DSM-Firmenich has expanded Sustell, its 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 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.
“By introducing Sustell for beef, producers gain access to a powerful platform for conducting comprehensive life-cycle assessments at scale using their own feed and farm data,” said David Morris, global LCA director at DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health. “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 sustainable farming.”
