Articles Tagged with ''sustainability''

Study: United States advances progress in waste reduction

According to the report, the U.S. government and U.S.-based organizations have taken a number of notable steps over the past year to reduce food loss and waste.
September 22, 2016
A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.
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Smithfield Foods releases 2015 sustainability report

By leveraging its vertically integrated business model, Smithfield's sustainability efforts drive efficiency throughout its operations and yield benefits along the supply chain.
August 11, 2016
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., released its 2015 Sustainability & Financial Report, which was prepared in accordance with the core option of the G4 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative.
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Norfolk Southern releases sustainability report

The report details NS’ progress toward achieving a healthy balance between its business imperatives as a publicly traded company and its environmental and social commitments as a responsible corporate citizen.
August 9, 2016
Norfolk Southern released a new online sustainability report, “What Efficiency Looks Like.”
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WhiteWave Foods announces new sustainability targets

By 2025, WhiteWave will further reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste-to-landfill per pound of product by 20% from a 2013 baseline.
August 1, 2016
The WhiteWave Foods Co., Denver, Colo., unveiled new sustainability commitments and 2025 environmental targets.
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Bella Verdi opens new greenhouse facility

The products grown in the new facility will be subjected to the company’s rigorous food safety standards.
July 28, 2016
Bella Verdi, Dripping Springs, Texas, opened the doors to its new 20,000-square-foot greenhouse facility in Austin, Texas.
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How politics divides Americans on food issues

The report shows how conservatives and liberals differ in their attitudes toward sustainability, trust in government for food-related information and their top food safety issues.
July 19, 2016
An ideological rift exists on certain food issues too, according to “2016 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health.”
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Kellogg, United Suppliers, Environmental Defense Fund collaborate to improve fertilizer efficiency, soil health in farms

This initiative will connect farmers in Kellogg’s grain sourcing region of Nebraska to United Suppliers’ SUSTAIN Platform.
July 18, 2016
Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.; United Suppliers, Inc., Ames, Iowa; and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), New York, announced a collaboration to help growers improve fertilizer efficiency and soil health on their farms while maintaining high yields.
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Land O’Lakes, United Suppliers merge to improve seed, crop protection

Advantages include the combined organization’s size and scale, expanded product offerings, enhanced decision agriculture tools and technologies, improved product insights and more.
July 17, 2016
Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., and United Suppliers, Inc., Ames, Iowa, merged the two seed and crop protection businesses, creating Winfield US.
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