The exceptional quality of our cheese reflects more than just our passion for delicious food, it reflects our values as people. We believe in being nothing less than exceptional in every phase of our business, and that extends to our approach to sustainability.
Bacio is committed to continuous improvements in sustainability through the following initiatives:
We are targeting a 30% reduction in absolute emissions from our direct operations, including innovative heat recovery systems and motion-triggered lighting systems.
We are over halfway to our goal of a 20% reduction in water use by 2030 through both increased efficiency and pioneering methods for water capture, storage and reuse. Our ultimate ambition is to reduce our water withdrawal to near zero by capturing and recycling all water extracted from the milk we use.
Less than 1% of our waste is sent to a landfill thanks to processes that maximize the use and recycling of resources, though we won’t be happy until that number is 0%.
To hold ourselves accountable, we employ third-party assessments to identify both where we are falling short and what more we can do to push toward our sustainability goals.
95% of our carbon footprint happens upstream and downstream from our activities, from the farms that produce our milk to the trucks that deliver our cheese. Reducing third-party emissions begins with our milk supply. We only partner with dairy farms that participate in the national FARM program, which:
Our dairy farmers have also joined our other suppliers in taking our Supplier Climate Pledge. In addition to pledging a 30% emission reduction by 2030, our suppliers have agreed to full transparency and annual emissions reporting. And because we recognize that this is not their responsibility alone,we actively collaborate with our partners on strategies for reducing emissions and pitch it with our own initiatives for optimizing modes of transport and innovating packing solutions.
