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The carbon footprint of cheese is decided in the milking parlor, not the truck

Milk drives more than four fifths of a cheese's emissions, and how much milk a cheese needs depends on its family. What that means for makers, mongers and buyers.

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What counts as an essential criterion in a CDP assessment?

A criterion CDP treats as non-negotiable for a score level. Leave it unmet and it caps your grade whatever you do elsewhere.

Pierre Poirmeur · 24 July 2026

What is the VSME?

A voluntary reporting standard built for SMEs, and a way to answer large customers without carrying the weight of the CSRD.

Pierre Poirmeur · 24 July 2026

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