Lahmer Latte: Kaum Fortschritt bei Methan in der Milch- und Kaffeewirtschaft

The report finds that most large dairy and coffee companies lack credible methane targets and transparency, with 18 of 20 companies scoring less than half of the available points in a comprehensive assessment. While some dairy companies show slight progress, coffee house companies performed poorly, and only one company, Danone, possesses both a methane-specific target and a detailed action plan.

• The overall performance of the analyzed dairy and coffee companies regarding methane is low, with 18 out of 20 companies scoring less than 50 points out of 100. Danone achieved the highest score of 59, followed by General Mills (53), and Nestlé and Arla (49 each).
• Coffee house companies performed significantly worse than dairy companies, with all of them ranking in the bottom nine of the study. Dunkin' received zero points due to a total lack of methane targets, action plans, and emission data.
• There is a critical lack of methane-specific targets and detailed action plans. Danone is the only company with both a specific target and a corresponding plan, aiming for a "30% reduction in methane emissions from fresh milk by 2030". 70% of the companies (14 of 20) had no methane, livestock, or milk reduction targets.
• Transparency in reporting is poor, as 16 of 20 companies do not report methane in disaggregated form (CH4), instead using CO2 equivalents (CO2e). The Bel Group was the only company to fully break down methane emissions in CH4.
• While most companies acknowledge the climate impact of methane, they are reluctant to address the need to reduce milk consumption. Only Nestlé explicitly supports reducing milk consumption as part of its climate strategy, though no company committed to reducing the actual sale of dairy products.
• Members of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) generally performed better than non-members, averaging 34.7 points compared to 22.7. However, only three of the eight DMAA members have set methane reduction targets or published an action plan.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2025). Lahmer Latte: Kaum Fortschritt bei Methan in der Milch- und Kaffeewirtschaft. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Executive-summary-German.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. Lahmer Latte: Kaum Fortschritt bei Methan in der Milch- und Kaffeewirtschaft. 2025. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Executive-summary-German.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{changingmarketsfoundation2025lahmer, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{Lahmer Latte: Kaum Fortschritt bei Methan in der Milch- und Kaffeewirtschaft}}, institution = {Changing Markets Foundation}, year = {2025}, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Executive-summary-German.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }