DSF Newsletter #69 October 2026

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Issue #69

October 2026

In this issue

This issue, leading up to the DSF Annual Meeting, explores the power of collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Inside the DSF Annual Meeting: collaboration, global perspectives and practical ideas

The DSF Annual Meeting returns on November 3rd for three hours of insight, connection and practical learning from across the global dairy community—recognising the sector’s ambition and the significant investment already being made to deliver meaningful sustainability progress. It will showcase how organisations across the value chain are turning commitments into action through collaboration, innovation…

2026 World Milk Day Success – celebrating women farmers

A great example of the global dairy industry working collaboratively to engage consumers of dairy is World Milk Day and the 2026 campaign was no exception. The 2026 World Milk Day reached millions of people globally through its week-long campaign, generating widespread engagement across social media under…

October DSF Member Profile: Emmi

Emmi have been an implementing member of the DSF for 10 years. This month, we invited Alina Röösli, Sustainability Project Manager, to provide further insights into the organisation’s sustainability focus and aligned actions.

About Emmi

The Emmi Group is a Swiss company headquartered in Lucerne. Founded in 1907 by dairy…

Getting together at the IDF World Dairy Summit in New Zealand

Are you a DSF member attending the IDF World Dairy Summit? If so, we are hoping to organise an informal get together. Please let us know which dates you are in Auckland so we can try to coordinate. We look forward to catching up there!

Please…

Connecting the global dairy supply chain: upcoming DSF Communities of Interest meetings

What happens when people from across the dairy supply chain – and across the world – come together to tackle shared challenges? DSF’s three Communities of Interest create a regular space for members to exchange practical experience, hear fresh perspectives and explore solutions that can work in…

FAO assessment Contribution of the livestock sector Sept 2026

Livestock’s role in food security comes into focus

A new FAO assessment exploring how diverse livestock systems support food security, nutrition and more sustainable agrifood systems worldwide was published in September. This is the third in the FAO series, the previous two titles having been reported in the August 2026 DSF Newsletter.

Livestock production supplies around one-third of the…

Arla expands climate action programme
Barry Callebaut partners with Arla on lower-carbon dairy supply chain from Food Bev Media Ltd.
Securing the UK’s Dairy Future – the strategic role of dairy processing in UK food security, sustainability and growth. Dairy UK publishes…

A new wearable device for measuring methane emissions from cows
Annual global milk supply forecast to expand by two percent in 2026
Dairy Roadmap sets out pathway for a sustainable and resilient sector
Dutch rules and sustainability indicators putting pressure on cow pasture access

A new wearable device for…

Upcoming dates for your diary

2026 UN Biodiversity Conference, Yerevan, Armenia - 19 - 30 October 2026

WEBINAR: Launch of the new GLEAM-X interactive web application – 21 October 2026 (9-10 CEST or 15-16h00 CEST)

DSF Annual Meeting (virtual) – 3 November 2026 – please register

One Health Day – 3 November 2026

2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31), Türkiye– 9 – 20 November 2026

GDP Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand – 14 November 2026 – please register

IDF World Dairy Summit, Auckland, New Zealand – 15 – 20 November 2026

World Soil Day – 5 December 2026

If you have any upcoming 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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