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database, enabling environmental assessments of animal frameworks, including:
Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership — global guidelines for animal feed supply chains.
• Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules on feed for food-producing animals — EU-based guidelines.
rigorous and credible LCA results. This is important because it recognized standards.
quarter of 2026 with funding provided through NARA’s
Sustainability is a central focus of NARA’s strategic plan. In support of this priority as president of NARA, I serve on the GFLI
We also launched the NARA Rendering Scholarships in 2025, NARA Rendering Scholarship to Madelynn Pimm, a senior at Penn State University, recognizing her academic achievement and interest in the rendering industry.
As workforce development becomes an increasing challenge across manufacturing and agriculture, these scholarships strong, resilient industry for decades to come.
relations, further enhancing member engagement and
In 2025, NARA also took important steps to modernize its updated and modernized its bylaws to better reflect the clarity around governance and decision-making, and ensure rapidly evolving regulatory and market environment.
NARA renewed its focus on the growing problem of used
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risks to biofuel supply chains, environmental compliance and programs.
These concerns were underscored by federal indictments the value of rendered products across the supply chain.
As we move into 2026, the challenges facing rendering — metrics, low CI feedstocks for biofuel and circular economy
• Completion of the industrywide LCA for rendered
the GFLI database.
• Launching a sustainability campaign to publicize the LCA
quarter of 2026.
Committee trade mission overseas, strengthening
proteins in the global aquafeed market to be used in
sustainability, market growth, and advancing rendering as an
We extend our sincere thanks to all NARA members, possible and sets the stage for an even stronger, more sustainable rendering industry in 2026 and beyond.
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