The extreme weather, from drought and floods to heat stress and lack of feed, is already interfering with dairy supply chains around the world. For food and dairy companies, this climate impact is not a distant threat and is increasing the risk of business.
But there is good news. The dairy sector has one of the most powerful tools to bend curves in short -term warming and helps to avoid the worst climate change impact, the reduction of methane.
Methane is more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide for the first 20 years after entering the atmosphere and accounts for more than 60% of dairy farm emissions.
“Reducing methane discharge is one of the fastest ways to slow down the warming. deliberate VRASHABH KAPATE, the chief administrator of EDF’s Global Dairy Sector, says, “Business movement of food and dairy companies.”
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) so that companies can take action With the support of pure strategies designed for dairy products and food companies, we are looking for a strategic approach to climate behavior in the dairy space.
The herb describes the four -stage approach.
1. Measure what is important
The first step is to understand where the emissions come from because they cannot relieve not measuring. Dairy methane comes from cows (buffs and manure). Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the emissions of the supply chain.
This hub contains open source guidelines that help the company to build a methane inventory and identify the greatest opportunities for influence. This is the first step to make plans to reduce emissions over time.
2. Make it transparent
Emissions data sharing (even if it’s not perfect yet) builds trust with investors, customers and suppliers. It also helps the company to prepare for emerging climate disclosure rules in various regions. If you open it every year, the company can repeat and improve over time.
Many companies like this bell and Lactalis USAAs part of Dairy Methane Action Alliance, we started to disclose dairy methane emissions. As part of participating in the methane action alliance, EDF was created to accelerate the behavior and ambition of dairy methane LEDs. Partnership with Ceres.
3. Make a plan
If the company understands emissions, the next step is to create a dairy methane action plan (DMAP). This means to identify the most effective methods of reducing methane and to work with the supplier to perform it.
Bell GroupThe dairy methane action alliance members are doing that. In cooperation with DSM-Firmenich, France’s Institute de L ‘Ellage (IDELE) and Slovakia’s Cosis University (IDELE) controlled feed additives in several European farms. In France, the pilot showed that the feed additives decreased methane emissions by 29% to 42% depending on the farm. The pilot not only helped to provide additional evidence of the efficacy of the feed additives, but also helped the company to continue to launch a feed additive with farmers in the supply chain.
4. Work together
No company can do this alone. To reduce methane, it is necessary to cooperate between the value chain and the sector, from farmers and cooperatives to retailers, researchers and policymakers.
The involvement guide of the dairy stakeholders of EDFs in the herb provides a real example of how it actually looks.
– Kerry Group’s Evolve Dairy Sustainability Program It provides farmers with training, cost -sharing incentives and flexible funding to implement climate smart practices such as improved grazing and manure management.
– ARLA’s Farmahead ™ Incentive Program Requires farmers through a point -based system for adopting sustainability practices from feed optimization to renewable energy.
– US dairy sustainability alliance It connects stakeholders throughout the industry to share knowledge and accelerate progress.
In fact, leaders in this sector proven that the resolution of methane emissions in dairy products can provide fast climate benefits and strengthen business elasticity by strengthening the relationship between major stakeholders.
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Whether the company has just begun or trying to expand its existing efforts, the Net Zero Action Pathway of the dairy sourcing company provides instructions to build tools, case studies and more sustainable and flexible dairy supplies. In addition, Dairy Methane MasterClass, a free electronic learning course of EDF, can deepen understanding and build an internal capacity for action. Search the herb today.
