Team

Michael Anderson is President of SAI Platform Australia and is Head of Sustainability at GrainCorp. Previously he spent 11 years with Goodman Fielder where he held sustainability and environmental management roles. He is an adaptable problem solver and passionate sustainability leader focused on making a difference.  Previously, he worked with EPA Victoria, Meat and Livestock Australia and was a waste management consultant.  He enjoys driving impact by combining a genuine interest in working with others to find a better way with enough technical and commercial nous to understand the opportunities.

Vice President, Jessica Loughland is the Livestock Supply Chain Manager for Australian beef processor, Greenham, which operates three export beef plants across Victoria and Tasmania. She is responsible for overseeing the company's natural beef programs, digital feedback systems, supply chain sustainability initiatives, and engagement with producers. 

Jessica studied agricultural science at Charles Sturt University and, prior to joining Greenham, gained valuable experience working for Teys Australia in various roles across livestock, commercial analytics, and project management, and at MLA, where she led the MSA Business Development team to help drive adoption and commercialisation of the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) program.  A passionate advocate for Australian agriculture, Jessica strives to support the ongoing sustainability and resilience of the industry through her involvement in the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) Sustainability Steering Group and the advisory group for the ‘Environmental Credentials for Australian Beef’ project. She is also a non-Executive Director for Food and Fibre Great South Coast (FFGSC) and the Future Farmers Network (FFN) where she hopes to engage and inspire the next generation of industry leaders.

Bill Pardy is Sustainable Markets Manager at Nutrien Ag Solutions - Australia. He has over 25 years in the Australian grains industry and has undertaken a number of operational and leadership roles during that time. Bill spent his early career in the post-farm gate grains supply chain, taking on marketing, logistics, stakeholder and contract management roles before moving on to a national operations role with Glencore/Viterra. Bill has an exceptional technical and financial understanding of Australian broadacre farming systems, having also been the General Manager of Glencore Land’s corporate farming operation and as an Owner/Director of a broadacre farming enterprise in Southern NSW. Bill holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the University of Melbourne. Bill is currently working with Nutrien’s whole Ag value chain to understand how emerging sustainability drivers will impact primary producers and Agribusiness.

Heidi Smith is the SAI Platform Australia's Treasurer and is the Senior Manager - ESG at Tassal. Tassal maintains an industry leading position in Australian Seafood in terms of corporate, social and environmental reporting and certification, implementing a sustainability focus throughout the company. Tassal strive to achieve operational excellence and protect its core values around quality, community and the environment.

Jacob Betros is the Manager of Beef Sustainability with Meat & Livestock Australia, and responsible for the management of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) and related projects. This includes ESG reporting in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards, the management of data collection projects, alignment of stakeholder priorities, and coordination of research and adoption programs within MLA to deliver on the ABSF objectives. Jacob collaborates with marketing and communication teams to promote the sustainability credentials of Australian beef to key markets.