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ussions was the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, under which Australia, along with other signatories, has committed to protecting or restoring at least 30 percent of land and water by 2030. This ambitious target highlights a global goal to safeguard biodiversity, with the world%u2019s economic stability deeply intertwined with the health of natural ecosystems.With over half of the global economy directly dependent on nature, biodiversity loss poses a direct threat to economic security, risking an estimated $A66.31 trillion in value.The Australian Government%u2019s strategy to meet the shared goals of the GBF is the Strategy for Nature 2024-30, which sets ambitious national targets to tackle biodiversity decline.For Australian agriculture, the stakes are high, but so are the opportunities. With agriculture covering about 55 percent of Australia%u2019s land use, the agriculture sector is both key player and stakeholder in government%u2019s discussions. With primary producers%u2019 stewards of vital farming land, achieving the government%u2019s 30 percent protection goal will require careful planning, significant consultation and cooperation with agricultural communities across the country.During the summit, the National Farmers%u2019 Federation led a session that was met with interest and demonstrated that agriculture and nature are intertwined and can convey benefits to each other. There was a key focus provided by the NFF%u2019s Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework, which provides a mechanism to communicate Australian agricultures sustainability credentials. For the pork industry, we are supported and underpinned by our own sustainability framework (2021-2023) and monitored against ongoing reporting metrics. In June 2024, Australian Pork Limited released the industry%u2019s first baseline report, which demonstrates pork%u2019s ongoing commitment to sustainability. With pork contributing only 2 percent of Australia%u2019s total agricultural emissions, as an industry we have always steered away from greenwashing and have remained focused on profitability and productivity that underpins our sustainability goals. Our sustainability framework focuses on pigs, people, planet and prosperity %u2013 working together to ensure we remain at the forefront of innovation and that pork remains a low emission protein. We%u2019ll need to continue to demonstrate that agriculture is already part of the solution to biodiversity challenges, driving investment while ensuring the continued productivity of our farms.Government looks to be nature positivePoint of Viewby MARGO ANDRAECEOThe summit aimed to show the government%u2019s commitment to the global framework.* continued P2SunPork will share its intellectual property with the sector, meaning that by adopting the proactive innovation, the Australian pork industry can lead the world in pig welfare.SUNPORK has un- veiled an animal wel- fare breakthrough with the recent launch of a new patented %u2018mater- nity ring%u2019 to eliminate farrowing crates.Australian pork producer SunPork has developed the new technology through extensive research and development over the past 10 years, with no external funding, to deliver a commercially viable solution to improve sow welfare during the period in which sows nurse their piglets, known as farrowing.Farrowing crates have traditionally been used to reduce the inherent risk of piglet mortality during nursing and, until this breakthrough, have remained the last element of close confinement without viable alternatives in Australian commercial pork production.The ring is a single suspended oval-shaped hoop that allows sows greater freedom of movement to support natural nesting behaviour and socialising between sows, while limiting the potential for rolling, which can risk injuring piglets.SunPork intends to gradually transition its entire operations to be 100 percent crate and stall-free, through the introduction of the new maternity ring, its current work to remove mating stalls and its previous removal of all gestation stalls.SunPork is Woolworths%u2019 largest pork supplier by volume, and Woolworths%u2019 partnership on this new innovation will see the first 100 percent crate-free, cagefree and stall-free fresh pork enter Woolworths%u2019 supply chain. Under this strategic partnership, SunPork%u2019s entire supply to Woolworths will transition to crate, cage and stall-free in the years ahead.SunPork Group chief executive officer Dr Robert van Barneveld said, %u201cWe set the team a formidable task 10 years ago %u2013 to find a commercially viable alternative to farrowing crates that not only eliminated the need for any confinement during farrowing and lactation, but demonstrably improved the welfare of the sow while safeguarding her piglets.%u201d%u201cI am so proud of what our team has achieved.%u201cBy adopting this proactive innovation, the Australian pork industry can lead the world in pig welfare %u2013 noting this is one of very few solutions for elimination of close-confinement that benefits the sow, the piglet, the pork producer and the consumer simultaneously.%u201dThe Woolworths Group red meat business Greenstock managing director Anna Speer said, %u201cAnimal welfare is not only crucial to our business, but our customers rightly expect that the animals in our supply chain have the best possible lives we can give them, in SunPork reveals world-first innovation for pork production* continued P2
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