Green Practices Guideline for Livestock Sector

ABBREVIATION 3 TERMINOLOGIES 3 FOREWORD 6 ABOUT THE GUIDELINE 7 PART I INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 About the Sector 9 1.2 Scope and Application 13 1.3 Motivation to Sustainability 14 1.3.1 Climate Change 15 1.3.2 Circular Economy 20 1.3.3 Impacts of ESG Towards the Industry 22 1.3.4 Sustainable Developments Goals 23 1.4 The Need for Green Practices 25 1.4.1 What are Green Practices (GP)? 25 1.4.2 Green Practices in the Livestock Sector 25 1.4.3 Existing National Policies & Guidelines 27 1.4.4 Benefits of Green Practices 28 1.5 Outcome from Green Practices 30 PART II ASSESSMENT 31 2.1 About the Assessment of Green Practices 32 2.2 Guideline Implementation 33 2.3 Indicators 35 2.3.1 Materials 36 2.3.2 Waste 38 2.3.3 Water 40 2.3.4 Energy 42 2.3.5 Innovation 44 2.3.6 Management 46 PART III IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN PRACTICES 48 3.1 Indicator Alignment 49 3.2 Towards Green Recognition 52 3.3 Way Forward 53 REFERENCES 55 CASE STUDIES 56 APPENDIX 57 TABLE OF CONTENTS