Barry Callebaut's low-carbon dairy partnership with Arla Foods

Barry Callebaut has announced its first dairy partnership to reduce impact on climate emissions with Arla Foods. The three-year FarmAhead* project collaboration is designed as an important step in the decarbonisation of Barry Callebaut’s dairy supply chain, starting with skimmed milk powder sourced from the UK.

Through this partnership, Arla will provide annual primary carbon footprint data linked to the dairy volumes supplied to Barry Callebaut at farm level. This will support the company’s Scope 3 emissions reduction and accelerate the rollout of decarbonisation initiatives on dairy farms in the shared supply chain.

Tilmann Silber, Head of Net Zero at Barry Callebaut said: “Decarbonising dairy is essential to reducing our carbon footprint, and this partnership is a testament to our commitment to driving meaningful progress on our net zero journey. By working closely with partners like Arla, we can increase transparency in our dairy supply chain and accelerate the development of scalable decarbonisation initiatives that support our Scope 3 reduction targets and contribute to ongoing sustainability efforts in the food chain.”

What makes this initiative particularly important is the ability to connect climate ambition with concrete action at farm level through long-term engagement with suppliers and farmers. Key principles of the partnership include primary farm-level carbon footprint reporting, alignment with recognised greenhouse gas (GHG) and dairy carbon methodologies, and the use of incentive payments for farmers who apply practices that reduce emissions.

_{*FarmAhead is a registered trademark owned by Arla Foods amba.}

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