SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

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Message from Linda Sams Head of Sustainability and Fish Health “we are committed to tackling sustainability issues with integrity, transparency and purpose.” This past year we saw our reputation as a company and an industry come under intense scrutiny by special interest groups, political parties and the media. Although challenging on a professional and personal level it did provide at the same time an opportunity to tell our story, an opportunity to publically present all the gains we have been making in the sustainability space and finally an opportunity for some self-scrutiny and self-awareness. We learned just how much support we actually had from our stakeholders and we also learned that we had more work to do. All in all we found that Tassal enjoys a high level of acceptance by a multitude of stakeholders which is something we value highly. Expectations of the company performance across the people, planet, product and profit platforms continues to grow yearly and through continuous improvement and striving for global best practice we aim to meet those expectations. 6 Tassal Sustainability Report 2015
At the same time we successfully implemented the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard across all our marine farms. This was a massive achievement and we became the first Salmon farm company globally to certify our entire operation. One of the aspects that makes ASC certification stand out amongst certification schemes is its third party stakeholder engagement and transparency of audit reports. Both these features assisted us during a time of heightened public scrutiny. Having a defined culture of transparency and respect for stakeholders helped the company embrace and respect that scrutiny. We have implemented further processes and systems this year, and refined others that support us in meeting our environmental and social targets: Zero Harm for Fish, RSPCA standard development, business intelligence tools and real time, environmental monitoring systems to name a few. Tassal is embracing the digital age of doing business and using that technology to provide the best growing conditions for our Salmon, minimising our environmental impacts while a Salmon RSPCA standard is being developed in Australia for Australian conditions. The Farmed Atlantic Salmon Approved Farming Scheme standard is building on the excellent work done by the Scottish Salmon industry in the area of fish health and welfare. As always, at the forefront of our thinking is our customer. In light of this focus we continue to strive for the highest quality product and maintain the highest level of food safety. In June 2015, I participated in a panel on climate change as part of the EU Climate Diplomacy Day. The statistics are sobering and the global climate changes are confronting to say the least. I was the only industry person on a panel of scientists, activists and climate specialists and I wondered to myself what I was going to contribute to the session. I started out by speaking about the importance of growing food in changing world conditions, about managing the risk and finding the opportunities, about implementing companywide change to reduce our impact, and about leadership in the business community. The most important thing I shared that night, was that Tassal was choosing not to be overwhelmed by the situation but be purposeful. Sometimes people just want to believe things can be better and that we have the capacity to bring about change. Upon reflection, I realise that is how Tassal tackles many tough issues, such as inherent conflicts over the use of the marine space, the potential environmental impacts of conducting our business or the challenge of food production in the 21st century. Every little improvement matters and every setback that we recover from, and every step backwards that we take is replaced by two steps forward, which is what defines us as a company. I have said it many times in previous reports - balance is the key, and, like a tight rope walker we are continuously seeking the balance between industry and conservation, food production and animal rights, employment and environmental impacts, development and social amenity. So, just like the EU climate panel, we do not have all the answers, and we cannot solve all the issues ourselves, but we can and do make a difference. As we look to the future and enter into the world of Seafood through our acquisition of the De Costi business we will certainly encounter many challenges and wonderful opportunities in the upcoming year. Alongside our new team members at De Costi we are committed to tackling sustainability issues with integrity, transparency and purpose. And finally, I would like to sign off in remembrance of two Tassal employees who passed away in the last year. Pam Burton who was an outstanding Tasmanian advocate for the care and conservation of wildlife and our own Julie Lucas, a valued and much loved member of our Sustainability and Fish Health team. Linda Sams Tassal Sustainability Report 2015 7
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Message from our Chairman
Page 5: “We achieved ASC certification fo
Page 9 and 10: Message from Ian Miles Head of Safe
Page 11 and 12: Our Salmon Our Biological Assets Ta
Page 13 and 14: Our Network - Sites MELBOURNE, VICT
Page 15 and 16: from Tasmania, increased by 194% ($
Page 17 and 18: Key Enablers The key enablers for t
Page 19 and 20: Case Study: Good Governance - Senat
Page 21 and 22: certification to Best Aquaculture P
Page 23 and 24: Goal Description FISH HEALTH & WELF
Page 25 and 26: Description PEOPLE Impact on sustai
Page 27 and 28: Our Community Engagement Officer wo
Page 29 and 30: Description ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES I
Page 31 and 32: Our Material Issues We have streaml
Page 33 and 34: Linking Material Impacts to the GRI
Page 35 and 36: consumer label, the ASC promotes ce
Page 37 and 38: WWF is very proud to walk side by s
Page 39 and 40: At each meal, the following factors
Page 41 and 42: Tassal’s Fish-In / Fish-Out Ratio
Page 43 and 44: Description Breeding and genetics I
Page 45 and 46: Salmon Farming in Tasmania’s Mari
Page 47 and 48: Marine Reserves The D’Entrecastea
Page 49 and 50: Changing Ocean Conditions As a prim
Page 51 and 52: 1995. Freshwater hatchery facilitie
Page 53 and 54: Water Quality in Macquarie Harbour
Page 55 and 56: Wildlife Management Tassal is commi
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Bird Gate Innovation Bird gates wer
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across all sites. This program is i
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Anaesthetics are used in Tassal’s
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Energy used, and associated CO 2e a
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GHG by source (t CO 2 e) 0.48 0.47
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Recovery Description of nutrients f
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packaging - pouches 1,219,355 units
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“Our longer term vision for the f
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▪ 71% feel comfortable in discuss
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are provided under the wellness ban
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“We place a strong emphasis on em
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periodically reviewing compliance a
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Gender Demographics Total number of
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Percentage of employees who live an
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Sport was an important part of my y
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Phases of worker dependence A depen
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Tassal's total recordable injury fr
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WHS Innovations Standardisation In
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Our Team Each of our processing fac
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Number of positive reports 42 40 35
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles In add
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Description Tassal certifications I
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Memberships and Committees Tassal i
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Biosecurity Procedures or measures
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unsustainable fishing and safeguard
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GRI Content Index Page General Stan
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Energy External Assurance Page G4-D
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Category: Social (Sub-Category Labo
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