US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg has required its suppliers such as farms and mills to reveal greenhouse gas emissions and take measures to reduce them. This is part of its ambitious efforts to become a more environmentally friendly company.
The manufacturer, as part of its new environmental goal, intends to responsibly source its top 10 ingredients and materials by 2020, validate compliance across all direct suppliers by 2015.
It will help agricultural suppliers to optimize water use and design programs in order to boost the livelihoods of women workers.
Kellogg will boost the cutback requirements for its own facilities, thereby building on its pledge made in 2008, when it announced the intention to reduce emissions by 15% to 20%. For instance, the company plans for 50% increase in use of low-carbon energy and establish water-reuse projects in about 25% of its facilities.
As per the firm's code of conduct for suppliers, they will have to report the emissions. The code of conduct will include climate policies.
Kellogg Company board chairman and chief executive officer John Bryant noted that the company was founded on the belief that there is an inherent goodness in grains and that continues to hold true today.
"We are committed to nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive. Our new sustainability goals will help us do this by delivering high-quality grains in a responsible way that enriches the lives of consumers and agricultural growers around the world," Bryant added.
