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Ontario Proposes 10% Ethanol Blend

Doubling its current mandate to 10% ethanol by the year 2020

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Syngenta Commits $2B to Tackle Climate Change

Company to reduce carbon intensity of its operations by 50%

Solar power fully fuels pet treat facility in US

International Energy Agency analysts calculated that solar power developer installed 114.9 gigawatts of new solar power capacity in 2019 worldwide.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Press Releases

"Pawesome" solar installation powers pet treat plant

Pedigree Ovens and The Pound Bakery has completed installation of solar panel array at its plant.

Pet Food Press Releases

TC Transcontinental releases latest Corporate Social Responsibility Plan

TC Transcontinental is proud to release its 2019-2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Plan titled Acting Together, along with its 2016-2018 CSR Report, which presents the results achieved in the course of the previous three-year CSR Plan, Driving Sustainable Results. On the heels of having been recognized as the 8th best corporate citizen in Canada in 2019 by the renowned Corporate Knights ranking, TC Transcontinental now puts down yet another marker in its sustainability journey by committing to a new set of specific and quantifiable targets.

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CP Foods launches coal free project

To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) announced “CP Foods Coal Free by the year 2022” project to phasing out coal usage from all its operations in Thailand in response to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Pet food experts: how to save energy, money on drying

Pet food professionals attending Petfood Forum Asia learned about pet food drying efficiency, novel ingredients, precise pet nutrition and other topics.

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

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Greenhouse gas reduction goals set by Smithfield

By 2025, Smithfield aims to reduce its absolute GHG emissions by 25 percent.

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10 steps to optimize your existing drying process

Geelen Counterflow highlights ways for improving efficiency with a focus on sustainability.

Market Trends and Reports

Sustainability: A key consideration in advancing the petfood industry

As consumers become ever-more aware of their impact on the world—and, by extension, their pets’ impact—it becomes increasingly important to be able to say your company is doing its part to promote sustainability.

In October 2014, Mars Petcare opened the doors of its new, Gold-LEED certified US$110 million Global Innovation Center in Tennessee. | Courtesy Mars Petcare

AFIA publishes energy management guidelines

In order to assist the feed industry in the conservation of resources, preservation of the environment and reduction of cost in the area of energy management, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has published an updated "Energy Management Guidance Document."

Nestle unveils solar array at petfood manufacturing facility in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Nestle Purina PetCare unveiled the company's largest solar array at its petfood manufacturing facility in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The solar array, designed and installed by United Renewable Energy, is comprised of nearly 1,900 solar panels, which will produce more than 585,000 kilowatt hours of clean, sustainable energy each year.

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