Arla Foods

Arla Foods is a global dairy company and cooperative owned by 9,400 dairy farmers, around 2,300 of which are in the UK.

Dating back to 1881, Arla’s purpose is to secure the highest value for its farmers’ milk, while creating opportunities for their growth.

Sustainability is at the heart of Arla’s agenda and the cooperative has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, and have a neutral climate impact by 2050. To support this, Arla has launched its Climate Check programme that helps farmers to measure their carbon impact and reduce their CO2e emissions, while accumulating one of the world’s largest sets of externally verified climate data from dairy farming.

Because there are many ways to farm sustainably, every farmer will now use their own data to take informed and pro-active steps to manage and reduce their footprint in a way that is most appropriate for their farm. With 1,964 farmers using bespoke data in the UK and a further 6,026 Arla farmers across Europe, the collective gains can lead to significant reductions in the carbon footprint of Arla’s milk.