Today's challenges require bold actions. HOME SUSTAINABILITY Environment Industry-Leading Innovations Our environmental stewardship is not only about what we have to do. It’s more about what we should do. Our focus is on finding bold, impactful and innovative solutions to optimize our supply chain, reduce waste and improve our energy and water efficiency. Our actions create value for our planet, business and stakeholders. View our corporate news View our case studies Download our sustainability report Environment Highlights and Achievements As the world grapples with the environmental challenges affecting our planet, consumers are looking to companies to take bold action to address their impacts. Smithfield has pioneered long-term solutions to decrease our environmental footprint for more than two decades. AMBITIOUS TARGETS In addition to our bold carbon-negative goal, we set ambitious targets to obtain 50% of our electricity from renewable resources, assess and manage our impact on watersheds where we operate and increase consumer packaging recyclability and decrease plastic use. RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS Through our Align Renewable Natural Gas joint venture with Dominion Energy, we delivered renewable natural gas (RNG) to the grid in Utah, the first large-scale effort in the state to capture methane from hog-farming operations and convert it into clean energy. DIAMOND SPRING WIND SITE In Oklahoma, our investment in ALLETE Clean Energy’s Diamond Spring wind site began to show returns as commercial operations launched in December. Our investment at the site will deliver energy to power approximately 15% of our U.S. operations. Our Goals And Targets 2020 PERFORMANCE FUTURE TARGETS Our Environment Goal: Reduce natural resource demand; 100% compliance, 100% of the time. GHG Emissions: 25% reduction by 2025 in the United States across our entire supply chain On Track will measure and report our annual progress in alignment with our new 30 by ’30 goal in 2021 Solid Waste: 75% reduction in waste and zero-waste-to-landfill certification of 75% of our U.S. facilities by 2025 On Track 43% reduction in U.S. company-owned farms and facilities’ normalized solid waste to landfill (pounds/cwt) Solid Waste: 75% reduction in waste and zero-waste-to-landfill certification of 75% of our U.S. facilities by 2025 On Track 16 U.S. facilities certified zero waste to landfill Solid Waste: 10% reduction in waste by 2020 in Poland and Romania Achieved 38% reduction in international farms and facilities’ normalized solid waste to landfill (pounds/cwt) Compliance: Reduction of NOVs to zero Needs Improvement 13 NOVs at company-owned farms and facilities in 2020; 85 NOVs on contract farms in 2020 Compliance: Reduction of NOVs to zero Achieved zero NOVs at international farms and facilities Water: 10% reduction by 2020 globally at our farms and facilities Did Not Achieve 5% increase in U.S. normalized water use (gallons/cwt) Water: 10% reduction by 2020 globally at our farms and facilities Achieved 18% reduction in international normalized water use (gallons/cwt) Energy: 5% reduction by 2020 globally at our farms and facilities Did Not Achieve 12% increase in U.S. normalized energy use (gigajoules/cwt) Energy: 5% reduction by 2020 globally at our farms and facilities Achieved 9% reduction in international normalized energy use (gigajoules/cwt) We are aggressively pursuing ways to reduce our environmental footprint while creating value." - Kraig Westerbeek, Smithfield Renewables Our Innovative Environmental Initiatives Our global environmental and water policies, as well as environmental management, measurement and compliance systems to monitor and report our activities, enhance operational efficiencies across our entire business. Our decisions are guided by the principles of pollution prevention and continuous improvement, and we provide consistent guidelines and training across operations. All our facilities (except new acquisitions and those where certification is not applicable) and all company-owned farms are International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001: 2015 certified, which is considered the gold standard of environmental management. We are on course to eliminate the carbon footprint of company-owned operations across the U.S. and strongly reduce our Scope 1, 2 & 3 GHG emissions. We also maintain robust, standardized internal auditing systems that ensure consistent environmental compliance across operations. Responsible management of our supply chain – from the farmers who grow our grain to the distribution and transportation systems that deliver our products to customers – are key to ensuring we provide consumers with high-quality foods produced responsibly. They also are integral to our efforts to reduce our GHG emissions 30% by 2030. Efficiency on Our Farms Efficiency at Our Facilities Celebrating Sustainability Achievements Sustainability Awards Responsible Grain Production Eliminating Food Waste Through Our Bakery Byproduct Program Transportation and Logistics Environmental Management Manure Management Water Policy Statement Zero Waste to Landfill Environment Spotlights Smithfield has pioneered long-term solutions to decrease our environmental footprint for more than two decades. 1 OF 4 ANIMAL CARE CONSERVING WATER ON OUR FARMS THROUGH REUSE Two-thirds of water used on our farms support essential sanitation procedures in and around our barns. Read the case study View all case studies Our 2020 Sustainability Report outlines our efforts to make a lasting impact in our process and policies. It is a wide-reaching view of how we want to hold ourselves to the highest standards. 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