PROGRAM WHAT WE SAID WE’D DO WHY WE DID IT WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE? Resource Management Focus on the development and adoption of technology and management systems to ensure industry sustainability and eco-efficiency Maintain the right to operate through responsible resource management post farmgate Achieved 80% uptake of R&D projects from the Closing the Loop program Completed and released a Social Impact Assessment, which revealed the importance of the industry in rural communities in terms of quality of life, rural prosperity, environmental stewardship and community support The survey also found that the dairy industry was performing well and essential in all aspects of rural community life Published the first State of the Environment report on the dairy manufacturing sector which provided an import benchmark on the sustainability of the dairy processing industry. Dairy Australia has committed to a follow up report in 2008 to gauge the progress of industry performance Health and Nutrition Deliver scientific evidence on the benefits of dairy in the diet, and influencing regulatory policy through scientific validation Provide the scientific substantiation to promote and protect the consumption of dairy Revised the health and nutrition strategy framework for Dairy Australia Began collaboration in a large international study that will investigate the potential health benefit of dairy trans fats Completed an analysis of trans fat content of Australian dairy products and developed alternate methods of analysis Reviewed core health and nutrition issues and developed input to dairy innovation centre’s functional foods portfolio
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