Cutting our impact on the environment is no longer a moral target for a minority. Climate change has put green issues right at the top of everyone’s economic, political and social agendas.

As a forward-thinking, innovative industry, the dairy sector has been making tangible improvements for years. It has lowered its greenhouse gas emissions, significantly reduced water use and boosted waste recycling.

UK dairy businesses take their role in lightening the load on the environment very seriously. They are not resting on their laurels; in fact liquid milk producers have just committed to an ambitious set of further improvements over the next decade.

Green projects of many kinds are under way in dairies and on farms, as the industry invests in reducing its environmental footprint. This booklet aims to showcase some of our many activities. In so doing, I believe what follows paints a picture of a vibrant, consumer-focused industry.

Dedicated to providing tasty, nutritious foods that people want to buy, we are enthusiastically addressing the opportunities and the challenges of sustainability.