Yili Group
Food manufacturing
Yili ranks among the Global Dairy Top 5 and has sustained an undisputable position of No. 1 in Asia for ten successive years. Yili is also China’s largest dairy producer, offering the largest number of products. Thanks to its exceptional product quality, leading service capabilities and comprehensive capacity for sustainable development, Yili is well-respected and received among global event organisers, national and local governments and the public. Yili was selected to serve as the exclusive supplier of dairy products and services at major international events, including the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, the G20 2016 China, the 2019 7th CISM Military World Games, and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and the Asian Games Hangzhou 2023. Yili has also become a partner of the World Economic Forum, the Boao Forum for Asia, and the World Internet Conference.
Climate Targets
2050
In Progress
Carbon Neutral Company
Not Disclosed
Carbon Neutral Supply Chain
Climate Actions
Yili Group actively implements carbon reduction initiatives across the entire value chain in six key areas: procurement, production, packaging and logistics, consumption, mindset advocacy, and water resource management. In Procurement: Yili incorporates the carbon footprint of raw and auxiliary materials into its R&D standards, strengthens low-carbon management and empowerment, and drives carbon reduction in agriculture, animal husbandry, and raw material suppliers, fostering low-carbon development throughout the upstream and downstream industries. In Production: By optimizing energy structures, implementing key energy-saving and carbon-reduction projects, and promoting efficient, low-carbon, and green production processes, Yili leads the green and low-carbon transformation of the dairy industry. In Packaging and Logistics: Yili promotes the use of new energy vehicles, develops multimodal transportation, and establishes zero-carbon logistics parks and routes. It has also set up packaging recycling mechanisms, strengthened closed-loop solid waste management, and advanced resource regeneration and recycling. In Consumption: Yili has launched multiple “carbon neutrality products” in categories such as organic milk, milk powder, yogurt, and ice cream, encouraging green consumption. In Mindset Advocacy: The group innovates environmental public welfare campaigns through initiatives like “Nest Builders,” “Elephant Guardians,” “Tree Planters,” and “Planet Box Partners,” exploring diverse paths to protect our shared home. In Water Resource Management: Yili conducts water resource management, introduces water footprint projects, enhances water-saving protocols, and promotes water conservation and carbon reduction across the entire value chain, achieving synergistic benefits.
Climate Milestone
2024
- Yili’s Jinlingguan Seine Mouiller Organic Milk Powder and three factories obtained carbon neutrality verification statements.
- Achieved an AA rating in the MSCI ESG Ratings.2023
- Yili collaborated with multiple stakeholders to jointly release the "WISH 2030 Declaration for a Better Future"。
- Yili’s Plant Selected soy milk and oat milk products received Bureau Veritas certification for product carbon footprint labels.
- Five products obtained carbon neutrality verification statements issued by an authoritative third-party organization.
- Yili launched its first green store to support the first carbon-neutral Asian Games.2022
- Officially released the "Yili Group Zero-Carbon Future Plan" and the "Yili Group Zero-Carbon Future Roadmap".
- Launched the industry's first "Zero-Carbon Alliance" in collaboration with 43 global strategic partners.
- Successfully established five "carbon neutrality factories" and introduced five "carbon neutrality products".
- Published the first "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals" report in China's food industry.
- Became the only dairy enterprise in the National Agricultural and Rural Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Science and Technology Innovation Alliance.
- Achieved recognition as the first company in the industry to comply with the "Requirements and Guidelines for Carbon Management Systems".
- Received the "2021 Best Corporate Practice Award for Achieving Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality" from the United Nations Global Compact China Network for contributions to sustainable development goals.2021
- Collected carbon emission data from major raw and auxiliary material suppliers and initiated carbon footprint accounting for all product categories.
- Case studies were included in the United Nations Global Compact's "Corporate Net Zero Pathway" and the United Nations Development Programme's "Pathway to Net Zero: SDGs Practices of Enterprises in China".
- Received China's first carbon neutrality verification statement (PAS 2060) in the dairy industry from Bureau Veritas.
- Yunnan Yili Dairy Co., Ltd. obtained the first "Green Power Certificate" in China’s dairy and food industry.
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