Yili obtains international water footprint verification both at the product and organizational levels for its liquid milk and the yogurt product factory
Chinese firm Longyou Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., one of Yili’s liquid milk plants in Zhejiang Province, and Yili’s AMBPOMIAL Greek-style Yogurt has received water footprint verification issued by Bureau Veritas, making them the first liquid milk factory and the first yogurt product in China’s dairy industry to obtain water footprint certification in compliance with the international standard ISO 14046.
After incorporating water conservation projects into its value chain and mitigating water scarcity risks in 2022, Yili Group has reached another milestone in its water footprint verification efforts.
Yili Group took the lead in exploring and adopting the “Low Water Footprint” (LWF) strategy in the dairy and food industries. In 2022, Yili Group established a Carbon Neutrality Committee responsible for the group’s water resources management, integrated planning of water intake and water use, and exploring innovative solutions for water stewardship in its entire supply chain.
In 2022, Yili took its Zhejiang factory as a pilot to carry out organizational level LCA (full life cycle) water footprint research and management, and has obtained the water footprint verification issued by the British Standards Institution, becoming the first China food company that obtains the transparent and credible water footprint certification.
The water resources stewardship of Yili Group is based on the self-developed digital management platform. This platform can not only manage the data of all water intake by cattle, water consumption and water recycling, but also be able to calculate the water footprint of the product life cycle according to international standards. The third-party verification and certification will also enable the digital platform to provide a solid foundation for better management of water risks.