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Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor has said their new Jalisco grape operation at Grupo Alta- Don Mario has become the latest ranch within the company to become Fair Trade Certified.

Vowing to reduce plastic use dramatically by 2025, Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc. has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, titled “Finest for the Future.”

Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson is offering technology and data to help any company in the supply chain reduce its carbon footprint.

Hansport, Nova Scotia-based CKF, Inc. has added to its roster of independently assigned environmental labels.

Worthington, Minn.-based Bedford Industries is celebrating its first Earth Month being powered by a 100% net-zero carbon power supply.

Chiquita is launching “30BY30,” a program to reduce carbon emissions in its operations by 30% by the end of 2030.

In a New Zealand first, All Good and T&G Fresh have partnered to deliver the first Fairtrade and Zero Carbon certified bananas.

Longo’s Brothers Fruit Market (“Longo’s”) has become the first grocery retailer in North America to commit to offering only Fairtrade bananas in their 36 stores and through delivery on Grocery Gateway.

Led by their own-self-interest as well as encouragement from retailers, consumers, produce companies are increasingly engaged on the issue of sustainability.

Part two of The Packer’s interview with Louis Demaso. Tom Karst visited recently with Louis DeMaso, sustainability and operations analyst for Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., about Lipman’s work in sustainability.