Photo of a girl inspecting the water at an outdoor project.

Smithfield Foods — Committed to Protecting the Environment

Providing good food responsibly means going above and beyond to be good stewards of the environment. Our commitment to environmental leadership is reflected in our ISO 14001 certification, the gold standard for environmental management, as well as in these other areas:

  • Implemented over 150 individual projects in 2007 resulting in reduced water usage, air emissions and greenhouse gas emissions, improved energy efficiency and increased recycling
  • Instituted a Web-based training program to provide standardized training and certification for each processing facility's Environmental Coordinator
  • Created a Bioenergy Task Force to explore alternative energy options
  • Participated in a pilot project on our company-owned farms to convert methane into electricity
  • Implemented new metrics software to better monitor and measure environmental performance
  • Received approval for two additional facilities to join the EPA’s Performance Track Program

World Water Monitoring Day

Water is one of the world's most precious resources. At Smithfield Foods we feel it's important to engage in activities that help protect this essential resource. Our sponsorship of annual events such as World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is just one example of how we're doing just that.

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site.

Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of WWMD since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.



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