Sustainability Report 2023 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 4
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Overview
Welcome
Tim Spade
Sustainability Manager
Welcome to the 2023 PIPESTONE Sustainability Report. Taking care of our natural resources and environment
is something farmers have done for generations. We take pride in continuing this tradition by not only
monitoring the use of natural resources, but 昀椀ndings ways to be more ef昀椀cient and sustainable. Our
commitment to Pigs, People, and Planet is shown in this report and outlines some of our plans for future
sustainability efforts.
Pigs
Planet
We live out our core value by caring for our animals
every day. This includes team trainings, research and
innovations to enhance animal welfare, preparing for
foreign animal diseases, evaluating antibiotic use, and
internal and external audits to ensure animal welfare
needs are being met.
Finding ef昀椀ciency solutions is a focus here
at PIPESTONE. From reducing energy, water
and feed inputs used at Pipestone managed
sow farms to 昀椀nding solutions to of昀椀ce paper
use and transportation, every avenue of
ef昀椀ciency is monitored and analyzed to see
where improvements can be made, and best
management practices implemented.
People
With an employee satisfaction rate of 97%, PIPESTONE
takes pride in offering one of the best bene昀椀ts packages
in the industry. Beyond the bene昀椀ts, we also strive to
consistently create a positive work environment focused
on employee success and advancement.
None of the steps we’ve taken could be possible without the continued efforts of the 1,593 team
members that make PIPESTONE the successful industry leader it has become. Thank you for all of your
efforts and support!
2023 Sustainability Goals Completion Rate
Category
Animal
Welfare
Antibiotic
Usage
Employee
Engagement
Employee
Training
Employee
Bene昀椀ts
Goal
Update
Status
Implement monthly training courses on animal welfare.
Training supplied prior to employment or during
the 昀椀rst 90-day probation period.
In Progress
Continue validation of performance through: Monthly
veterinary visits to sow farms for animal welfare
assessments and training, internal audits completed
annually with scores over 90%, one third-party audit
every 24 months with scores over 90%.
Internal Audits: 96%
Third-party Audits: 99%
Complete
Track antibiotic use on 10% of U.S. market hogs by ‘24. Percent of all U.S. Market Hogs in 2023: 15.2%
Complete
Achieve employee satisfaction scores of satis昀椀ed or
higher on >98% of the team.
Employee satisfaction: 98%
Complete
Manage farm turnover at 33% or less.
Rolling turnover at year end: 32%
Complete
Online training completion above 95%.
Employees who completed Online training: 90.6% In Progress
15% of our population in advanced training for
leadership positions.
Team members who received advance training for
In Progress
leadership positions: 9.2%
Maintain wages and bene昀椀ts combined in the top 1/3
of our industry as benchmarked by third parties.
Bene昀椀ts and wages are in the top 1/3 of our
industry.
Complete
