The Learning Center will be used to field test, measure and analyze compostable packaging with an aim to speed up the rate of innovation

Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how the cold chain’s efforts to practice sustainability are paying off today and laying an eco-friendly foundation for the future. 

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.