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Danone announces an ambitious plan to reduce its methane emissions

18 Jan, 2023 · 1 min read

Danone targets a 30% absolute reduction in methane emissions from fresh milk used in its dairy products, the first food company to align targets with the Global Methane Pledge.

Danone, a leading food company and one of the world’s largest dairy companies, announces a global action plan to reduce absolute methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 20301. Danone expects to remove 1.2 million tons carbon dioxide equivalent of methane emissions by 2030. This ambitious plan builds on the progress Danone has been making in recent years, already reducing its methane emissions by c. 14% between 2018 to 2020.

To accelerate its efforts, Danone, a Founding Member of Transform to Net Zero launches a new partnership with Environmental Defense Fund, another Founding Member of Transform to Net Zero.

Read the full announcement here.

18 Jan, 2023 - 1 min read