The project was commissioned by the Adelaide Business School at the University of Adelaide, and created in collaboration with Hydra Consulting and Web Design Café, with funding from End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Food South Australia
The University of Adelaide and Food South Australia have launched AskSASI, a tool to help food and beverage producers identify environmental accreditations for their products in Australian and international markets.
The project was commissioned by the Adelaide Business School at the University of Adelaide, and created in collaboration with Hydra Consulting and Web Design Café, with funding from End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Food South Australia.
Dr Rebecca Dolan, Associate Professor at the Adelaide Business School, says AskSASI will help businesses navigate the complex landscape of environmental sustainability accreditations.
“It is becoming increasingly important to have environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) compliance for both international supply chains and consumers,” Dr Dolan explains.
“The absence of a unified global accreditation system makes it difficult for South Australian food and beverage manufacturing businesses to clarify which sustainability indicators, credentials and accreditations are significant for export markets — AskSASI directly combats this.”
AskSASI, which stands for South Australian Environmental Sustainability Accreditation Searcher and Investigator, is an innovative, user-friendly, web-based tool utilising AI technology to search the Food South Australia Sustainability Matrix, providing tailored information specific to each business and its products.
The innovative tool is based on an earlier report produced by the Adelaide Business School, funded by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, titled Towards a Unified Understanding and Implementation of Environmental Sustainability Indications, Credentials and Accreditations.
“This project builds on our previous work in guiding South Australian food and beverage businesses wishing to export to key markets,” Dr Dolan says.
