ConAgra Foods Issues 2015 Citizenship Report
September 24 2015 - 4:54PM
Business Wire
ConAgra Foods Continues to Make Progress in Key Areas of Good
Food, Stronger Communities, Better Planet Citizenship
Platform
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading
food companies, today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship
Report, providing a deeper look into how the company is doing good
through food while driving economic gains for its stakeholders.
Available online at www.conagrafoods.com/citizenship-report, the
report tracks the progress the company is making on its
three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities
and Better Planet.
“As we take the bold steps necessary to transform ConAgra Foods
into a higher-margin, more contemporary and higher-performing
company, our citizenship ambition will play a critical role in
helping us get there,” said Chris Kircher, vice president,
corporate affairs, ConAgra Foods. “We are pleased to share more
detail about our efforts in the company’s 2015 Citizenship Report
now available on the ConAgra Foods website.”
Highlights from ConAgra Foods’ 2015 Citizenship Report
include:
- Results from a comprehensive
materiality assessment of the company’s internal and external
stakeholders to identify the relative priority of environmental,
social and governance issues.
- Progress on the company’s journey to
eliminate waste. This year, over 80 innovative programs helped
conserve more than 97 million gallons of water, reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by 11,500 metric tons, eliminate waste by 58,700 tons
and reduce packaging material use by 15 million pounds — all while
delivering more than $70 million in savings, the largest single
year savings the company has seen to date through these types of
efforts.
- Expanded efforts to end child hunger in
America. When the ConAgra Foods Foundation set out to address the
increased risk of child hunger during summer months, its goal was
to reach 25 percent more children with meals over five years. In
the first four years alone, that goal was far surpassed, with 166
percent more children receiving meals. Through a collaborative
approach that includes customers, shoppers and employees, the
company and the Foundation have been able to multiply the impact on
this critical social issue.
- External recognition of ConAgra Foods’
ongoing corporate responsibility commitment, including selection
for the fifth consecutive year on the Dow Jones Sustainability
North America Index validating the company’s progress in key
long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.
In preparing the 2015 Citizenship Report, ConAgra Foods followed
the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines and the Food Sector supplement. More information on the
GRI initiative is available at http://www.globalreporting.org. All
data in the report reflects ConAgra Foods' fiscal year 2015, which
ended May 31, 2015. The Citizenship Report covers all company-owned
facilities, including some owned through joint ventures. ConAgra
Foods plans to continue to publish subsequent updates each year in
September, following the publication of its Annual Report to
Stockholders.
ABOUT CONAGRA FOODSConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one
of North America's largest packaged food companies with branded and
private branded food found in 99 percent of America’s households,
as well as a strong commercial foods business serving restaurants
and foodservice operations globally. Consumers can find recognized
brands such as Banquet®, Chef Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Healthy
Choice®, Hebrew National®, Hunt's®, Marie Callender's®, Orville
Redenbacher's®, PAM®, Peter Pan®, Reddi-wip®, Slim Jim®, Snack
Pack® and many other ConAgra Foods brands, along with food sold by
ConAgra Foods under private brand labels, in grocery, convenience,
mass merchandise, club and drug stores. Additionally, ConAgra Foods
supplies frozen potato and sweet potato items as well as other
vegetable, spice, and bakery goods to commercial and foodservice
customers. To learn more about our commitment to being a good
corporate citizen, please visit
www.conagrafoods.com/our-commitment.
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ConAgra FoodsChris Kircher,
402-240-5392Chris.Kircher1@conagrafoods.comwww.conagrafoods.comwww.conagrafoods.com/citizenship-report
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