Producers, land managers, supply chains, buyers and investors need the best tools and advice possible to manage natural resource-related risks and opportunities.
Integrity Ag provides advisory services for Natural Capital and we have developed an assessment solution, through significant public/private investment, to deliver high quality information for your land assets at affordable costs. Our system is designed to give you insights that meet your needs as a land manager and the emerging needs of the supply chain and finance sectors. This can help you address risks and harness opportunities with the supply chain and finance partners you work with.
The program is built on the global Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework (tnfd.global), and has strong crossover with other sustainability platforms.
At the heart of the system is NCAT (the Natural Capital Assessment Tool), which is an automated, cost-effective mapping product, which we combine with expert advisory regarding risks and opportunities to deliver a quality report fit for your needs.
Building on NCAT are multiple product options to expand the depth and accuracy of data collected, tailoring assessments to your needs and linking to known standards (see NCAT tiered service offerings below).
We’ve done the hard yards to develop and tailor this system for Australian agriculture and pilot it across the nation, delivering value for large scale producers and supply chains.
The framework is designed so the system meets future value-driven reporting needs across multiple sectors.
Reach out to let us know your needs and we can deliver a product that generates the most value for your enterprise.
NCAT reports provide landholders with practical insights across three key areas:
1. Understanding your assets. NCAT maps a wide range of assets including soil and vegetation at low cost. It’s useful for property planning and asset monitoring, and to identify risks with these assets associated with vegetation regulations or emerging supply chain / finance requirements such as deforestation.
2. Due diligence. If you’re buying a new block, you can find out soil and vegetation status with a single report and quickly flag risks, such as historical deforestation events. Users find the cost (~$1,000 depending on property size) is easily justified for the highly useful information it provides.
3. Opportunities. With supply chains, finance partners and Government regularly offering funding for a range of opportunities including regeneration, tree planting, soil conservation, ACCU generation, biodiversity protection and more, this report is the starting point to understand the opportunities relevant to your farm.
Publications
Agri-Environmental Research
- 2026 | Participatory modelling research to support the validation and co-design of sustainable farming systems.
- 2026 | Multivariable Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of a Branded Beef Supply Chain Using Individual Animal Data and Carcass Characteristics.
- 2026 | Techno-economic assessment of emission reduction pathways for the Australian chicken meat industry.
- 2024 | Net greenhouse gas emissions and reduction opportunities in the Western Australian beef industry.
- 2024 | Environmental impacts of Australian pork in 2020 and 2022 determined using LCA.
- 2024 | Trends in the environmental impacts of the Australian pork industry.
- 2023 | Strategies to reduce environmental impacts from textiles: Extending clothing wear life compared to fibre displacement assessed using consequential LCA.
- 2023 | Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry: 2. Egg production.
- 2022 | Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry: 1. Chicken meat production.
- 2022 | Using LCA and circularity indicators to measure the sustainability of textiles-examples of renewable and non-renewable fibres.
- 2022 | Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Garments through Industrially Scalable Closed-Loop Recycling: Life Cycle Assessment of a Recycled Wool Blend Sweater.
- 2021 | Reducing environmental impacts from garments through best practice garment use and care, using the example of a Merino wool sweater.
- 2021 | The environmental consequences of a change in Australian cotton lint production.
- 2021 | Building consensus on water use assessment of livestock production systems and supply chains: Outcome and recommendations from the FAO LEAP Partnership.
- 2020 | Clothing lifespans: What should be measured and how.
- 2020 | Reducing environmental impacts from garments through best practice garment use and care, using the example of a Merino wool sweater.
- 2020 | Potential contaminants and hazards in alternative chicken bedding materials and proposed guidance levels.
- 2020 | Nutritional comparison of chicken and plant protein.
- 2019 | Effect of methodological choice on the estimated impacts of wool production and the significance for LCA-based rating systems.
- 2019 | Environmental impacts associated with the production, use, and end-of-life of a woollen garment.
- 2019 | Review of Methodological Choices in LCA-Based Textile and Apparel Rating Tools: Key Issues and Recommendations Relating to Assessment of Fabrics Made from Natural Fibre Types.
- 2018 | Establishing soil nutrient distribution zones across free-range egg farms to guide practical nutrient management strategies.
- 2018 | Analysis of resource use and GHG emissions from four Australian meat production systems, with an investigation of mitigation opportunities and trade-offs.
- 2018 | Trends in environmental impacts from the pork industry
- 2017 | Environmental impacts and resource use from Australian pork production determined using life cycle assessment. 2. Energy, water and land occupation.
- 2017 | Resource use and environmental impacts from Australian chicken meat production.
- 2016 | Resource use and GHG emissions from three wool production regions in Australia.
- 2016 | Resource use and GHG emission from grain finishing beef cattle in seven Australian Feedlots.
- 2016 | Nitrous oxide, ammonia and methane from Australian meat chicken houses measured under commercial operating conditions and with mitigation strategies applied.
- 2016 | Methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions from a conventional Australian piggery with short and long hydraulic retention time effluent storage.
- 2016 | Methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions from pigs housed on litter and from stockpiling of spent litter.
- 2016 | Field measurement of beef pen manure methane and nitrous oxide reveals a surprise for inventory calculations.
- 2015 | Soil nitrate and phosphorus accumulates rapidly with a non-uniform distribution in two outdoor pig areas.
- 2015 | Resource use and environmental impacts from Australian export lamb production: LCA
- 2015 | Resource use and environmental impacts from beef production in eastern Australia investigated using LCA.
- 2015 | Application of LCA to sheep production systems: Investigating co-production of wool and meat using case studies from major global producers.
- 2015 | Environmental impacts and resource use of Australian beef and lamb exported to the USA determined using LCA.
- 2015 | An LCA approach to quantifying GHG emissions from land-use change for beef production in eastern Australia.
- 2015 | Livestock meat processing: inventory data and methods for handling co-production for major livestock species and meat products.
- 2015 | Emissions of nitrous oxide, ammonia and methane from Australian layer hen manure storage with a mitigation strategy applied.
- 2014 | Resource use and GHG intensity of Australian beef production: 1981 – 2010.
- 2014 | Quantifying carbon sequestration on sheep grazing land in Australia for LCA studies.
- 2014 | Impacts of land-use change on the assessment of water use in grazing systems and interactions with carbon sequestration.
- 2012 | Water use by livestock: A global perspective for a regional issue?
- 2011 | Ruminant enteric methane mitigation: a review.
- 2011 | Assessing agricultural soil acidification and nutrient management in LCA.
- 2010 | Red meat production in Australia: LCA and comparison with overseas studies.
- 2010 | Environmental Assessment of Two Pork Supply Chains Using Life Cycle Assessment.
- 2010 | Accounting for water use in Australian red meat production.
- 2009 | An investigation of lot-fed cattle drinking water consumption under Australian conditions.
- 2009 | Water usage of individual activities within Australian cattle feedlots, in Agriculture Technologies in a Changing Climate. (Part A Report: Water usage 2007- 2009).
- 2009 | Energy usage of individual activities within Australian cattle feedlots, in Agriculture Technologies in a Changing Climate. (Part B Report: Energy usage 2007- 2009).
- 2009 | Trends in the environmental impacts from the Australian pork industry: 1980-2020.
Industry Reports
- 2026 | Cashmere Life Cycle Assessment Study. Textile Exchange.
- 2025 | Sustainability Reporting Uplift Project Final Report. AMPC/AWI.
- 2025 | Livestock export life cycle carbon assessment. MLA/LiveCorp.
- 2025 | Developing a sustainability assessment framework and strategy. AMPC.
- 2024 | Feasibility of feedlot manure and effluent value adding technologies and strategies. MLA/QLD Gov.
- 2022 | An Industry Life Cycle Assessment for Sheep Production in Western Australia. DPIRD.
- 2022 | Carbon footprint and reduction options for Harvest Road Group operations. Harvest Road/MLA.
- 2022 | Pathways to low emissions in the Australian sheep industry: 2005 to 2050. MLA.
- 2021 | Moving towards carbon neutrality – opportunities for the Australian feedlot industry. MLA.
- 2021 | A Livestock Emissions Framework for Feed Technologies. DCCEEW.
- 2021 | Value proposition for the development of an emissions reduction fund method for use of novel feed supplements in the feedlot sector. MLA.
Our Clients
Combining science, strategy, and technology in partnership with motivated leaders, organisations, and industries to reimagine sustainability for positive impact.
