JBS USA Announces New Global Sustainability Targets and Shares 2020 Accomplishments
July 14 2021 - 7:00AM
JBS USA, a leading global food company and the majority shareholder
of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation [NASDAQ: PPC], today released its
2020 Sustainability Report: Celebrate Your Foodprint, which
includes new aggressive global targets and completion of its 2020
sustainability goals. The report transparently details the
company’s sustainability actions across its global operations in
North America, the UK, Continental Europe, Australia and New
Zealand.
“Our sustainability promise is stronger than ever, as we deliver
on our goals and continue to raise the bar for more sustainable
food production,” said Andre Nogueira, JBS USA CEO. “We have
established a new vision for our company that will guide our path
forward in support of our net zero by 2040 commitment, announced in
March. We’re focused on providing delicious food that’s good for
people and the planet.”
In 2020, JBS USA completed its 2020 sustainability goals,
established in 2017, meeting or exceeding targets for greenhouse
gas emission intensity, electricity use intensity, water use
intensity and safety. During that period, the company reduced its
greenhouse gas emission intensity by 20 percent, reduced
electricity use intensity by 14 percent, reduced water use
intensity by 10 percent and improved its safety index performance
by 56 percent.
“The JBS USA 2020 Sustainability Report details both our recent
progress and our journey to being the best in all we do,” Nogueira
said. “Our responsibility as a global food company has never been
greater, and it will take the entire value chain to make an
impactful difference as we move forward. None of our
accomplishments would be possible without our team members, farmer
and rancher partners, customers and shareholders who are so vital
to our success.”
JBS was the first global meat and poultry company to set a
net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 goal, the most ambitious
commitment of its kind in the sector. Additional global
sustainability targets include:
- Reduce scope 1+2 GHG emission
intensity by 30 percent by 2030
- Reach 60 percent renewable
electricity by 2030
- Reduce water use intensity by 15
percent by 2030
- Invest $1 billion in emission
reduction projects in company facilities over the next decade
- Invest $100 million by 2030 in
R&D projects to assist producer efforts to strengthen and scale
regenerative farming practices
- Improve performance in the JBS
Global Safety Index by 30 percent by 2030
- Develop a globally aligned animal
welfare scorecard and set 2030 targets
- Tie senior executive compensation
considerations to performance against environmental goals, and
align interim targets to SBTi criteria
- Eliminate illegal deforestation from
Brazilian cattle supply chain – including suppliers of suppliers –
in the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes by 2025 and advance
traceability to assure deforestation-free supply chains
To learn more and to review comprehensive 2020 achievements, the
2020 JBS USA Sustainability Report: Celebrate Your Foodprint is
available online at http://sustainability.jbsfoodsgroup.com.
About JBS USA
JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified,
high-quality food products for customers in approximately 100
countries on six continents. This includes meat and poultry
products, a portfolio of recognized brands and innovative premium
foods.
Media Contact: Nikki RichardsonCorporate
Communicationsnikki.richardson@jbssa.com
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