Upon closing, Generate Upcycle's anaerobic digestion facilities and advanced depackaging facilities operating across upstate New York and Ontario, Canada, are expected to join Vanguard Renewables' portfolio.
In addition to varied initiatives, Conagra Brands encourages developing plant-level sustainable practices with the annual Sustainable Development Awards.
Christine Daugherty, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Conagra Brands, discusses the company’s approach to developing goals for packaging, carbon reduction and water stewardship, as well as Conagra’s Sustainable Development Awards, which recognize innovative, plant-level efforts to operate more sustainably.
The shift toward a more circular economy has led to the adoption of mono-material structures. However, trade-offs exist on the road to improved sustainability for machinery and materials alike.
While research insights indicate that most companies have a low-to-moderate likelihood of increasing their use of reusable materials, recyclable materials continue to be the primary focus for packaging innovation and sustainability initiatives.
This program focuses on key growing regions where General Mills sources wheat from ADM for products sold through Walmart and Sam’s Club, demonstrating a shared commitment to strengthening supply chain resilience and farming communities.
Finding a secure way to manage waste in the food and beverage industry helps ensure that through every change of hands waste is handled discreetly and securely, mitigating brand risk.
Redesigns to reduce a package’s footprint and the production of thinner packaging are on the rise, but will legacy machinery be ready to handle the emerging materials?
Using LyondellBasell CirculenRevive polymers with 100% attributed recycled content via an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, Mondelez is now offering packaging sourced from 75% recycled content.
PepsiCo highlights progress against its 2030 Positive Agriculture (pep+) goals, with gains in scaling regenerative agriculture and restorative and protective practices, advancing sustainable sourcing, and improvements in livelihoods.
The executive order directs HHS, USDA and the EPA to strengthen research, innovation and public-private partnerships that support regenerative agriculture while advancing the Make America Healthy Again agenda.