ORRVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 29,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM)
today issued its 2023 Corporate Impact Report, including its
disclosures in alignment with the recommendations of the
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the Task Force on
Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, detailing continued progress
on its Thriving Together agenda.
The Company's Thriving Together agenda is inspired by its
Purpose (Feeding Connections That Help Us Thrive – Life Tastes
Better Together) and focused on maximizing impact in the spaces of
quality food availability, access to education, making connections
to necessary community resources, promoting equitable and ethical
treatment for all and supporting a healthier planet.
Notable examples of how the Company delivered on its Purpose and
Thriving Together agenda this past year include:
- Donated more than $1.5 million to
key partners, including Feeding America, Greater Good – Rescue
Bank, United Way and Red Cross, to address the needs of those in
communities where the Company has a presence;
- Continued to support smallholder coffee farmers in key regions
via partnerships with World Coffee Research, Hanns R. Neumann
Stiftung (HRNS), TechnoServe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and Enveritas;
- Furthered the expansion of the Company's inclusion, diversity
and equity (ID&E) aspirations into its operations facilities
through the establishment of an Operations Steering Committee, and
through the introduction of Leading Inclusively Training – a
required multi-day training program for people managers designed to
enhance resonant and inclusive leadership capabilities; and
- Was named a Green Power Partner by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as a result of the Company's ongoing work, including
our expanded virtual power purchase agreement with Plum Creek Wind
Farm in collaboration with Ørsted and Schneider Electric, to match
our grid electricity use with renewable energy certificates.
"I am proud that our organization, employees and partners remain
steadfastly committed to supporting all those who count on our
business. Reflecting on the past year, I am humbled by the positive
impact we have made together," said Mark
Smucker, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "The issuance of our Corporate Impact Report gives us an
opportunity to highlight this work while keeping our constituents
informed of the progress we have made toward our established goals.
I appreciate all those who have helped us deliver on our Purpose
and Thriving Together agenda and whose passion will help us make
continued strides forward."
Learn more about the Company's impact and Thriving Together
agenda by visiting: https://www.jmsmucker.com/our-impact.
About The J.M. Smucker Co.
At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to make food people
and pets love by offering a diverse family of brands available
across North America. We are proud to lead in the coffee,
consumer foods, dog snacks, and cat food categories by offering
brands consumers trust for themselves and their families each day,
including Folgers®, Dunkin'®, Café
Bustelo®, Jif®,
Smucker's® Uncrustables®,
Smucker's®,
Milk-Bone®, and Meow
Mix®. Through our unwavering commitment to producing
quality products, operating responsibly and ethically and
delivering on our Purpose, we will continue to grow our business
while making a positive impact on society. For more information,
please visit jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Co. is the owner of all trademarks referenced
herein, except for Dunkin'®, which is a
trademark of DD IP Holder LLC.
The Dunkin'® brand is licensed to The
J.M. Smucker Co. for packaged coffee products sold in retail
channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores,
e-commerce and drug stores, and in certain away from home channels.
This information does not pertain to products for sale
in Dunkin'® restaurants.
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