IFIF is a founding member of the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI), a feed industry initiative established to support credible and harmonised environmental assessment of animal nutrition products.
Feed plays a critical role in the agri-food chain, and it is essential that feed operators can understand and manage their environmental impact – not only to improve business efficiency, but also to meet the growing expectations of customers and public authorities at national and international level.
GFLI is an independent, non-profit, member-based organisation with the core purpose is to develop and maintain a globally accessible, evolving Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) database for animal feed ingredients. Based on a transparent and scientifically supported methodology, all data in the GFLI database are calculated in a consistent manner, enabling reliable benchmarking of ingredients and supporting continuous improvement of environmental performance across the feed and food chain.
The objectives of GFLI are to:
- Provide a globally accessible and continuously evolving LCA database for animal feed ingredients;
- Support compliant, credible, and transparent environmental assessments of feed ingredients and their contribution to the footprint of animal-derived products; and
- Foster continuous improvement of the environmental performance of animal-derived products.
The GFLI methodology is aligned with FAO-LEAP guidelines and is recognised within the EU Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for feed ingredients as a secondary database.
For more information about the GFLI please visit http://globalfeedlca.org/.
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