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Next steps include transition to fossil-free fuels for milk tankers and distribution trucks

International coffee chain Starbucks and dairy supplier Arla are partnering to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy. FoodNavigator hears more on why this kind of collaboration is vital to a sustainable future for food.

A new report shows the carbon footprint data from almost 2,000 dairy farms and the steps being taken to reduce farm emissions by 30% by 2030.

RESULTS FROM Arla's new climate check regime have confirmed that the dairy co-op's farmers are leading the way in cutting carbon. Since launching last year, the initiative has seen 8131 farms across seven European countries submitting data on the number of animals, feed composition, crop production, use of fertilizer, manure handling, use of electricity, fuel and renewable energy on their farms. This data has then been validated by external assessors in every market in a process which will now be repeated annually. The data confirms that Arla's farmers are among the most climate efficie...

Dairy cooperative Arla has developed Climate Checks, a programme that leverages the power of big data to support a transition to low-carbon production. Climate Checks offer ‘a proof point that there can be a sustainable future for dairy’, Chairman Jan Toft Nørgaard tells FoodNavigator.