Smithfield Pledges to be Carbon Negative in 10 years
Smithfield Foods Inc. announced on Sept. 3, plans to being carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030.
Carbon negative — opposed to carbon neutral— means the company removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits and will reach the goal without purchasing carbon credit to offset emissions.
“As the world grapples with environmental challenges impacting our planet, consumers are looking to companies to take deliberate, bold action to address issues such as climate change,” said Kenneth M. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer of Smithfield. “The world is at an inflection point. To feed a growing world population, with finite resources available to grow and produce the food we need, we must limit our environmental impact. At Smithfield, we are utilizing our expansive reach to lead efforts to eliminate our carbon footprint in our company-owned operations and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.”
By Meat Poultry