October 19, 2023
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Nestlé Professional hosted a visit to a dairy farm in Cumbria for 12 key customers to discuss the future of regenerative agriculture. The visit coincided with the pre-launch of Nestlé Professional's report on the topic. The company's 'Milk Plan' supports regenerative dairy farming by partnering with First Milk co-op to improve sustainability and efficiency in the supply chain. Nestlé aims to source 20% of key ingredients through regenerative agriculture methods by 2025 and 50% by 2030. Key Highlights: * The visit included a tour of the farm to showcase practices such as rotational grazing and the planting of hedgerows. * The panel discussion covered topics such as the impact of regenerative farming on climate change and consumer perceptions. * Nestlé is committed to using its size and reach to address climate change as part of its net zero roadmap. Original Press Release:
Nestlé Professional has reinforced its commitment to sustainable practices welcoming 12 key customers to a dairy farm in Cumbria which supplies them with fresh milk to discuss regenerative agriculture’s place in the future of farming. [Category: Life Sciences, Paper/Forest Products, ESG]
The visit, which pre-launched Nestlé Professional’s 'Is Regenerative the Future of Farming?' report, brought together contract caterers, farmers, managers of responsible sourcing and sustainability leaders. Attendees were given a tour of a dairy farm that supplies milk for use in products such as Nescafé frothy coffee, before hearing from a panel about the key findings of the report. Nestlé’s ‘Milk Plan’ supports regenerative dairy farming in a partnership with First Milk co-op, to reduce the environmental impact by improving the sustainability and efficiency of the supply chain. Each farmer receives a ‘sustainability bonus’ for taking practical measures that protect and enhance natural assets on their land.
“At Nestlé, we want to positively impact ecosystems, farmers, the environment and society, so our aim is to source 20% of key ingredients through regenerative agriculture methods by 2025 and 50% by 2030. Regenerative agriculture has huge potential to improve soil health and fertility, sequestering carbon, protecting water resources, and safeguarding biodiversity. This can improve the resilience of farms and yields in the face of extreme weather, making an important contribution to the livelihoods and health of communities, as well as our planet.”
Attendees enjoyed a tour of the farm seeing some of the solutions put in place at the farm: rotational grazing, mimicking nature to allow the cows to keep moving; digging up the earth to count earthworms, demonstrating improved soil health; and the planting of hedgerows to act as a nature highways.
The day was concluded with a panel Q&A from:
Through the Q&A the panel discussed a number of topics linked to the new report ‘Is Regenerative the Future of Farming’, including what regenerative farming means to consumers, its impact on climate change and the role of policy.
Summarising its purpose, panellist
Source: Nestlé
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