Our Approach

We only have one planet where we grow the healthy, nourishing food that feeds the world’s population. Protecting it and its resources is our collective responsibility.

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of owned land set aside to preserve biodiversity and protect wildlife

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of pineapples grown on our owned farms and sold in North America and Europe come from carbon neutral farms.

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trees planted since 2016 (and growing!).

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the impact of climate change

We’ve committed to reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 27.5% by 2030 (from a 2019 base year) and reducing absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, and employee commuting by 12.3% (from a 2020 base year) by 2030.

In 2021, we reduced scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 22.5% (compared to 2019 base year), only 5% shy of our 2030 goal.

 

Our emissions reductions targets were approved by the Science Based Target initiative, and we are one of the first agricultural producers to have our targets approved.

Protecting our water to protect our planet

Conceptualizing water resiliency beyond the boundaries of our own operations is critical, as climate risk and stakeholder actions throughout our watershed will have an impact on our water availability.

We are among 20% of companies in our industry that implement current best practices having received an A- CDP score in water, with an average of B- in North America.

Explore our global watersheds

Motagua

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Tana

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Piranhas - Açu

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Limari, Biobio, and Rapel

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Cagayan de Oro, Manupali

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A look into our sustainability program

At Fresh Del Monte, sustainability isn’t just a word, it’s woven into every fiber of our business. Take a look into our sustainability efforts and how we’re working to conserve biodiversity, reduce our impact on climate change, and partner with communities around the world to create A Brighter World Tomorrow™.

We’ve always been farmers at heart

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2020

Became the first global marketer of fruits and vegetables to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative in order to reduce our carbon footprint to assist with limiting global

warming to well below 2 °C.

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2018

Performed our first species inventory at our Zapote Reserve, located in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica.

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2017

Fresh Del Monte Produce Holland joins the Sustainability Initiative Fruits and Vegetables (SIFAV).

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2017

Launched our Network Shipping Impact Project to update our Central and South American vessels to be more fuel-efficient.

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2016

Launched our first hydroponic system at our greenhouse operations in Jordan.

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2016

Our operation in Chile receives its first Sustainably Grown Certification from SCS Global Services.

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2015

Our banana operation in Costa Rica (BANDECO division) is certified as Carbon Neutral by SCS Global Services.

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2014

Adopted Cogon Creek, located in Davao City in the Philippines, which includes quarterly clean-ups and water testing.

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2011

Del Monte Kenya Ltd (our division in Kenya) was recognized as a Commended Company by the GBC Business Action on Health Awards for their HIV/AIDS

Workplace Program.

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2010

We set our first official global CSR goal: to reduce water and energy consumption by 10 percent in ten years.

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2003

El Tigre Refuge, 273 hectares of land in the PINDECO division, is recognized by the Costa Rican Government as a private reserve.

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1998

Our pineapple division in Costa Rica (PINDECO) received its first ISO 14001 Certification.