Arla’s all encompassing environment strategy, which takes in each part of the supply chain, including on-farm operations, has led the company to victory at the Yorkshire Post’s environment awards.
Crowning Arla the ‘Best Environmental Business of the Year’, judges said they were particularly impressed with Arla’s bid to cut its carbon emissions, in all aspects of its operations.
TV presenter Julia Bradbury, who presented the trophy, said: "
Arla launched its environmental strategy in December 2010 and became the first
The company’s overarching targets for its own operations are a 34 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020, from a 2005 baseline, and that 30 per cent of its energy will come from renewable sources, also by 2020. Arla has also set its sights on a 20 per cent reduction in water usage by 2015 and says zero waste will go to landfill by 2012 by maximising recycling opportunities.
Recognising that up to 80 per cent of its total supply chain emissions are generated on farm, Arla has committed to funding a long-term programme to support all members of AFMP to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.