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.
Turning data into operational recommendations
CCPA’s objective is to transform environmental modelling into a decision-support tool for the decarbonization of animal value chains while avoiding pollution shifting.
Thanks to Sustell, CCPA is able to:
- ✅ Quantify CO₂ emissions at the farm gate
- ✅ Compare nutritional scenarios
- ✅ Identify the most relevant solutions in terms of environmental, technical and economic performance
By combining nutritional expertise, zootechnical innovation, in-depth knowledge of livestock production systems and environmental modelling, the CCPA Group supports its customers in identifying and quantifying optimization levers. Based on scenarios developed by its Technical and R&I teams, these levers can enable carbon footprint reductions of up to 15% (kg CO₂ eq./kg of animal product at the farm gate).
Anticipating tomorrow’s expectations
By providing customized scenario modelling based on a recognized reference tool, combined with its expertise in livestock farming, nutrition and digital technologies, the CCPA Group supports its customers in their decarbonization efforts with a clear ambition: to make environmental performance a sustainable competitive advantage.
Finally, generating reliable data is an essential prerequisite for ensuring the credibility of environmental labelling for animal products and providing consumers with transparent and verifiable information.
