Rockfield Dairy Ltd
Membership Status:
Membership Pending
Sector:
Dairy
About the company
Rockfield Dairy Ltd T/A Velvet Cloud produce a range of handmade natural sheep's milk, yogurt, and cheese products on the Flanagan family farm outside Claremorris, Co Mayo. Having farmed the land for generations, the Flanagan flock graze an abundance of grass and clover pastures for almost the entire year due to the mild wet climate in its West of Ireland location.
Key Sustainability Commitments
Spotlight Target Area: Packaging
Velvet Cloud are committed to making a difference and leaving the world, and the community, in a better place. Velvet Cloud have set sustainability goals focusing on reducing energy consumption, finding and using more sustainable packaging options, reducing water consumption, increasing the company's contribution in the community, and improving biodiversity. Over the year 2021, Velvet Cloud performed strongly, demonstrating an exemplary performance within the target areas of Packaging, Energy, Product Health and Nutrition, and Community Engagement. Within the Packaging target area, the company focused on ensuring all cardboard used in its packaging was Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, with the company having now reached its 100% target ahead of schedule. In addition, the company's yogurt range is packaged in 100% recyclable tubs and it has also switched from plastic to compostable utensils for all events and tastings.