AND THAT'S POSITIVE
CARBON NEGATIVE ICE-CREAM
SUSTAINABLE
CLIMATE NEGATIVE
We see climate change as the greatest challenge of our time. That is why we are taking action and making all the ice from De Jong’s IJs climate neutral. Or actually climate negative (but that is positive). Our Ice Factory is the first Dutch ice cream factory to be climate negative (Carbon Negative). This is just part of our journey to be Europe’s most sustainable ice cream factory.
OUR SUSTAINABLE MISSION
De Jong’s IJs develops sustainable ice cream concepts in niche markets with an eye for people, the environment and the planet. Every day we try to get better at this step by step. That is why we are making innovative and radical changes so that we can make ice cream for many generations to come on this beautiful and liveable planet as Europe’s most sustainable ice cream makers.
FRIESLAND
De Jong’s IJs is located in the beautiful province of Friesland. In the so-called ‘Fryske Wâlden’, where we can enjoy what our planet offers every day. We understand that we are part of a global ecosystem and we want our impact on the environment to be positive.
THE CARBON PROBLEM
We believe at De Jong’s IJs that climate and environmental crises are some of the greatest challenges facing our generation. The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that global warming must be limited to 1.5 ° C above pre-industrial levels to prevent a substantial degradation of climate and ecosystems. To meet this target, global Carbon emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030 (compared to 2010 levels) and reach net zero by 2050, with developed countries making larger and faster changes. It is imperative that governments, organizations and individuals take swift action.
HOW’S THE JONG’S IJS DOING SO FAR?
A thorough analysis and continuous monitoring of all our emissions have shown that despite all the reductions made in recent years, De Jong’s IJs still emits 36.5 tons of greenhouse gases annually. This includes:
Scope 1: Direct emissions from our activities
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the production of the energy we use
Scope 3 upstream emissions: Indirect emissions from our supply chain related to the production and distribution of our products. This includes emissions from the farms that produce our ingredients, from transportation, packaging, refrigeration and from running every aspect of De Jong’s Ice Factory.
WHAT’S OUR NEXT PLAN?
Our CO2 reduction plan is to emit 31% less carbon emissions by 2030 than in 2020. To be able to do this we will continue to grow in vegan ice creams. As already a large range of vegan ice cream. In addition to our nearly 600 solar panels, we want to make even more space for new solar panels. Look below at the installation of our first 200 panels already in 2016. We will develop even more environmentally friendly packaging. Together with Dzyzzion, we developed a roadmap to further CO2 reduction.
We engage with farmers in our supply chain to see how we can better care for the land to everyone’s benefit, recognizing that improving the environmental impact of agriculture is very complex. At the moment, our farmers are already investing in the welfare of both land and animals along with our additional price for raw materials.
HOW DID WE GET CLIMATE NEGATIVE?
And then there is the CO2 emissions that we cannot reduce, however much we want to. Here we remove ten percent more CO2 from the atmosphere than we emit. We do this by investing locally in nature-based solutions, through projects that support the environment for future generations and by storing carbon. Such as the Valuta voor Veenweide project. They have a high quality, independently accredited Co2 project to offer. We will be transparent about the amount of CO2 certificates we buy to more than neutralize our emissions, while supporting Friesland’s journey to become a circular leader.
trees for all
With the project in Uganda we contribute to reforestation and we offer the possibility to offset CO2. Kibale National Park in Uganda is one of the most beautiful rainforests in East Africa with an enormous rich flora and fauna. With the forest that TreesforAll plant, we increase the habitat of the animals, we protect the primeval forest and we make a positive contribution to the climate.
AND LAST BUT DEFINATLY NOT LEAST
Over the past 5 years, De Jong’s IJs has done everything it can to become the most sustainable ice cream factory in the Netherlands.
- Hundreds of solar panels to become energy neutral.
- No more tap water to cool the machines, but spring water. (A reduction of hundreds of thousands of liters of clean tap water per year)
- We heat the building with residual heat from our machines.
- People with a distance to the labor market support us in various activities.
- The whole factory only has LED lamps.
- We buy ingredients locally, sustainably and often organically.
- We have been able to minimize gas consumption by combining heat and heat flows through heat exchange.
- We have started with electric transport and are using blue diesel more often for our company cars.
And yet, we’re not there yet. We want to be the pioneer in our industry, the frontrunner. Really make a difference. Sustainable ice cream without hollow phrases. We want to challenge ourselves, our company, our supply chain, our customers and our entire industry to leave our beautiful planet in the best possible shape for future generations. We continue in our mission to be Europe’s most sustainable ice cream factory. We have set the bar higher and higher and are now committed to a fully circular chain. This more sustainable ice cream is not only better for the environment, planet and people, but we also believe that it tastes just that little bit good.