Sustainability Indicators - Fonterra

November 2009
Sustainability
Indicators

ForEwOrd
Sustainability is one of the defining business, political and social
issues of the 21st century. Fonterra’s business is based on
natural resources, so protecting the environment is integral to
our very existence.
While the protection and enhancement of our natural resources
has always been a focus for Fonterra, we recognise the need to
apply a more rigorous approach to this work and better direct
our future efforts.
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Accordingly, we published Fonterra’s Sustainability Strategy
for the first time this year, setting out clear goals, strands of
work and programmes. An integral part of this strategy is our
Indicators Programme, so we can quantify our progress in
sustainability.
We have identified sustainability indicators from the farm through to manufacturing and final product delivery. They
reflect our performance across the whole business and will help us measure our progress and identify the areas where
we need to improve.
The indicators reflect our environmental and social performance. In time, we propose to widen their reach to
encompass the economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability as well. While the scope of the indicators is currently
limited to Fonterra’s New Zealand operations, this will be extended across our global operations in subsequent years.
This report is the first publication of the combined suite of indicators in one place. We intend to report the same
measures each year, showing progress from the previous season and initiatives for the coming year so that our
shareholders, customers and consumers can monitor our progress and hold us to account. By doing this, these
sustainability indicators will help us realise our vision to be at the cutting edge of profitable and sustainable dairying.
Barry Harris
Chair, Fonterra Sustainability Leadership Team
Novemberr 2009

Fonterra Sustainability Indicators - Scoreboard
2008/09 2009/2010 and Beyond
1. Resource Consumption Fonterra is committed to sustaining the
current downward trends of resource
consumption through:
a. Water
• 2.3L water withdrawn per L of raw milk processed
• Water withdrawal from natural sources has remained static on a litre of
milk processed basis since 2006
b. Energy
• 20.4 million GJ of electrical and thermal energy consumed on NZ
manufacturing sites
• Energy consumption has reduced by 13% per tonne product produced
since 2004
c. Materials
• 100% of multiply paper milk powder bags are made from sustainable
forestation mixed with recycled corrugated waste
• Chemical use static over last 2 years per product produced
• Establishing site specific targets for
resource reduction
• Investing in research on resource
recovery options
• Implementing a capital replacement
plan using more efficient technology
• Working collaboratively with our
packaging suppliers to ensure our
packaging conforms with design codes
of compliance for minimal
environmental impact
2. By Product Management Fonterra is committed to minimising the
impact of waste streams on our global
environment through:
a. Solid Waste
• 90% of total waste produced was either recycled or reused during 2009
b. Waste Water Management
• 87% of sites using irrigation or biological waste water treatment
systems during 2009
c. GHG Emissions
• Robust process developed for measuring GHG emissions across our
product lifecycle and tested against five bulk products
• Establishing site specific targets for
waste reduction
• Driving stability through our
manufacturing process with a
consequential benefit of loss reduction
• Investing in research and technology to
improve waste treatment capabilities
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3. Governance Fonterra will:
a. Sustainability Strategy
• Fonterra Sustainability Strategy developed and published during 2009
b. Management Systems
• All qualifying Fonterra NZ Manufacturing sites are ISO14001 certified
c. Compliance
• 1.6% non complying conditions during 2009
4. On Farm Performance
• Implement its new Sustainability
Strategy
• Conduct regular internal and external
audits to confirm certification
• Drive reduction in environmental noncompliance
through effective closeout,
staff awareness and training, and
investing in control plants.
a. Clean Streams Accord
• Four of the five Clean Streams Accord targets met (see page 10)
b. Resource Use
Development of programmes to monitor and improve resource
consumption on farms:
• Primary Sector Water Partnership targets
• Irrigation and farm water use efficiency initiatives
• Investigation of on-farm water footprinting options
c. Solid Waste
• Supporting Fonterra suppliers to rec ycle agrichemical containers and
silage wrap on farm
Programmes will be introduced or
supported further during the coming year
to further improve on-farm environmental
performance, including:
• Effluent Improvement Programme to
benefit suppliers who comply and assist
non-compliant suppliers
• Dairy Electricity Action Programme
• Water Use Programme
5. Community Fonterra is committed to supporting the
• 300 NZ schools (involving 12,000 children) participating in KickStart Breakfast
communities where we live and work via
programmes such as:
• 90 NZ communities visited by the Fonterra Science Roadshow in 2009 • Launching the Catchment Care
inspiring 45,000 children to take an interest in science
Waterways for Tomorrow programme
• Support for more than 100 community-based projects in NZ
• Expanding KickStart Breakfast
programme to 500 schools

Resource Consumption
Water
KEY FIGURES
• 2.3 litres of water withdrawn per litre of
raw milk processed
• Fresh water withdrawal has remained static
since 2006 on a litre of milk processed basis
Water Withdrawal
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Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites withdrew more
than 34 million cubic metres of fresh water during the 2009
season. This equates to 2.3 litres of fresh water per litre
of raw milk processed. The majority of water comes from
rivers and ground water with additional inputs from district
councils.
The fresh water usage per litre of raw milk processed
has remained static since 2006 (as a ratio of raw milk
processed). This result is depressed in real terms as a result
of the change in product mix towards a higher proportion
of specialty milk products. There has been a consequential
change in resource use including more frequent cleaning
relative to the tonnage manufactured, requiring more
water usage.
Water Recycling
While New Zealand is in the fortuitous position of having an
abundant water source, Fonterra maintains a healthy respect
for our water sources and uses water recycling technology
wherever it is practical. The quantity of water recycled
within Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites during
the 2009 season is estimated at 2.34 million cubic metres –
this is mostly made up from reverse osmosis and evaporator
condensate.
average water wuthdrawn (L water/L raw milk collected)
5.00
4.50
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3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
static
For example, up to 2800 cubic metres per day of reverse
osmosis polisher water is reused in manufacturing
operations at the whey plant at our Lichfield site. This
reduces the volume of water required for processing and
also reduces the wastewater volume. The Lichfield site is
working towards self-sufficiency for water consumption in
its whey products plant. Reuse of reverse osmosis polisher
water is currently being investigated at other Fonterra sites,
such as Hautapu.
Water is also reused at a number of sites in non-critical
applications. At the Hautapu site, for instance, reuse water
is used for casein washing, in the Milk Protein Concentrate
plant and in cheese manufacturing.
Fonterra has a research programme underway to investigate
the reuse of condensates in processing plants. This project is
evaluating advanced oxidation technologies to increase the
range of areas where water can be reused.
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Energy
KEY FIGURES
•➢ 20.4 million gigajoules of electrical and thermal energy consumed on New Zealand
manufacturing sites
• 13 per cent reduction in gigajoules per tonne of product since 2004
• Greenhouse emissions reduced by 265,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent since 2004
(due to energy efficiency gains in processing)
Energy Consumption
The total annual quantity of electrical and thermal energy
consumed by Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites is
20.4 million giga joules. On a per tonne of product basis,
this represents an improvement of 13 per cent since 2004.
GJ Energy/MT produced
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
13% reduction
assigns a hypothetical dollar value to them and incentivises
their reduction. It is sent out to all managers and energy
efficiency champions at each site for display on staff notice
boards and to encourage friendly competition between sites.
Nine quarterly reports have now been published recording
emissions for each site and for Fonterra’s New Zealand
operations as a whole. This proactive approach means we
are going to be in a good position to administer our part of
an emissions trading scheme when it is introduced.
Energy Sources
A quarter of our energy needs is supplied by cogeneration
(sometimes referred to as ‘combined heat and power’),
which is significantly more efficient than obtaining electicity
from the grid and thermal energy from steam generators.
Total energy use is dominated by thermal energy, reflecting
the needs of the evaporation and drying processes involved
with the production of milk powders.
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Energy Split 2009
The improved energy use is driven by initiatives such as:
• Systematic analysis of energy needs at each plant
• Installation of heat recovery loops
• Attention to operating practices
• Monitoring and reporting on energy use
Greenhouse Gases
Fonterra’s Energy Reduction Project is one of the largest
energy efficiency programmes in the New Zealand industrial
sector. It sets targets for a reduction in energy use per unit
of product, which has resulted in a reduction of 265,000
tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent since 2004.
Fonterra’s Emissions Account compiles data about each
manufacturing site’s carbon dioxide emissions every quarter,
59% Coal, Gas & Oil
9% Grid Electricity
25% Co-gen Steam & Electricity
7% Diesel
Our mix of energy sources has remained in approximately
the same proportion over the last five years.

Materials
KEY FIGURES
• 100 per cent of our multiply paper milk powder bags are made and used in NZ from sustainable
forestation mixed with recycled corrugated waste
• Maintained chemical use over last two years (per product produced basis)
• 15 per cent of our tanker fleet meet Euro 4 emissions standards
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Ingredients
Milk is, of course, our main ingredient in all our final
products, however we still bring many other ingredients to
our New Zealand manufacturing sites to produce the exact
specifications required by our customers. These ingredients
vary from vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates through to
fats and oils.
The decision making process for procurement of these
ingredients includes an assessment of the sustainability of
different sources of supply.
Packaging
Fonterra works closely with our packaging suppliers to
reduce quantities of packaging materials while using a
packaging type that is robust enough to prevent food
spoilage on transit to our customers.
A good example of procurement sustainability in action is
the supply of our multiply paper milk powder bags which
are made and used in New Zealand from sustainable
forestation mixed with recycled corrugated waste.
Various initiatives have led to large savings in packaging
usage including:
Redesign of 20kg
cheese bags
Redesign of 25kg
powder sacks
Redesign of
Anhydrous Milk
Fat pack
115 tonnes plastic/
year reduction
30% reduction in
packaging
Completely
recyclable pack
One example of collaboration between a packaging
company and product manufacture has seen the reduction
of more than 131,000 cheese box bases (per annum) used in
the manufacturing process of cartonless cheese. Previously
an average of 280,000 bases were used per year. With
the introduction of more durable powerply bases we have
reduced the amount of cartons that we have to recycle by
28 tonnes and saved $40,000 and a large amount of labour
throughout the process.
Another successful initiative is that of using a flat pack
carton to deliver cheese bags from our supplier. This carton
does not require taping, which eliminates another waste
stream, and can be reused three times before having to be
recycled, thus reducing cardboard waste by 66 per cent and
saving some 22.5 tonnes of raw material per annum.
Chemicals
Our manufacturing sites carefully monitor every litre of
chemical that is used in the cleaning process. Too much
chemical is not only expensive but it can have negative
impacts on the environment while too little may result in an
unhygienic plant. Ongoing research into maintaining this
fine balance is a key part to our sustainability approach.
Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites used 23,259
million litres of chemical active ingredients for cleaning
during the 2009 season. The chemical consumption has
remained static over the last two years (on a per MT of
product produced basis) despite our product mix moving
towards a higher intensity of nutritional and speciality
products which require a more complex cleaning regime.
Fonterra works closely with our suppliers to find chemicals
that have the least impact on the environment while also
being effective cleaners. This includes single stage cleaners,
chemical reuse systems and new cleaning agents.
Fuels
Fonterra’s tanker fleet travels over 81 million kilometres to
collect milk for our New Zealand manufacturing sites. Fuel
consumption in our tankers is monitored carefully and plays
an important part in our scheduling – both from a cost
and environmental impact perspective. Recent initiatives to
improve our milk collection efficiency include:
• Pre-concentrating milk prior to transport
• Increasing rail transportation
• Progressively upgrading our tanker fleet to Euro 4
emissions standards (currently 15 per cent meet these
standards)

By-Product Management
KEY FIGURES
• 90 per cent of total solid waste produced on our New Zealand manufacturing sites is recycled
or reused
• Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 7,450 tonnes over past five years as a result of recycling
• Saved more than $585,000 in landfill costs as result of landfill diversion
• 29.8 million cubic metres of water discharged to rivers and oceans during 2009 season
• 87 per cent of sites with either irrigation or biological wastewater treatment systems
• Carbon footprint methodology formalised: 940g carbon dioxide-equivalent per litre of liquid milk
Waste Management
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Fonterra has an Eco-Efficiency Programme which focuses
on reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing
through redesigning operational systems, re-using
non-recyclable materials and recycling. Each of Fonterra’s
New Zealand manufacturing sites has an “Eco-efficiency
Champion”, who runs the programme for their site,
identifying waste streams for potential elimination or
reduction.
During 2009, Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites
reached their target of recycling or reusing 90 per cent
of the total solid waste produced. This resulted in 7,450
tonnes less carbon dioxide emissions than five years ago and
avoided landfill costs of $585,000 for the year.
2009
target
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Examples of waste reduction initiatives from Fonterra’s
Eco-Efficiency Programme include recycling of many types of
plastic that had previously been sent to landfill, such as:
• Petri dishes which are now washed and shredded so that
the expanded polystyrene can be recovered
• Bag house filters and socks containing both stainless
steel and polypropylene, which are now collected,
separated and recycled
• Vacutainer sampling needles, which are shredded and
run through a water bath to separate the outer plastic
container from the inner stainless needle
• Mixed grade sampling bottles that used to be sent to
landfill, which are now collected and reprocessed
• Used powder and cheese bags which are now recovered and
used for a variety of uses such as underground cable covers
This will add to the more than 2000 tonnes of plastic waste
that we are currently diverting from landfill each year.
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Proportion of total waste diverted from landfill

Fonterra works with a number of community organisations
throughout New Zealand (such as The Abilities Group,
Southland Enterprises, South Waikato Achievement Trust,
Cargill Enterprises and Kilmarnoch Enterprises) which help
facilitate this process, enabling these and other waste
streams to be fully recycled.
As a result of recycling, the amount of waste physically sent
to landfill has reduced significantly since 2005.
Waste Water
Management System
2006 % of
Sites Using
System
2009 % of Sites
Using System
Irrigation to farmland 59% 65%
Biological Treatment 18% 22%
Other System * 23% 13%
Kg landfill/tonne product produced
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9.00
8.00
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5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
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69% reduction
in waste sent
to landfill
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The next step for Fonterra is to reduce the total volume of
waste produced from our manufacturing sites recognising
that while recycling/reuse is good, overall reduction is better.
We are doing this by collaborating with our suppliers of
goods and services along with our own manufacturing
teams to identify and eliminate waste wherever possible.
* Other systems include trade waste/municipal treatment
systems and ocean outfalls where Fonterra has a formal
agreement with the local council to discharge waste via
these systems.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fonterra has recently completed an 18-month long Carbon
Footprint study. This has provided an accurate picture of
the greenhouse gas emissions of our major dairy ingredient
products sourced from New Zealand. Key findings are:
• The carbon footprint is 940 grams of carbon dioxideequivalent
per litre of liquid milk (over five commodity
products measured)
• Approximately 85 per cent of the greenhouse gases are
emitted on the farm
• Milk collection and processing accounts for 10 per cent
of total emissions
• Distribution accounts for 5 per cent of total emissions
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Waste Water Management
Fonterra’s New Zealand manufacturing sites discharged just
under 30 million cubic metres of water to rivers and oceans
during the 2009 season, which equates to 2.0 litres of water
discharged per litre of raw milk processed (this excludes
cooling water discharge).
The water discharged has remained static over the last four
years (on a ratio of litres of milk processed).
All New Zealand manufacturing sites have a continuous
improvement approach to reducing the impacts of
wastewater. All sites continuously monitor their water
discharge and many have expanded or improved their
system of wastewater management over the last four years.
85% Farm emissions
5% Distribution
10% Process & manufacturing
emissions
The study has been an important step towards getting
carbon footprint measuring methodology agreed with key
international dairy organisations and producers so that the
global dairy sector can together contribute to reducing
climate change.

Governance
KEY FIGURES
• ➢Fonterra Sustainability Strategy developed and published during 2009
• 100 per cent of qualifying sites have ISO14001 accreditation
• 1.6 per cent non complying conditions during 2009 season
Strategic Direction
Fonterra published its Sustainability Strategy in 2009 to help
realise our vision to be at the leading edge of profitable and
sustainable dairying. The strategy calls for sustainability
principles to be incorporated into Fonterra decision making.
It identifies goals and strands of action across all areas of
our business. The four goals are:
• Public support and a confirmed licence to operate our
business model in New Zealand and internationally
• Our record on sustainability adds value to our customers,
consumers and employees
• The same or better opportunities for future generations
of New Zealanders as those enjoyed by current
generations
• Confidence and trust in Fonterra as a company
demonstrably committed to sustainability.
The five strands of action are:
• Responding to existing sustainability issues in
New Zealand
• Building an external profile of Fonterra as a company
that cares about sustainability
The Fonterra Sustainability Leadership Team is responsible
for driving sustainable performance across all parts of our
business. It is a cross-business group comprised of senior
members of Fonterra’s executive team, and it carries out an
annual stock take on Fonterra’s sustainability performance.
Environmental
Management Systems
Environmental management systems provide assurance
that appropriate procedures are in place to minimise
potential adverse environmental or health impacts. All
qualifying Fonterra New Zealand manufacturing sites have
comprehensive management systems that cover food safety
(HACCP), product quality management (ISO9000) and
environmental management (ISO14001).
Fonterra holds the resource consents and maintains
a comprehensive consent monitoring programme
commensurate with its activities undertaken. While every
intention is made to comply with each and every condition
of these consents, Fonterra had 1.6 per cent non complying
conditions during the 2009 season.
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9.0%
8.0%
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• Displaying prudent global leadership on issues that
impact the dairy industry’s business model
• Giving priority to those sustainability investments which
make economic sense and positively differentiate the
company
• Growing an internal company culture which recognises
the value of sustainability.
Supporting each strand of action are programmes of work
and indicators, against which our performance can be
measured and reported.
Non complying conditions
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
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On-Farm Environmental Impacts 1
2009 KEY FIGURES
• ➢➢80 per cent of farms with waterways excluded all stock
• 98 per cent of regular water crossing points have bridges or culverts
• 99 per cent of farms have nutrient budgets
• 70 per cent of farms fully complied with the management of their farm dairy effluent system
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Water
A clean water resource is something New Zealanders
take very seriously and Fonterra is helping our farmers
keep waterways clean. The Dairying and Clean Streams
Accord (CSA) – a voluntary agreement between Fonterra,
regional councils and the Ministries of Agriculture and the
Environment – is our cornerstone initiative in this area.
Five key components of the CSA aim to:
• Exclude all stock from waterways
• Bridge or culvert all regular stock crossings
Regular stock crossing points with Bridges/Culverts
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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target line
• Eliminate all non-compliant effluent discharge
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• Apply nutrients to the land via verified nutrient
management plans
• Protect wetlands.
Farmers totally excluding stock from waterways
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
target line
Farmers with dairy effluent compliance
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
target line
04 05 06 07 08 09 11 10 12
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Fonterra, alongside DairyNZ, has some ability to influence the environmental performance of the small independent businesses which make up our supply base
– but there are distinct limits. Our focus is on education and support, as well as investments in research to provide farmers with best practice solutions.
* 07/08 data. 2008/09 data not available at the time of publishing.

Farmers with a nutrient budget
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Three of these five components are tracking well against the
target, however the wetland protection component is under
development with councils still identifying the wetlands
concerned. Of more concern is that non compliant farm
dairy effluent discharge is well below optimal.
To address this, Fonterra has set up an Effluent Improvement
System (EIS) to encourage non-compliant farms to improve
performance by committing to a management plan or
face a financial deduction and ultimately the possibility of
not having their milk collected. Fonterra takes effluent
management very seriously and is working one-on-one with
non-complying farmers to help them improve.
Greenhouse Gases
Generated On-Farm
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Approximately 85 per cent of the greenhouse gases emitted
for every litre of milk produced come from on-farm activities.
The agricultural sector has already managed to achieve
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by farming animals
more efficiently. Incremental improvements in the quality
of New Zealand herds have reduced on-farm emissions
by about 1 per cent each year per kilogram of milksolids
produced since 1990.
Possible solutions to further reducing methane production
range from changing the mix of microbes in the rumen
of cattle, to altering diets and selective livestock breeding.
These medium to long term solutions are being investigated
together with a range of research partners.
Fonterra is also investing in a research project with other
representatives of the agricultural sector to determine the
effectiveness of nitrification inhibitors in reducing emissions
of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide.
Other On-Farm Initiatives
Fonterra is involved in many other initiatives that assist
New Zealand farmers to protect the environment and run
their businesses more efficiently.
Efficient Water Use
A joint DairyNZ/Environment Waikato/Fonterra project
is developing a water use efficiency programme to help
farmers set up and maintain farm water infrastructure to
ensure water is used efficiently with minimal leakage from
the farm system.
In addition, the National Environmental Standard on water
measurement devices will help improve the management of
fresh water by ensuring accurate measure of the extent of
water withdrawal from natural sources.
Fonterra and others are working with Standards New
Zealand to investigate the development of an ISO
Water Footprinting Standard. Once a commonly
agreed methodology for water footprinting is identified,
consideration will be given to determining the water
footprint of a number of Fonterra products to identify areas
of the production chain that offer an opportunity for water
use reduction.
Recycling of Farm Waste
A Fonterra representative currently chairs Agrecovery, a
broad-based organisation that provides nationwide solutions
for container, chemical and wrap recovery and recycling
programmes. Through Agrecovery dairy farmers have access
to recycling programmes that address the difficult task
of disposing of chemical containers and silage wrap in a
sustainable way.
Fonterra is expecting to see increased participation
from dairy farmers in Agrecovery’s recycling programme
following the launch of its nationwide silage wrap recycling
programme during 2009 plus the continuation of the Agpac
silage wrap recycling programme. All Fonterra-owned farms
have a silage wrap recovery system in place on farm.
An extension to the Agrecovery rural recycling programme
was launched in July 2009, providing a nationwide
system for the collection and disposal of unwanted and
expired chemicals in agriculture. The programme gives all
agrichemical users a safe and effective means to ensure
farm waste is dealt with in a sustainable and fully compliant
manner.
Global Involvement
Fonterra has a strong involvement in Sustainable Agriculture
Initiative (SAI), an organisation created by the food industry
to support the development of sustainable agriculture,
involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.
SAI supports agricultural practices and agricultural
production systems that preserve the future availability of
current resources and enhance their efficiency.
SAI is currently establishing a set of indicators that will
become the globally accepted guidelines for measuring
sustainability in agriculture. Fonterra is closely involved in
the establishment of these indicators.
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Community
2009 KEY FIGURES
· 300 New Zealand decile 1-4 schools participating in KickStart Breakfast programme, nourishing
over 12,000 children
· 90 New Zealand communities visited by the Fonterra Science Roadshow, inspiring 45,000 children to
take an interest in science
· 20 of our New Zealand sites participated in Keep New Zealand Beautiful week
· Support for more than 100 New Zealand community-based projects, including education,
environment and local emergency response services
Our grass roots and connection with our rural communities has always meant a close relationship between farmers,
factories and the wider community. This relationship is vitally important to Fonterra and one we want to maintain and
grow. We support our local communities through a number of initiatives, including:
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KickStart Breakfast
Fonterra is committed to helping people become stronger,
healthier and more active through promoting balanced
health and nutrition with the goodness of dairy. An
example of this is our KickStart Breakfast programme, a
partnership with Sanitarium, schools and communities
around New Zealand.
Studies have found around one in five New Zealand
families are living in poverty and more than 10 per cent of
school children are starting the day on an empty stomach.
Our partnership with Sanitarium is helping 12,000 children
at more than 300 schools across New Zealand kick start
their day with free Weet-Bix and Anchor Mega Milk. That’s
over 24,000 breakfasts a week!
The KickStart Breakfast programme provides breakfast to
breakfast clubs for one or two days a week. The intention
is to educate children about the difference eating breakfast
makes to concentration and energy levels and for kids to
share this learning with their families.
Anchor Mega Milk and Weet-Bix are the perfect
combination for breakfast, being high in protein, calcium,
vitamin D, B vitamins, iron and wholegrains to provide both
strength and energy for maximum learning.
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breakfast

Fonterra Science Roadshow
We foster future technologists, scientists and engineers by
inspiring 45,000 children every year through live science
demonstrations and interactive exhibits at the Fonterra
Science Roadshow.
partnered with a company which provides each student with
part-time work. Students commit to saving $1200 a year
from their job with their partnering organisation which also
contributes an agreed amount to help meet the student’s
tertiary fees. Students are supported by mentors and their
progress is monitored by the Foundation. Fonterra currently
provides three First Foundation scholarships.
Environmental Awareness
Fonterra has a programme of events designed to increase
the environmental awareness of our people. The desire
is that “caring for our environment” becomes a natural
part of the way we work, live and play. This starts with
an environmental induction for new employees and is
supplemented by ongoing environmental programmes and
information. Some key initiatives include:
Keep NZ Beautiful
All our New Zealand sites are invited to participate in the
Keep New Zealand Beautiful cleanup week in September
each year where we make a difference by picking up litter
on the roads, parks, reserves and beaches around processing
sites. This year 20 of our 22 sites participated.
Green Matters
Green Matters is a quarterly publication for Fonterra staff,
which ensures they are aware of the environmental work we
are engaged in. In addition we encourage staff involvement in
the setting of environmental objectives and targets and all site
meetings have an environmental item included in the agenda.
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December 2008 research showed that New Zealand primary
school children’s science achievement has declined in recent
years. Science, technology and innovation are fundamental
to Fonterra’s business and we are proud to be inspiring
children with hands-on science through our sponsorship of
this valuable education programme.
Every year, the Roadshow is visited by more than 200
schools in 90 communities across New Zealand providing
children aged 8-13 the opportunity to explore science
principles through an exciting collection of hands-on
exhibits, science demonstrations and classroom resources.
Designed to complement the existing education
programme in schools, Fonterra's support is providing
new enhancements to the programme and helping the
Roadshow reach a greater number of communities.
First Foundation
Fonterra is a Partnering Organisation with The First
Foundation, an educational trust which provides scholarships
for talented students from low decile schools whose
financial circumstances stand in the way of them pursuing a
university degree.
In a First Foundation Scholarship, students in their final year
of college engage in a four year scheme in which they are
Fonterra Catchment Care – Waterways for
Tomorrow
Catchment care was launched in October 2009 in
partnership with non-profit organisation Conservation
Volunteers and our communities. We will be working
in rural communities alongside landowners, councils and
community groups on projects that enhance and protect
waterways and wetlands. This includes planting, weeding,
maintaining and fencing iconic water catchment areas.
Our target is to improve over 1,000,000 square metres of
waterways and wetlands every year in New Zealand.
New Zealand Community Site Relations
Programme
We recognise the importance of supporting the local
communities in which we live and work. Every year we
sponsor a range of community-based projects, focusing
on education, environment and local emergency response
services where our staff and our shareholder farmers live and
work. This includes assisting community groups and schools
in projects such as providing worm farms and recycling
facilities for local schools, donating seedlings and staff
time to riparian planting programmes, sponsoring regional
science fairs and education projects and sponsoring or
donating products for rural events such as calf club days.