NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2024 27 The Climate Index, which is prepared by the accounting firm PwC, is an annual overview of the climate impact and reporting of the largest companies in Norway. While nine companies were climate winners last year, the Climate Index 2024 shows a doubling: 18 of the 100 largest companies in Norway meet the strict requirements, and for the third year in a row, Skretting announced that it is among the climate winners. "We are of course pleased to maintain our position as a climate winner in Norway. But we are also pleased that far more of the large companies outside the seafood industry now meet the requirements of the Climate Index, even though we wish that all 100 were climate winners. That's what it takes," says Leif Kjetil Skjæveland, Head of Sustainability at Skretting Norway. This year's climate winners, in addition to Skretting, are Atea, Europris, Møller Mobility Group, Vinmonopolet, Storebrand, NG Group, Schibsted, Veidekke, Bewi, Norske Skog, Yara, Elkem, Norsk Hydro, KLP, Salmar, Skanska Norway and Sparebanken Vest. The companies that PwC selects as climate winners must meet the Paris Agreement's minimum requirements for emission cuts and demonstrate transparent, clear and consistent climate reporting over the past three years. This is 48% lower than the base year 2018, against which Skretting Norway measures its climate performance. The majority of the almost halved climate footprint of Skretting feed is reportedly related to raw material production. Read more>> Skretting Norway becomes climate winner for 3rd year The joint venture of Volac and Wilmar International, Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients extended its range of rumen-protected fats with the launch of a new product formulation called Mega-Fat 70. According to Dr. Richard Kirkland, Volac Wilmar’s Global Technical Manager, Mega-Fat 70 is a calcium salt formulation with 70% palmitic (C16:0) and 20% oleic (C18:1) fatty acids with specific benefits to both farmer and feed mill alike. “The Megalac range of rumen-protected fats contains a range of calcium salt and high-melting point products in prilled form with differing concentrations of C16:0 and C18:1 fatty acids. The Mega-Fat 70 formulation falls in the middle of the portfolio, offering the key benefits of the range in a single product,” explains Dr. Kirkland. “Aside from the direct energy supply from fat, the blend of fatty acids is the primary determinant of the type of response achieved when fat supplements are included in dairy diets. The two key fatty acids we are interested in for dairy fat supplements are palmitic and oleic acids. Palmitic acid is a very effective milk fat booster, whereas oleic acid is beneficial to improve body condition score, fertility and diet fat digestibility, which further increases energy supply, and different formulations can be targeted to meet particular objectives onfarm,” he expresses. Read more>> Volac and Wilmar joint venture launches new product for dairy cows
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