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Materiality Assessment* for Sustainability Strategy

Significance of Impacts Importance to Stakeholders


Ref. Issue or topic Environment Society Economy Customers Staff Investors Government Community
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02 Trickle tape/irrigation polypipe 1 5 2 3 3 1 1 3

03 Twine 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2

ADLFG - ghost nets, buoys/floats, bait bags commercial fishing


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and aquaculture

05 Fishing lines, bait bags, traps, ice bags recreational fishing 2 5 3 2 2 4 5 4

06 Unitentional cargo loss shipping industry 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 2

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Plot of the Materiality of Issues or Topics
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Impact Impact

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III. Lower Importance, Lower IV. Lower Importance, Higher


Impact -2.5 Impact
Soft plastics - food packgaing
Rigid plastics - food packaging
Litter escaping from kerbside bins
Microbeads cosmetic products
Microbeads cleaning products
Single-use personal care products
Single-use non-personal cleaning products

Inadvertently sewer-bound plastic products


E-waste from electronic equipment
Packaging of electronic goods
Plastic contamination in household green bins
(biodegradable bags, compostable coffee cups,
plastic lined tea bags, etc…)

Reducing consumption/sale in Entertainment -


festivals, stadiums, concerts

Single-use items - food packaging - rigid


takeaway containers, polystyrene clam shells
Single-use items - utensiles ( cutlery - forks,
spoons, knives, stirrers, straws, coffee cups)
Reducing consumption/sale in institutions -
dentists, aged care, hospitals, etc…
Reducing consumption/sale in the community
- schools, community groups, events, markets,
sporting clubs etc…
Department store style plastic shopping bags
Reducing consumption/sale of single-use
plastics to tourist vessels
Essential food packaging
Non-essential food packaging and branding
Non-perishable product packaging
Business operation and site/facility
management
Landfill and waste management systems
Commercial cleaning services (e.g.
laundromats)
Medical and research waste
Advertising materials (e.g. banners)
Transport and roads (linemarkings, reflectors,
paint)
Tarps on trucks and utes
Commercial skip bins
Bale wrapping
Microplastic contamination from activated
sludge
FIBC woven bags (fertiliser, grain, feed bags)
Plastic containers/drums (agvet chemicals,
pesticides, soaps and sanitisers)
Crop protection sleeves
Crop tunnels
Trickle tape/irrigation polypipe
Twine
ADLFG - ghost nets, buoys/floats, bait bags
commercial fishing and aquaculture
Fishing lines, bait bags, traps, ice bags
recreational fishing
Unitentional cargo loss shipping industry

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