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Fonterra Sustainability Solutions to support your business needs
No matter where you are on your sustainability journey, we can help
15 Sep 2025
2 min
Do you need sustainability performance data to support your reporting needs? Do you want to understand the emissions profile of your New Zealand dairy products or perhaps you want claims to help you stand out to your consumers? No matter where you are on your journey, we have sustainability solutions to support your business needs.
Introducing: Fonterra Sustainability Solutions
Performance Benchmarking
We believe in being transparent with our sustainability performance and data which may assist your business’ reporting needs. Our Performance Benchmarking solution gives you access to Fonterra's independently verified company and on-farm sustainability data and ratings.
Company Sustainability Performance
NZMP™ customers who are members of Ecovadis, can request to see Fonterra’s full sustainability profile and performance scorecard. Non-members can also request Fonterra’s sustainability performance highlights.
Climate Tools
Being transparent with our dairy product emissions data is important to us and we understand that these emissions may have an impact on your business. Our Climate Tools solution can help you access the carbon footprint of our main New Zealand dairy products, backed by independent and credible assurance.
Carbon Footprinter Calculator
Calculate the latest average emissions data for our main New Zealand sourced dairy products based on your customised volumes. NZMP customers can also login to see the estimated reductions out to 2030, based on the assumption we achieve our climate targets.
Carbon Footprint Certificates
We can provide independent and credible assurance of our main New Zealand dairy products’ average carbon footprint.
Natural Dairy Claims
Whether you want to connect with consumers by highlighting our New Zealand grass-fed1 story, appeal to consumers seeking premium organic claims, or demonstrate your products come from a credible supplier with NZMP™ dairy, our Natural Dairy Claims solution can help differentiate your product and build an authentic natural dairy story for your brand. Claims include:
- New Zealand Dairy Claims
- Organic Dairy Claims
- Supplier Credibility Claims
Resources & Partnerships
No matter where you are on your sustainability journey, our Resources and Partnerships solution can provide the insights and resources to help you get started.
- Sustainability resources from annual reporting, policy, and climate to animal wellbeing.
- Insights from Fonterra’s sustainability experts.
- Examples of how we’re partnering with customers who have ambitious sustainability goals.
As the ingredients brand of Fonterra, sustainability is core to the Co-op. From our grass-fed pasture-based farming system and our efforts to decarbonise our manufacturing, through to supporting NZMP customers to meet their own goals, build trust with their consumers and stay ahead in rapidly evolving markets. That’s why we’re excited to be extending our portfolio of Fonterra Sustainability Solutions, as our way of sharing our sustainability performance and supporting you on your journey.
1 Grass-fed means cows mainly grazing on grass and crops in paddocks where they roam. Some farmers may include supplementary feed to support cows’ nutrition. Visit NZMP.com/grass-fed for more information.
