(All illustrations provided by Horizon Organic.) Two-thirds of the carbon footprint comes from the farms Together with our family farmer partners, we’re putting our hope for a brighter, more sustainable future into action," the website states. carbon credits to offset what we can’t reduce. "After reducing emissions wherever we can, we’ll purchase U.S. The company acknowledges, though, that it can't make enough changes to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emission. We're now focusing on partnerships and investing in our family farmers to implement carbon reduction projects to meet our ambitious carbon positive by 2025 goal." "Releasing Horizon Organic's carbon footprint is only the first step in this journey. "Time is not on our side when it comes to climate change, and it's the responsibility of businesses to act with urgency and transparency," Deanna Bratter, head of Sustainable Development at Danone North America, said in a released statement. The company's goal is to reduce those emissions, considered as the effects of driving, to zero miles, according to the website. What does that mean? "Drinking one glass of Horizon Organic whole milk a day for a year is the emission equivalent of driving 632 miles," Horizon Organic's website says. The study concluded that one half-gallon of whole milk contributes the equivalent of 5.58 kilograms or 12.3 pounds of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
"It informs dialogues as diverse as the policy relevance of product eco-labeling and the identification of key leverage points for reducing food system emissions." But studying the cumulative environmental effects of food systems by both resources used and emissions released supports a global approach to environmental management, the report says. Historically, research on food production only looked at local ecological effects, such as manure runoff, according to the report, Horizon Organic Milk carbon footprint and summary Life Cycle Assessment results. The study-commissioned by Danone North America, Horizon Organic's parent company-was conducted by Nicholson Consulting, which looked at the production process in 2018. Recently, the company reported the results of a cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment that analyzed the environmental impacts associated with producing half a gallon of whole milk. Related: Horizon Organic commits to becoming carbon positive by 2025
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