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GOOD IS WHAT WE DO

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At Smithfield Foods, “good” doesn’t stop with our products — it’s in everything we do.
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GOOD IS WHAT WE DO

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Helping Communities
Helping Communities

Our Commitment

Part of being a good corporate citizen means supporting the communities where our team members and their families live and where we operate. In many of these places, Smithfield is the area’s largest employer, so we have a duty to ensure our communities thrive and prosper. Through targeted philanthropy and volunteerism, we help improve educational opportunities, advance the vitality of local communities and address food insecurity. View our helping communities video.

Our Approach

As a global food company, we are focused on responsibly providing essential protein to feed a growing world population. To fulfill our promise to produce “Good food. Responsibly.®,” we work to address food insecurity, provide educational opportunities and strengthen local communities by supporting nonprofit organizations and communities in need with financial and in-kind donations.

Our Targets
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Fight food insecurity in our local communities by donating 200 million servings of protein through our Helping Hungry Homes® initiative globally by 2025.
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Develop the next generation of leaders through donations to schools and education programs and provide scholarship assistance for 1,500 students globally by 2025.
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Honor the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces by hiring 4,000 U.S. Military Veterans through our Helping Our Heroes initiative by 2025.
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Our Commitments
Give back to our local communities annually through philanthropic and volunteer support across our geographic footprint.
Give back to our local communities annually through philanthropic and volunteer support across our geographic footprint.
HIGHLIGHTS
30.2million servings of protein valued at 
$31.89 million to support communities around the world in 2023
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$2.5million invested in education programs
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44,000people served in 13 communities in Mexico with education, health and nutrition support
Our Accomplishments
Our Accomplishments

Since 2008, our Helping Hungry Homes® hunger relief program has provided hundreds of millions of servings of protein in all 50 U.S. states, as well as in Poland, Romania and Mexico. In 2023, Smithfield donated 30.2 million servings of protein to food banks, disaster relief efforts and community outreach programs across the U.S. and has pledged to donate 200 million servings of protein by 2025.

We also invested in education, funding more than $2.5 million in programs in 2023. Our Smithfield Scholarship Program alone awarded scholarships of more than $740,000 to 13 schools in seven states for the 2023–2024 school year. The scholarships are need-based and awarded to eligible dependents of full-time and retired Smithfield team members. Our GCM Foundation again supported the communities around our operations in Mexico, helping with education, health and nutrition needs. In 2023, we completed 55 projects that served more than 44,000 people in 13 communities in two Mexican states. We also maintained our commitment to veterans – Helping Our Heroes – with a target of hiring 4,000 by the end of 2025. We've already hired more than 3,600 to date. 

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Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship

For more than 20 years, Smithfield has employed policies, processes and technologies to reduce our environmental footprint. 

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Diversity, Culture and Engagement
Diversity, Culture and Engagement

We believe the unique capabilities of each member of our team should be reflected at all levels of the organization.

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Worker Health and Safety
Worker Health and Safety

Our culture, processes and systems are designed to support our team members’ well-being at work and at home.

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Sustainability Report
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