Smithfield Foods, Inc. has committed to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the U.S. by 2030. Being carbon negative is a step beyond carbon neutrality; it means that the company will be removing more carbon from the atmosphere than what it emits.
Smithfield will achieve this by working with its farms, its production facilities, and its transportation and logistics operations. It will also foster and enhance its conservation activities to sequester more carbon in agricultural lands and natural ecosystems.
"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, Smithfield Foods. "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."
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