On-campus

Towards Net-Zero Dairy Supply Chains

Many dairy companies want to lower their carbon footprint. Achieving this goal requires not only a solid strategy or clever use of innovations, but also concerted action. A tremendous challenge, which is why this course offers you the knowledge, tools, network and inspiration needed to start addressing this challenge effectively. Join Wageningen Academy and Interfood, as industry sponsor, in this course to move towards a net-zero dairy supply chain.

Organised by Wageningen Academy
Date

Mon 2 June 2025 until Fri 6 June 2025

Duration 5 days on-site (2 days Wageningen Campus, 3 days Leeuwarden Dairy Campus)
emc_course_nr_of_students 15 - 40
Price EUR 3,680.00
Price description This covers course materials, lunches, 2 mutual dinners, refreshments, transport Leeuwarden-Wageningen, and transport to the field visits. Accommodation and travel is not included.

Registration is not open for this course.
You can already show your interest for our next edition.

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Open to professionals working in the Dairy supply chain with some theoretical knowledge about sustainability challenges, who would like to learn more of NetZero carbon innovations in practice - including:

  • Sustainability officers in processing companies and retailers.
  • Dairy farmers wanting to adopt more sustainable practices
  • Advisors in cooperatives or Feed companies.
  • Implementing-level policy makers (provinces, water boards and municipalities).
  • Sustainability managers and CSR advisors from, trade associations and industry organisations.
Consultants and other advisors in this sector are also welcome, as well as financial officers and others working in close relation with companies in the dairy sector.

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  • Describe how and where CO2 (and other Greenhouse Gases) emissions occur in the Dairy chain.
  • Analyse how to reduce emissions hotspots.
  • Explore the practical implications of innovations that contribute towards NetZero, inspired by real cases.
  • Engage with different stakeholder perspectives on this issue.
  • Apply the obtained insights to identify opportunities and collaborate on how to reduce carbon emissions in own work practice (in the dairy chain).

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This course consists of several days of lectures and field visits (farms/processing plants). Throughout this course, there will be group work and an individual assignment to help you develop a course of action for your own organisation. There will be contributions from several hosts and speakers from the agro industry. The main topics that will be covered are 'Dairy Processing and emission reduction', 'Farm & Feed Management' and 'Animal & Manure Management'.

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Based on your attendance, you will receive a certificate after the programme is finished.

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Stay informed

Yes, I am interested

As a purchaser of dairy products, it is nice to have knowledge on the sustainability of the dairy business and also to go more into in-depth discussions with my suppliers
Laurence De Potter, Byer Raw Materials, Vandemoortele (participant 2024 edition)

I have enhanced my learning into how we get to net zero dairy farming and products, and I connected with other people trying to do the same
Diogo Bona Periera, Dairy Procurement Sustainability Manager, Nestlé (participant 2024 edition)
One of my take-aways of this course is to look at animal welfare differently, in the context of sustainability, from how you feed all the way to holistic management
Josh Luth, director of sustainability – Americas, Schreiber Foods (participant 2024 edition)