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Issue #50

July 2023

In this issue

Find out about upcoming and recent DSF activities along with topical items for those engaged in sustainability efforts in the dairy sector...

DSF Annual Meeting – have you booked your place?

Keeping ahead of the sustainability curve is this year’s theme at our first time back to a face-to-face DSF annual meeting since September 2019, so we do hope many of you will be able to join us in Chicago. The meeting will run just ahead of the…

The real value of the materiality assessment? - DSF Webinar

DSF’s June webinar, Prioritizing the DSF Criteria through a materiality assessment, provided Members with the opportunity to learn of the benefits of undertaking a materiality assessment and how to effectively implement the process. Co-presenters, Claudia Frere-Anderson and Karina Hilton Spiegel, ISOS Group, the organization who undertook the recent materiality review of the 11 Criteria, provided…

World Milk Day 2023 success

Once again it was brilliant to see the level of support for World Milk Day showcasing how dairy is reducing its environmental footprint, while simultaneously providing nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods.

GDP, who coordinates World Milk Day on behalf of the sector, reported that social media…

Challenges for the balanced attribution of livestock’s environmental impacts: the art of conveying simple messages around complex realities

A fascinating and detailed paper in the Animal Frontiers Journal explores the risks of oversimplifying methane emissions from the livestock sector. It suggests a more holistic approach, where nutrition and co-benefits are considered. The paper considers the complexities of environmental impact accounting, which often does not represent the true impact and value of livestock production.…

Reminder - DSF Implementation Guide available in three languages

The DSF Implementation Guide published in October 2022 is also available in Portuguese and Spanish. This support document for Aggregating and Implementing DSF Members, provides a step by step approach to implementing the DSF and contains answers to a range of questions that commonly arise when implementing…

New Work Programs launched as part of Pathways to Dairy Net Zero

A new work program targeting emissions in the dairy processing sector by tackling the challenges and recommending potential approaches has been launched. Part of Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, the pre-competitive work program is sponsored and led by Tetra Pak. It was introduced during a webinar…

Register for P2DNZ Virtual Climate Week NYC 2023 Event

As part of Climate Week NYC 2023, Global Dairy Platform is hosting a complimentary virtual event, Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Accelerating Action, Achieving Results, on Monday, September 18, from 1:30-3 p.m. EDT. Registration is open here.

Speakers will cover advances in research to identify…

40th Anniversary celebrated by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture

The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related to biodiversity for food and agriculture, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Click here to see their short video (available in 6 languages) to find out more about the important work they do.

Other sustainability news from DSF Members

DSF Implementing Member Nestle shares Farming’s next generation Food for Thought
Dairy Sustainability eNews from Dairy Australia
Dairy Sustainability Alliance Newsletter Summer 2023 – from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

If you have sustainability materials or news you would like to share, please contact the DSF Secretariat.

July food for thought…

• Look beyond the farm to solve global food system challenges
• Increasing a dairy herd’s nitrogen efficiency
• Texture trumps management in influencing soil carbon improvements
• World will miss 1.5C warming limit – top UK expert

Look beyond the farm to solve global food system challenges – from Agrilinks. The world…

16th African Dairy Conference & Exhibition – 11 – 15 September, Kampala, Uganda
International Symposium “Dietary Protein for Human Health Utrecht, The Netherlands – 14-16 September 2023
FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, Rome – 25 – 27 September, 2023 (by invitation only)
GDP Annual Meeting, Chicago, US – 14 October 2023 (morning local time)
DSF Annual Meeting (hybrid), Chicago. US – 14 October 2023 (13h30 – 16h30 local time)
IDF World Dairy Summit, Chicago, US – 16 - 19 October
UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28), United Arab Emirates – 30 November – 12 December 2023
Dairy Sustainability Alliance Fall Meeting, North Carolina US – 4 – 5 December 2023
Sustainable Agriculture Summit, North Carolina, US – 6 - 7 December 2023
World Milk Day – 1 June 2024

If you have any forthcoming events that you think would be of interest to the DSF community, please send details to the DSF Secretariat and we will do our best to include them in future newsletters.

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