Fresh Del Monte Recognized for Sustainability Efforts
26 Julho 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Two leading sustainability organizations
honored the global produce company
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc is being recognized for its work in
sustainability by two different leading sustainability
organizations that honor companies doing good for the planet. The
company was recently awarded a 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability
Award in the Environmental Initiative category and has been
shortlisted for a World Sustainability Award in the New Launch
category for the Del Monte Zero™ pineapple.
Del Monte received the SEAL Business Sustainability Award for
its reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across its agricultural
value chain. The company has reduced its scope 1 and 2 emissions by
22.64% (according to data from 2021, the most recent data
available) in part by upgrading its ocean fleet with six new
fuel-efficient vessels and installing solar and wind energy in
facilities in California and Costa Rica, respectively. This
reduction means the company is 80% of the way towards its climate
action goal to reduce scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 27.5% by
2025, compared with a 2019 baseline. Additionally, the use of the
six fuel-efficient vessels allowed the company to exceed its scope
1 vessel shipping reduction goal.
Back in 2021, Del Monte received the SEAL Award for its approach
to farming while conserving biodiversity.
Additionally, the company was shortlisted for a World
Sustainability Award in the New Launch category for the Del Monte
Zero™ pineapple. This award celebrates a newly launched product or
service that is having an immediate impact on sustainability.
The Del Monte Zero™ pineapple is a carbon neutral certified
pineapple, which is synonymous with the company’s focus on
innovation and sustainability. Announced at the end of 2022 and
available in select North American and European markets in early
2023, the Del Monte Zero™ is a huge milestone for the company and
reflects its commitment to bettering the planet.
Del Monte neutralizes the greenhouse gas emissions attributed to
the lifecycle of its specially branded Del Monte Zero™ pineapples
through insetting, not by the common practice of purchasing carbon
credits. This was achieved through investments in upgrades to its
transportation fleet and by reducing overall greenhouse gas
emissions, as well as an 8,000+ hectare forest that contains
approximately five million trees that capture emissions—from farm
to table—produced by the Del Monte Zero™ pineapple.
The final winners of the World Sustainability Awards will be
announced in October.
“We're honored to be recognized by these two leading
organizations for our sustainability efforts and the progress we’ve
made. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of everything
we do and our reduction in emissions and the Del Monte Zero™
pineapple showcases how these two go hand in hand,” said Hans
Sauter, Fresh Del Monte’s Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP of
R&D. “Sustainability permeates our entire value chain — from
farm to market – showing that large-scale agriculture can be
responsible too. We are constantly looking for new ways to improve,
lessen our impact, and build A Brighter World Tomorrow™-- whether
it’s through regenerative or conventional agriculture."
Del Monte takes a holistic approach to sustainability, weaving
it into its business practices in every part of the value chain. To
learn more about our efforts and projects, visit:
https://freshdelmonte.com/our-approach/
ABOUT FRESH DEL MONTE
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is one of the world’s leading
vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of
high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a
leading producer and distributor of prepared food in Europe,
Africa, and the Middle East. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. markets
its products worldwide under the DEL MONTE® brand (under license
from Del Monte Foods, Inc.), a symbol of product innovation,
quality, freshness, and reliability for over 135 years. The company
also markets its products under the MANN™ brand and other related
trademarks. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is not affiliated with
certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Del
Monte Foods, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific
Limited, Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd. Fresh Del
Monte Produce Inc. is the first global marketer of fruits and
vegetables to commit to the “Science Based Targets” initiative. In
2022 and 2023, Fresh Del Monte Produce was ranked as one of
“America’s Most Trusted Companies” by Newsweek based on an
independent survey rating companies on three different touchpoints,
including customer trust, investor trust, and employee trust. Fresh
Del Monte Produce Inc. is traded on the NYSE under the symbol
FDP.
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