Smithfield Foods is proud to receive awards and other forms of recognition for our commitment to corporate social responsibility. The following are just some of the ways in which our efforts have been recognized recently by leading companies and organizations:
FTSE4Good Index Member Company
The FTSE4Good Index Series has been designed to objectively measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Transparent management and criteria make FTSE4Good a valuable tool for consultants, asset owners, fund managers, investment banks, stock exchanges, and brokers when assessing or creating responsible investment products. In order to qualify for the FTSE4Good Index, eligible companies must meet criteria requirements in five areas: working toward environmental sustainability; developing positive relationships with stakeholders; upholding and supporting universal human rights; ensuring good supply chain labor standards; and countering bribery.
FORTUNE Magazine Most Admired Company
Smithfield Foods has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s prestigious annual list of America’s Most Admired Companies for eight consecutive years, ranking sixth among all U.S. food production companies in 2010. The Most Admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. FORTUNE’s survey partners at Hay Group started with approximately 1,400 companies: the FORTUNE 1,000 (the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue); non-U.S. companies in FORTUNE’s Global 500 database with revenue of $10 billion or more; and the top foreign companies operating in the U.S.
McDonald’s Best of Green
McDonald’s selected Smithfield Foods’ Farm-to-Fork Sustainability Report for its 2009 Best of Green best-practices publication. The report, which provides a first-ever comprehensive look at sustainability issues and their management, was prepared in cooperation with CERES, a national network of investors, environmental organizations, and other public interest groups. McDonald’s also selected Smithfield’s Animal Welfare Program for its best-practices publication.
Claremont McKenna College “A+” Ranking for Sustainability Reporting
The Roberts Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna College has been the foremost analyst of corporate sustainability reporting for more than a decade. The center analyzes corporate sustainability disclosure information using its Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI) and publishes the results annually on its website. In reviewing Smithfield’s 2009/10 Corporate Social Responsibility Report and the company’s 2010 Web site pages, the Roberts Environmental Center gave Smithfield’s sustainability report the highest mark possible among sustainability reports from the world’s largest food and beverage companies.
American Meat Institute Foundation Environmental Achievement Awards
The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) is a non-profit research, education, and information foundation established by the American Meat Institute to study ways the meat and poultry industry can produce better, safer products and operate more efficiently. In 2011, five Smithfield Foods facilities were honored with AMIF Environmental Achievement Awards, which are presented to member companies that go beyond environmental compliance by designing and successfully implementing an innovative plant upgrade or environmental program. AMIF also recognized 33 Smithfield Foods facilities with Environmental Recognition Awards. Five Smithfield Foods facilities were recognized with Worker Safety Awards of Honor. These awards are based on evaluation of each eligible facility’s actual safety performance as well as its implementation of various key components of an effective safety and health program. An additional 23 Smithfield Foods facilities received Worker Safety Awards for outstanding achievements in workplace safety.
Ranked on Maplecroft Climate CII Benchmark, part of the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes
The Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes (CIIs) evaluate company performance in climate-related innovation and carbon management. The Maplecroft CII Benchmark is comprised of 339 of the largest U.S. companies, and Smithfield currently ranks 176th. Maplecroft has identified several selected strengths of Smithfield, including the fact that we have a publicly disclosed environmental policy that includes commitments to compliance, pollution prevention, and continuous improvement. We also publish indicators for GHG emissions in our annual corporate social responsibility report and engage employees on energy and emissions issues through internal communications and training programs.
Included in Newsweek 2010 Green Rankings
The Green Rankings comprehensively assess the environmental performance of the largest publicly traded companies in America and around the world. Published annually since 2009, this project is the first effort by a major media organization to rank companies based on their actual environmental footprint, management of that footprint, and sustainability communications. The rankings provide a reliable, cross-industry framework for comparing the environmental commitment and performance of major companies.
Recipient of Multiple Telly Awards
The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Murphy-Brown’s video series—Taking the Mystery Out of Pork Production—won two Telly Awards in 2011. This documentary series provides an inside view of the pork production process, from farrow to finish.
Member of Maryland’s Green Registry
The Maryland Green Registry is a free, voluntary program offering tips and resources to help organizations set and meet their own goals on the path to sustainability.
