Royal DSM and Foundation Earth have announced an agreement to cooperate on eco-labelling of food and beverages to empower consumers to make more sustainable food choices based on transparent and credible information.
The agreement means that agri-food companies joining Foundation Earth can now access DSM’s Sustell™ service to measure and improve the environmental impacts of animal protein products (e.g., eggs, milk, fish and meat), based on accredited methodologies (e.g., EU PEF).
Developed by DSM with Blonk Consultants, Sustell is a first-of-its-kind intelligent sustainability service that delivers accurate, simple, and actionable farm-level solutions to improve animal protein production’s environmental footprint and profitability. By catalysing sustainable value chains and enabling environmental transparency and supply chain to differentiate, Sustell helps producers achieve their sustainability commitments.
Said Cliona Howie, CEO, Foundation Earth: “At Foundation Earth we are always looking to extend our knowledge by partnering with diverse experts in the food sector. We are excited to join forces with DSM, who will allow us to scale our work and bring further expertise on Life Cycle Assessments for protein under the Foundation Earth method.”
Added Ivo Lansbergen, Executive Vice President of Animal Nutrition and Health, DSM: “I firmly believe that nutrition and sustainability information are essential for consumers to make informed decisions. Primary, farm-level data is key to enabling all the players in the animal protein value chain to unlock new market opportunities and create a race to the top in terms of sustainability. Sustell makes it possible.” For more visit
