RESPONSIBLE SOY LIEVEN CALLEWAERT VERONICA CHORKULAK RTRS MARKET DEVELOPMENT

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1 ROUND TABLE ON RESPONSIBLE SOY LIEVEN CALLEWAERT VERONICA CHORKULAK RTRS MARKET DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Challenges of today s business Sustainable sourcing is growing RTRS is your soy -lution Transforming the soy chain 1

2 CHALLENGES OF TODAY S BUSINESS GROWING DEMAND FOR FEED, FOOD AND FUEL 2

3 COMPETING CLAIMS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES VOLATILE PRICES AND CHALLENGING COMPETITION 3

4 SOY IS AN IMPORTANT COMMODITY SOY IS THE HIGHEST TRADED COMMODITY 4

5 CHALLENGES FOR YOUR COMPANY MEETING SUSTAINABILITY DEMANDS 5

6 DEFORESTATION Companies, governments and NGO s are committed to zero net deforestation by 2030 (New York Declaration on Forests) STRATEGIC SOURCING OF COMMODITIES 6

7 TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY REPUTATION AND BRAND RISK MANAGEMENT 7

8 SUSTAINABLE SOURCING IS GROWING UNILEVER SUSTAINABLE LIVING PLAN We are engaging our key suppliers in all regions and are building the roadmap to achieve our 2020 USLP stated target of 100% sustainability. David Pendlington, Unilever 8

9 MCDONALD S McDonald s Europe is intent to have 100% sustainable certified soy in its chicken meat supply chain by WAITROSE We commit to ensure all soy used is sustainable sourced by December

10 MARKS & SPENCER It is at the heart of our plans to become a sustainable, international, multi-channel retailer. Marc Bolland, Marks & Spencer NESTLÉ We develop action plans to support our key soy supliers and strive towards 20% responsibly sourced commodities in

11 RTRS IS YOUR SOY - LUTION RTRS IS YOUR SOY -LUTION RTRS enables companies: to source responsible soy and reduce your brand risks; to meet the growing market demand for sustainability of consumers, retail and food producing companies. 11

12 RTRS IS YOUR SOY -LUTION RTRS soy supports you on the following aspects: Social: increases workers safety, assure proper payment and land rights. Management: improve agricultural practices of producers. Environment: contribute to forest preservation. Economic: meet growing demands for sustainability. RTRS goes beyond legal compliance. ZERO NET DEFORESTATION The RTRS Standard for Responsible Soy Production: includes elaborate criteria about preserving forests, biodiversity and ecosystems; is often stricter than national legislation; is recognized by Consumer Goods Forum and Retailers' Soy Group as a credible scheme to achieve zero net deforestation. To help guiding the expansion of soy in a responsible manner, RTRS develops country maps that show HCVA. 12

13 RTRS TACKLES SOCIAL ISSUES RTRS certified producers: comply with ILO standards; ban child labor and slavery; provide a safe and healthy workplace; pay gross wages that comply with national legislation; RTRS ensures responsible community relations and no involvement in land grabbing. WE ARE A GLOBAL MULTI- STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM 13

14 RECOGNIZED BY LEADING PLATFORMS RTRS is recognized by Consumer Goods Forum, Retailers' Soy Group, Banking Environmental Initiative and NGOs as a high level, credible standard. With its governance framework, RTRS: makes consensus based decisions; includes diverse parties in working groups about e.g. responsible soy expansion; includes stakeholders to continuously improve its production standard. OUR MEMBERS 14

15 OUR PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA TRANSFORMING THE SOY CHAIN 15

16 TRANSFORMING THE SOY CHAIN CHOOSE YOUR WAY TO BUY RESPONSIBLE SOY 16

17 NON RTRS CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN RTRS CREDITS 17

18 VALUE OF RTRS CREDITS Does not affect business as usual Easy and effective way to support responsible soy production Helps transforming the soy chain by creating a critical mass of certified production Furthermore, RTRS Credits are paid directly to the certified grower PHYSICAL FLOW MASS BALANCE 18

19 PHYSICAL FLOW SEGREGATION VALUE OF RTRS PHYSICAL FLOW Ensures that your product is produced with certified soy Enables control of physical flow of certified soy supply in your chain of custody Improves the transparency of your supply chain 19

20 PRICE - IMPACT RATE DEMAND RESPONSIBLE SOY IS GROWING 20

21 CREDITS VERSUS PHYSICAL SOY EUROPE IS KEY PLAYER 21

22 487K RTRS CREDITS IN 2014 We are a responsible company and would like to assure keeping this quality throughout all our supply chain. Henrik Damholt Jørgensen, Arla Foods 100% RESPONSIBLE SOY BY 2015 We will continue to work on transforming the market and expect 100% of our soy beans purchased to be sustainable by

23 NOW FRANCE AND GERMANY ARE MOVING France: 14k RTRS Credits Germany: 25k RTRS Credits 50% RTRS CREDITS IN 2013 Our new target is 100 percent in 2015, an agreement we share with the entire Swedish food chain. 23

24 SWEDISH SOY DIALOGUE Level playing field to find a solution for a soy footprint of tons 28 committed stakeholders 100 % commitment to responsible soy % RESPONSIBLE SOY IN 2015 The Dutch Foundation for Chain Transition Responsible Soy bought RTRS Credits between 2011 and

25 15K RTRS CREDITS IN 2014 The highest amount of RTRS Credits purchased in the retail sector so far RESPONSIBLE SOY IS AVAILABLE RTRS certified soy is available on the market, in all quantities to meet buyers demand. 25

26 RTRS CERTIFIED VOLUME IS GROWING DON T FORGET RTRS is your reliable partner for sourcing responsible soy. RTRS certified soy guarantees no involvement with deforestation. RTRS certified soy is available on the market, in all quantities to meet buyers demand. Depending on your business strategy, you can choose between RTRS Credits and physical flow of RTRS soy. 26

27 STRATEGIC AND SUSTAINABLE SOURCING IS KEY TOPIC FOR THE FUTURE WILL YOU FOLLOW THE LEAD? 27