6 August 2024

2 minute read

By: dsm-firmenich

dsm-firmenich, the leading innovator in health, nutrition, and beauty, has expanded Sustell^TM, the leading life cycle assessment (LCA) platform for animal protein, to meet the environmental footprinting needs of the beef industry.

Sustell™ now empowers beef producers to measure and understand the full environmental footprint of their operations, enabling targeted reduction programs that are both cost-effective and tied to genuine sustainability improvement.

Sustell™ for beef encompasses all stages of beef production, including cow/calf operations for breeding and growing stages for replacement and beef cattle. It covers feedlot, housed, and pasture, range, and paddock production systems.

Developed in cooperation with experts such as the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Sustell™ for beef adheres to the most up-to-date standards, including the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2019 guidelines, ensuring robust and credible assessments.

With this new development, Sustell™ offers customized environmental footprinting for feed, aquaculture, poultry, swine, dairy and beef production, enabling companies in the value chain to take control of their sustainability data, meet reporting requirements and unlock new business opportunities.

David Morris, Global LCA Director at dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health said: “By introducing Sustell™ for beef, producers gain access to a powerful platform for conducting comprehensive lifecycle assessments at scale using their own feed and farm data. This enables them to make informed decisions, achieve a strong return on investment, and ensure credible and accurate environmental footprinting. Sustell™ opens up new value opportunities, ranging from enhancing farm productivity to pursuing ecolabeling and sustainable finance initiatives. Our commitment to innovation continues as we strive to advance