Letter from the chair

As we rapidly approach the end of the financial year, the Sheep Sustainability Framework Steering Group has begun preparations for its next Annual Report.

A key part of this report will be considering the Framework’s updated materiality assessment. Materiality is the process by which we identify the top priorities in the broader conversation that is sustainability. This helps us to amend and adapt the SSF’s reporting so that it reflects the key issues facing industry. An article with more detail on this process is included in this edition.

Certainly, this year, there has been an increasing focus on key topics such as labour, greenhouse gas emissions and the economic resilience of our industry, and you’ll see these reflected in our Annual Report.

Both the Steering Group and Board have been working on the SSF’s next five-year Strategic Plan. While our strategic pillars remain largely the same, we’re keen to see the ongoing progression in the Framework’s reporting and industry engagement.

Finally, we also welcome some new faces to the SSF – with Angus Hobson and Elizabeth Jackson joining the Board and Emma Foster-Geering and Molly Greentree joining the Steering Group. Each bring their own unique perspective and skillsets to the Framework and I look forward to working with each of them.