SUSTAINABILITY
Our Journey & Approach
SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS UPDATE 2024
Find out more about our sustainability journey in our 2024 Sustainability Progress Update Report
At Lactalis in the UK, we take our environmental and social responsibility seriously. As part of Lactalis Group, our CSR work is aligned to a global framework focused on key sustainability issues: fighting global warming, heading towards a more circular economy and improving animal welfare.
We are committed to our sustainability journey and have published our goal to achieve carbon net zero across our entire value chain by 2050. We work in partnership with our suppliers, farmers, trade bodies and NGOs to avail ourselves of the best possible expertise so that we can move forwards together. We have developed our Sustainability strategy, and our 4 areas of focus are Climate, Animal Welfare, Packaging & People. Read more in our Sustainability Progress report.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
We have a responsibility to our consumers and society to always do the right thing – to run our business as efficiently as possible, reducing the amount of energy and raw materials we use, and help our suppliers to do the same.
OUR SUPPORT
We must also help our consumers make better choices too, by delivering healthy and nutritious food, produced in ways that minimise damage to the environment.
OUR COMMITMENT
We’re committed to understanding and responding to the changes in our environment to make sure we are equipped to build a sustainable business that looks after people and the planet, with high standards of animal welfare.
Our sustainability journey
OUR APPROACH
Our approach to sustainability for both Lactalis UK & Ireland and Lactalis Nestlé Chilled Dairy (LNCD) is focused on what’s important to our businesses, but also crucially what is important to our stakeholders, including our employees and suppliers, our farmers and our customers. The wider needs of society and the environment are also critical.
In addressing a range of sustainability issues, we have four core areas of focus:
CLIMATE
Minimising our impact on the environment
Carbon Emissions
Looking After The Enviroment
Sustainable Logistics
ANIMAL WELFARE
Supporting our partnering farms in promoting high standards of animal welfare and sustainability
Supporting Farmers
Animal Welfare
PRODUCT & PACKAGING
Producing the best dairy products for quality and sustainability
Food Waste
Transparency & Responsible Marketing
Packaging
PEOPLE
Pursuing excellence and opportunity for all
Health & Safety
Attracting & Developing People
Supporting Local Communities
SOURCING STANDARD REPORT 2023
Find out more about our Sourcing Standard, download the report for 2023
OUR 2027 AMBITION
We have made a solid start to our sustainability journey.
We have set out a clear pathway to make further improvements and have clear commitments for each of our focus areas.
CLIMATE
Minimising our impact on the enviroment
Our main raw material is produced through farming and so we have a strong relationship with and dependency on the natural environment.
At least
-25%
greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2025
(scope 1 & 2)
At least
-50%
greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2033
(scope 1 & 2)
Carbon
NET ZERO
by 2050
(scope 1, 2 & 3)
ANIMAL WELFARE
Leading the way in sustainable dairy through science, stewardship and technology
We source milk from around 130 farmers in the UK, local to our production sites, as well as a range of ingredients and products from other suppliers.
5%
Year-on-year reduction in antibiotic use to fight against antimicrobial resistance.
33%
reduction in baseline carbon footprints by 2033
6
Commit to hosting 6 farmer roadshows per year to share best practice and market activities
PRODUCT & PACKAGING
Producing the best dairy products for quality and sustainability
Our customers can be confident that our range of products will be high quality, safely packaged, nutritious and delicious.
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Finding the right pack
Improving Circularity
Extended Producer Responsibility scheme (EPR).*
Educating Consumers
* Ambition on a set of 23 countries accounting for 85% of Lactalis Group turnover in 2019. All acquisitions since December 2019 excluded at this stage.
** Ambition set at Lactalis Group level. All acquisitions since December 2019 excluded at this stage.
PEOPLE
Pursuing excellence and opportunity for all.
At Lactalis, people matter. We are a family business connected by shared values, ethics and a passion for making products that bring people closer together.
GOOD EMPLOYER | OUR COMMUNITIES
By 2033, no more than 60% of one gender in leadership positions.
The company will match employee fundraising for our chosen charity up to agreed target levels each year.
Commit to running an employee engagement survey every 2 years.
Roll out our volunteer policy for all employees at all sites.