Dairy and its future depend on healthy land, clean water and a stable climate. Looking after those things isn’t separate from our business – it’s part of how we produce dairy every day.
Across Lactalis-Mainland Dairy, we focus on the areas where we can make the biggest difference: reducing emissions, improving how we use materials, and protecting the natural resources dairy depends on.
Our priorities centre on three areas: Climate, Circularity and Natural Resources.
The climate challenge demands leadership and action. For Lactalis-Mainland Dairy, this begins with reducing the energy we use and improving the efficiency of our operations. We are also working with partners across the dairy value chain to drive smarter, lower impact ways of producing the dairy foods people love.
Our commitments:
Reduce energy demand and improve operational efficiency
Invest in renewable energy solutions
Partner with innovators, suppliers, and technology leaders to accelerate climate solutions
Packaging is critical for ensuring our high-quality dairy products get safely to people around the world, but managing the impact of that packaging is a challenge. We’re focused on designing packaging in a way that reduces waste, increases value, and supports greater circularity – with clear pathways for reuse, recycling or repurposing. We’re investing in solutions that use less material and improve recyclability, as well as supporting collection and recovery systems.
Circularity goes beyond packaging. Reducing waste is embedded across our supply chain – from ingredients and byproducts to how we use resources. Through education and stewardship, we support our people, partners and consumers to play a role in building a lower waste, more circular dairy industry.
Our commitments:
Design packaging for circularity
Drive material recovery through education and stewardship
Minimise waste across manufacturing and supply chain operations
Land and water are the lifeblood of dairy. We’re reducing water use and improving water quality across our manufacturing operations through precision management and technology. In partnership with our farmer suppliers, we’re also lifting farm performance and efficiency – supporting productivity while improving environmental outcomes.
Our commitments:
Reduce water use and improve water quality in manufacturing
Support sustainable and efficient dairy farming systems
Across Lactalis-Mainland Dairy, sustainability means producing dairy responsibly – improving how we work today while protecting the natural systems that make dairy possible tomorrow.