E.CEM.2035 - MLA Sustainability Update Report

Summary

This report collaborates MLA's sustainability investments and key projects as aligned to industry's major priorities.

This report captured MLA's investments in sustainability, commitment to transparency of our production systems and focus on continuous improvement through proactive adoption and practice change.

MLA’s Strategic Plan 2025 aligns with industry’s Red Meat 2030 Plan and commits MLA to continuing to invest to achieve a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable Australian red meat industry. MLA’s investments focus on fewer, bigger and bolder programs of work, that will better equip producers to be more productive and adaptive to climate variability, delivering world-leading animal health and welfare outcomes, while adopting carbon neutral pathways. This report highlights key MLA programs and initiatives that at this point in time are having the most materially significant impact. It captures industry’s major obligations and requirements as required by relevant federal and state government legislation and regulations and our alignment to critical international benchmarks and best-practiceds.

Objectives

This report will provide a high level overview of MLA's investments as aligned to industry major priorities.

This report will demonstrate MLA's investments in sustainability, commitment to transparency of our production systems and focus on continuous improvement through proactive adoption and practice change.

MLA’s Strategic Plan 2025 aligns with industry’s Red Meat 2030 Plan and commits MLA to continuing to invest to achieve a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable Australian red meat industry. MLA’s investments focus on fewer, bigger and bolder programs of work, that will better equip producers to be more productive and adaptive to climate variability, delivering world-leading animal health and welfare outcomes, while adopting carbon neutral pathways.

This report highlights key MLA programs and initiatives that at this point in time are having the most materially significant impact. It captures industry’s major obligations and requirements as required by relevant federal and state government legislation and regulations and our alignment to critical international benchmarks and best-practice.