A new roadmap for sustainability in our business
At Arla Foods Ingredients, we share the same overall sustainability ambitions as our parent company, Arla Foods. However, the nature of our business sometimes requires an adapted approach to achieve them. We have launched a new roadmap for achieving our sustainability goals as we grow our business and for delivering into the sustainability commitments of the Arla Future26 Strategy.
Stronger planet
Stronger people
We recognise our responsibility to minimise our environmental footprint. Through 2022, we have focused on the three Rs – reduce, recycle and reuse – and our gradual transition to carbon-neutral energy.
Our circular bioeconomy vision
Our vision for a circular bioeconomy at Arla Foods Ingredients is about moving from the linear model of take, make and dispose to the circular model of reduce, reuse and recycle.
The goal is to work towards a resilient system that increasingly decouples business from the consumption of limited resources, benefiting the planet, people and profits.
In practice, we aim to:
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Create maximum value from all components in our whey and milk raw materials.
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Reduce our energy consumption by recycling and redistributing surplus heat.
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Minimise use of well water by reusing water extracted from raw materials and recycling wastewater.
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Partner with suppliers to optimise packaging and eliminate fossilbased virgin plastic.
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Eliminate waste for disposal and incineration.
Science-based targets for climate action
Our group-level absolute reduction target for scope 1 and 2 emissions is 63% by 2030, against a 2015 baseline. In 2021, the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved the target as consistent with the Paris Agreement ambition to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Arla Foods Ingredients will deliver into the target by driving the green transformation at the three fully-owned production sites.
With regard to scope 3 emissions, our group- level target of a 30% reduction by 2030 is under revision following the publication of new SBTi guidelines for Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) in late 2022. During 2023, we will participate in a global Arla project to achieve the updated scope 3 target for land-based emissions, in line with the FLAG guidelines.
Through our business activities and in our workplace, we want to make a positive difference in people’s lives.
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Our contribution to the global goals
The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a source of inspiration, setting the direction for the continuous improvement of our operations and long-term growth of our business. During 2022, we took a fresh look at where we believe our company can make a meaningful contribution to the SDGs. On that basis, we will highlight activities in relation to the following eight goals in this update.
Over the past year, we have also begun mapping our impact in relation to the SDGs, using the business indicators set out in the SDG Compass. Although this work is still at an early stage, we expect it to provide fresh insights that will strengthen future waves of our sustainability strategy.
Ambitions and progress
This year’s global energy crisis underlined the urgency of transitioning to sustainable energy sources, while volatile markets placed added pressure on quality and food safety management. In this chapter, you can read how we performed in 2022 and our priority actions for 2023. For information about policies and key environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics that apply to the entire Arla Foods group, please see the Arla annual report.
Here you can read how we performed in 2022 and our priority actions for 2023
For information about policies and key environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics that apply to the entire Arla Foods group, please see the Arla annual report
