Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy: Expanding Sustainability Through a Full Suite of Services
Solutions: Sustainability Reporting, Materiality Assessments
As an industry organization working across the dairy value chain, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy fosters collaboration and progress to build a sustainable future. In order to fulfill its mission of providing critical training, assessment and data tracking tools for farmers, coops and processors, and to communicate industrywide progress to stakeholders, the Innovation Center sought a trusted partner with industry specific-experience.
Strategy
Partnering with the Innovation Center on its sustainability journey requires a multi-pronged approach. We customize our services to meet the Innovation Center’s needs and advance our offerings as the organization’s programs mature. Our experienced consultants guide and develop tools that member organizations can utilize, regardless of program maturity. By analyzing and evaluating industry-wide data as part of the biennial reporting process, we collaborate with the Innovation Center to drive insights and progress.
Key Outcomes
Foundation for sustainability disclosures and reporting
Industry-focused materiality assessment, accompanying guide and template for dairy processors, and training for coops, farmers and processors to identify priorities.
Comprehensive and strategic reporting
Biennial sustainability report services include reporting strategy, content, design, alignment of global reporting standards and frameworks, and analysis and evaluation of aggregated industrywide environmental and social data.
Training for dairy industry leaders and stakeholders
Foundational, certified training and educational presentations.
Reporting framework
Pre-competitive and collaborative Dairy Sustainability Framework connects and aligns the dairy value chain around 11 sustainability criteria.
Centralized industrywide data tracking
Consultant to the development of a centralized environmental and social data tracking system for aggregated reporting.
An Ongoing Partnership
Environ is a proud partner that has worked with the Innovation Center for over a decade to help fulfill its mission to advance solutions for a more sustainable U.S. dairy community. Our wide range of services complements and enhances the Innovation Center’s work as it collaborates with members, creates and assesses progress toward goals, provides resources, and drives collective progress toward sustainability.
About Environ
Environ is a full-service, national energy consulting firm, empowering commercial, industrial, and nonprofit entities to become more sustainable by improving building energy efficiency, facilitating clean energy procurement, increasing resilience, complying with regulations, and meeting ESG commitments. Our team is here to guide and drive sustainable change in your organization
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