Arla doubles carbon reduction target for operations to meet 1.5°C
With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63 per cent by 2030. The new target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.
Arla Foods amba confirms December milk price
The Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 3.0 euro cents per kilo from 1 December 2021. This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre, Arla’s conventional milk price will increase to 36.68 ppl and 44.13 ppl for organic.
Starbucks to work directly with farmers to help reduce emissions
- From January 2022, Arla and Starbucks will develop and pilot a new sustainable dairy sourcing blueprint for Starbucks, designed to help reduce the coffee chains carbon emissions from dairy
- At the end of the three-year pilot, Starbucks hopes to scale the blueprint to support Starbucks dairy suppliers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
- The pilot will work with 14 of Arla’s UK farmer owners, bringing in the broader scientific and sustainable farming expertise of Arla and working with an independent advisor appointed by Starbucks
- This supports both Starbucks ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent globally and Arla’s target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent per kilo of milk by 2030
From Poo to Power – new call for potential of poo power to be explored as source of renewable energy
- Arla’s 460,000 cows could provide enough power each year to fuel over 1.2m UK homes
- A single Arla cow’s yearly poo could power three households per year
- Dairy cooperative releases ‘cow poo powered patteries’ to highlight the untapped potential across Britain’s dairy farms to help drive the nation towards renewable energy targets
Arla Foods amba confirms November milk price
The Arla on-account price for conventional milk will increase by 1.0 euro cent per kilo and the organic milk price will remain unchanged in the UK, from 1 November 2021.
This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre Arla’s conventional milk price will increase by 0.90 pence to 33.52 pence per litre the organic milk price will remain at 40.98 pence per litre for Arla’s farmer owners.
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Arla doubles carbon reduction target for operations to meet 1.5°C
With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63 per cent by 2030. The new target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.
Arla Foods amba confirms milk price increase for January 2022
The Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 1.0 euro cent per kilo from 1 January 2022. This month will also see the milk price be positively impacted by 0.01 pence per litre due to the quarterly currency adjustment.
This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre, Arla’s milk price will increase by 0.90 pence per litre bringing its conventional price up to 37.58 ppl and 45.03 ppl for organic.
Arla Foods amba confirms December milk price
The Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 3.0 euro cents per kilo from 1 December 2021. This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre, Arla’s conventional milk price will increase to 36.68 ppl and 44.13 ppl for organic.