Sustainability
KEEPING THE FUTURE IN MIND TODAY
You love your pets and you want a safe and clean environment where you can play together for years to come. And so do we. That’s why Purina is not only committed to the safety and health of our pets, but also to our planet.
When it comes to sustainable business practices, we source ingredients responsibly and continuously work to reduce our energy, water and waste from our operations. We’re also working to optimize our packaging and transport our products using highly efficient methods.
We Have Big Global Sustainability Goals for 2020
Purina believes corporate sustainability means we need to do our part to reduce our environmental impact every day. To support Nestle’s Global goals at Purina Headquarters and across our 20+ U.S. manufacturing facilities, we’re taking positive steps to be good stewards of the water we use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize waste. Here’s what we’re working toward:
WE BELIEVE IN A CLEANER PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
That’s why we’ve committed to send zero waste from our headquarters and factories to landfills by 2020. At our headquarters in St. Louis, we’ve introduced composting and compostable food containers and utensils to reduce waste.
So far, 75% of Purina facilities have achieved zero waste and we are continually working to achieve our goal.
WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE A RIGHT TO CLEAN WATER
That’s why we continuously promote responsible water stewardship in and around our factories. This includes improving water efficiency and effectively treating the water we discharge.
We have improved water use efficiency at our U.S. factories by more than 20 percent.
WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE A RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR
That means we continually look for renewable energy sources to reduce air pollution. We use cleaner fuels and find new ways to source renewable electricity.
Forty percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources like solar and hydro power. As a result, we’ve reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent.
CARBON NEUTRAL SHIPPING
We’re proud to partner with sustainable companies like UPS to pave the way for carbon neutral shipping for all Purina for Professionals, veterinary clinic orders and Purina.com online store orders delivered by UPS.
Learn more about their carbon offset program here.
Our partnership with UPS has helped reduce 8,515 metric tons of CO2 emissions over the last 5 years. This is equivalent to more than 10,000 acres of U.S. forests.
RECYCLE & REUSE
We’re committed to making 100 percent of our packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025. Several of our products are already recyclable, including our wet food canned products. These cans are made from aluminum or steel (“tin”).
Both metals are recyclable, but aluminum can be recycled endlessly, resulting in a significant decrease in waste to landfills. In fact, recycling 75% of all aluminum cans would prevent 11.8 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
“I dare you to think bigger,
to act bigger, and to be bigger.”
— William Danforth, Purina Founder
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