Arla triumphs at Yorkshire Post environment awards

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.

Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Processing approximately two billion litres of milk a year Arla continues to be one of the UK’s leading dairy companies and a supplier of fresh liquid milk and cream to the top seven retailers.

Over 2,500 daily deliveries are made directly to stores nationwide and Arla brands can be found across the dairy category. As well as the leader of the butter, spreads and margarine sector, and a major supplier of other added value products including flavoured milk and cheese, Arla continues to build working relationships with Arla Foods Milk Partnership, a unique group of dairy farmers, which supplies around 90 per cent of Arla's total milk requirements.

Behind this leading business is a team of circa 2,800 people across the UK located at our dairies, distribution centres and head office.