A healthy product range, clear product information, continuous improvement of product recipes and making sure that dairy products remain affordable so as to provide as many people as possible with essential nutrients from milk and give more people access to food: FrieslandCampina works on better nutrition for the world’s consumers.

Nutrients from milk are good for bones and muscles. The proteins in milk are important for developing and maintaining the muscles and calcium is needed for strong bones. Dairy products form part of a healthy diet and can contribute to feeding the growing world population.

By constantly working on lowering fat, salt and sugar contents we make our products healthier. In 2020, 75 percent of FrieslandCampina’s products, on the basis of sales volume, comply with the Global Nutritional Standards (2020 target: minimum 70 percent). This percentage has increased by 18 percentage points since 2015. 

We also aim for a product portfolio with a good balance between basic products for daily consumption and indulgence products for occasional consumption. Our objective is to make sure that a minimum of 70 percent of all products are basic nutritional products suitable for daily consumption. In 2020, the percentage of basic products for daily consumption is 78 percent (2019: 79 percent)

Daily intake of sufficient nutrients is important. Unfortunately, this is not achievable for everyone. For instance, iodine, vitamin A and iron deficiency is a serious threat to women and children in low-income countries. FrieslandCampina intends to make dairy available to as many people as possible, especially to people with low incomes.

The member dairy farmers of the FrieslandCampina cooperative supply milk to the company, which in turn processes the milk into products for various markets all over the world.

By adding as much as possible value to the milk supplied, FrieslandCampina can maximise its contribution to the income of its member dairy farmers and the continuity of their dairy farms. Now and for generations to come. In this way, FrieslandCampina remains an attractive company for its member dairy farmers and future generations.

Together with our member dairy farmers we control the entire production chain from grass to glass. This helps us to stand out and profile ourselves in our sales markets. The 'from grass to glass' concept is of great value to many of our customers and it creates confidence in FrieslandCampina as a producer of high-quality dairy products.

Sustainable milk repays itself. The demand for more sustainable and special milk flows is growing. FrieslandCampina is focusing on various special, sustainable milk flows in response to various consumer needs. Here think, for instance, of organic milk, VLOG cheese and PlanetProof dairy. Member dairy farmers making an effort to contribute to this, receive higher payments for the milk they supply.

FrieslandCampina has 150-year-long experience in dairy farming and in the dairy industry. This experience yields a treasure-trove of knowledge that is used to further develop dairy farms in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. All this is done through the Dairy Development Programme (DDP). This programme supports dairy farmers in improving the quality of the milk they supply, in increasing the productivity per cow and in acquiring access to the market. Member dairy farmers as well as special teams of employees are committed to the DDP.

We aim to provide the growing world population with high quality and affordable nutrition, produced in balance with climate and nature and give dairy farmers a sustainable basis for generating a good living. With our sustainability programme Nourishing a better planet we aim to make a positive contribution for farmers, society and the planet. The focus is on six themes.

Our aim is to always comply with the
FrieslandCampina Global Nutritional Standards and to expand access to nutrition for lower
income groups/ countries.

Our objective is to always have the highest possible performance price for member dairy farmers and to train 75,000 local dairy farmers in 2025 through means of the Dairy Development
Programme. 

FrieslandCampina is focused on creating a CO₂-neutral chain: from grass to glass. This starts off with the step-by-step reduction of CO₂ emissions on farms and in the production and transport chain. In addition, FrieslandCampina aims to substantially increase the use of renewable energy, for example by increasing the share of renewable energy generated on farms.

By 2030 we aim to reduce CO₂-equivalent
emissions at production facilities and in transport
to production facilities by 40 percent and by
33 percent at member dairy farms, in comparison to 2015.

Preservation of flora and fauna (biodiversity) is top priority as well. Nature is the engine of every dairy farm. Growth of crops and milk production
are dependent on the natural ecosystem, and consequently on biodiversity. The Dutch dairy farmers manage more than one third of the countryside. The Biodiversity Monitor is used to measure the impact of dairy farms on their
natural living environment, with indicators that measure the impact on the environment, land use, and nature and landscape management. 

The goal is to have a positive biodiversity impact
by 2050. By 2022, FrieslandCampina aims to have produced a scientifically developed integrated score for biodiversity on dairy farms.

Packaging keeps our dairy products safe and fresh. It ensures that products have a longer shelf life and allows us to minimise food waste. We believe that packaging should be reusable.

By 2025, 100% of our packaging must be
recyclable/reusable and more than 99% of our waste materials must be reused.

Apart from milk, the production of dairy products involves a wide range of other agricultural raw materials and packaging. By 2025, FrieslandCampina aims to only purchase agricultural raw materials and paper packaging acquired from fully sustainably managed sources. Furthermore, FrieslandCampina aims to have 92 percent of all materials traceable to source.