AgNext and Dairy Max Announce Strategic Alliance to Advance Sustainability in the Dairy Industry

May 2, 2023 Dairy MAX

Colorado State University’s AgNext and regional dairy council Dairy MAX have announced a strategic alliance as part of a continued commitment to improve sustainability in animal agriculture. The collaboration with Dairy MAX marks AgNext’s first official commitment from the dairy industry. Dairy MAX has agreed to support strategic initiatives of the AgNext program, continuing its work of advancing sustainable dairy production and raising up the next generation.

New Smithfield Foods Report Documents 21 Years of Progress Toward Sustainability Goals

May 1, 2023 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today published its 21st annual sustainability impact report tracking progress toward its ambitious sustainability targets in its continuing commitment to produce “Good Food. Responsibly.®”

SeaChoice: Major Seafood Companies Need Less Talk, More Walk on Sustainability

April 27, 2023 SeaChoice 

A new SeaChoice report shows which seafood brands are laggers and which are leaders in social and sustainability commitments. The 2023 Seafood Progress report examines 13 multinational companies as they gather at the Global Seafood Expo to promote their seafood brands.

IFCO’s High-Tech Service Center Sets Benchmarks in Sustainability and Automation

April 27, 2023 IFCO

IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) is strengthening its sustainability credentials and expanding its pooling capacities with the opening of the company’s state-of-the-art service center in Dannstadt, Germany. Strategically located in a central transportation hub for Europe, the best-in-class service center sets impressive standards in terms of energy-efficiency, conservation and sustainability measures that are in line with IFCO’s ambitious goals to be carbon neutral in operations by 2025 and to reach net-zero emissions across the whole business by 2040. 

Achieving Sustainability Certification in Guatemala

April 24, 2023 Dümmen Orange

Dümmen Orange is on track with sustainability certification for its production sites worldwide. Last year, five sites in four countries were added to the list of fully certified companies. The global leader in the floricultural industry wants all its production sites to be fully certified to Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) standards by January 2025 and is using the industry accepted MPS certification to achieve this. Dümmen Orange expects to complete the certification process before that deadline.