December 21, 2020
FrieslandCampina to produce Dutch Campina products using power generated by co-op farmers
More of FrieslandCampina's member dairy farmers have become 'energy suppliers' as they generate sustainable energy by means of solar panels, windmills or manure mono-fermentation, the Dutch dairy cooperative said.
Energy used for the production of all Dutch Campina products will by generated by FrieslandCampina itself from January 1, 2021, onwards.
The ambition of FrieslandCampina and its member dairy farmers is to be climate-neutral by 2050. This is one of the priorities of the cooperative's "Nourishing a better planet" sustainability programme.
"We have worked on the transition to green energy for many years already and the result of this is that presently over 3,000 of our own dairy farms are generating green energy. Now, the company will start buying the extra, generated energy," FrieslandCampina said in a press release.
Bas Roelofs, managing director of FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy Netherlands, said: "FrieslandCampina and its member dairy farmers are heading towards a more sustainable future in full speed. In the Netherlands, Campina has been entirely produced using green electricity for many years already.
"We are going to take a further step by starting to use the green energy generated by the member dairy farms and so, making our members our energy suppliers as well. As from January 1, 2021, the entire Campina product range will be produced using green electricity generated at the Dutch farms. This will make our Campina "On the way to PlanetProof" product range even more sustainable."
According to FrieslandCampina, the Campina "On the way to PlanetProof" product range meet statutory requirements that the Stichting Milieukeur creates in the areas of animal welfare, nature and climate.
This year, member dairy farmers of FrieslandCampina have generated a total of over 500GWh of green electricity, which equals the annual energy consumption of more than 184,000 Dutch households.
- FrieslandCampina
