Environmental Compliance Bega Group operates 18 manufacturing sites in Australia. Our facilities operate programs that monitor environmental performance to ensure we protect the environment and communities we operate in, now and for generations to come. We are committed to minimising environmental impacts across our operations and throughout our value chain. This includes lowering our greenhouse gas emissions, reducing our carbon footprint with improved energy management activities and striving to minimise waste. We understand the importance of water stewardship and promote using water responsibly, see Sustainability section. Our approach to addressing our environmental impacts is based on our Environmental Policy which outlines our commitment to regulatory compliance and the principles of continuous improvement in the consumption of natural resources, carbon emissions, waste generation and packaging. Our approach is based on the international standard ISO 14001:2015, see our Environment policy. Measuring Performance Protect and Comply Protect and Comply Our operating sites are subject to state legislation, regulations and licence conditions including, the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tas), Environment Protection Act 1993 (SA), Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic), the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) and the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld). Bega Group is also subject to environmental regulation in Australia, including the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Cth) and national environment protection measures. Some of our sites report to the Commonwealth Government’s National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) on emissions to air, with this information publicly available on the NPI website. Environment Monitoring and Emergency Response In the event of a major incident, Bega will manage any risks to the community and the local environment according to our Emergency Response process. For our Lagoon Street and Ridge Street sites in Bega, authorities and communities will be notified in line with the following procedures: Emergency Response Community Notification Procedure Ridge Street Emergency Response Community Notification Procedure Lagoon Street Emergency Response Notifying Authorities Procedure Measuring Performance Bega Group monitors and reports on key performance indicators against licence limits and conditions. Appropriate sustainable performance criteria are an important part of our environmental and risk management program and continuous improvement activities. Environmental performance is assessed from our monitoring programs to evaluate the impact on air, water, wastewater, irrigation, waste, soil, energy and emissions. A comprehensive set of sustainability indicators has been developed to review and assess the sustainability of operations across the group. We share our targets and progress with investors, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the community in our annual sustainability report. Environmental monitoring Bega monitors and reports its performance in air emissions, water, wastewater, odour, irrigation and land monitoring programs, then analyses them to assess environmental performance. Bega is committed to preventing noise impact on neighbours close to our manufacturing sites. Bega regularly monitors its noise emissions at various locations around its production areas and at our closest neighbours to ensure that noise levels do not exceed environmental regulations. Noise emissions are reported to the Environment Protection Authority. In areas where an immediate engineering solution is not possible a noise management plan is developed. Bega is also committed to ensuring that solutions are in place to prevent the risk of odour impacting the community. The Bega community is advised of odour management activities when required. Results from New South Wales environmental monitoring programs are publicly available and published on the Bega website on a monthly basis. To access these reports click here. Results from other states environmental monitoring programs are reported directly to the relevant environmental authority.