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How to Engage with the DSF?

The potential of the DSF will only be realized if it is actively endorsed
and implemented by the dairy sector as a whole.
As a starting point, DSF participants are asked to:

sustainability categories with associated strategic intent statements.

good process, consisting of the steps plan-do-check-adjust) to
establish current state of progress.

against objectives on a yearly basis.
Shown below are various ways in which participants might use
organizations or groups may choose to enter this process at different
stages depending on where they are in their sustainability journey.

Align with
global issues
and activity

At the most basic level participants are invited to endorse
the framework and to use it to communicate how their activities
are aligned with the global view and the eleven global
sustainability categories.

Using the activity data combined with the strategic intents, the DSF
can demonstrate an aligned dairy sustainability direction.
direction

Set priorities

Demonstrate
progress

Dairy Sustainability

What is the Dairy Sustainability Fram
The DSF resulted from an initiative
to align globally on key sustainability
also provides the ability for organiza
activities with like-minded organizat
of ideas. And it provides a mechanis
development and prioritization of ac

How did it originate?
The DSF was the result of over 18 m
research undertaken by the GDAA i
industry stakeholders. The objective
greater coherence and offer guidanc
action while allowing for continued i
address sustainability.

How was the DSF developed?
Using a highly collaborative approac
think-tank SustainAbility led a globa
to review how the industry could effe
challenge. The outputs of the projec
the sector should develop a framew
global activity while capturing existin
small approaches on a global or reg
requirement for continuous improve

What is the relationship between the
The GDAA along with a group of glo
oversight for the development of the
contribute to the governance for the

How will the DSF contribute to a mor
The DSF is a resource that creates

enabling and demonstrating a coord
and global level.

By prioritizing the eleven global sustainability categories for their
local operating environment, participants can demonstrate how
their activities are contributing to the gobal view.

Develop metrics that allow the measurement of progress for
evaluation and wider communication both locally or through
the DSF.

Is the framework ready to be used re
priorities?
Yes. The process of implementation
endorse the vision and then prioritiz
represent the priorities for their scop
been completed, participants are en
into the framework to demonstrate p
interested parties.

www.dairysustainabilityframework.o

The DSF welcomes those working in
want to either share existing initiativ
programs that will align with the glob
Set targets

and benchmarked.

Interested parties are e
info@dairysustaina
www.dairysustaina