Focusing on the right sustainability issues – the US Materiality Experience!

DSF Aggregating and Implementing members will be fully aware of the DSF requirement of the implementation of a materiality assessment process to prioritise the DSF Criteria. The process of identifying the genuine material issues for members is a powerful and rewarding process that ensures the member organization targets its resources and continuous improvement strategy development at the ‘real’ sustainability challenges.

Recognizing that the concept of materiality assessment will be very new to many DSF members, the DSF established some guidance on how to get started on the materiality assessment process. This material can be accessed here.

DSF Aggregating Member, the Innovation Centre for US Dairy, has undertaken through its US Dairy Stewardship Commitment a complete materiality assessment for the US dairy sector adopting the Global Reporting Initiative methodology.

A copy of the report can be found here.