2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report - Innovation Center for US Dairy

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About This Report
The 2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report is the second
progress report published by the Innovation Center for
U.S. Dairy ® and covers activities in the 2011 calendar year,
except where clearly noted. Our previous report, U.S. Dairy
Sustainability Commitment Progress Report, was published
in December 2010 and covered the period from 2007
through Aug. 31, 2010.
This report is intended to update stakeholders on the 2011
progress of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment.
We have expanded last year’s focus on greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions by including broader discussions of
environmental, social and economic aspects, impacts
and opportunities across the dairy industry. The report
discusses material topics, which were identified through
the development of the Sustainability Measurement and
Reporting Framework for U.S. Dairy described on page 16,
as well as input we received from the stakeholder feedback
efforts described on page 55.
As promised in last year’s report, our 2011 report follows
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines, Version 3.1, Level C. Reporting boundaries
are twofold: specific performance and progress of
sustainability efforts led by the Innovation Center to
support the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment, and
broader sustainability efforts and performance measures
of the U.S. dairy industry as a whole. Refer to the GRI
Content Index on page 56 for a complete list of GRI
indicators and applicable boundaries.
Looking forward, we intend to publish annual updates of
our sustainability progress.
Feedback
We would like to hear your views on this report.
Please contact us at InnovationCenter@USDairy.com or
follow the link on USDairy.com/Sustainability/Report
to take a brief survey.
Learning More
We have published the following companion documents:
> The 2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report Executive
Summary discusses key initiatives and highlights
2011 achievements and performance: USDairy.com/
Sustainability/Report.
> Sustainability in Practice: Visit USDairy.com/
Sustainability/Stories and USDairy.com/Sustainability/
Awards to read about dairy farms and businesses
employing sustainable practices that are good for
business, communities and the environment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Innovation Center would like to
acknowledge the organizations that
contributed to the development and
production of this report: Concept
Green LLC for report development,
Irish Design for report design,
Glasgow Media for illustrations,
and The Schiele Group for printing
services. Cover photo is by David
Barr/Photobar.
We also would like to thank our
stakeholders, the Sustainability
Council and report reviewers for
their valuable contributions in 2011.
In addition, the efforts of our
interns deserve special recognition:
Alice Hartley, Alex Sear, Alex
Silvester, Aaron Stoermann and
Ajay Varadharajan (The A-Team)
at the Innovation Center, and
Matt Eversman at World Wildlife
Fund (WWF).
PRINTING INFORMATION
The original print run of this report
uses Hanno Art Silk Text and Cover
recycled and FSC Certified paper.
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