On the Farm
| |
FY 2012 |
FY 2013 |
FY 2014 |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Number of Member-Owners |
547 |
523 |
504 |
486 |
460 |
| Total Milk Handled in Millions of Pounds |
8,737 |
8,591 |
8,766 |
8,992 |
9,064 |
| Average Daily Production per NDA Member in Pounds |
39,363 |
41,608 |
43,906 |
46,603 |
49,062 |
| Net Sales in Millions |
2,464 |
2,237 |
2,593 |
2,554 |
2,107 |
As of 2015, virtually 100% of NDA farmers have successfully undergone a comprehensive on-site animal welfare evaluation.
Many NDA farmers are implementing innovative energy conservation, renewable energy and environmental improvement technologies.
Darigold has begun conducting third-party labor management practice audits and to date 35 farms have been completed.
Every* NDA farmer has a Nutrient Management Plan and, similar to past years, in 2015, 100%* of our members met the commitments in those plans. (* Except in Montana where such plans are not required.)
On many NDA farms, water is re-used up to 7 times, being downgraded in each use from sanitation purposes through flushing operations.
In 2015, NDA held six seminars in Washington, Oregon and Idaho where best practices in human resource management for dairy operations were outlined and reviewed. These were attended by more than 20% of all NDA members representing 42% of our milk supply.
People
| |
FY 2011 |
FY 2012 |
FY 2013 |
FY 2014 |
FY 2015 |
| Number of Employees |
1514 |
1130 |
1215 |
1346 |
1358 |
| % of Female Employees |
15.0% |
13.4% |
14.2% |
14.6% |
14.9% |
| % of Minority Employees |
21.0% |
24.0% |
24.4% |
23.6% |
23.2% |
| % of Management Positions Held by Females |
15.8% |
17.9% |
19.4% |
22.2% |
21.9% |
| % of Management Positions Held by Minorities |
10.4% |
13.5% |
13.3% |
14.2% |
14.5% |
Safety
| |
2005 Baseline Year |
2011 Last CSR Report Year |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
% Improvement From 2011-15 |
% Improvement From 2005 Baseline to 2015 |
| Total Incident Rate (TIR) (per 200,000 hours worked) |
16.71 |
8.12 |
8.58 |
11.35 |
9.14 |
8.1 |
0.30% |
51.50% |
| Lost Time Rate (LTR) (per 200,00 hours worked) |
7.82 |
1.39 |
3.11 |
4.81 |
3.79 |
2.67 |
-(92.1%) |
65.90% |
Operations
Operational improvements reduced our energy use and CO2 emissions:
Since 2011:
Electricity & Natural Gas Comsumption:
Reduced 1.3%
CO2:
Reduced 2.6%
Since Baseline 2005:
Electricity & Natural Gas Comsumption:
Reduced by 15.0%
CO2:
Reduced by 16.0%
(all per pound of milk processed)
We were increasingly more
successful at implementing our
energy conservation program:
The average scores of our
energy program implementation
audits across our 11 plants increased from 50% in 2013 to 80% in 2016.
Major investments for environmental improvements:
We hired Environment, Health & Safety managers in every plant, invested in ammonia cooling system upgrades in every plant (significantly reducing environmental and community risks), made major investments in wastewater treatment facilities, upgraded chemical storage, and completed an extensive upgrade of our Sunnyside, Wash., facility.
Community
| Financial Contribution |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Darigold Donations |
43,850 |
57,300 |
100,750 |
65,700 |
53,530 |
| Darigold Matching Funds of Employee Gifts |
10,093 |
12,524 |
25,013 |
14,385 |
18,395 |