Slide1

The dairy sector’s global monitoring and reporting platform for environmental, social and economic progress

Find out more

Slide2

Not a Standard or a Certification Scheme – A Framework model that adapts to local needs

Find out more

Slide3

Not a ‘point in time’ reporting tool – an inclusive and innovative approach that reports Continuous Improvement

Find out more

Slide5

A pre-competitive and collaborative framework that connects and aligns the whole dairy value chain around 11 sustainability criteria

Find out more

Slide6

Demonstrating the dairy sector’s role and contribution towards the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals

Find out more

Slide4

A platform where members share solutions to common global sustainability challenges

Find out more
DSF Annual Reporting for the 2021 Calendar Year
Focus on – 09/01/2023

DSF Annual Reporting for the 2021 Calendar Year

The DSF have now published the progress reporting results for the 2021 calendar year. Covering environmental, economic and social sustainability through 11 Criteria and associated indicator metrics, this report provides an aggregate analysis of the sector’s performance. The DSF currently accounts for 31% of global (cow & buffalo) milk production which is equivalent to 52% of the global formal milk market.

Download the DSF 2021 Reporting Results (also available in Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese & Spanish).

Read more
DSF 2020 Reporting Results
Focus on – 12/10/2022

DSF 2020 Reporting Results

The DSF have now published the progress reporting results for the 2020 calendar year. Covering environmental, economic and social sustainability through 11 Criteria and associated indicator metrics, this report provides an aggregate analysis of the sector’s performance.

The DSF currently accounts for 30% of global (cow & buffalo) milk production which is equivalent to 48.5% of the global formal milk market.

Read more
DSF Community of Interest Groups
Focus on – 12/10/2022

DSF Community of Interest Groups

These groups provide a platform for DSF Aggregating and Implementing Members to share and compare actions that they are implementing across the globe with the aim of sharing successes and finding solutions to common challenges. Started in 2021, Animal Care and GHG Emissions groups are meeting regularly, and more recently a Soils Community and Biodiversity Community have got underway. Contact the DSF for more information.

Contact us for more information

The Dairy Sustainability Framework by the Numbers

The DSF accounts for 31% of global milk production

Publications

Discover our reporting results, activity reports and other publications

DSF Annual Reporting for the 2021 Calendar Year
03/11/2022

DSF Annual Reporting for the 2021 Calendar Year

The DSF have now published the progress reporting results for the 2021 calendar year. Covering environmental, economic and social sustainability through 11 Criteria and associated indicator metrics, t...
Read more
DSF Annual Reporting for the 2020 Calendar Year
12/11/2021

DSF Annual Reporting for the 2020 Calendar Year

The DSF have now published the progress reporting results for the 2020 calendar year. Covering environmental, economic and social sustainability through 11 Criteria and associated indicator metrics, t...
Read more

Join us

With three different membership categories, all organizations with an interest in global dairy sustainability can join the DSF.

News

Latest updates on our activities

13/04/2023

Celebrating World Milk Day in 2023

What is your organisation planning to do to celebrate dairy on World Milk Day - 1 June?   For 2023, the theme is showcasing how dairy is reducing its environmental footprint, while also providing cr...
Read more
28/11/2022

2022 Annual Members Meeting – Around the Dairy Sustainability World in 180 minutes

Over 100 delegates from right across the dairy value chain in 23 different countries met online for the 2022 DSF Members meeting on 3rd November. Chaired by Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the US...
Read more
03/11/2022

DSF 2021 Annual Reporting results published

The DSF Annual Reporting results for the 2021 calendar year were  published today at the DSF Annual Members Meeting. In his presentation to more than 100 delegates from 23 different countries right a...
Read more

Dr Margrethe Jonkman shares the fantastic work of the Dairy Nourishes Africa initiative. Benefits evident in so many ways, not just climate!

The Chairman and Director of the Dairy Sustainability Framework discussing how the DSF as the Monitoring and Reporting mechanism for global dairy sustainability is crucial to the success of the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero initiative at the COP meeting in Egypt

Donald Moore of GDP explains the dairy sector has been working on sustainability for many years with the Pathways for Dairy Net Zero initiative building on the start the sector has already made…

Minister for Agriculture Uruguay,Fernando Mattos providing opening remarks at the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero side event at COP27.

Dairy- providing so much more than sustainable nutrition! The key message from the IICA Pavilion side event this morning.

newsletter

Sign up to our bi-monthly newsletter to receive the latest news from the Dairy Sustainability Framework.