Agriculture • North America

Smithfield Foods

HEADQUARTERS: Smithfield, United States • FOUNDED: 1936

DESTRUCTION SCORE 98/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, Smithfield Foods 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) 164 Mt 100 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 43021 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1271 Incidents $2726.8M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $715.7M 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 253 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Smithfield Foods contract supply boundary in United Kingdom.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Canada 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 762 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Smithfield Foods'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

Patricia Miller

Chief Executive

James Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Smithfield Foods Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics