Sustainability

MILK SA Sustainability in the SA dairy Industry: A Status and Progress Report

Approved by the Milk SA Board of Directors Authors: Heinz Meissner and Colin Ohlhoff

DECEMBER 2021

Contents

Executive summary

The Report 

• Guidelines and principles
• Advances in key DSF criteria 
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Soil and Soil Nutrients
  • Waste
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • The dairy industry supports the vision and strategies of the NBSAP
  • Market development
  • Rural economies
  • Working conditions
  • Product safety and quality
  • Animal care
• Concluding remarks

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