Sustainable Ingredients

What they do

Ensure that we carefully consider our mission when making purchasing decisions about our ingredients.

Goals

By 2012, 100% of the ingredients used by Stonyfield from the field to the cup will meet our eight Sourcing Values:

1. We are all about organic—by seeking out ingredients that are grown and raised with care, we are able to offer you the healthiest food possible;
2. We make sure to know where each ingredient comes from and offer full transparency to our consumers;
3. We source from family farmers whom we know and trust;
4. We believe that environmental farming practices, organic and beyond, will advance the well-being of our planet;
5. We support the humane treatment of the cows that provide us with milk to make our products:
6. We seek to offer fair economic return and create long-term and transparent relationships with our farmers and suppliers;
7. We believe fairness on the farm includes a safe and healthy working environment, living wages, and dignity for all workers;
8. From the farm to the cup, we work every day to reduce our carbon footprint.

Meet the team

The team consists of a cross-functional group representing Purchasing, Natural Resources, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Quality.

Activities

• Develop indicators for the Sourcing Values—for example, how do we measure how well a particular supplier matches what we’re looking for?—and baseline key suppliers.
• Develop tools to help growers and suppliers improve their practices and comply with our Sourcing Values.

Sample of accomplishments & results

• Developed our Sourcing Values to guide decisions about our ingredients.
• Conducted a food miles study of our top ingredients.
• Conducted a GAP analysis of producer sustainability certification programs.
• Grower Sustainability Toolkit in development.