Indicator 3.13.2

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Feed Dependent

Species

Indicator 3.13.2

by Contact on 8 October 2026

Requirement

The UoC shall identify, avoid and mitigate potential negative impacts on the surrounding communities resulting from its activities.

How Do I Interpret This Requirement?

  • The UoC can be a busy environment, and operations can have an impact on surrounding communities, who may experience increased:

    • noise

    • light

    • pollution

    • dirt and dust

    • traffic and damage to roads

    • restrictions on where people can move around the community.

    • Sometimes the UoC can cause disruption to communities who are further away, for example through increased traffic on the roads by trucks delivering feed early in the morning.

  • In consultation with the community the UoC should:

    • identify if any negative impacts are taking place

    • decide on ways to mitigate these impacts

    • inform the community of the contents of any mitigation plan.

    • See also the guidance for Indicator 3.13.1.

Evidence of Implementation

  • an analysis of any negative impacts caused by the UoC

  • records or minutes of meetings or other engagement with the community

  • a mitigation plan for any negative impacts.

Auditors Should Confirm

  • the UoC understands who the communities are who are potentially impacted by its operations;

  • the UoC has carried out a process of understanding what, if any, the impacts from its operations are for the local communities;

  • where possible, if communities have been engaged in a process of understanding the impacts of the operations of the UoC;

  • communities are aware of the mitigation plan.