Arla’s 2014 reports available to download
Following approval by Arla’s Board of Representatives at a meeting in Nyborg, Denmark on Wednesday and Thursday (25/26 February), Arla’s Annual Report 2014 and CSR report have now been published.
The 2014 annual report highlights what was Arla’s best ever annual performance and the latest CSR report gives examples of how Arla has been working responsibly during the year as well as some of the challenges that it has met along the way.
“As Arla continues to grow, we will need to keep doing things in new and better ways. It is my belief that Arla will grow by adding long-term sustainable value to people’s lives, whether they are owners, customers, partners, colleagues – or simply people who want to enjoy a natural, healthy dairy product that makes them feel good. This is what I hope you will find examples of in this report. I also hope it will inspire you to follow us on the responsible way we have chosen,” writes CEO of Arla Foods, Peder Tuborgh, in the opening introduction in this year’s CSR report.
Towards more responsible soy
There were many developments throughout 2014 when it came to Arla’s responsibility. Arla was the world’s biggest purchaser of RTRS soy certificates. All soy used at Arla farms is now 100 per cent covered by RTRS certificates or is Proterra certified.
Arla has also developed a global strategy for Sustainable Dairy Farming. Working together with our farmers to improve animal welfare, save water, energy and feed, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop biodiversity focused initiatives in Denmark, Sweden, Central Europe and the UK.
Resilient strategic focus leads to strong results
Arla’s 2014 overall performance was stronger than ever: A record-high performance price of 41.7 eurocent pr. kilo with a total volume of owner milk of 11.7 billion kilos in 2014. Arla has also registered its highest ever revenue of 10.6 billion euro, with much of it attributable to organic growth of 6.7 per cent. Despite a rollercoaster year for the global dairy industry, the strong brands and focus on efficiency and cost control enabled Arla to make the most of the upturn and to be competitive through the downturn.
You can read or download Arla’s Annual Report 2014 at www.arla.com/annualreport
You can read or download Arla’s CSR report 2014 at http://www.arla.com/csr
Arla Foods is a global dairy company and co-operative owned by 13,500 dairy farmers circa 3,000 of whom are British.
Dating back to 1881, Arla’s purpose is to secure the highest value for its farmers’ milk, while creating opportunities for their growth. With production facilities in 11 countries and sales offices in a further 30, Arla is the world’s sixth largest dairy company and largest supplier of organic dairy products. Arla has a total of more than 18,000 colleagues and its products are sold under the well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak® and Castello® in more than 100 countries.
Arla Foods UK is the largest dairy company in the country and is home to leading dairy brands Anchor, Cravendale, and Lactofree. It has a turnover of £2.3 billion. As well as being number one in fresh liquid milk, butter, spreads and cream, Arla is the UK’s largest cheese manufacturer. It has also built the world’s largest fresh milk facility located at Aylesbury and has plans for it to be the first zero carbon site of its kind. The UK business has a team of approximately 4,000 colleagues located at its dairies, distribution centres and head office.