Pilgrim’s has published its 2018 Pilgrim’s Sustainability Report, and is the company’s first interactive, digital report, which transparently details Pilgrim’s recent achievements in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and Europe, and progress toward the company’s aggressive 2020 sustainability goals.
2018 marked a year of great accomplishments for our team, Pilgrim’s said. We reduced electricity use intensity and greenhouse gas use intensity by 5 percent and 4 percent, respectively, compared to 2017; achieved 90 percent or higher on all external third-party animal welfare audits; improved team member health and safety by reducing severe incidents 26 percent; paid $1.2 billion to our more than 5,400 family farm partners; and invested more than $255 million in sustainability-related projects. We are proud of our accomplishments this past year but remain committed to continuously improving our performance.
In keeping with our vision, “to become the best,” in 2017, we released 2020 sustainability goals for our Pilgrim’s U.S. business based on a 2015 benchmark year, and we are currently working to expand our approach of setting sustainability goals across global operations. Compared to 2015, we are on track to meet six out of eight of our 2020 goals, Pilgrims said.
- 2020 Goal: Reduce electricity use intensity by 12 percent and natural gas use intensity by 14 percent
- 2020 Goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity by 14 percent
- 2020 Goal: Reduce water use intensity by 10 percent
o 2015 to 2018 progress: water use intensity increased 13 percent
- 2020 Goal: Reduce severe incidents by 15 percent year over year
o 2018 progress: severe incidents decreased 2 percent
- 2020 Goal: Ensure 100 percent of our vendors are in compliance with our Supplier Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
o 2018 progress: On track to meet target
- 2020 Goal: Achieve a 90 percent or better on our Animal Health and Welfare Scorecard for all processing plants and a 95 percent or better on our Animal Health and Welfare Scorecard for our live operations
o 2018 progress: On track to meet target
On behalf of the more than 55,000 Pilgrim’s team members around the globe, we thank you for your partnership and support. Working together, we will continue to provide great-tasting food with great care that meets the needs of families today, while helping make the world a better place for future generations, Pilgrim’s said.
To read the full report, please visit: https://sustainability.pilgrims.com.
