Dive Summary:
- ConAgra has announced it has saved $22 million in its efforts to become more sustainable.
- The company reduced landfill waste, cut carbon emissions, lowered their water footprint and even created packaging that uses less material in an effort to 'go green.'
- Analysts hope this can be a good example to other companies, as ConAgra shows sustainability can also be good for the bottom line.
From the article:
The 90 entries for the competition reduced carbon emissions by more than 26,700t, reduced landfill waste by 23,000t and optimised and improved packaging while using three million pounds less material by weight. In addition, they conserved 646m gallons of water, the packaged food manufacturer reported. ...