Agriculture • North America

Pilgrim's Pride

HEADQUARTERS: Germany Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1861

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Pilgrim's Pride maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 154 Mt 111 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 77598 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 637 Incidents $2624.5M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1090.3M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 177 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Pilgrim's Pride contract supply boundary in United Kingdom.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

United Kingdom consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 740 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Pilgrim's Pride's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

James Williams

Chief Executive

Michael Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Pilgrim's Pride Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics