Dairygold’s sustainability strategy is built across our supply chain from Farm to Customer. Our commitment is to operate transparently, ethically and responsibly, ensuring our decisions are in the best interest for the future generations.
OUR ENVIROMENT
- Reduce our operational carbon and energy intensity by 3 % year on year
- We’ve reduced 60 % of our dependency on natural water at Mallow and 30 % at Castlefarm, by optimising our Reverse Osmosis
- 96 % of our DFI energy systems are governed by ISO 50001: Energy Management System
- Reduce our farm emissions by 40 % by 2030 from 2018 baseline
- Increase our ratio of recycables: waste to energy to 65 % : 35 % by 2025
- Dairygold has committed to planting half a million native Irish trees by 2030
our employees
- Provide upskilling training for over 120 employees annually
- Migrating to Learning Management System (LMS) in 2021-22 faciliated better participation and compatability hybrid working
- Formulate a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Target
OUR SUPPLIER CHAIN
- 100 % Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) & Grassfed Milk
- 100 % sustainably sourced ingredients by 2025
- 20 % less plastic in all Cheddar primary packaging since 2022
- Powder packaging is designed to separate the plastic liner and paper bag better end use recycling
Our community
- Formulating a CSR plan for 2024
- Identify at least one product with health benefits suitable for our targeted markets, we will have 5 products with health benefits on the market by 2025
AS A SUSTAINABLE MILK SUPPLIER, OUR COMMITMENT IS:
Traceability to source
Accountability for our end to end supply chain
Leadership among our industry peers
Transparency on our credentials and overall performance, to go above and beyond
