Hooidammer farmer Carla is very pleased with her sown flower strips. She regularly sees cyclists and tourists dismounting to take photos. The fear that the strips would lead to a loss in yield has proved to be incorrect. Greenhouse gas reduction Our aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emission and compensate for our carbon footprint as much as possible. By 2030, we want to produce in a climate-neutral way in the cheese factory Katwoude. To achieve that, it is important to first get a good insight into our current carbon footprint. To do this, we use the Eco-chain tool, which does not only show us our own footprint, but that of the entire chain. We now received the first results. It has shown that our own locations are only responsible for a small part of the greenhouse gas emission in the entire process from milk to cheese. The biggest part of the emission takes place in the dairy farms. They have been registering their usage for the past few years already, so we can see how much greenhouse gas is being emitted everywhere, and where we could improve together. This information is very valuable, and gives us tools to make chain-wide improvements. To do this, we will exchange best practices to learn from each other. Together, we will do everything to reduce the greenhouse gas emission within the entire chain. Energy and water The past few years, we have tried to find ways to save water and energy - and found them. Within the possibilities we have, we do everything to handle this in a conscious way. We use LED lights, motion sensors for minimum operating hours, energy-efficient equipment, and we are switching to electric company vehicles. We install solar panels wherever possible. We are trying to measure our energy consumption as much as possible. We use the insights we gain with this to optimise processes, and minimise water and energy usage. “because we have close involvement with our dairy farmers, we achieve much more regarding sustainability” Martin Willig - Management Subject Objective Result 2020 Result 2021 Homegrown protein > 65% 74 64 Nitrogen surplus < 120 kg N/Ha 125 111 Ammonia emission < 75 kg NH3/Ha 60 49 Objectives and results of our Henri Willig Milk & More program at the locations of our cow farmers, from whom we process conventional milk. 23
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