Yili obtained the first product water footprint verification statement issued by Bureau Veritas in China's food industry
On March 6, 2023, Bureau Veritas issued the first product water footprint verification statement for Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yili") in the Chinese food industry. Zhou Wenxia, Vice President of Yili Group, Lv Zhiyong, General Manager of the Group's Quality Management Department, Han Jing, Senior Vice President of Bureau Veritas' Bulk Commodities, Industry and Facilities Business Department in Greater China and Northeast Asia, Zheng Bin, Manager of the North Region of the System Certification Business Group, and representatives of guests from both sides attended the certification ceremony.
It is well known that the distribution of water resources worldwide is very uneven, and China also faces the same problem. Therefore, how to make more rational use of freshwater resources is not only a social responsibility of enterprises, but also one of the directions of sustainable strategy. Promoting product water footprint verification can help enterprises understand the transparency of water used in the production process of products, and encourage and promote the development of energy-saving and environmental protection technologies. In addition, it can also help enterprises save costs while forming differentiated competitive advantages. In addition, it can also play a positive role in improving the awareness of water conservation and environmental protection of the entire population.
As a giant in the dairy industry in China and even the world, Yili has been committed to exploring a green and low-carbon development path. This time, Yili was awarded the first product water footprint verification statement in the Chinese food industry, which not only demonstrated Yili's latest achievements in sustainability, but also consolidated its industry position as a leader.
For a long time, Bureau Veritas and Yili have maintained a good cooperative relationship, and the earliest cooperation between the two sides can be traced back to 2016. In recent years, against the backdrop of the rise of "dual carbon" and ESG, Yili's strategic direction has also been adjusted from quality leadership to value leadership. At the same time, our two sides have further deepened communication and cooperation in the field of sustainability. Since December 2021, Bureau Veritas has issued the first carbon neutrality verification statement for the Chinese dairy industry to Yili. After that, Bureau Veritas has successively witnessed the birth of "zero carbon factories", "zero carbon booths", and multiple carbon neutrality products in Yili, covering multiple product lines such as milk, yogurt, milk powder, and ice cream.
Ms. Han Jing said that Bureau Veritas has always attached great importance to long-term investment and training in technology and talent. It is precisely because of the continuous efforts and accumulation of experts from Bureau Veritas Energy Center for more than ten years that Bureau Veritas can quickly respond and seize opportunities to provide high-quality and satisfactory services to customers in the wave of "dual carbon" goals, which must be one of the directions that Bureau Veritas adheres to in the Chinese market, And continuously provide more valuable services to key customers such as Yili.
In the future, Bureau Veritas will consistently leverage the advantages of its global service network and create value for customers with nearly 200 years of technical experience. Especially in ESG, not only in the field of food, but also in the field of construction equipment, energy, etc., Bureau Veritas hopes to take this cooperation as an opportunity to continue to explore more services and experience in the field of food and sustainability with Yili, while exploring more in-depth strategic business cooperation in a broader field to truly achieve all-round win-win results.