Pilgrim’s Releases 2018 Sustainability Report
“Our 2018 Pilgrim’s Sustainability Report shares the ways our 55,000 team members and more than 5,400 family farm partners are contributing to environmental, social and economic progress in the U.S.,
The 2018 report transparently details Pilgrim’s achievements related to team members, customers and consumers, the environment, animal care, communities and suppliers. Highlights include:
Team Member Health & Safety : Reduced severe incidents globally by 26 percent from 2017-2018- Animal Care: Achieved 97.1 to 100 percent scores on Pilgrim’s U.S. external animal welfare audits
- Environment: Decreased electricity use intensity by 5 percent from 2017-2018
Family Farm Partners : Paid$1.2 billion to more than 5,400 poultry family farm partners- Investment: Approved more than
$255 million for investments in sustainability-related projects
Pilgrim’s also made progress toward 2020 sustainability goals, including:
- 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emission intensity, compared to the goal of 14 percent
- 13 percent reduction in electricity use intensity, compared to the goal of 12 percent
- 11 percent reduction in natural gas use intensity, compared to the goal of 14 percent
The company is also on track to achieve a 90 percent or better on the Pilgrim’s
“While we are proud of our achievements to date, there is more work to be done,” Penn said. “We are confident our unique global production platform, in conjunction with our diverse products, position us well to meet the demand for sustainable protein while demonstrating continuous improvement.”
The 2018 Pilgrim’s Sustainability Report is available online at http://sustainability.pilgrims.com/.
About Pilgrim’s
Pilgrim’s employs more than 55,000 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 14 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K. and continental Europe. The Company’s primary distribution is through retailers and foodservice distributors. For more information, please visit www.pilgrims.com.
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