Sustainability and U.S. Soy
Impact and business drivers
Rosalind Leeck
Regional Director – Northeast Asia
U.S. Soybean Export Council

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2021 Deloitte Global Millennial and Gen Z Survey Report

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Global Food and Retailer Company Perspectives

Responsible Sourcing
Requirements and Guidance inPlace to Address….

#1
Climatechange#2
Biodiversity
loss

#3
Water
scarcity

Responsible Sourcing May Include…
• Certified and/or Benchmarked by OtherOrganizations• Assessed as Compliant by Third Party• Sourced From Low-Risk Countries• Verified through other Programs (SSAP,RTRS)

All 4 Companies have Regenerative Agriculture initiatives.

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Japan has the highest number of supporters of the Task Forceon Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Source: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures 2021 Status Report

SDGs & Environmental Impact

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U.S. Soy advances Nutrition & Food Security, Climate-forward Solutions, andProgress for People and Communities
SDG 2.4“By 2030, ensure sustainable food production
Water Managementsystems and implement resilient agricultural practices

that increase productivity and production, that help
maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity forPartnerships

Energy &Waste

adaptation to climate change, extreme weather,drought, flooding and other disasters and thatSoil
Healthprogressively improve land and soil quality.”
Land Use
Biodiversity

GHGeAnalysis

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U.S. Forest Land Increased, Cropland Decreased 1980-2017.
Net Increase in ForestLand

2.1 million
hectares21.3
millionhectares

Net Decrease inCropland

8SOURCE: National Resources Inventory Summary Report

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Environmental Impact of U.S. Soybean Production(1980-2020)
94%

CROP YIELD IN
TONS PERHECTARE

XX%
XX%

48%

34%

46%

43%

LAND USE IN
HECTARES PER
TONSOIL EROSIONIN TONS PER
BUSHELENERGY USEPER TONPRODUCTIONGREENHOUSEGASEMISSIONS PER
XX%TONPRODUCTION

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, 2021. Environmental Outcomes from OnFarm Agricultural Production in the United States (Fourth Edition). ISBN: 978-0-578-33372-4

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Carbon footprint of U.S. Soy
Carbon footprint (including LUC) of soybean for Japan market (kg CO2-eq/kg soybean)

5.80

5.60

0.41

0.87

1.00

0.82

0.76

1.00

Source: Blonk Consultants, Agri-footprint*Results based on default emission modelling, including land use change emissions, according to the rules of the PEFCR-Feedguidance document (European Commission, 2018) as implemented in the Agri-Footprint5.0 database. Specific supply chains may
have different results.

100.93

U.S. SSAP
U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol

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U.S. Soy Sustainability
Assurance Protocol (SSAP)• Scheme designed to meetsourcing guidelines in internationalmarket•Four Directives• Aggregate/mass balance• Third party audit• Certification• Continuous Improvement Goals

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U.S. Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol
F O U R D I R E C T I V E S W I T H C O N T R O L M E A S U R E S & R E G U L AT I O N S
1. Biodiversity and High Carbon Stock
Wetland, grassland, forest, biodiversity

2. Production Practices
Conservation tillage, crop rotation, precision farming

3. Public and Labor Health, and Welfare
EPA, EEO, OSHA

4. Continuous Improvement
CRP, Conservation programs, training and info sharing

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By 2025, U.S. Soybean Farmers Aim to:
INCREASE ENERGYUSE EFFICIENCY
BY 10 PERCENTREDUCE LANDUSE IMPACT BY
10 PERCENTREDUCE SOIL
EROSION 25 PERCENTREDUCE TOTALGREENHOUSEGAS EMISSIONS BY 10PERCENT

These continuous improvement goals were adopted by key U.S. Soy
organizations in 2014 and are based on Field to Market 2000 benchmark.

Leveraging the SSAP
Recognized throughout the Industry

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U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP)
Globally recognized and 4x Transferable Certificates▪ ISO verified process by SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing & certification company▪ Positively benchmarked by:EU-Renewable
Energy Directive16

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Comparison of Schemes✓✓✓✓✓
Source: International Trade Centre, EU Feed Industry Sustainable Soy Sourcing Guidelines, Dec 2021

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Verified Sustainable U.S. Shipments forMarketing years 2014-2022
MY2014-MY2022
45,000,000
40,605,328
40,000,000
35,000,000

MT

30,000,000

28,432,763

25,000,000

22,355,707

20,000,000

21,299,232

16,379,071

15,000,000

11,415,446

10,000,000
5,876,808
5,000,000
0

6,845

851,933
MT2014182015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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Verified Sustainable U.S. Shipments for ​MY15-MY22
Northeast Asia
3,500,000
3,089,956
2,928,444

Metric Tons (MT)3,000,000

2,667,301

2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
669,371

506,081500,000019803,311

1,584

Marketing Year2,781,814

U.S. SoyHistorical SSAP Verified Shipments
Region

2021
TOTAL

2022
TOTAL

2022
(6/1/2022)

Americas6,654,861

8,197,291

6,168,861

6,467,748

South Asia

370,180

560,094374,980

216,980

Europe4,238,163

4,227,027

4,044,779

5,136,387

MENA

287,563

633,948564,583

501,753

Northeast Asia

2,783,166

3,089,956

2,442,456

2,541,072

Greater China

10,473,744

20,068,465

18,941,431

21,061,356

Southeast Asia

3,625,086

3,828,547

3,320,300

3,528,067

Sub Saharan Africa
TOTAL

20

2023
(6/1/2023)

193

28,432,763

40,605,328

35,857,390

39,453,556

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Sustainable U.S. Soy Label•The Sustainable U.S. Soy label iscurrently being used on 1,000+
stock keeping units (SKUs) orpackaging across the globe from 70+
companies•In NEA, the Sustainable U.S. Soylabel is being used on nearly 400
products and growing. Most of
those products are in Japan. Though
South Korea is growing.

Examples SUSS Logo in Japan
Product：TOFU
Company：Miyoshi Food

Product：TOFU
Company：Itami Food

Promoted as safe and secure soygrown under contract.
Print SSAP mark since 2018

SSAP adopted by a long-establishedtofu store found in 1958 in Hokkaido

Promoting the company's
commitment to U.S. soybeans onits official websiteU.S. Soy Ambassador Award 2018
on official website

Product：Soy Oil & SOYBEAN
Company：Saitama Ryokoku

Importer explains the added value of
SSAP on its official website

Examples SUSS Logo in Japan
Product：TOFU READY-TO EAT SERIESE
Company：SAGAMIYA

Product：TOFFU PROTEIN SERIESE
Company：ASAHICOExamples SUSS Logo in Japan
Product：TOFU BAR
Company：ASAHICO

Product：TOFU BAR
Company：Seven & iWhat does the future hold

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What will the future bring?
▪ Consumers want TRANSPARENCY that their food is produced
SUSTAINABLY▪ Two-thirds of consumers are more attracted to brands focusedon making the world a better place▪ E.g. Earth Mall with Rakuten: 130,000+ sustainable labeledproducts. 2021 sales up 290%+, Site traffic up 5x▪ Carbon version of calories▪ E.g. Marubeni and Sustainable Management Promotion
Orgn. experiment with changing consumer behavior bydisplaying carbon footprint of food menu items▪ The world is changing – U.S. Soy and USSEC are here to deliver
solutions!
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