On-campus
Towards Net-Zero Dairy Supply Chains
Many dairy companies want to lower their carbon footprint. Achieving this goal requires not only a solid strategy or clever use of innovations, but also concerted action. A tremendous challenge, which is why this course offers you the knowledge, tools, network and inspiration needed to start addressing this challenge effectively. Join Wageningen Academy and Interfood, as industry sponsor, in this course to move towards a net-zero dairy supply chain.
Target audience
Open to professionals working in the Dairy supply chain with some theoretical knowledge about sustainability challenges, but would like to learn more of NetZero carbon innovations in practice - including:
- Sustainability officers in processing companies and retailers.
- Dairy farmers wanting to adopt more sustainable practices
- Advisors in cooperatives or Feed companies.
- Implementing-level policy makers (provinces, water boards and municipalities).
- Sustainability managers and CSR advisors from, trade associations and industry organisations.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this programme, you will be able to:
- Describe how and where CO2 (and other Greenhouse Gases) emissions occur in the Dairy chain.
- Analyse how to reduce emissions hotspots.
- Explore the practical implications of innovations that contribute towards NetZero, inspired by real cases.
- Engage with different stakeholder perspectives on this issue.
- Apply the obtained insights to identify opportunities and collaborate on how to reduce carbon emissions in own work practice (in the dairy chain).
Programme
This course consists of 5 days (2 days in Wageningen and 3 days in Leeuwarden). Throughout this course, there will be group work and an individual assignment to help you develop a course of action for your own organisation. There will be contributions from several hosts and speakers from the agro industry, like Nestlé, Friesland Campina, PPP Agro and Danone.
Day 1, Monday 2 June 2025: Introduction and setting the scene
Day 2, Tuesday 3 June 2025: Dairy Processing and emission reduction
Day 3, Wednesday 4 June 2025: Farm & Feed Management
Day 4, Thursday 5 June 2025: Animal & Manure Management
Day 5, Friday 6 June 2025: Bring it all together for a lower emissions future
Accommodation
Participants who prefer one or more overnights stay need to make their own hotel reservations.
For June 2 (Wageningen Campus), we recommend Hotel WICC or Fletcher Hotel, but there are more hotels nearby.
For June 3-6 (Dairy Campus, Leeuwarden) we recommend WestCord WTC Hotel or Hotel Van der Valk, among others.
Transport to field visits
We supply bus-transport from Wageningen to Leeuwarden and back, to and from the hotel to the Dairy Campus in Leeuwarden and to the field visits.
Dinners
Included are a diner with the group in Wageningen on Monday, June 2 and a 'closing dinner' with the group in Leeuwarden on Thursday, June 5. That enables yo to plan your own dinner or activities on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
Download the flyer for the full programme.
Certification
Based on your attendance, you will receive a certificate after the programme is finished.
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