No dairy processor operates in a vacuum. All manufacturing operations are associated with detrimental effects on the environment. The severity of those impacts, however, differs widely from processor to processor.

Thinking about making some sustainability-minded tweaks to your dairy packaging? Don’t think too long. When it comes to food and beverage packaging, consumer expectations have never been “greener” than they are today.

Dairy industry ups game in fight to save the planet and design with sustainability in mind.

Sustainable sourcing, transparency, and traceability grow in prominence in the dairy market.

Ben & Jerry’s, Burlington, Vt., is making a bold commitment to bring greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on 15 dairy farms to half the industry average by the end of 2024.

Recent partnerships are helping the dairy industry reach the 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals. 

The farmer-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which unites the industry through a shared social responsibility platform, said it launched the awards to honor exceptional farms, businesses and partnerships for their socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound practices and technologies that have a broad and positive impact.

The company also said it launched the R3 – Robust, Resilient, Reliable – ROI tool, a first-of-its-kind benchmarking tool for farmers that uses data to measure and predict the financial impact of regenerative practices.

A number of consumer-driven trends are wielding an impact on current rigid and flexible packaging within the dairy products arena.

It’s no secret that consumers are more health-conscious now than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this already fast-growing trend as people re-evaluated their current lifestyles and began taking a more proactive approach to their health and wellbeing.