 Aug. 25, 2008 - Packaged food giant ConAgra has unleashed a full-scale effort to curb its carbon footprint, joining the U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders and Energy Star programs and committing to stringent emissions reporting standards outlined by the international Carbon Disclosure Project.
Climate Leaders is a voluntary industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop long-term comprehensive climate change strategies, set corporate-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals, and inventory their emissions to measure progress. Energy Star is a voluntary partnership to help businesses and consumers reduce air pollution through energy efficiency.
"Participation in these programs publicly demonstrates ConAgra Foods' commitment to taking climate change seriously and doing our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," says James Lime, ConAgra's vice president of environment, health and safety. "Our energy conservation efforts are part of our corporate citizenship responsibilities and critical to our success as a business."
ConAgra Foods is also supporting energy and greenhouse gas reduction projects aimed at minimizing the carbon footprint of the company's manufacturing operations. ConAgra Foods' Lamb Weston business, for example, has purchased renewable energy certificates, or Green Tags, to help offset its greenhouse gas emissions. The company says the Green Tags will offset 100% of the electricity used to power Lamb Weston’s administrative offices in Kennewick and Richland, Wash., and Eagle, Idaho, as well as the electricity used to produce 30 million pounds of ConAgra Foods' Alexia-branded organic and potato products. |
