Calavo releases 2021 sustainability report

(Photo courtesy Calavo Growers)

The Santa Paula, Calif. -based avocado grower has released its 2021 Sustainability Report: The Calavo Way. 

“Over the last few years, teams across Calavo have worked to launch, improve and align sustainability activities to meet evolving customer, investor and internal expectations,” said Brian Kocher, CEO of Calavo in a news release. 

“The Calavo Way emphasizes that sustainability is embedded into all our decision-making processes, whether they occur within our own facilities or extend to our partners. It is gratifying to see the progress we have made, and to know that more is yet to come." 

Calavo's environmental, social and governance report highlighted recent achievements in its fourth annual sustainability report, including:

  • Hired a new corporate officer with a formal responsibility for ESG
  • Enhanced ESG data management systems
  • Replaced propane forklift fleet with electric models
  • Installed LED lighting upgrades at all value-added distributor facilities
  • Participated in local energy demand response programs
  • Recycled 49,380 tons of materials formerly sent to landfill
  • Increased starting wages in our Mexican Operations to be at least 49 percent higher than minimum wage
  • Integrated sustainability and financial reporting meeting new stakeholder requirements
  • Initiated a strategic review of ESG programs to develop vision for next ten years

 

Read the full ESG report here. 

 

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