The Rising Environmental Steward designation is for organizations that have a mature environmental management system and measurable environmental performance goals.
Del Monte Fresh Produce, one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, has launched its 2020 Holiday Campaign, which encompasses everything from updated fruit sticker and tag designs to a new message on sustainability as the country enters the holiday 2020 season.
Smithfield Foods became the first major protein company to commit to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030. A leader in sustainability for more than two decades, the company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. It will achieve this goal without purchasing carbon credits to offset emissions.
The main target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% per kilo of milk over the next decade and work toward carbon net zero by 2050.
March 14, 2019
Arla Foods, Basking Ridge, N.J., and its 10,300 farmer owners launched ambitious targets to accelerate the transition to sustainable dairy production with an intensified focus on the farms.
CHEP, Livonia, Mich., introduced 40x24-inch pooled (shared and re-used), carbon-neutral half pallets, making them what is said to be the first and only CarbonNeutral-certified pooled platform in North America.
Smithfield Renewables will ensure the company meets its environmental commitments.
October 12, 2017
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., launched Smithfield Renewables, a new platform within the organization that will unify, lead and accelerate the company's carbon reduction and renewable energy efforts.