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Environment and climate log

Our environmental and climate  achievements since 2006, are listed below and  illustrate Arla Foods' global contribution to natural and healthy dairy products  that also take care of the environment and climate.
 

Environment and climate log

When?	What did we do?
September 2009	Historic climate agreement in Berlin will make milk greener September 24 th the dairy industry wrote history when the world’s seven leading dairy organisations signed up to the Global Dairy Agenda for Action at the World Dairy Summit in Berlin.
July 2009	Less waste means major savings About five years ago, Gothenburg Dairy launched an campaign aimed at reducing production waste. The result was a 50 per cent cut in waste - and savings running into millions of kroner.
July 2009	Green energy brings Arla in Germany Closer to Nature Arla's German office in Düsseldorf has switched on to "green power" - an eco-friendly initiative that has been awarded the "Closer to Nature" prize.
June 2009	Following a trial consumers chose the  environmentally friendly milk carton for Harmonie® liquid milk in Denmark, which will result in a saving of 4,000 tonnes of CO2  emissions per year.
May 2009	"A small action for a greener planet" is the message on the Yoggi Yalla!® bottle in Sweden. In May we launched our first climate neutral product - the drinking yoghurt Yoggi yalla!®. Yoggi yalla! plants trees for the climate
April 2009	Arlas Corporate Social Responsibility report 2008 was published
April 2009	Arla participated in an IDF (International Dairy Federation) project group which looked at  one common carbon footprint standard within  the dairy industry.
March 2009	Arla released its Corporate Carbon Footprint Report – status on CO2 emissions 2005-2007
March 2009	Swedish semi-skimmed milk cartons changed their look for one week.  Arla  supported  the World Wildlife Fund's climate change initiative, Earth Hour, which  encourages consumers to turn off their lights and remind world leaders of the need to take bold decisions in support of the environment. Arla “turns off” semi-skimmed milk
March 2009	Tips and advice on how to cook energy efficiently were published on our Danish recipe website arla.dk
Febuary 2009	The website klimaspiren.dk was launched in co-operation with Generation K, which aims to make teenagers aware of climate issues.
January 2009	Arla participated  in a research project: climate friendly milkproduction, with Dansk Kvæg (Danish Cattle Federation), AgroTech and Danmarks Jordbrugs Forskning (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences).

 

 

2008	What did we do?
December 2008	The distribution department in Holstebro is trialling a fuel mixture, 15 per cent of which is CO2 neutral bio-diesel. Tank up with biodiesel
November 2008	A PhD student was employed at Arla Foods for three years to study LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) on dairy products.
July 2008	Arla Foods UK  was presented with Denmark’s prestigious national award, The Diploma of the Danish Export Association. A representative of Denmark’s ministry of foreign affairs recognised Arla Foods UK’s commitment to lessening its impact on the environment. Read: Arla Foods UK honoured by HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark
June 2008	Arla UK which supplies all its milk in plastic bottles has reduced the weight of its packaging by 753 tonnes. Grammes add up to tonnes
May 2008	Arla Foods’ ambition is to minimise emissions and continually improve its environmental efforts throughout the supply chain in order to contribute to sustainable development. Distribution vehicles refrigerated by recycled CO2
May 2008	A new edition of Our Responsibility - Code of Conduct was published
May 2008	Arla Foods' first report on Corporate Social Responsibilty 2007 was published
May 2008	Consumers across the world are becoming increasingly aware of how their shopping habits are impacting on global temperatures. Arla Foods is creating a systematic overview of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value chain. Climate labelling in the future?
April 2008	Arla Foods has the best image among Danish food companies. This is the opinion of leading executives from the Danish food industry, in the Danish food magazine Levnedsmiddelbladet’s annual image survey, which ranked Arla Foods top in all categories  and also the most environmentally- friendly food company.  Arla has the best image
April 2008	Energy intelligent transport Three focus areas: 1) More biofuels in the tank 2) Environmentally-friendly driving 3) Increased efficiency
March 2008	Arla's  climate strategy is launched.
Januar 2008	The UN approved Arla Foods as a member of its Global Compact network. Together with thousands of other companies and organisations, Arla will contribute to helping  solve the world’s major social, environmental and labour challenges. Read more about Arla Foods being part of the UN network Global Compact network
January 2008	Arla Foods ordered 193 new trucks from the Swedish truck manufacturer Scania. The order was for tankers for milk collection and trucks for distribution to retailers. The new trucks are more environmentally friendly.  Vehicle fleet to be upgraded

 

 

2007	What did we do?
November 2007	In just one year, Arla Foods UK’s water consumption fell by 21.6 per cent and waste water by 17.7 per cent. Energy Desktop reduces consumption
November 2007	The food magazine, Food Manufacture  named Arla Foods UK Food Manufacture Company of the Year in its annual review of the UK's best food companies. Arla’s environmental work is cited as one of the reasons. Arla Foods UK named company of the year
November 2007	For several years, Danish Hobro dairy centre paid considerable money to get rid of waste water. The dairy had to pay a special tax to the municipality that was proportional to the amount of organic material in the waste water. A biobooster installation helped to minimise this problem.  Biobooster purifies waste water
October 2007	In Denmark and Sweden, Arla Foods is committed to reducing fuel consumption for both milk collection and distribution. Drivers save on diesel
April 2007	Arla Foods’ environmental work featured in international TV programme See the programme on you tube
April 2007	Arla Foods reduces energy consumption Reduced energy consumption and greater efficiency is saving Arla Foods in Sweden in excess of 14 million Swedish krona per year, approx. USD 2 million. Arla Foods environmental plan for the years up to 2010 aims to reduce consumption of water and energy by five per cent.

 

 

2006	What did we do?
January 2006	Arla Foods' Global Environmental Strategy was launched.