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同心协力减排
Thanks to our grass-fed¹, pasture-based farming practices (as well as other factors like New Zealand's temperate climate), New Zealand farmers are already amongst the world’s most emissions-efficient dairy producers². Our ambition is to be net zero by 2050, and we we believe that we must take action on climate.


¹ Grass-fed means cows mainly grazing on grass and crops in paddocks where they roam. Some farmers may include supplementary feed to help support cows’ nutrition. Visit Fonterra.com/grass-fed  for more information.
² Mazzetto, A.M., Falconser, S. & Ledgard, S. (2022). Mapping the carbon footprint of milk production from cattle: A systematic review. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(12), 9713-9725

Given our pasture-based farming system, reducing methane from cows is essential to achieving a meaningful reduction in our overall emissions footprint. So, we are innovating and testing technologies and investing in industry-wide partnerships.

As a Co-op, we are also working to reduce our manufacturing and transport footprint.

Targets and ambitions

Fonterra's Climate Roadmap details Fonterra's near-term targets. Our near-term targets are aligned to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), which means they’re aligned to limiting global warming to 1.5˚C.


³ In August 2025, we announced that we have agreed to sell our Consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis, subject to certain conditions including approval by farmer shareholders. Subject to satisfaction of all conditions, the transaction is expected to complete in the first half of the 2026 calendar year. If completed, the scale of the divestment would require us to re-assess our near-term emissions reduction targets.
⁴ The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
⁵ We are over 90% of the way towards achieving this target an are committed to making progress, but we are unlikely to achieve it in full by 31 December 2025

Our near-term emissions reduction targets have been set on the basis of what we currently know and reasonably expect to become possible with technological developments, government policy support and on-farm practices. Please refer to our Climate Roadmap for key assumptions and uncertainties. We anticipate that our 2050 net zero ambition will be supported by the actions described in our Climate Roadmap and ambition guiding our work and investment today. Further detail on achievability of our 2050 ambition will be presented as further information and technology becomes available.

Our emissions profile


Starting at 29.3 Mt CO2e total reported emissions globally in 2018.*

 

Scope 1

4.5% (direct emissions from operations through the use of fuel for energy generation. Addressing emissions from our manufacturing sites, transport and Fonterra owned farms).

 

Scope 2

1.5% (indirect emissions from the use of purchased energy. Addressing emissions from purchased energy such as electricity and co-generation steam used at our manufacturing sites and offices).

 

Scope 3

94% (indirect emissions that fall within Fonterra's wider value chain (not already accounted for in Scope 1 or 2), primarily from farming activities. Working with farmers, suppliers, customers, industry, and partners to address emissions).

*Our methodologies and data sources are reviewed annually to determine whether adjustments are necessary, either because of new data availability or to improve our measurement of GHG emissions. A summary of our restatement policy and adjustments to previous years, as well as a full breakdown of emissions by activity, is available in our most recent Annual Report.

农场计划 

减少排放的第一步是了解它们来自何处。恒天然的农民会收到一份根据他们向恒天然提交的数据定制的《农场洞察报告》。该报告提供排放数据,这样农民可以了解自家农场发展势头如何、与其他农场相比如何以及改进方向。农场洞察报告还突出了农民在牛奶、动物和环境领域提升效率的独特机会。

All farms have Farm Environment Plans in place, helping Fonterra farmer owners to support soil health, water quality, biodiversity and reduce emissions.

提供给农民的洞察报告支持他们:

  • 优化肥料的高效使用

  • 减少氮损失

  • 提高挤奶效率

  • 改善动物健康

  • 适应气候变化

我们在价值链上减排的其他方式: 

 
在我们的生产基地改用可再生能源。 

2020 年,我们实现了在 2003 年基准的基础上将能源强度提高 20% 的目标。为实现到2037年停止使用煤炭燃料的目标,我们目前在 Te Awamutu、Stirling、Waitoa 和 Hautapu工厂使用木质颗粒和木质生物质。我们也在南岛的Edendale工厂安装了 20千瓦特的电热锅炉。

 
Decarbonising our fleet

2022 年,我们试用了新西兰第一辆电动运奶车 Milk-E。In FY24 we completed the transition of one third of our New Zealand light transport fleet with low emissions electric vehicles.

 
携手变革。 

恒天然是新西兰农业零排放基金 (AgriZeroNZ) 的主要合作伙伴。新西兰农业零排放基金是政府和主要农业综合企业之间建立的世界上第一个投资基金,旨在确保新西兰牧场的农民能够公平地获得实惠而高效的工具和技术,以减少他们的农业排放,同时保持效率、产量和盈利能力。