The FarmAhead Customer Partnership links Arla’s data-driven climate reduction efforts with customer demands for dairy products with a lower carbon footprint
European dairy cooperative Arla Foods is taking another significant step in reducing the climate impact of dairy farming. It announced that all of Arla’s 200 million kilo fresh milk pool in Danish retail- and food service become part of the company’s FarmAhead Customer Partnership programme.
The FarmAhead Customer Partnership links Arla’s data-driven climate reduction efforts with customer demands for dairy products with a lower carbon footprint. The partnership allows customers in retail and food service to become partners on climate reduction initiatives taking place on Arla’s farmer owners’ farms and provides customers with access to data that can be used in their own ESG reporting and to support their scope 3 climate goals.
“Through our FarmAhead Customer Partnership, we are collaborating with our customers to make a difference and accelerate the green transition. Through the programme, we make our extensive data available to our customers and thereby support their climate action and ESG reporting needs. In return, we unite customers with our farmer-owners to build more knowledge, reduce the carbon footprint and increase biodiversity, for generations to come,” says Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, Executive Vice President and COO of Arla Foods.
The program was first launched in 2023 in the UK under the “Customer Sustainability Programme”-name, where the first contracts with customers including Aldi, Asda and Morrisons cover more than 1 billion kilos of milk.
“The response from our customers has been exceptionally positive, reflecting a strong interest in joining forces with Arla to lead the way in the green transition. With such momentum, we are now launching our FarmAhead Customer Partnership programme across Arla’s further core European markets during 2024.”, says Peter Giørtz-Carlsen.