Overview

The DSF – a sustainable development framework for Dairy

The objective of the DSF is to provide the evidence and reporting to demonstrate the continuous sustainability improvement of the global dairy sector. It also provides the ability for organizations to connect and share existing activities with like-minded organizations allowing for cross-fertilization of ideas. The framework takes a collaborative and pre-competitive approach to sustainability in the global dairy value chain that is honest and transparent. A way to demonstrate at a high level that the dairy sector is producing a nutritionally valuable product in a sustainable way.

The principles of the Dairy Sustainability Framework

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Align

Ensure regional or localised sustainability programs are aligned under the sector’s vision for sustainability.

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Connect

Bring together all regional and local activity and share this with the membership to increase the speed of solution finding.

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Progress

Through a collaborative and focused framework, the speed of activity and subsequent progress is accelerated.

Carefree family bonding on a cow farm on a sunny day in agriculture and sustainable field. Cute daughter having fun with her parents on dairy farmland with animals grazing on the grass outside

DSF members

DSF members decide locally on their sustainability activities whilst still contributing to the global aggregate progress.