Environment

Smithfield Foods Video: A Landmark Investment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 25 Percent by 2025

“When we set an objective, we go big at Smithfield Foods to achieve it. This announcement is the culmination of decades spent studying and perfecting the commercial viability of ‘manure-to-energy’ projects. Our investment in these projects underscores our longstanding commitment to sustainability, as well as our promise to produce good food in a responsible way,” said Kenneth M. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Environment

Republic Services CEO Says Recycling Has Become a 'Broken' System

CNBC's Jane Wells reports from a Republic Services facility on the "broken" recycling business as the commodity value of recyclables drop.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Recycling Business Model Getting Trashed

Environment

Water Stewardship in 2017 – Goldcorp’s Corporate Water Summary

At Goldcorp, we recognize that our approach to water management is a significant concern shared by our company and our stakeholders. The world’s population growth will result in increased competition for resources, and to that end, the mining industry needs to continuously improve our stewardship of all the natural resources that support our operations.

Environment

Borden Project Receives Canada’s Clean Growth Program Funding

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, together with Parliamentary Secretary Paul Lefebvre, announced this week that the Government of Canada plans to invest $5 million to help position Goldcorp’s Borden Project as a mine of the future — mining ore in a more environmentally sustainable way.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM’s Toledo Transmission Receives Ohio EPA’s Top Environmental Stewardship Award

General Motors' Toledo Transmission plant was recently recognized for excellence in environmental stewardship by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year, the plant was awarded the Platinum Level – the highest-level award from Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence Program (E3) – making General Motors one of five organizations to receive this recognition this year.

Sustainable Development Goals

How the Proper Use of Fertilizer Can Help Global Progress Toward Zero Hunger

To achieve the necessary increase in crop yields to work toward zero hunger, farmers may look to boost the health of the soil in growing areas with fertilizer.

Environment

Smithfield Foods Collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund and Roeslein Alternative Energy Helps Bring Monarch Butterflies Back in Large Numbers

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the first food company to participate in a new program with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to restore key prairie habitat for monarch butterflies, as described in this video. Their efforts are helping bring back the iconic insect, which has experienced a 95 percent population decline since the 1980s and could be listed as a threatened species in June 2019. However, the monarch is currently undergoing what is anticipated to be the largest migration in 10 years.

Environment

Crowd-Source Your EHS Challenges: Lessons from EHSxTech in Silicon Valley

Antea Group’s blog brings you EHS challenges commonly faced in the tech world, and solutions to them, as crowd-sourced from EHS tech leaders.

Environment

Underground Storage Tank Regulation Deadlines Have Arrived: Are You Ready?

Antea Group explains the origin and key aspects of the new UST regulations, with actionable steps to help you identify gaps in your compliance effort.

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