The document outlines Dairy Farmers of Canada's commitment to sustainability in milk production, emphasizing their use of technology and conservation practices to minimize environmental impact. It highlights efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance milk quality, and secure international recognition for sustainable practices. Additionally, it discusses supply chain strategies, challenges in milk procurement, and the importance of sustainable packaging and warehousing in supporting their sustainability goals.

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Dairy Farmers Of Canada

2. • Introduction
• Understanding Operations
• Basic Types
• Operational Strategies
• Principles
• Scope
• Issues
• Conclusion
Contents:

3. Company Synopsis :
 We believe dairy farms are often family businesses that get passed down over
generations. We’re working towards this goal by investing in new technology and
conservation agriculture practices that improve soil health, recycle water, reduce waste
and produce green energy.
 Sustainability : We use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) a diagnostic tool to routinely assess
our environmental profile. We also offers an online tool to measure a farm’s carbon
footprint.
 In Canada, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) generated per unit of milk are among
the lowest in the world! And we are proud to be associated with the Industry.

4. Synopsis Continued:
5 steps undertaken to reduce our environmental impact
 Today’s cows are greener than their grandmothers
 Improved water conservation
 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
 Responsible use of pesticides
 Green energy, recycling and technology

5. Interdependency of Operations and
Supply Chain

6. Supplier
Selection
Criteria :
Cattle Health
Milk Quality
Milk Quantity
On time milk delivery to Primary Association office
Pricing
Previous experience and past performance

7. Marketing Strategy :
 Product: Quality standard maintained
 Price : Competitive Pricing
 Promotion: Print, Electronic, Social, Sales
Promotion through in-store activities
 Place: Collection done at Areas, Regions,
Zones and Provinces

8. Sustainability :
 Sustainability is about
 Economy (PROFIT),
 Environmental(PLANET)
 Social(PEOPLE)
 United Nations is promoting it
as its 14th GOAL.

9. International
recognition
for
Sustainability
Practices:
Dairy Farmers of Canada has received the international
from Unilever for its commitments towards sustainable milk
production practices.
Unilever concluded that 100% of milk produced in Canada is
sustainably sourced in accordance with their Sustainable
Code.
The Code, revised in 2017, is a collection of good practices.
ProAction® is DFC’s robust quality assurance program.

10. Sustained Environmental Efficiency :
 Canadian dairies has one of the lowest carbon footprints in
the world!
 Canadians enjoy their daily dairy products knowing that the
footprint of milk produced has decreased and that farmers
strive to continuously improve their practices and further
minimize the environmental impact of their farms.
 A litre produced in Canada emits 0.94 kg CO2 eq, which is
less than half the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
compared to the global average.
 Carbon footprint, water consumption and land use
associated with milk production have decreased by 7%, 6%
and 11% respectively, in the past 5 years.
 As a result of improvements in animal nutrition, genetics
and housing, milk production per cow increased by 13%
since 2011

11. Our Initiative :
 We have actively contributed to Together for
sustainability an initiative founded in 2011 by the chief
procurement officers of six multinational chemical
companies.
 The purpose is to develop and implement a global audit
program for suppliers to assess and improve
sustainability practices within procurement and the
supply chains of the chemical industry.
 That is how we could achieve the International
recognition for sustainability.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4bFHHaRHA

12. Technology and Dairy
Farmers of Canada :
Salient features:
 Canadian dairy farmers are using technology to upgrade their
farms.
 Technology is taking care of tasks that previous generations did
hand.
 Data is being used to optimize animal health, care, and dairy
production.
 Technology is a tool, not a replacement for dairy farmers—
touch is still important.
https://youtu.be/pUNnD24M4LY

13. Sustainable
Milk
Procurement
To meet out the milk requirement for manufacturing different
milk products.
 Three sources for procuring good quality milk-
 Through Franchise: Company provides infrastructure for milk
chilling and staff for grading & testing
 Through Supplier: Procures milk through small vendors and
then send to dairies
 Through VLC System: Direct from producers at a cheaper
rate.

14. Need of Sustainable milk procurement
Ability to cope
with the demand
of emerging
markets
Reductions in
energy
consumption and
waste reduction
To protect brand
reputation
To develop more
innovative
products &
services

15. Three Pillars of Sustainable Dairy Farming
Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability
 Safety , quality and transparency Soil
 Financial stability Water
 Market Climate change
 Diversification Energy
Social Sustainability
 Working conditions
 Training
 Local economy

16. Supply Chain for milk
procurement
Challenges include:
 Detecting possible adulteration
 Determining milk purchase price for each of
the milk producers
 Ensuring milk producers maintain hygiene
while bringing milk to collection centers
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

17. Ways to
overcome
issues :
Efficient use of fertilizers using 4Rs principles (Right
source, right rate, right place and right time
Minimize overgrazing to avoid soil degradations
Reduce the use of greenhouse gases like methane
and CO2
Adopt sustainable dairy farming practices

18. Pasteurization/Sterilization
 To increase milk safety for the consumer by destroying disease causing organisms
 To increase the quality of milk products by removing spoilage microorganisms

19. Milk Standardization
 Separates pasteurized milk into cream
by cream separation machines
 Adds part of the cream back into the
skimmed milk
 Processed cream to produce products
such as cream, butter using
technologies like mixing and drying
etc.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

20. Sustainable
Packaging
It requires more analysis and documentation to
look at the package design, choice of materials,
processing, and life-cycle which reduces the
environmental impact and ecological footprint.
Sustainable Packaging is also about reducing the
amount of packaging material and minimizing
product loss.
Sustainable packaging is becoming a higher
priority for both brands and consumers - now
more than ever before.

21. Tetra Pack
 Tetra - Pak is a world's leading
multinational food packaging
 They made from sugarcane
and trees
 Help to decrease the plastic
pollution and to provide
alternatives
 100% recycleable
 https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=WM5d6F6U-i4

22. Need of Sustainable
Packaging
• Is beneficial, safe, and healthy for individuals and
communities throughout its life cycle
• Meets market criteria for both performance and cost
• Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled
using renewable energy
• Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source
materials
• Is made from materials that are healthy throughout
the life cycle
• Is physically designed to optimize materials and
energy
• Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological
and/or industrial closed loop cycles

23. Warehouse
Sustainability
Sustainable warehouse is about integrating,
balancing and managing the economic,
environmental and social inputs and outputs of the
warehouse operations.
Sustainability is a core value to many businesses but
they find it hard to implement in their current
business setting especially when they use third party
logistics management system like warehousing and
distribution in their supply chain business network.

24. Importance of Warehousing
Profit Planet People
Energy
efficient and
cost saving
operations
Green
Housing
Job
satisfaction,
Health and
Safety

25. Salient
features of
sustainable
Warehouse
Location - Delta
Building Material- Moderate
Efficient Racking and Shelving
Logistics and Transportation
Source of Energy – Solar and Electric
Water Efficiency – Reuse and Minimum
Inventory Management

26. Why this
locations?
Delta is easily accessible to Public Transportation
It doesn’t harm any vegetation
Built in a central location reducing the need for additional infrastructure,
as the streets, water pipes and utility lines are already in place.
It does not damage endangered species
The paint mostly used for the walls is sustainable and light in color. The
celling's are at height thus maintaining temperature automatically.

27. Racking and Shelving
 Maximize space
 Push back pallet racking
 Improve efficiency
 Save time
 Reduce cost
 Safer placement
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FlReVQW
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28. Solar power
Saving elimination of CO2 equivalent of more than 20 million miles of
truck deliveries.
Installation of 10 solar rooftops systems.
Dairy farmer of Canada has 20 rooftop systems in the delta, more than 45
MW of installed capacity.
Fully LED lighting
Smart lighting system
Reducing carbonfoot print and efficient in operation

29. 7 R’s of sustainability

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ProAction. "Targets and Achievements: Environment." dairyfarmers.ca
https://www.dairyfarmers.ca/proaction/targets-achievements/environment
Dairy Farmers of Canada. "Water Use on Canadian Dairy Farms." dairyresearch.ca
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Government of Canada: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. "Nutrient management planning."
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