CORRECTING and REPLACING ConAgra Foods Recognizes Sustainable Business Practices, Waste Elimination and Resource Conservation
May 04 2009 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
First paragraph, second sentence should read: In total, the
projects have reduced carbon emissions by over 25,000 metric
tonnes, eliminated 4,000 tons of landfill waste, 7,000 tons of
packaging material and conserved 348 million gallons of water
during fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (sted seven million tons of
packaging material).
The corrected release reads:
CONAGRA FOODS RECOGNIZES
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES, WASTE ELIMINATION AND RESOURCE
CONSERVATION
ConAgra Foods announced today the winners of its 2009
Sustainable Development Awards. In total, the projects have reduced
carbon emissions by over 25,000 metric tonnes, eliminated 4,000
tons of landfill waste, 7,000 tons of packaging material and
conserved 348 million gallons of water during fiscal years 2008 and
2009.
One award was given in each of five categories. Climate Change
& Energy Efficiency was awarded to the Milton, Pa., facility
for its project of applying a ceramic coating to its cooker shells.
The project reduced natural gas use by 27,070 MMBTU and reduced the
temperature of plant machinery, improving employee safety.
The award for Water Resources � Conservation & Wastewater
Management was given to the Gilroy, Calif., facility which
implemented a water conservation program across multiple processes,
saving nearly 146 million gallons of water in less than one year
and reducing overall water use by 34 percent.
The company�s Archbold, Ohio, facility received the award for
Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling. The facility implemented a
grassroots recycling program that recycled more than 1,000 tons of
material in six months, while improving employee safety by
eliminating the need for a cardboard baler.
The Sustainable Packaging, Product and Process Innovation award
was given to the company�s Research, Quality & Innovation team
for its use of recycled PET in frozen meal trays. The project is
expected to divert more than eight million pounds of waste from
landfills annually.
Lamb Weston, ConAgra Foods� potato business based in Kennewick,
Wash., received the Sustainable Marketing award for its program to
communicate farm-to-plant-to-market sustainability performance and
purchase Renewable Energy Credits to offset energy use associated
with administrative facilities and the production of its
products.
An additional �Sustainability Award of Excellence� was awarded
to ConAgra Foods Helm and Oakdale, Calif., locations for
demonstrating an overall commitment to sustainability. The Oakdale
facility decreased natural gas use by more than 30 billion BTUs and
recovered more than 19 million gallons of condensate water during
the fiscal year 2008 production season. The Helm facility improved
production energy intensity by 9 percent.
Winning submissions were awarded a $5,000 grant from the ConAgra
Foods Foundation to put toward a sustainable community service
project.
�The winning projects epitomize our goal to promote sustainable
business practices,� said Gail Tavill, vice president of
Sustainable Development at ConAgra Foods. �Our hope is that
employees across the company will take ideas like these and build
upon them to drive their own projects to help our environment and
deliver solid business results.�
The company reintroduced its Sustainable Development Awards
program in 2009 to drive and reward innovative approaches to
sustainability that produce tangible results. Winners were
announced at the 2009 Sustainable Development conference in Omaha,
Neb., April 29.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America�s
leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America�s
households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters,
Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt�s, Marie Callender�s, Orville
Redenbacher�s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods
brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores.
ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence,
supplying potato, other vegetable, spice and grain products to a
variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and
commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at
www.conagrafoods.com. For more information on the company�s
commitment to the environment, please see its Corporate Social
Responsibility Report.
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