Growing Greener Together November 2013

The Oppenheimer Group International Marketer and Distributor of Fresh Produce 40 million packages domestic and import 250 growers/groups from 27 different countries Sell primarily into North American Retailers Allow growers to be growers Use Supply Chain Efficiencies to reduce grower costs Year round supply of healthy fruits and vegetables

The Oppenheimer Group Growers are Experts in Growing Produce Oppenheimer has expertise in: Food Safety Traceability Sustainability Ocean Freight Cold Chain Management Transportation Quality Assurance Category Management Marketing & Sales Program sales Direct sales Market Intelligence What to grow Retail specifications Financing Growers Import and Export

Economic Sustainability Domestic growers require export markets for premium returns to be sustainable Production exceeds consumption, market saturation Growing regions around the world rely on international markets to survive US Department of Agriculture reported 54.3% fresh fruits and 25.2% fresh vegetables in US produce market were imports between

Oppenheimer Sustainability Initiatives Fair Trade Certification Rainforest Alliance Certification Customer Sustainability Audits Water, Heat and CO2 capture Solar Panel Energy

Oppenheimer GHG Emissions (Climate Smart)

Measure and Reduce our carbon footprint Transportation - Marine, Air, Train, Truck –Consolidation, Back haul, SmartWay Certification Refrigerants –Transition cooling units from ozone depleting to chlorine free Air Travel –Video conferencing, Limiting trips, Bundle trips Office Heating – Programmable thermostats Office Electricity – Motion sensors, high energy t5 lighting, sleep mode copiers & computers

Measure and Reduce our carbon footprint Paper Usage – electronic data storage, invoices by EDI, or fax Packaging – Top Seal packaging, 30% less packaging for clamshells Waste Management –Replaced garbage bags with wet containers and bins –Donations to food bank, shelters, pig farms, composting –Black Soldier Fly Pilot Program Convert organic waste into larvae Produce animal protein, oils and organic fertilizer No liquid waste or gas emissions

Sample Carbon Footprint Calculation TripMethodCO2e Container of Kiwi from NZ to Vancouver (2200 cartons) Ocean4.2 tonnes Container of Kiwi from Vancouver to Kelowna (2200 cartons) Truck2.1 tonnes 5km round trip consumer pickup one 22lb carton Midsize Econ. Car 2.7 tonnes 5km round trip consumer pickup one 5 kiwis Midsize Econ. Car 49.3 tonnes

Challenges and Solutions Agriculture Challenges –High land value- Water Shortages –Increasing costs- Short Growing Season –Lack of labour- Limited Products Emerging programs –Buy Local, 100 mile diet –Urban agriculture

A Great Recipe for Making Change 3 rd Alternative Thinking Knowledge and Research Open discussion Safe environment Youth involvement Lots at stake Let make the wheel better