’s tax the risks of modern slavery and
laws. Our first Tax Transparency report human rights abuses in our
Further details can be found in the relevant segment performance sections will be issued in late 2021. operations and supply chain.
on pages 16 – 25 and in the Our Approach to Sustainability section on pages
28 – 39 in our FY2021 Annual Report. Further strategic initiatives are discussed
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Our priority
issues & ambitions We also worked with SunRice’s Board to
define our long-term ambitions for these
We continue to evolve our approach and
programs and in the following pages we
In FY2021, we took the next step in our areas. By leveraging our assets and our share our short-term actions to support
sustainability journey, defining the six skills with focus on these six priority issues, these ambitions. Our detailed targets
priority issues that support our sustainability we know we can deepen our impact and and the roadmaps to deliver against
framework and our growth ambitions. address the material topics to our business.4 them will follow.
Our Approach
to Sustainability Our Framework
Making a difference
to the sustainability
Like all food products, rice relies
of places and lives
on a healthy ecosystem and thriving
rural and regional communities by WASTE REDUCTION AND
to deliver the highest quality WATER EFFICIENCY CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
outcomes. As such, looking after MAKING A DIFFERENCE
people and planet is core business. TO OUR ENVIRONMENT Towards the most Net zero emissions from Toward zero waste
Minimise the environmental
impact of our products from
water-efficient rice our controlled operations from our products
Whether it be ensuring access to nutritious food,
farm to table products in the world Partner with growers to and packaging
supporting regional communities in need or reducing
the environmental impact of our operations, SunRice create a step change in
has a long history of looking after the people and MAKING A DIFFERENCE reducing emissions
planet that look after us. TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Partner with communities
This section provides a snapshot of SunRice’s
to enrich lives socially and
sustainability efforts, as well as our commitment
economically, leveraging
to public and transparent communication of our
our expertise wherever
ambition in our priority issues, goals and sustainability
we operate
performance. It also serves as our Communication on
Progress for the United Nations Global Compact.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
For more information on our sustainability WITH NOURISHING
performance, please see: www.sunrice.com.au/ PRODUCTS
sustainability-reporting. Create nutritious products
to improve the lives of
consumers
PARTNERING FOR RESPECTING FOOD SAFETY,
RESILIENT COMMUNITIES HUMAN RIGHTS SECURITY & QUALITY
by taking action to achieve
our ambitions we will deliver Our communities Equity and equality Food security and
on the following SDGs consider SunRice a vital across our operations quality products for
and address the topics that are part of their ecosystem and supply chain our communities
material to our business,4 creating
value for all of our stakeholders.
Our Pathway
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Established Board Senior executive Integrated financial and Identified key priority Deliver short term
governance of sponsorship for non-financial reporting issues and ambitions actions identified
sustainability, including sustainability, followed by to provide information in this report
First Modern Slavery
Sustainability Charter the appointment of the on all aspects of
Statement issued Create road maps
first Head of Sustainability our performance in
Became a toward targets in
SunRice’s annual report SunRice Supplier
signatory to Materiality assessment each priority area
Sustainability
UN Global completed Introduced three-year
Code implemented
Compact performance data
Released inaugural SunRice
Australia
Sustainability Report
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SunRice engages and responds, please see: www.sunrice.com.au/stakeholder-engagement.
An industry
OUR PRIORITIES committed to R&D
More than $85 million
Water efficiency invested in research and Our ambition FY2021 results
development programs by
Make SunRice
the Australian rice industry
World leaders in water efficiency since 2012 resulting in 0.88T/ML
products the most
water-efficient varieties average water
Water is essential to all agriculture, efficiency achieved
such as Reiziq, Viand, Topaz
including rice. Most Australian rice
water efficient in
and others suited to the across CY20 Riverina
is grown using general water security Australian climate.
rice crops.
allocations, meaning water is allocated
to production after the needs of the Great tasting products
the world A new
environment, people, high-security water with less water Australian rice variety
users and livestock have been met. Not only has our $4.5 million tested, with positive
upgrade to Leeton’s Specialty results ready for next year.
Because rice is an annual crop, in years of limited water availability,
our farmers either don’t grow it or grow only very small quantities. Rice Foods Facility boosted
They flex their production to respond to their environment. It’s the
perfect crop for the variability of Australian conditions.
the texture and quality of
our best-selling microwave
492
growers trained by our
When our farmers do grow rice, they are among the most water rice, but it will also reduce supply partner in Thailand.
efficient in the world, using 50% less water than the global average our fresh water use and
and achieving some of the highest yields in the world.
wastewater.
2,200+
recorded touch points
with our growers, from
field days to podcasts, all
focused on sharing best
practice.
FY2022 actions
A BOLD NEW PLAN Develop a
FOCUSED ON WATER road map
DEVELOPING NEW VARIETIES SHARING BEST PRACTICE ENHANCING NATIVE VEGETATION
USE EFFICIENCY in partnership with the rice
industry, including specific
AND KNOW-HOW THROUGH WATER FLOWS grower extension
Through the Australian Rice Partnership, A wholly owned subsidiary of SunRice, Rice Research activities focused on
SunRice’s researchers have been involved Our leading water use efficiency is a result In FY2021 our Rice Research facility Australia Pty Ltd (RRAPL) was established more than improving water use.
in the development of a new cold-tolerant of the industry’s collaborative approach to participated in a native vegetation 30 years ago for the specific purpose of carrying out rice
medium grain variety ‘VO71’, which was research and development and the adoption initiative with the NSW Department of research and development. It’s part of a unique three-
of world-best management practices. Planning, Industry and Environment, the way Australian Rice Partnership between SunRice, the
Develop
trialled in southern NSW in FY2021.
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office NSW Department of Primary Industries and AgriFutures
To date VO71 has responded well, with Practices like delayed permanent water Australia to deliver improvement in breeding, agronomy
a plan
and the Murray Darling Wetlands Working
its built-in mechanisms to reduce the risk leverage techniques, including direct drilling, and extension.
Group to demonstrate how enhancing native
of cold damage. Early results show an to allow growers to delay the time their
vegetation can enhance biodiversity and in To support the Australian Rice Partnership’s work and to share insights with
increased yield and improved water use crops need permanent water on them while
turn benefit the rice industry. build on our world leadership position in rice productivity Vietnamese growers,
efficiency, even against our top performing continuing to produce higher yields and
and water use efficiency, AgriFutures has announced including finalising a
current varieties. reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Variations Under the initiative, rice irrigation systems
a bold new plan to increase water use efficiency in the $5 million research and
on this technique are being adopted around were used to efficiently deliver water to
The new variety is one of several developed Australian rice industry. development partnership
the world as a solution to help make rice the Black Box forest at our ‘Old Coree’
through investment in research and with government and
from other countries more sustainable. property, rejuvenating numerous native Together, our goal for Australian rice production is
development by SunRice, Australian research institutes to
plants, including nitre goosefoot, lignum to achieve an industry average of 1.5 paddy tonnes underpin sustainability in
rice growers and the NSW and Federal In Australia, a network of extension officers
and nardoo without the need for overbank per megalitre by 2030. This is a 75% water productivity the Vietnam supply chain.
Governments. This has led to specialty ensures our growers have access to best
flows in these once flood prone regions. improvement on FY2021 levels.
varieties better suited to the Australian practice information throughout the
This environmental work complements
climate that are widely used across the season. We then track and share results to
rice growing activities, providing habitat for
Riverina region of Australia and have drive continuous improvement. We’re now
supporting plants and aquatic animal life in
been adapted to suit SunRice’s Northern working with our partners in Thailand and
one operation.
Australian rice growing operations. Vietnam to share what we know and work
together to achieve better results.
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OUR PRIORITIES
Climate resilience Our ambition
Committed to climate action SunRice is committed Net zero
to implementing the emissions
SunRice relies on natural resources in from our
recommendations
Australia and around the world to supply
nutritious food products. Material changes
of the Task Force on controlled
in weather patterns and reduction in
Climate-related Financial operations
Disclosures
biodiversity, which are increasing with climate
change, may negatively influence arable lands
Partner with
currently used for rice production, crop yields, Since 2018 we’ve saved growers to
nutritional composition of rice, farming cost approximately 1,026MWh create a step
and deplete the number of farmers. per annum through our change in
It is critical that we continue to reduce carbon pollution and position
ongoing program to install reducing
energy efficient lighting
SunRice to manage the risks and opportunities of a changing climate.
across our Australian
emissions
In FY2021, across our businesses, we have ensured we have the data and
information we need to continue working towards our ambition of net zero operations. That’s the
impact from our controlled operations. equivalent of 1,088 tonnes FY2021 results
In terms of climate resilience, our commitment has long been embedded in of CO2.
both the SunRice 2024 Growth Strategy and our risk management activity. Group baseline projects
We continue to work to implement all of the recommendations of the Task for energy, waste and
water were completed.
Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to provide continued
transparency on these issues to our stakeholders.
~30,000GJ
of renewable energy for
drying rice in our Vietnam
mills was generated from
rice hulls.
Progress toward TCFD
recommendations,
including management
presentation of progress
plan to Finance Risk and
Audit Committee (FRAC)
TOWARDS NET
and confirmation of FRAC
oversight.5
EXPERTS AT GLOBAL SOURCING SUNFOODS: POWERED BY
RENEWABLE AND CARBON
REDUCING METHANE
IN MOULAMEIN
ZERO EMISSIONS FY2022 actions
A key element of SunRice’s 2024 FREE ENERGY
Growth Strategy is the establishment SunRice Director, Dr. Leigh Vial’s family has
of a secure, sustainable and reliable In FY2021, our U.S. based subsidiary been farming rice for more than 50 years in In FY2021, with the support of the NSW Government Department Develop our Net Zero
global supply chain that mitigates our SunFoods LLC moved to renewable southern NSW. of Planning, Industry and Environment, we’re proud to have Emissions pathway by:
exposure to weather events in any one and carbon free forms of energy commenced two new projects: an Energy Management Program, • Finalising our
In 2005, Leigh commenced a program
region. This diversification strategy to power its plant in Woodland, and a Net Zero Emissions Strategy. energy baseline
to reduce methane emissions at his
was initiated more than 10 years California. Sourced from Valley Clean and identifying
property North Dale. By switching from As part of these projects, we have investigated and developed an
ago by investing in direct access to Energy, 42% of the site’s energy was opportunities.
aerial seeding, where germinated seed is energy consumption and energy performance indicators baseline;
Californian rice and, more recently, by renewable and 75% was carbon free. • Reviewing potential
dropped into water, to direct drilling where a carbon emissions baseline and business-as-usual forecasts; a
the acquisition of a mill in Vietnam. As the SunRice Group has worked for 100% renewable
rice is drilled into unflooded soil, methane masterplan for the aggregation, analytics and reporting of energy
to improve its energy management electricity at specific
As part of this, SunRice has production has reduced significantly. This and emissions data; and a consolidated register of renewable
systems, SunFoods has provided a sites.
accelerated establishment in recent is complemented by a no-till approach to energy investment options and efficiency projects.
years of strategic relationships with important pilot site for how this can crop establishment, which preserves soil • Partnering with our
key suppliers to access suitable lead to improved performance at a site carbon. Some rice growers are pushing Together these actions establish the foundations for us to identify growers to create an
level. the boundaries further by using delayed and evaluate climate-related risks and opportunities to deliver emissions baseline for
rice from other countries, such as
permanent water, which can add to this a step change to our energy use and carbon emissions profile, our rice products.
Cambodia, China, India, Italy, Pakistan,
Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Uruguay. reduction in methane production and enabling us to develop a robust road map to net zero emissions for • Continuing to progress
increase nitrogen efficiencies. It’s part of an our business operations. TCFD adoption,
industry-wide shift towards techniques that including climate
are delivering excellent outcomes for both
5. Please see page 44 of Our Approach to Risk for further information. scenarios.
on-farm performance and the environment.
16 | SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 | 17OUR PRIORITIES
Waste reduction and
sustainable packaging Our ambition FY2021 results
We’re on a mission to waste nothing Creating new uses
for difficult wastes
Toward zero 400
waste from
SunRice, Riviana and
Our ambition is to be a zero-waste business, 195 pallets of SunRice’s CopRice branded products
meaning nothing goes to landfill from our reviewed for packaging
operations or products. This is not without
Australian one tonne
bulker bags used to our products sustainability.
and packaging
its challenges, but with waste becoming an transport rice were New Product Development
increasingly valuable resource, SunRice is recycled into new assessments of packaging
already well on the journey. bulker bags and sustainability now included
other recycled plastic in all new packaging.
More than 30 years ago, our CopRice business was created to make
nutritious animal feed from rice by-products. Today, SunRice turns products, as part
nearly all rice by-products into new and valuable products including
nutritious stabilised rice bran, rice flour, quality stock feed products,
of a new pilot in FY2021. 41%
companion animal food, animal bedding and pet litter. This year we of SunRice branded products
expanded that approach to include by-products of other agricultural now display the Australasian
A global approach Recycling Label.
crops such as almonds and grapes.
to waste
When it comes to packaging, we continue to play our part in working Our Vietnam operation
towards a circular economy. Guided by the Australian National
reported recycling or FY2022 actions
Packaging Targets and as members of the Australian Packaging
Covenant Organisation (APCO), we have made some good progress. reusing the majority of
We also acknowledge there is still work to do. its wastes in FY2021, In line with APCO targets:
demonstrating local • Complete review of all
leadership on a global Australian packaged
products via APCO
issue for the SunRice tools to determine
Group. sustainability.
• Continue roll out of ARL
labelling for the Group
products in Australia
CAMPAIGN TO and New Zealand with
a target of 100% by
HELP CONSUMERS FY2024.
UNDERSTAND • Create baseline for
waste and begin
RECYCLING developing the road
map towards zero.
We know that in Australia the amount of soft plastics that are being
CREATING VALUE FROM SHARING EXCESS PRODUCT NEW WAYS TO DISPLAY recycled is not high enough to meet Australia’s National Packaging
EVERY GRAIN SUSTAINABILITY
Excess products are those we can’t Targets. One thing we can do to contribute is to help consumers
By-products include the parts of sell. Wherever possible, we donate At SunRice, we’re always looking for understand the types of packaging that can be recycled and the
the rice that don’t end up in our these products to charity to help ways to bring sustainability to life for recycling system.
core products, including rice hull, those in need. We top this up with our business and for our customers.
SunRice developed and launched campaigns via our social channels
rice bran and broken rice. They are extra donations because it’s the
In FY2021 we started using sustainable in FY2021 to share the details of how REDcycle works and remind
highly nutritious, so we process them right thing to do.
displays to showcase our products our customers that in Australia 99.9% of our SunRice soft packaging
into rice bran, rice flour, stock feed,
Supporting our local communities is in Australian retailers. The displays, can be recycled through that program (and a large percentage of
companion animal food, animal
part of our values and we’re proud to produced from recyclable materials our other Australian packaging can also be recycled through your
bedding and pet litter. In FY2021,
have been working with Foodbank in Australia, replace metal and plastic kerbside recycling). We will continue to build this awareness through
100% of the rice hull by-products
since 2002. Last year, we donated fittings with cardboard clips and struts, the adoption of the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL), which
from milling our Australian rice crop
114,700 equivalent meals through while still holding 16 kilograms of will soon feature on 100% of all of our Australian SunRice
were turned into new and valuable
Foodbank to help fight hunger in product per shelf. They look so good branded products.
products.
Australia. If excess product can’t be (and perform so well), we’re expanding
In the future, innovation will help solve the challenge of recyclability
In our Vietnam mill, our drying used by communities in need, we look their use for our newly acquired Toscano
of soft plastics and alternative packaging types that can protect
equipment is also powered by rice for options such as worm farms to and Hart & Soul branded products, as
and keep our products safe. Until then, we continue to proactively
hulls, using approximately 30,000GJ ensure the goodness of the product well as our Always Fresh and Fehlbergs
improve the sustainability of all our packaging for all our products by
of renewable heat energy. is not lost. In FY2021, 89.9 tonnes of products.
reducing, removing and improving it wherever we can. You can see
excess product went to Wormtech as
our progress here: www.sunrice.com.au/sustainable-packaging/
part of a new pilot project to find new
uses for waste.
18 | SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 | 19OUR PRIORITIES OUR PRIORITIES
Partnering for resilient communities Our ambition Human rights Our ambition
In FY2021 we reached
out to more than
Our Equity and
Helping grow
resilient communities
In years of average Riverina rice production,
SunRice delivers close to $400 million per
annum directly in the Riverina region of communities
Respecting human rights
SunRice fully supports the United Nations
2000
suppliers to engage equality
Rice farming and production
NSW and supports more than 600 growers,
500 employees and 400 local suppliers.6 consider Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights and expects our business, employees
them in our Supplier
Sustainability Program across our
supports agriculture and
farmers, sustains lives
On top of this, SunRice invests significantly in SunRice a and suppliers to respect all human rights, operations
vital part and our
local causes, including regional sponsorship,
and improves the health community engagement, training and including labour rights, throughout our Access our inaugural Modern
Slavery Statement at www.
operations and supply chain.
of communities. development, as well as providing aid-
based support where it is needed most. of their We are proud to have released our first Modern Slavery Statement
sunrice.com.au/our-modern-
slavery-statement.
supply chain
With more than 70 years of operation in the
NSW Riverina, we understand what investing
This approach to job creation and local
community investment is replicated ecosystem during FY2021, which reflects the work undertaken across SunRice to
date, to better understand the risks of modern slavery and human
in our communities looks like and what it everywhere we operate, including in
rights abuses in our operations and supply chain and to determine FY2021 results
can mean to those living there. North Queensland, Vietnam, the U.S., the
a long-term approach working with our suppliers to tackle these
Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. FY2021 results challenges. With its release, we recognise the need for continued, Inaugural Modern
increasing effort and stakeholder collaboration to achieve the shared Slavery Statement issued.
100+ goal of equity and equality across our operations and our supply chain.
Sustainability Supplier
community organisations
supported across Code implemented.
6 countries.
Interactive eLearning
module developed and
$52.4m launched to communicate
our Sustainability Supplier
in paddy payments Program to our Board,
to Riverina growers. employees and suppliers.
114,700
Targeted training sessions
for our procurement and
SunRice meals donated supplier relationship
via Foodbank in 2020. teams, prior to engaging
with over 40 priority
SUPPORTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES DELIVERING EDUCATION OUTCOMES, DEEPENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BUILDING STRONG GOVERNANCE strategic suppliers.
THROUGH BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVES AS WELL AS RICE ACROSS THE PACIFIC SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS AND PROCESSES
FY2022 actions
The Bitterns in Rice Project is about farming Our businesses Trukai Industries and SolRice In FY2021 we launched SunRice’s new Supplier As we dig deeper in engaging with our
and wildlife conservation working together. have a long history of investing in campaigns Sustainability Program across our network suppliers, it is critical that we have strong
FY2022 actions
Develop a community
related to health and nutrition, literacy and of more than 2000 suppliers. As a part of our internal governance, processes and systems
Since 2012, we have worked with the engagement strategy
domestic violence across the Pacific. risk assessment process, approximately 40 to be able to respond effectively to any 2021 Modern
Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia and to reflect our ongoing
suppliers were prioritised for deeper one-on- modern slavery risks we uncover. Slavery Statement.
Riverina Local Land Services to uncover Since FY2020, SolRice has partnered with the commitment to support
one engagement.
the well-guarded secrets of the globally Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of our vibrant global In FY2021, we reviewed our internal
endangered Australasian bittern. We now Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, supplier and community While we wanted to better understand how processes and engaged with legal, finance, Three year road map
know there is a large breeding population that the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and ecosystem. our priority suppliers are managing their risks, people and culture, risk and quality outlining how we will
descends on the rice crops of the NSW Riverina the Australian High Commission to distribute more importantly we wanted to understand assurance experts, with a longer-term view minimise the risk of
each year, numbering 500–1000 mature pamphlets with its SolRais-branded bags. how we can collaborate with them to improve to embed an ethical sourcing mindset, labour rights abuses in our
Review and relaunch our
individuals in most years. This is remarkable, The pamphlets include options and performance across our supply chain. A pilot enabling sustainable procurement practices operations and supply chain
inclusion and diversity
as there are only 1500–4000 of these bitterns information for survivors of violence, while was launched to provide these suppliers with and continuous improvement. This resulted and, by fostering trusted
policy and practice and
remaining in the world. reminding perpetrators that violence against access to eLearning and resources to increase in new clauses being inserted in our supply supplier relationships,
target our engagement to
women, including their wives, is illegal. their awareness and understanding of modern and procurement contracts, as well as identify and address any
reflect our communities.
The project provides growing tips and small issues uncovered.
slavery risks and help them complete risk-based proposed changes to the way we select
incentives to help rice farmers implement During FY2021, the Solomon Islands health
self-assessment questionnaires transparently. and onboard new suppliers and report on
practices that will best support the bittern officials again relied on SolRice to get
potential human rights related issues. Continue to strengthen
population. In FY2021, 11 growers across important COVID-19 health information out We have now received close to 90% of
our supply chain mapping
952 hectares participated and initial surveys through our on-pack distribution network, questionnaire responses and commenced We will continue to test, review and refine and supplier engagement
revealed at least 24 bitterns at the incentive further demonstrating our role in delivering analysis of the data. We will report the our processes to ensure the robustness of to improve our supply
sites. These results show that the industry is education, as well as rice, across the many results and intended follow-up from these our internal governance systems. As a Group, chain visibility and risk
on the right track and reinforce the value of the hundreds of islands that make up the questionnaires in our second Modern Slavery we are committed to effectively surfacing assessment.
incentive program to this endangered species, Solomons. Statement, due for release in October 2021. and responding to modern slavery risks, in
as well as our regional communities. alignment with our broader SunRice risk and
We know there is more to do to engage with our
compliance approach.
Photo: Matt Herring. 6. Based on a crop year of ~600,000 paddy tonnes. suppliers on how to use these resources and
20 | SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 this is part of our focus for the coming year. SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 | 21OUR PRIORITIES
Food safety, security and quality Our ambition FY2021 results
Rice is eaten by more people in the world Food security Supporting those who support others 100%
In FY2021, Trukai Industries
than any other grain. It’s a staple food for
more than 3.6 billion people, who rely on
and quality supported Port Moresby General
of our operations
Hazard Analysis and
rice for more than one meal a day. products for our Hospital with monthly rice donations
and extended support to St John
Critical Control Point
(HACCP) certified.
We appreciate the role rice plays in food security, particularly in communities Ambulance and three further
the Pacific, where our support spans more than 50 years and where
we partner with governments to provide vitamin enriched rice to
hospitals as the pandemic escalated.
Likewise, SolRice partnered with
100%
positively contribute to local health outcomes. vitamin enrichment in our
the Salvation Army to distribute rice
white rice provided to PNG
Our processes and systems underpin the safe, nutritious, quality and tuna to communities who were and the Solomon Islands.
products we supply to around 50 countries. So, however you receive without food after local gardens were
our products – whether in a restaurant, direct from the supermarket damaged by Cyclone Harold.
Infant rice cereal offering
shelf or via aid assistance – you can count on the SunRice quality.
launched in Australia.
Multigrain options for Asia
and the Middle East Health and wellbeing
As SunRice experiences double digit range launched in the
growth in convenient microwave rice Middle East.
formats, our range was introduced
into China, Hong Kong, and the Establishment of new third
United Arab Emirates in FY2021 with party quality and technical
a particular focus on the multigrain partners to validate
offerings, which are increasingly products globally.
appealing to time poor health-
conscious consumers. Aid, food security and
COVID-19 related support
offered to organisations
where we operate.
THE AUSTRALIAN QUALITY STORY RIVERINA RICE NOURISHES BABIES INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP FY2022 actions
IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA APPROACHES DURING
Ensuring supplies of genetically pure DIFFICULT TIMES
rice seed for our growers forms the SunRice unveiled its first ever infant food Continue to provide food
basis of our pioneering Australian Pure offering in FY2021, providing Australian During COVID-19, regional and security through our ‘Good,
Seed Scheme, which ensures the variety parents with an infant rice cereal alternative international travel restrictions prevented Better, Best’ framework
integrity and traceability underpinning produced from Riverina grown rice. our quality and technical experts from – aligning local need to
our premium product. validating manufacturing processes and quality product.
While ranging was achieved in Australia, product in person. Instead, our Global
Seed production is only able to occur in entry into China via daigou channels was Operations team developed new ways of Develop a method of
the region for our Riverina crops, which impacted during the year by COVID-19. working, including establishing innovative capturing impact of our
is a rice quarantine zone and further In May 2021, our infant rice cereal was partnerships with third party experts, who long-term partnership with
protects the quality of the rice we grow. shipped to distributors ahead of its launch acted as our teams’ eyes and ears on the food security organisations
The program is unique to SunRice and to Chinese consumers via cross border ground in multiple countries to ensure our around the world.
ensures growers have access to pure e-commerce channels. Approximately product continued to be processed to the
genetics, based on their region. 12 million babies are born in China each highest food quality and safety standards. Continue to provide
year and our new product should appeal targeted nutritional support
Complementing our Pure Seed Scheme,
to parents’ desire for clean and safe foods, through our vitamin
our subsidiary Rice Research Australia
in line with Australia’s strong reputation enriched rice for specific
uses research and development levies local communities.
for this.
paid by growers to fund, in partnership
with the NSW Department of Primary Continuous improvement
Industries and AgriFutures Australia, in our Australian Pure Seed
the development of new varieties with Scheme.
enhanced agronomic properties and
subsequently higher returns for growers.
It’s another way we’re achieving superior
research outcomes (and great tasting
product) for the Australian rice industry.
22 | SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 SunRice Sustainability Snapshot 2021 | 23Our
OUR PRIORITIES
CY20 Riverina
growers Rice Harvest
45,000
Our growers are pivotal to paddy tonnes harvested.
SunRice’s success in every way. As
A Class shareholders, our Riverina
growers have control of SunRice 90%
through our Constitution, and of crops drill sown.
have a unique 70-year connection
to the business producing and
supplying high quality grain for
our premium markets. Overall CY20 Riverina
yields were 2.2% above
From Vietnam to Uruguay, our Riverina growers long-term industry
are complemented by a growing network of global
averages:
grower suppliers, spanning 12 countries, including
Australia (see pages 14 – 15). Together, we bring
the world 6 billion serves of rice, feeding around Exceptional whole
19 million people every day.7 grain yields of
64.9%
Meet our growers for Reiziq.
Average yield of
THE SERGI FAMILY, GRIFFITH
SunRice growers Patrick and Hayley Sergi (pictured 10.62
above), run a mixed cropping farm in Griffith, NSW. tonnes of paddy rice
Australian rice growers’ In mapping out the framework, both
BRINGING SUNRICE BEST per hectare (all varieties,
“This year we’ve got plenty of water and there’s a big sustainability framework PRACTICE TO VIETNAM
on and off farm data will inform all locations).
rice crop in the ground; it’s going to benefit the whole The forthcoming season will be the third for
accurate benchmarking and goal
community, right through the system. The whole In FY2021 we continued to develop a rice grower Tran Phuoc Nhan, who has been
setting, which will take place at the Top Reiziq yields of
town is vibrant because there’s water and there’s farmer-led sustainability framework
15.6
end of this season’s harvest. supplying Ricegrowers Vietnam with short
rice – it’s really a fantastic feeling,” says Patrick. in collaboration with Local Land grain variety DS1 from the Hon Dat district,
Services (LLS), the Ricegrowers A critical part of the development will also Ken Giang Province. This season will see tonnes of paddy rice
THE GLENN FAMILY, MOULAMEIN Association of Australia (RGA) and 24 be how we engage consumers and other the rollout of a research and development per hectare.
Riverina rice growing businesses. The stakeholders in the process to ensure program to assist with managing inputs
SunRice grower Robert Glenn, wife Alison and framework, now officially known as that they have a greater connection to to improve grain quality and in turn, the
daughters, Samantha and Charleton, run a mixed the Rice Growers’ Promise has been how their rice is grown in Australia. We number of export markets available for
farming business at Moulamein, NSW. built from the ground up by Australian want them to understand our growers’ Vietnamese rice. SunRice agronomists will Overall CY20
“You’re growing something for Australia; it’s on the rice growers, for rice growers. It passion and pride for growing rice and be involved on a weekly basis in the field to tonnages achieved
supermarket shelf – COVID-19 has really brought encompasses a number of priorities their commitment to sustainability. We assist in managing the program and keeping per megalitre (ML)
that home that people want to know where and goals that will be significant believe that the framework will provide a digital record of all activities. were favourable,
their food comes from – something we’ve always in maintaining and achieving a platform to bring together Aussie rice
sustainability outcomes both on farm growers and our consumers, closing gaps considering the
known,” says Robert. PARTNERING FOR
and more broadly, as an important in understanding of how Australian rice is challenging
GROWTH IN THAILAND
local agricultural industry. delivered from paddock to plate. conditions:
In Thailand, we’re partnering with
government breeding programs and
RICE OUR FRAMEWO RK
Average
GROWERS
multiple seed, paddy growing and packing
partners to deliver 5,000 hectares of
0.88T/ML
PROMISE OUR
ENVIRONMENT
specialty rice grown specifically to support
second tier brands within our supply chain.
(all varieties, all locations).
Through our partners and stakeholders
in country, SunRice is funding the training Top return of
COMMUNITY
of close to 500 Thailand farmers in SunRice
systems, including farm record keeping, 1.32T/ML
integrated pest management and (drill sown crop).
INNOVATION QUALITY Showcasing our passion and
Continuous improvement Proudly producing fresh and pride to build prosperous and
technologies for climate-smart farming,
through industry led innovation trusted quality food directly safe communities for our including nutrient, straw and stubble
and technology. traceable from paddock to plate. children and future generations. management.
7. Based on a 75 gram serving size.
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