![]() The remaining one-third of emissions come from off-farm activities such as manufacturing, transportation, final product, packaging, and end-of-life, the brand says. The initiative works with farmers to institute soil health programs that reduce and store carbon, in partnership with sustainable environmental consultants. Horizon Organic farmers are enrolled in the Danone North America Soil Health Initiative, which represents 28,000 acres. Two-thirds of Horizon Organic’s GHG emissions come from on-farm activities such as soil management, enteric fermentation, manure management and milking, the brand says. ![]() Now that the brand’s lifecycle assessment is complete, it is turning its focus to partnerships and investing in family farmers to implement carbon reduction projects to help it meet its 2025 goal. When the brand announced its goal last year, it promised to be “open and transparent throughout its journey to becoming carbon positive.” Investing in Farming, Carbon Reduction Projects Horizon Organic, part of Danone North America, says that releasing the results of its lifecycle assessment is a step toward its goal of being carbon positive by 2025. 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. 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. ![]() Horizon Organic has published the results of its lifecycle assessment, including its carbon footprint for whole milk.
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