Based on the positive results presented by each part of the chain, the group has also reviewed its 2015 and 2020 targets to ensure that they remain relevant and challenging.
Chairman of the Milk Roadmap Taskforce and chairman of DairyCo, Tim Bennett, said: “The success of the Roadmap demonstrates the huge commitment and cooperation that’s taking place between producers, processors and retailers.
“As a farmer myself, I know how ambitious the Milk Roadmap targets are for producers, so I’m extremely impressed and proud that dairy farmers have responded so positively to the goals that we’ve set, which make economic and environmental sense.”
Highlighting the progress of the processing sector, Dairy UK director general, Jim Begg, said: “Processors have also clearly prioritised the environmental agenda and are well on their way to meeting or beating their 2010 targets. Already 85% of plastic milk bottles are meeting the 10% recycled material target while processors have continued to improvement energy efficiency.”
National Farmers Union chief dairy adviser, Hayley Campbell Gibbons, added: “By constantly reviewing and revising our ‘green’ targets, the dairy industry is way ahead of other food sectors and non-agricultural industries when it comes to striking the right balance between maximising productivity and minimising environmental impacts.”
Source: Dairy UK
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