Fonterra offers its latest sustainability efforts scorecard ahead of full report. Photo / FileDairy industry leader Fonterra has reported an 11 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from coal in the 2021 financial year, mainly due to an energy conversion at a single manufacturing site. However, New Zealand's on-farm GHG footprint rose slightly partly due to the increased proportion of palm kernel extract in supplementary feed. Whineray said 53 per cent of farmers in New Zealand also have tailored farm environment plans, up from 34 per cent last year. It had delivered 48 per cent of the 128 partnership actions in the first three years of its sustainable catchments programme.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 15, 2021 01:18 UTC