Tyson Foods Affirms Progress in Social, Environmental and Economic Stewardship
May 27 2020 - 9:00AM
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today published its 2019
Sustainability Report, “Grow – Deliver - Sustain” [LINK], outlining
progress toward its sustainability goals and announcing key
achievements in five focus areas: Food, Animal Welfare,
Environment, Workplace, and Communities. The goal of Tyson Foods'
sustainability initiative is to ensure the company produces safe,
nutritious food for the global population and makes a positive
impact on the world.
Tyson Foods’ commitments to help build a more safe,
environmentally sound and sustainable food system represent a key
element of the company's broader vision to raise the world's
expectations for how much good food can do. Its strategy for
sustainably feeding the world with the fastest-growing protein
brands focuses on growing its business by delivering superior value
to consumers and customers; delivering fuel for growth and returns
through commercial, operational and financial excellence; and
sustaining the company and the world for future generations.
“Our world has changed greatly as we have all faced the COVID-19
pandemic—together. Now more than ever, the one constant is for
companies of our size to provide the world with good food; we at
Tyson Foods hold ourselves accountable to do our part,” said Noel
White, Tyson Foods’ CEO. “Our commitments are unwavering—to keep
our people safe, be good stewards of animals and resources and
advance sustainability to serve our customers.”
Sustainability Report At-A-GlanceThe report builds on Tyson
Foods’ decades of transparency in sustainability and details how
the company is delivering on commitments made to create a safe
workplace, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the welfare
of animals entrusted to its care, among other milestones. Key
highlights are below:
- Food – Tyson Foods is committed to sustainably
offering the protein and food products that consumers want. Through
the introduction of its Raised & Rooted™ brand of plant protein
and blended protein options including burgers and nuggets, Tyson
Foods has become the largest U.S. meat producer to enter the
growing alternative protein segment. Additionally, earlier this
year, Tyson Foods launched the Coalition for Global Protein™, an
initiative inclusive of the entire protein sector to identify,
incubate and implement new and creative solutions for sustainable
protein to feed a growing global population.
- Animal Welfare – Tyson Foods is committed to
being a leader in animal welfare through research, innovation and
transparent communication. Over the past year, the company
completed the construction of a new four-house commercial broiler
research farm at the Tyson Foods Center for Sustainable Broiler
Welfare Research and implemented scored welfare audits in its
cattle supply chain. In addition, the company trained more than
1,000 team members in the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association’s
Poultry Handling and Transportation Certification
Program.
- Environment – Tyson Foods is committed to
reducing its environmental footprint as it feeds the world. Most
notably, the company is partnering with Environmental Defense Fund
to develop and deploy initiatives that support its sustainability
strategy and help meet increasing consumer demand for more
sustainably grown food. A pilot project in conjunction with the
Farmers Business Network that works to identify both conservation
practices and areas for improvement enrolled more than 400,000
acres of farmland in the first year. Furthermore, the company is
working on a new initiative to set contextual water targets and
collaborated with the World Resources Institute to assess water
risk and develop a water stewardship strategy. The water risk
assessment focused on exposure to water stress across our
processing facilities, locations where we source animals and
locations where we source corn to feed animals.
- Workplace – Tyson Foods is committed to
enabling its team members to reach their unique potentials. The
company welcomed more than 18,000 team members to the Tyson Foods
family through recent acquisitions and launched maintenance and
refrigeration technical school partnerships with 60 technical
schools, allowing the company to both recruit externally and help
its internal talent build new skills. Additionally, the company
expanded the We Care safety initiative by introducing the first
group of Exposure Reduction Coaches dedicated to in-field coaching
and one-on-one mentoring.
- Communities – Tyson Foods is committed to
supporting the communities it serves. The company reached its goal
one year early to give $50 million in cash or in-kind donations
over five years to fight hunger. Additionally, the company
responded to natural disasters by using its facilities as
distribution centers for Meals that Matter food donations.
“We publish this report because it promotes transparency in our
work, because it increases collaboration, and because it makes us
better,” said John R. Tyson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tyson
Foods. “It also drives accountability for all and provides context
to stakeholders about the sustainability improvements we are
realizing as we produce ‘good food’ for people all over the
world.”
To learn more about Tyson Foods’ Sustainability efforts, read
the latest Sustainability Report here.
About Tyson FoodsTyson Foods, Inc. is one of
the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in
protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three
generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio
of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire
Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State
Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more
sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise
the world’s expectations for how much good food can do.
Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 141,000 team
members. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate
with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers,
communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals,
land and environment entrusted to it.
Visit WWW.TYSONFOODS.COM.
Media contact:Derek
BurlesonDerek.Burleson@tyson.com479-290-6466
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