Climate Change Data

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30)

Reporting Period: 2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:106,715 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2); 28,522 tCO2e/year (Scope 3 - employee travel only)
Scope 1 Emissions:106,715 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:41,671 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:28,522 tCO2e/year (employee travel only)
Renewable Energy Share:0%
Total Energy Consumption:79,863,933 kWh/year (electricity); 22,401,363 therms/year (natural gas)
Water Consumption:892.5 million gallons/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental integrity
  • Social responsibility
  • Economic resilience

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions through energy-efficiency measures, renewable energy sourcing, and reduced employee travel.
  • Hanford, CA location solar array generated over 3.3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, avoiding 749 metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
  • Yakima facility installed a new refrigerant system resulting in electricity savings and lower operating costs.
  • Increased the number of acres growing cover crops by 17.9% and the number of growers adopting cover crops by 8.6% from 2020-2021.
  • Diverted 10 million pounds of peach pieces through a partnership with Feeding America.
  • Upcycled previously discarded green bean cuts into new products.
  • Reduced packaging use by 11.4 million pounds of plastic and 34.5 million pounds of metal since 2009.

Social Achievements

  • Established a Diversity Leadership Council and expanded Employee Resource Groups from two to six.
  • Increased the percentage of women and people of color in Senior Manager and higher roles by 8% in F21 for a total of 53% diversity.
  • Instituted mandatory team member training on diversity and inclusion.
  • Donated 4,051,963 pounds of food.
  • Improved total recordable incident rate to 2.43, a steady improvement over fiscal year 2018.

Governance Achievements

  • Sustainability and climate-related issues are overseen by the Board of Directors.
  • ESG reports are approved by the CEO and submitted to the Board of Directors.
  • No breaches of the Code of Conduct in F21.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Convert plastic packaging to 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2030.
  • Include 25% recycled content into plastic packaging once recycled polypropylene supply is available and FDA approval is received.
  • Add How2Recycle® icons to 100% of packaging.
  • Increase cover cropping by 5% per year.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase truckload efficiency in mpg by 14%
  • Reduce empty miles driven from dedicated operations by 20%
  • Define and measure team member engagement and achieve top quartile scores.
  • Educate an average of five million children and parents annually.

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change poses a serious threat to the business, from altering the growing season to delaying shipments due to extreme weather and increasing costs for resilience measures.
  • Water is a significant impact area, with three sites operating in areas of extremely high baseline water stress.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Holistic approach to managing and mitigating climate change risks by working across the value chain.
  • Proactive water management through efficiency measures, including drought-resistant seeds, drip irrigation, and recycling water used in production.
  • Monthly reporting of water use to the CEO and leadership team.
  • Task force created to identify and implement ways to reduce water use at high-use locations and sites in high water-risk areas.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increase in food costs
  • Decrease in food availability
  • Decrease in food access
  • Increase in energy costs
  • Electricity volatility
  • Increased risk of drought
  • Temperature/climate variability
  • Pollinator health
  • Increased fire risk
  • Soil degradation/erosion
  • Increase in pests
  • Increase in operation costs
  • Increased infrastructure costs
  • Increased fuel costs
  • More frequent extreme weather
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB

Certifications: BRCGS, Organic (three facilities), Halal (four facilities), Kosher (all facilities)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Del Monte® Fruit Infusions
  • Blue Lake® Petite Cut Green Beans
  • Blue Lake® Farmhouse Cut Green Beans
  • Compostable fruit cup
  • Fruit cup with post-consumer recycled content

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed