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Skretting Australia
Environment Management System Manual

Purpose
The Skretting Australia Environment Management System Manual is designed to achieve the
following:
• Provide our stakeholders with a concise overview of how we manage the environmental impacts of
our operations at 26 Maxwells Road, Cambridge
• Serve as a reference for all employees

Scope
The Management System covers Skretting Australia’s activities at 26 Maxwells Road, Cambridge.
No requirements of the AS/NZS ISO 14001 standard have been excluded.

Policy
As a manufacturer of fish feed for Australian and New Zealand aquaculture operations, we strive to
minimise our impact on the surrounding environment and promote the long-term environmental
and economic sustainability of our operations. We also strive to demonstrate committed care for
community safety and the health and welfare of our employees.

Our scope encompasses the operations and employees at our Cambridge site.

At Skretting Australia, we are committed to:

• Achieving our target of zero environmental incidents and prevention of pollution
• Ensuring continual improvement of our environment management system and supporting
our suppliers, contractors and customers to do the same
• Deploying information and resources to achieve our objectives and targets
• Upholding legal and other requirements regarding the environment, including maintaining
our environmental management certification (ISO14001:2015)
• Considering the environment when making improvements in the design and modification of
our facilities, equipment, systems and processes
• Effectively procure and utilise environmental friendly products and services where possible
• Taking responsibility for contributing to the reduction of our impact on the environment
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Key Stakeholders
Key stakeholders are identified in the development and review of our Aspects and Impacts Register.
This process informs our Stakeholder Communications Strategy.

• Employees and contractors

• Customers
• Local community
• Local council
• Service providers
• Suppliers

We conduct system inductions, awareness sessions, regular toolbox and team meetings with our
employees which cover communications about our environmental system.

Needs and expectations from our customers are gathered through our customer feedback and
complaint processes as are our interactions with the local community.

We annually conduct third party reviews of our compliance and obligations in relation to legal and
legislation requirements.

Leadership & Management Commitment

Management Team
The General Manager is responsible for monitoring the activity and effectiveness of the Environment
Management Team and ensuring appropriate resources are available to support the system.

Skretting is required to report key environmental activity and compliance to Nutreco Corporate HSE
each year and to the Skretting Global Sustainability Team for Sustainability reporting

Our Environmental Management System supports our commitment to facilitating environmental

best-practice throughout Skretting Australia’s operations.

Skretting Australia’s Management Team are commitment to establishing, implementing, maintaining

and improving our environmental management system and do this through regular reviews of the
system. The Management Team also review and evaluate resource requirements including human
resources and training, infrastructure, technology and financial resources.

The Manager Organisational Development oversees the management system, its development and
improvement, whilst the Manufacturing Manager is responsible for implementing all operational
aspects of the system ensuring our compliance.
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Skretting is certified in the following standards:

• ISO 14001
• ISO 9001
• HACCP
• FeedSafe
• BAP (Best Aquaculture Practice)
• Global G.A.P.

Environment Team
Skretting has an Environmental Team whose mandate is to oversee the implementation of the
Environmental Management System. This team comprises members from the Management Team,
Manufacturing, Logistics and Purchasing.

Planning
As part of our planning processes, the Management Team and the Environment Team utilize the
following documents and planning processes:

Compliance Obligations
Our main compliance obligations are, but not limited to, Clarence City Council, Tas Water and
SHV/Nutreco.

Compliance Evaluations
The evaluation of our compliance obligations occurs as part of our annual planning cycle. This is
detailed in the Environment Team Annual Plan and Aspects and Impacts Register.

Aspects and Impacts Register

This is a register of all our environmental aspects, their impacts, compliance obligations, risk ratings
and operational controls. This register also captures objectives, targets, responsibilities, monitoring
schedules and competency requirements for significant environmental aspects. This register is
frequently reviewed and improved by the Management and Environment Teams.

Risk Matrix
The risk matrix is a component of the Aspects and Impacts register, providing a heat diagram which
assists with setting targets, prioritizing our actions and conducting our reviews.

Environment and Quality Stakeholder Communications Strategy

This strategy guides communications with our key stakeholders. This document gives us direction as
to what, when, to whom, and how to communicate to our most significant stakeholders. Key
stakeholders are identified through review of the Aspects and Impacts Register.

Annual Environment Plan

The Environment Annual Plan guides the Environment Team to work through the required reviews
and processes to align with the business planning cycle.
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Business Annual Planning Cycle

Projects and activities identified in our Aspects and Impacts Register and captured through our
annual business planning cycle. Department plans contain projects and activities and these cascade
to individual personal goals.

Support
The training and competence needs of our employees are continually reviewed and determined in
response to managing our most significant impacts, achieving our targets and preventing non-
conformances.

Operational Control
Operational controls for our Environment Management System are managed by the Manufacturing
Manager, Purchasing Manager, HR Manager and Outbound Logistics Coordinator. There are
operational controls for all our significant aspects. These controls are supported by documented
work instructions and procedures, regular review, maintenance and monitoring.

Our major operational controls to manage our most significant aspect, odour, are:
• The Biofilter
• Trade Waste system
• Mill Operator and Truck Driver Procedures and monitoring

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Environmental preparedness and response is covered within our Emergency Management Plan and
associated procedures. Our Shift Leaders who are on site 24/7 are trained as Chief Wardens. The
Chief Warden is responsible for managing the site’s overall response to an emergency as a first
response.

Performance Evaluation
Our performance data is captured daily in the Enviromaster database. Our performance is evaluated
and communicated in the following meetings and reports:
• Daily monitoring
• Weekly Operations Meeting
• Monthly reports
• Management System Reviews
• Sustainability Reports
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Improvement
Through our annual planning cycle there is a focus on continual improvement of all systems and
processes. Within the Environment Management System we capture non-conformances in our
incident database; we investigate and take actions to prevent.

Records
Records are maintained in the Enviromaster on the shared drive and in our document management
system.

Supporting Documents
Aspects and Impacts Register
Risk Matrix
Environment and Quality Stakeholder Communications Strategy
Annual Environment Plan
Sustainability Reports