DMK: Identifying the carbon footprint of milk-based products on the way to decarbonizing the value chain
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DMK: Identifying the carbon footprint
of milk-based products on the way to
decarbonizing the value chain
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH is Germany’s largest dairy cooperative and one of the
largest suppliers in German food retailing, processing around 5.3 billion kilograms of milk
every year. The organization processes milk into high-quality cheese, quark, and ice cream,
with its well-known brands—MILRAM, Oldenburger, and Humana—trusted not only in
Germany but worldwide.
A commitment to climate protection, animal welfare, biodiversity, and people is at the heart
of DMK’s corporate philosophy. This includes reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
by 42% by 2030 compared to 2022; cutting forest, land, and agriculture sector emissions by
30.3%; and lowering other Scope 3 emissions by 25%. Desiring a modern way to calculate
and manage the carbon footprint of its products, making this information more transparent
at a product level, DMK sought a digital solution and expert assistance to implement it.
DMK: Identifying the carbon footprint
of milk-based products on the way to
decarbonizing the value chain
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH is Germany’s largest dairy cooperative and one of the
largest suppliers in German food retailing, processing around 5.3 billion kilograms of milk
every year. The organization processes milk into high-quality cheese, quark, and ice cream,
with its well-known brands—MILRAM, Oldenburger, and Humana—trusted not only in
Germany but worldwide.
A commitment to climate protection, animal welfare, biodiversity, and people is at the heart
of DMK’s corporate philosophy. This includes reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
by 42% by 2030 compared to 2022; cutting forest, land, and agriculture sector emissions by
30.3%; and lowering other Scope 3 emissions by 25%. Desiring a modern way to calculate
and manage the carbon footprint of its products, making this information more transparent
at a product level, DMK sought a digital solution and expert assistance to implement it.
INTERNAL – SAP Only (delete if public)
“SAP Sustainability Footprint Management provides a
software solution with processes and know-how for
determining the CO2 footprint of our products as well as
the ability to manage CO2 from freight in the portfolio.
Thanks to the team for SAP Services and Support, we can
get the most out of the solution.”
David Reinhardt, Head of Digital Innovation, Corporate IT, DMK Deutsches
Milchkontor GmbH
DMK Deutsches
Milchkontor GmbH
Zeven, Germany
https://dmk.de
Industry
Consumer
products
Employees
6,800
Revenue
€5.5 billion
Products and services
High-quality cheese, quark,
and ice-cream processing
Featured solutions and services
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
and SAP Services and Support
360-degree
View of carbon footprint along
the value chain
100%
Of emissions data
digitalized for accurate
tracking and reporting
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Deep commitment to global sustainability initiatives, aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions along the
value chain
• Desire to meet customer requirements for regulatory compliant sustainability metrics on Scope 3 emissions
• Strategic impetus to make sustainability efforts more transparent to comply with reporting on indirect
emissions from the upstream value chain
Why SAP
• Functionality providing a holistic approach to sustainability management from the SAP Sustainability
Footprint Management solution
• A specialized pilot and access to product and sustainability experts for SAP Services and Support to
design, implement, and enhance the solution
After: Value-driven results
• Digitalized the calculation and management of its product CO2 footprint
• Demonstrated competence in meeting its customers’ requirements for providing information on
Scope 3 emissions
• Integrated carbon footprint performance information at the product level, based on granular visibility
of actual data, not averages
Calculating carbon footprint at scale with SAP Sustainability
Footprint Management and SAP Services and Support
96833enUS (25/04) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
“SAP Sustainability Footprint Management provides a
software solution with processes and know-how for
determining the CO2 footprint of our products as well as
the ability to manage CO2 from freight in the portfolio.
Thanks to the team for SAP Services and Support, we can
get the most out of the solution.”
David Reinhardt, Head of Digital Innovation, Corporate IT, DMK Deutsches
Milchkontor GmbH
DMK Deutsches
Milchkontor GmbH
Zeven, Germany
https://dmk.de
Industry
Consumer
products
Employees
6,800
Revenue
€5.5 billion
Products and services
High-quality cheese, quark,
and ice-cream processing
Featured solutions and services
SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
and SAP Services and Support
360-degree
View of carbon footprint along
the value chain
100%
Of emissions data
digitalized for accurate
tracking and reporting
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Deep commitment to global sustainability initiatives, aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions along the
value chain
• Desire to meet customer requirements for regulatory compliant sustainability metrics on Scope 3 emissions
• Strategic impetus to make sustainability efforts more transparent to comply with reporting on indirect
emissions from the upstream value chain
Why SAP
• Functionality providing a holistic approach to sustainability management from the SAP Sustainability
Footprint Management solution
• A specialized pilot and access to product and sustainability experts for SAP Services and Support to
design, implement, and enhance the solution
After: Value-driven results
• Digitalized the calculation and management of its product CO2 footprint
• Demonstrated competence in meeting its customers’ requirements for providing information on
Scope 3 emissions
• Integrated carbon footprint performance information at the product level, based on granular visibility
of actual data, not averages
Calculating carbon footprint at scale with SAP Sustainability
Footprint Management and SAP Services and Support
96833enUS (25/04) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use