Danone-owned dairy giant unveils lifetime carbon emissions for its products
Horizon Organic, the largest USDA certified organic dairy brand in the world, has publicly disclosed the summary of life cycle assessments (LCA) for its whole milk half gallons, in a bid to outline areas of improvement as it strives to become carbon positive by 2025.
Horizon Organic is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality before going beyond that milestone by removing or preventing additional carbon emissions
Danone-owned brand Horizon Organic is aiming to become the first national dairy brand to be carbon positive across its full supply chain in the US.
In a bid to reach this achievement, the company has published a summary of the LCAs of its Horizon Organic whole milk half gallons. The company has confirmed that a half-gallon carton of its whole milk has a carbon footprint of 5.58 kg CO2e. If a person was to drink one glass of Horizon Organic whole milk each day for a year, the emissions would be equ
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Horizon Organic Releases Carbon Footprint for Whole Milk, Other Results from Lifecycle Assessment
Horizon Organic has published the results of its lifecycle assessment, including its carbon footprint for whole milk. A half-gallon carton of the brand’s whole milk has a carbon footprint of 5.58 kg CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), and also includes other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide, “which are more potent than carbon dioxide,” the company writes.
To help consumers understand the numbers, the company said that drinking one glass of Horizon Organic whole milk a day for a year is the GHG emission equivalent of driving 632 miles.