Category: Enduring stories

Sustainable stories from our farmers, among others. Over four hundred other cattle farmers are milk to this dairy cooperative in one of the oldest polders in the Netherlands: the Beemster. The CONO cheese factory is known, or rather famous, for the creamy Beemster cheese. CONO is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2015. With the goal of making the world a better place. In doing so, the cooperative does not wait for others, and takes the lead itself wherever possible. In order to map out the emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2 for each phase, the "footprint," the entire process has been chopped up into pieces: the cows' lives on the farm, the transport of the milk, the work in the cheese factory, the ripening on the shelves, the packaging for sale, and the transport to wholesalers and stores. Read sustainable stories from farmers Dirk and Sjoerd, among others, about sustainability on the farm.

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string(215) "In the cheese factory of CONO Cheesemakers, we use sustainable techniques to make our cheese. In this process it is inevitable to use gas, electricity and water. That's why we try to be as smart, responsible..."

Sustainable stories from our cheese factory: gas

December 11, 2024
In the cheese factory of CONO Cheesemakers, we use sustainable techniques to make our cheese. In this process, it is inevitable to use gas, electricity and water. That's why we try to be as smart, responsible and...
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string(235) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "Quite a lot is possible" Halving the footprint on the farm Marcel and Henrike Veurink run their Agrarisch Bedrijf Veurink Vof..."

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string(257) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "There is always room for improvement" Employee vitality and safety Corporate social responsibility is doing business with an eye for people,..."

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string(224) "At CONO Cheese Makers, we believe in cooperation for a sustainable future. We work on this shared ambition with our partners, from cow's mouth to store shelf. Our colleague Tijs Roeland, tells the NZO how the whole..."

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string(256) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "Grazing is not easy" From small scale to quality CONO dairy farmers Peter Konijn and Lieneke Bark, born and raised in the Beemster, run..."

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string(241) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released Nov. 5, 2024. "That monopoly will get there" Together with partners Corporate sustainability is impossible without involving suppliers and customers...."

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string(251) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "There is always room for improvement" Reducing energy per cheese Tijs Roeland, technology & projects manager at CONO Kaasmakers, has to make sure..."

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string(238) "Written by: Change Inc. That cheese making has an impact on the climate is well known to CONO Cheese Makers. And so the farmer cooperative, known for Beemster® cheese, has a big ambition: together, positively for future generations. To..."

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string(219) "The dairy chains of Unilever with Ben & Jerry's and CONO cheesemakers and Nestlé with Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods are each working with their own program toward an ambitious goal: reducing the carbon footprint of milk by..."

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string(300) "CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was..."

Sustainable water treatment: 12% reduction

July 13, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was...
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string(215) "In some things, cows are very similar to humans. For example, like us, it is healthier for a cow to eat unprocessed food. In other words, lots of fresh vegetables. That's why CONO dairy farmers Christina and Marius Kranenburg do..."

Sustainable stories with farmer Christina Kranenburg

June 14, 2023
In some things, cows are very similar to humans. For example, like us, it is healthier for a cow to eat unprocessed food. A lot of fresh vegetables, in other words. That's why CONO dairy farmers Christina and Marius Kranenburg are doing...
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string(217) ""We are a water factory" The climate is changing, sea levels are rising and groundwater levels are falling. So we have to deal with water together in an economical way. In the cheese factory of CONO Kaasmakers..."

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string(200) "Sandra Oudshoorn from Westbeemster really wanted to work on a healthy soil. Because that's where the cows graze and the grass, corn and other feed grows. The better the quality of the soil, the..."

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string(227) "CONO Cheese Makers has the ambition to go together for positive for future generations. This requires cooperation in the chain. Sustainability throughout the cheese chain requires developments in every step of cow's mouth..."

Durable cheese paper to recycle

March 13, 2023
CONO Cheese Makers has the ambition to go together for positive for future generations. This requires cooperation in the chain. Making the entire cheese chain more sustainable requires developments in every step from cow mouth to...
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