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Building Suitable local communities (The Little Milk Co)

Context: The Little Milk Co arefamily run organic dairy farms in Munster and Leister, Ireland. It was created
in March 2008 and specializes in the production of Cheddar and soft cheese. It is a result of the union of
ten milk producers. The management team is only constituted by two persons.

Challenge: Despite it small size, it was very important for the Little Milk Co to get engaged in local
communities in accordance to their beliefs in local and sustainable farming and animal and human
well-being.

Solution: They developed community groups offering workshops notably on mental health, leadership and
empowerment. They also offer financial support and assistance to self-sustainable community-projects.

Results: Development of 3 local community groups and active dissemination on social media.

More information: http://csrhub.ie/csr-case-studies/sme-csr-case-studies/the-little-milk-co-building-he-
althy-and-sustainable-communities.html