Step 1 - Foundation level
±50% of coverage
Simplified entry level for new participants covering key sustainability principles.
Our programme
VIVE is a voluntary, continuous improvement sustainability programme for ingredient supply chains, covering all operations and activities for producers through to end users that have a bearing on sustainability.
VIVE is for businesses that want to do more than just to tick a box for sustainability, they want to participate because they know that it is key to their continued growth and commercial success.
The programme consists of five modules that, in combination, cover all the operations and activities that contribute to the sustainability of supplied ingredients.
Farm
Promote good agricultural practices that result in the efficient and environmentally sustainable production of ingredients.
VIVE 2.0 Farm Module Criteria
Facilities
Manage facilities ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees and visitors.
VIVE 2.0 Facility Module Criteria
Shippers
Demonstrate responsibility for each step of the supply-chain where it retains ownership or duty of care for ingredients moving along the supply-chain.
Forwarders
Ensure traceability of raw materials back to individual farms and finished products forward to its individual customers.
Chain of Custody
In the event that elements of a supply chain are not covered by the relevant supply chain companies’ participation in VIVE, the VIVE Chain of Custody Module has been created to assess the traceability of VIVE ingredients once they leave the control of the producer.
Farm
Facilities
Shippers
Forwarders
Chain of Custody
Improvement objectives
Within your chosen module(s) VIVE assesses current performance and sets improvement objectives which are tracked at all stages along the supply chain, driving continuous improvement.
Governance
Embed the business practices and processes necessary for the implementation and maintenance of VIVE.
People
Ensure labour rights, safe & fair working conditions of all involved within the Supply Chain.
Environment
Manage facilities and work with supplying farmers to continually reduce impact upon the environment.
Traceability
Ensuring traceability of raw materials back to source location.
Getting started
VIVE recognises that participants will be at different stages in their sustainability journey with different priorities. The VIVE programme is made up of three steps, representing a gradual path to sustainability which can be tailored to each participant.
VIVE is flexible and you can choose to participate at one of 3 steps:
Step 2 - Claim level
±75% of coverage
Through your performance you will be able to reach VIVE Claim Award, rewarding your business for its sustainability achievements & covering industry standards requirements
Step 3 - Excellence level
100% of coverage
Through your performance you will be able to reach VIVE Excellence Award offering a unique level of differentiation. For businesses aiming to go above and beyond the essential sustainability requirements.
VIVE Continuous Improvement Process
Improvement Plan
Within your chosen module/s VIVE assesses current performance and sets improvement objectives which are tracked at all stages along the supply chain, driving continuous improvement through bespoke improvement plans.
VIVE Benchmarks
We recognise that there are many schemes and accreditations available to aid with performance and you may think we are just another one… but VIVE has been successfully benchmarked against several other schemes, allowing us to measure and benchmark your performance against their programmes, consolidating your position and action plans in line with:
Reducing audit fatigue
The VIVE programme is designed to be able to operate along the whole supply chain from producer to industrial end-user and comprehensively covers the key sustainability aspects within the areas of People, Planet and Profit.
VIVE is able to act as an ‘umbrella’ programme, benchmarked against other sustainability initiatives and standards. This enables one VIVE assessment to measure and benchmark your performance against several programmes at once, thus reducing ‘audit fatigue’.
Step 1
Simplified entry level to cover key sustainability principles
Step 2
Claim level benchmarked against the entry level of other programmes
Step 3
Highlighting areas of excellence, going beyond the entry level of other programmes
VIVE Awards will be attributed to participants, highlighting their performance against the programme. In addition to this benchmark results will be delivered as part of the assessment report demonstrating the company sustainability achievements through a range of globally recognised standards.
VIVE Claim & Excellence Awards
The VIVE Awards, Claim & Excellence Awards, encourage participants to go above and beyond in their Sustainability Journey opening up commercial opportunities through demonstration of their achievements.
Initial measurement
VIVE measures every aspect of your supply chain to identify best practice and highlight areas for improvement.
Current performance
Participants can progress quickly identifying accurately the gaps in their supply chain and choosing their Improvement Plan according to their resources and needs for Improvement.
Highlighting excellence
VIVE highlights your areas of excellence and drives immediate Improvement through the supply chain.
Our partnership
The VIVE programme marries over 20 years of sustainability expertise from Intellync (AB Sustain rebranded) with established trade and supply chain prowess from Czarnikow.
This, in turn, is a partnership offering continuous improvement and commercial advantage from being physically involved in the complete supply chain process.
Our mission is to work with the organisations that are most committed to driving sustainable improvement in their supply chains and to help them make this happen. Our international reach means we collaborate across a wealth of sectors. For our clients this means an assurance that we are connected in the right places with the most up-to-date industry intelligence and technology.
Intellync is part of AB Agri Ltd, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods PLC, a diversified, international ingredients and retail group with sales of £12.8bn and over 124,000 employees in 48 countries.
At Czarnikow, we use our specialist networks and knowledge to manage the most sustainable, efficient and cost-effective movement of products for our clients.
BUY, SELL AND MOVE
We buy, sell and move ingredients and complementary products for industrial food and beverage companies, producers, and processors.
ADVISE, ARRANGE AND DERISK
We provide financing, pricing, supply chain and sustainability services to create value and reduce the risks of moving products on behalf of our clients. We also have a specialised corporate finance team.
Responsibility
We view responsibility differently –looking deeper into the supply chain to implement sustainable solutions.
Fresh views
We look at ingredient industries differently - thinking and working as a partner to support our clients.
Problem solvers
We tackle problems differently – investing in cutting-edge IT and services to address supply chain challenges.
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