Sustainability Indicators - Fonterra

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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: 12 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. K 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. 13 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.
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