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The Climate Track

The Climate Track

The Climate Track is our ESG programme for farmers supplying slaughter animals to Danish Crown. The programme covers different parameters and helps each farmer develop individual goals that support them and us in achieving our climate ambitions.

Part of the Climate Track

Today, 100% of our Danish pigs, including free-range pigs and suppliers of ‘Dansk Kalv’ have joined the Climate Track, while approximately 85% of Swedish slaughter pigs and 15% of German slaughter pigs are part of the Climate Track.

We are continuing the rollout of the Climate Track to Swedish and German pig producers. We will also start enrolling Danish and Swedish dairy cattle farmers, and test and adapt Climate Track for young bulls in Sweden and Polish pigs.

A unique set-up

In the Climate Track farmers share their production and various ESG data with Danish Crown and in return, they get individual climate footprint calculations compared to a Danish Crown national average.

The collected data is incorporated in our scope 3 calculations of greenhouse gas emissions, which are therefore more precise. And this helps us reach our shared efforts to reduce the climate impact at farm level.

What is part of the Climate Track?

Pig and cattle producers under the Climate Track collect and systematically record data and information about their farms, focusing on sustainability parameters such as the following. Currently, the parameters for which a particular farmer collects data depend on their country and animal type.

Climate

  • Production efficiency
  • Feed composition
  • Production of feed crops
  • Livestock housing systems and technologies
  • Slurry handling and biogas

Social responsibility

  • Workplace assessments
  • Employment contracts

Animal welfare

  • Diseases and mortality
  • Use of antibiotics

Ida and Jacob are part of the Climate Track

Ida and Jacob run an integrated farm with 300 sows in Önnestad, Sweden, and supply slaughter pigs to KLS – our Swedish business unit. Over the years, they have made several changes including producing their own feeds and building energy efficient stables made partly from recycled, durable materials. These improvements have led to an improved pig production. Hence, it was also a natural next step for the couple to join the Climate Track in early 2022.

Pilot projects and initiatives on the farm

We are aware that meat production represents part of the climate challenge, and we want to be part of the solution. That is why we’re engaging in different projects with key stakeholders and experts supporting the transition of our industry and of the agriculture in general.
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Sourcing

We work to promote a deforestation-free soy and palm oil production as well as supply chain traceability together with experts and global and national soy an palm oil organisations.
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Setting science-based targets

Combating climate change is a key element of our business and sustainability strategy. Our climate vision is to achieve net-zero meat production by 2050 and having our climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative is a concrete step towards achieving just that.
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