Conagra Brands recognized employees’ commitment to sustainability in late April at its annual Sustainable Development Awards ceremony. Started in 1992, the internal awards program calls on employees to submit projects with imaginative approaches to sustainability while producing bottom-line business results. Together, this year’s 58 entries:
- Diverted more than 8,700 tons of waste from landfills
- Optimized and improved packaging while using 3,800 tons less material
- Conserved more than 245 million gallons of water
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2,100 metric tons
这些项目提供了超过500万美元的储蓄，加强了组织各个级别的员工如何有所作为。从引入更节能的灯泡到完全重新配置包装和流程，《可持续发展奖》项目自2009年以来提供了2.32亿美元的成本节省。
- 气候变化和能源效率
- 节水和废水管理
- Waste Reduction & Recycling
- 可持续业务创新
Awards are given to the most breakthrough projects in each area along with an overall Award of Excellence. There is also a People’s Choice Award in which all Conagra employees vote for their favorite project. Winning facilities receive a $5,000 grant from the Conagra Brands Foundation for sustainability-focused public service projects in their community.
“Conagra’s Sustainable Development Awards are one of our premier programs and one that showcases what can be done at an employee level to make a difference,” says Gail Tavill, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Conagra Brands. “Each year, I continue to be impressed with our employees’ ingenuity and passion for finding solutions that make an impact not only on our company but also on the environment.”
今年的“可持续发展奖”汇集了来自30多个Conagra设施的代表，因此在该公司的Omaha校园内主持，因此员工可以分享最佳实践，并庆祝他们为共同发挥作用所做的工作。
