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All company-owned and contract farms are subject to random third-party audits and site assessments under the Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus®) Program.
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Smithfield Foods was selected by McDonald’s Corporation as one of its 2012 Global Best of Sustainable Supply Chain winners for our ongoing efforts to protect our employees’ health and safety.
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We are working with energy developers to begin work on several projects to turn hog manure into energy on company-owned farms.
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All our packaged meats categories include products with lower sodium, reduced fat, or less sugar. At the end of fiscal 2012, we offered about 100 reduced-sodium products.
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We survey our largest suppliers to understand what they are doing in areas such as energy reduction, natural resource use, employee safety, and community giving.
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We fund six different Learners to Leaders education programs through our independent operating companies, providing more than $1.7 million to students over the past five years.
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Our international operations follow the same systems for animal care, environmental management, and food safety as we do in the United States.
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Our contract growing relationships provide opportunities for farmers to stay on their family farms, make investments for the future, stabilize their incomes, and diversify their operations.
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Animal Care Employees Environment Food Safety Governance & Management Helping Communities International Value Creation
Sustainability Across Our Business
Sustainability Across Our Business
Turning Manure into Renewable Energy
Turning Manure into Renewable Energy
Our Key Commitments
Our Key Commitments
The Science of Nutrient Management on Modern Farms
The Science of Nutrient Management on Modern Farms
The Animal Care Chain
The Animal Care Chain
Our Matriality Matrix
Our Matriality Matrix
This matrix is the result of a structured analysis used to identify our most material issues—those of greatest impact on Smithfield Foods and the highest concern to stakeholders. Roll over each block for a specific list of issues. We have highlighted any changes that have occurred since our last materiality analysis in 2010.
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Value Creation and Risk Management
Value Creation and Risk Management
Environmental Inputs and Outputs Across Our Business
Environmental Inputs and Outputs Across Our Business
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"Sustainability will remain a key focus across all aspects of our business," writes President and CEO C. Larry Pope.
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