We are committed to environmental sustainability by protecting our natural resources and taking care of our
environment through sustainable agriculture and production practices.

We take all steps necessary to ensure that we do not impact negatively on the environment and to decrease our carbon footprint measurement.

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

We were the first dairy company in Africa to publish our carbon footprint on our milk bottles.

In 2019 we changed our Fair Cape EcoFresh milk bottle from white PET to clear PET.

See why we did this: PETCO Gamechanger Awards 2019.

We have been generating renewable energy at our milking parlour since October 2018.

We have a group recycling target of 50%, diverting as much waste from landfill as possible.

We had our EcoFresh carbon footprint measured in 2012 and reassessed in 2015.

We constantly strive to implement actions that contribute towards carbon reduction.

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Footprint Assessment

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Fair Cape Dairies is committed to environmental stewardship by reducing our impact on the natural environment through the implementation of sustainable practices and initiatives. As part of our drive to reduce our carbon footprint, our latest project enables us to decrease our dependence on fossil fuel-derived electricity to the extent that we are able to milk our cows using renewable energy during the daytime. Fossil fuels are not renewable and, once used, are lost forever.

The sun will rise every morning and will, during daylight hours, produce an energy source that cannot be depleted. Not only is it renewable, it doesn’t create any immediate pollution. Solar energy is a clean running process converting sunlight into usable energy without any emissions. Additionally, the production of solar energy does not generate any noise pollution, which contributes to the welfare of our cows. 26% of our daily energy demand at our milking facility is provided by the sun enabling an average reduction in CO2 emissions of 12.2% per month.

FARMING PRACTICES

Our farming practices follow a firm commitment to sustainable agriculture. As part of our sustainable agriculture policy we have achieved the following:

Restored the natural biological balance in our agricultural soil.

Reduced the use of chemical fertilisers by 20%.

Implemented eco-friendly farming practices.

Operated our milking parlour based on EcoFresh methods since 2005.

View our Environmental
Welfare Policy

WATER

We strive to reduce water consumption in every possible way.

Through recycling the water used to rinse our milking parlour floors, we are able to recover approximately 120,000 litres of water per day.

The use of alternative water resources on our farms for non-potable applications reduces our reliance on municipal water supply. We save on average 175,000 litres per day through this initiative.

The implementation of various water efficiency measures has resulted in a 9,8% reduction against baseline consumption over the past three years.

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Environmental Welfare

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

RENEWABLE ENERGY

FARMING PRACTICES

Our farming practices follow a firm commitment to sustainable agriculture. As part of our sustainable agriculture policy we have achieved the following:

WATER

WASTE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING

Solid Waste Recovery and Landfill Diversion Efforts:

We Care
For Our Cows

We influence
Positive change
In our Communities

Environmental Welfare

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

RENEWABLE ENERGY

FARMING PRACTICES

Our farming practices follow a firm commitment to sustainable agriculture. As part of our sustainable agriculture policy we have achieved the following:

WATER

WASTE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING

Solid Waste Recovery and Landfill Diversion Efforts:

We Care For Our Cows

We influence Positive changeIn our Communities

We Care
For Our Cows

We influence
Positive change
In our Communities