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Project Catalyst is a 5-year initiative directed at innovative practices to sustainably improve the quantity and quality of freshwater across catchments that flow directly into the Great Barrier Reef. The project is working with 53 sugarcane growers to adopt improved soil, nutrient, pesticide, irrigation, and stormwater management on 14,000 hectares, averting more than 19,000 million liters of runoff in 2011 and providing significant water quality benefits. © Tanya Peterson / WWF-Canon
Toward Sustainable Agriculture Perhaps nowhere is the responsibility for environmental sustainability more relevant than in agriculture. Our agricultural supply chain, among the largest in the world, is increasingly challenged by extreme weather events, water scarcity and quality issues, and the impacts of transporting agricultural products. Because the “embedded water” associated with our products—that used in the product supply chain and manufacturing—is much greater at the farm than in our own operations, we help our suppliers improve efficiency and reduce their water use. To date, we have contributed to 27 sustainable agriculture initiatives in 22 countries, helping farmers enhance their practices, supporting agricultural improvements to protect water, increasing crop yields for small farmers, and reducing environmental impacts. Conserving Water in Our Supply Chain Our sustainable agriculture framework includes partner and supplier engagement, innovation to strengthen sustainable agricultural practices, and validation mechanisms to verify criteria, apply best practices, and meet customer requirements. Responsible and efficient water use is integrated into each element of our strategy, such as by developing sustainable agriculture guiding principles that include freshwater use. And, through specific initiatives with key suppliers, with global partners like WWF and UNDP, and in CWP projects that help farmers adopt innovative growing and production methods, we are conserving freshwater and driving higher performance in the production of sugarcane, oranges, and corn—three of the most common ingredients in our beverages. During 2011 we purchased the first sugar certified to the Bonsurco Production Standard, the world’s first impact-based environmental and social sustainability standard. This milestone is the culmination of a 5-year collaboration with Bonsurco member sugarcane producers, other corporations, and WWF. The Case for Sustainable Agriculture About 70% of freshwater withdrawals globally are used for irrigation. Water withdrawals for agriculture, assuming no gains in efficiency of use, are expected to increase by 45% by 2030. It takes 1,000 times more water to grow food for an individual than to meet that person’s drinking needs. Efficient irrigation increases yields for most crops by 100% to 400%. Much of the water used in agriculture is applied inefficiently. Source: The Nature Conservancy < pg 26 pg 27 >
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