Climate Change Data

Cayuga Marketing Inc. (CMI)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Animal Welfare
  • Sustainability
  • Milk Quality
  • Waste Management
  • Employee Welfare
  • Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • 8 farms operating anaerobic digesters, decreasing waste and producing renewable fuel, nutrient-rich fertilizer, and recycled bedding. Reduced environmental impact due to shorter transportation distances.
  • CMI on-site combination anaerobic/aerobic wastewater treatment facility.
  • 100% compliance with EPA CAFO permits for all CMI farms.
  • Participation in National Air Emissions Monitoring study, contributing to EPA's livestock farm regulation methodology.

Social Achievements

  • 82 permanent jobs created.
  • 100% compliance with the NMPF FARM animal welfare program.
  • Active role of farm owners in improving the local and global community.
  • Member of the SAI Platform + Dairy Working Group.
  • Full-time sustainability officer on staff.

Governance Achievements

  • SQF Level 3 certified, incorporating HACCP.
  • Oversight from New York Ag and Markets, FDA, and USDA.
  • OSHA compliant farms and processing plant.
  • SEDEX approved.
  • Organic and Non-GMO Project verification through NSF.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutrality (implied)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase output by 20% through investment in another evaporator.
  • 5 million lbs. of processing capacity increase within the next 10 years.
Short-term Goals:
  • Unlock latent production capacity by removing bottlenecks.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing hauling costs (addressed by building a local processing plant)
  • Maintaining high quality standards amidst increasing market demands
Mitigation Strategies
  • Construction of a state-of-the-art processing plant.
  • Investment in advanced technologies (ultrafiltration, RO, UPLC-MS testing).
  • Rigorous quality control measures (internal and external labs).
  • Focus on specialty ingredients and risk hedging.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Focus on sustainably sourced milk, including Non-GMO Project Verified and A2 milk.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SQF Level 3, NMPF FARM, SEDEX, Organic and Non-GMO Project verification through NSF

Certifications: SQF Level 3, Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified