Sustainability
Lyras names Andersen as CEO
Lyras, a technology company focused on saving energy and water compared to traditional pasteurisation, has appointed its CCO CEO. Founder, main shareholder and former CEO Rasmus Mortensen is looking forward to continuing the collaboration.
Dairies and RNG projects
Clay Corbus, senior vice president for strategic development and head of renewable fuels at Clean Energy, discusses its latest project in the US
Saputo goes windy with environmental power agreement in Canada
Subject to final regulatory approvals and once operational, the portion of the wind facility contracted by Saputo will generate approximately 206,300 MWh of renewable electricity per year, reducing the company’s carbon emissions by more than 140,000 tonnes.
ING Research looks at carbon reduction targets globally
Paying out a sustainability premium of a couple of cents per litre of milk to farmers would make a difference, but dairy producers struggle to pass on such premiums to customers, says a recent article released by ING Research about sustainability and the dairy sector.
Rocol announces it will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from food lubricant product range
Food lubricant manufacturer Rocol has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire Foodlube product range.
SIG and partners unveil project aimed at boosting recycling and improving livelihoods in Egypt via blockchain
SIG has teamed up with the social enterprise Plastic Bank and an experienced partner in development cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, to unveil a project set to reshape Egypt’s recycling landscape while increasing security for waste collection members.
Arla Foods Ingredients to cut carbon emissions with heat pump technology
Arla Foods Ingredients is taking a major step towards its carbon reduction goals with the construction of an electric heat pump facility at its primary processing plant in Denmark.
IDF event at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi looks at sustainability
The event, organised by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) in collaboration with key partners, brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the diverse contributions of ruminant production to sustainability.
Three billion aluminium-free SIG cartons now used in Europe’s dairies
Since 2010, SIG has been expanding its aluminium-free solutions for achieving higher recyclability of carton packs, by simplifying the material structure and increasing the proportion of paper, using its SIG Terra Alu-free and SIG Terra Alu-free + Forest-based polymers packaging material in the dairy sector.
NZMP launches tools to increase transparency of product level emissions data
New Carbon Footprinter and Carbon Footprint Certificates give customers access to emissions profiles of NZ sourced dairy products.
On-Pack Recycling Label programme selects interim MD
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) in the UK has appointed Jude Allan as interim MD, to cover Dr Margaret Bates’ secondment to Defra.
21st.Bio opens a more sustainable avenue for dairy protein production
Global bioproduction company 21st.Bio has announced it is granting access to its precision fermentation technology platform to ingredient manufacturers enabling the production of dairy proteins.
Fonterra to install its first electrode boiler at Edendale to reduce emissions
In its next step to get out of coal, Fonterra has announced it will install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland.
Volpack launches photovoltaic installation for sustainability
In addition to specializing in the development of automatic machines and systems for flexible packaging, Volpak is taking a leap towards sustainability through the implementation of an innovative photovoltaic generator field at its facility.