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The Aurora Organic Dairy Released Its ‘Corporate Citizenship Report’ For 2015



08/23/2015

The report of Aurora Organic Dairy for its CSR activities that was recently published provides a comprehensive view on the goals and the progresses made towards achieving them.


The Aurora Organic Dairy Released Its ‘Corporate Citizenship Report’ For 2015
Dailycsr.com – 17 August 2015 – Aurora Organic Dairy, based at Boulder, Colorado, has been among the leading retailer brand of the United States that produces organic milk and other milk products like butter. On the 17th August 2015, the company released its “Corporate Citizenship Report” 2015’s issue, wherein it elaborates on the update available about “the Company’s award-winning inaugural report” which came out in the year of 2013. Following that, the report also deals with a detailed record of progress made “toward long-term corporate citizenship goals”.
 
Last year, Aurora Organic Dairy took “strides” to execute and fulfill “its five-year goals” which will be aiming at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions along with bringing down energy usage “per half gallon equivalent of milk”. Moreover, the list of to do also includes better water efficiency during milk processing; water recycling culture; “further advancements in animal care” and other goals that relates to employee welfares. The dairy has also widened its area of commitments especially in “areas that have proven more difficult to achieve”. The C.E.O cum founder of Aurora Organic Dairy, Marc Peperzak talks about the company’s futuristic visions:
“Our vision for a more sustainable future is to tread more lightly on the planet, treat our people and animals with respect, and give back to our local communities. As a vertically integrated producer and processor of organic milk, our primary data has enabled a unique approach to measuring our impacts and setting CSR goals. We conducted our first Life Cycle Assessment of a half gallon of milk in 2008, and now we are tracking our progress against goals that will improve our overall impact on animals, people and the planet. We are proud of our progress, and will continue our commitment to being a good corporate citizen.”
 
The Standards set by the Global Citizenship Report, which helps various government, non-governmental organization along with numerous businesses to express the “impacts” of their social and environmental issues, has been the base of Aurora Dairy’s Corporate Citizenship Report. The GRI G4 guidelines along with the “Food Processing Sector Supplement” enable the report of Aurora Organic Dairy to be consistent. In fact, the dairy was given the “Best First Time Report” for its CSR activities in 2013, whereby the Paul Scott, the C.E.O of CorporateRegister.com adds:
“The Aurora Organic Dairy Corporate Citizenship Report is a first-rate report by any standard, and the fact it’s a first-time report is particularly impressive. The report framework is comprehensive and logical, covering environmental impacts such as energy, water, emissions and waste, but also extending into wider areas. There are industry-specific issues, such as animal welfare and farm management standards, and the entire report is both readable and informative. The company has made this document easy to digest with a good mix of text, data and graphics, and I learned a lot about the company and the US dairy industry.”







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