Building a responsible future for our industry

Collaborative partnerships within the supply chain are becoming increasingly important as we strive to support our customers to achieve optimal performance, maintain profitability whilst also working towards meeting our industry’s environmental targets. 

AB Agri are a member of the Global Feed Life Cycle Analysis Institute (GFLI) and helped to build the Global Feed Database, which can be used to evaluate the environmental impact of feed produced around the world. ABN, a division of AB Agri, have used the GFLI database, internal sourcing information and transport emissions of raw materials to develop a unique model to calculate the carbon emissions of our feed. This model is continuously being updated and developed with the latest information available to the feed industry, and aims to incorporate all 16 environmental footprint impact categories moving forward. Our model enables us to benchmark the current carbon footprint of feed, and work in partnership with our customers to transition to a lower carbon world. 

The transitions to truly sustainable soya in monogastric diets will ultimately need to be progressed in order to meet sustainability targets, which is why a pragmatic approach and realistic timeframe must be realised within the industry. We continue to assess our product offering to improve sustainability, whilst also exploring potential alternative raw materials, to help lower the environmental emissions of feed. We are looking forward to working with our customers to benchmark their current feed emissions, as we as an industry strive towards achieving environmental targets without impacting optimal performance and profitability. 

At ABN we pride ourselves on our committed level of trial work undertaken each year from, exploring alternative raw materials, to reducing emissions and increasing welfare and performance in all animals we feed.

With volatile energy costs and raw material markets, productivity becomes even more important. Every ounce of performance you can get out of the bird or pig is essentially money saved.  

“We are constantly evaluating our product range to increase sustainability, whilst also looking at potential alternative raw materials to see how they fit into a productive feeding programme,” says Brian Kenyon, our Senior Nutrition Manager.  

As our industry faces increasing pressure from processors, retailers and consumers to meet ambitious Net Zero goals, we are all needing to understand the environmental impact of our part in the supply chain.

In periods of uncertainty, the importance of high-performance increases across every part of the supply chain. Partnerships with your supply chain are more important than ever in helping you to increase your productivity.