Clover Sonoma joined the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, a global initiative convened by Environmental Defense Fund to drive down methane emissions from dairy.
Starbucks also joined the alliance. Clover Sonoma and Starbucks join the founding members of the Alliance: the Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Lactalis USA and Nestlé.
By joining this initiative, these companies commit by the end of 2024 to annually and publicly disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains, and they are each pledging to create and publish a methane action plan, also by the end of the year. Starbucks’ action plan will specifically apply to methane in regions where Starbucks directly purchases milk for its stores.
"As a regional dairy brand committed to our local community and network of family farm partners, Clover Sonoma strives to maximize positive outcomes for the planet, people and animals. Since well before it was a buzzword, our farmers have been implementing regenerative farming and innovations to foster long-term sustainability and resiliency," said Michael Benedetti, senior director of sustainability, regulatory and quality at Clover Sonoma. "Joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance is an important next step in our ongoing work towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We look forward to sharing our learnings, such as our successful past work on methane mitigation, while learning from others in the industry as we work toward this critical common goal."
“We’re pleased to welcome Clover Sonoma and Starbucks to the Dairy Methane Action Alliance. With these additions, the Alliance now comprises an even wider array of dairy sector players – from regional producers, to processors, to restaurants – and demonstrates that the sector is gaining momentum on methane action,” said Katie Anderson, senior director, Business Food & Forests, Environmental Defense Fund. “Dairy is responsible for nearly 10% of global human-caused methane emissions, which uniquely positions companies that source dairy and the farmers in their supply chains to make a profound impact toward global climate targets. Collective action on methane today will avoid the worst impacts of climate change — and we’ll see the difference in our lifetimes. All players in the global dairy supply chain have a leading role to play in tackline methane, and we call on others to join us.”
