CCPA drives greener animal production with farmgate insights

In a context of accelerated climate transition and growing regulatory and societal expectations, stakeholders in animal production sectors must be able to demonstrate, in a robust and transparent way, their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Commitments made by agri-food companies, particularly through carbon reduction pathways and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments, as well as the emergence of environmental labelling schemes, are increasing the need for reliable, comparable and directly actionable data.

Measuring to act with Sustell

To address this challenge and support its customers, the CCPA Group a union of agricultural cooperatives in France specializing in animal nutrition for 60 years, made the strategic decision, as early as 2024, to rely on Sustell, an environmental modelling tool developed by dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health.

Based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology and aligned with international standards (FAO, PEF), the tool evaluates environmental impacts at the farm gate by considering the entire production system, including feed, animal performance, farming practices and other inputs.

“The decarbonization of livestock production sectors first and foremost relies on the ability to measure in order to act. Through environmental modelling, we help our customers objectively assess the impact of their nutritional and technical choices and identify the most effective levers to reconcile environmental, economic and zootechnical performance,” says Marina Panhéleux, Sustainability R&I Manager at the CCPA Group.