Sustainability Report 2023 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 5
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Overview
Goal
Category
Safety
Update
Status
Managed OSHA recordable injury rate at 5 or less.
2023 OSHA rate: 6.8
In Progress
Training and Audit compliance goals remain at 100%.
Safety audit compliance: 9.7 out of 10.0 (97%)
In Progress
Community Encourage 75% of sow farms to donate locally through
Involvement the Pipestone Cares Program.
Farms participating in Pipestone Cares: 63%
In Progress
PIPESTONE matches $500 of each farm donation.
Carbon
Footprint
Develop the GreenStone Farmers business plan to
create a pro昀椀table carbon solution for it’s farmer-owners
implementing regenerative Ag programs.
The GreenStone Farmers business development
team continues to work on a pro昀椀table carbon
solution for its farmer owners.
In Progress
Feed
Optimize on-farm feeding protocols and diet formulation
Optimization based on the parameters has been
to manage feed use to pig requirements +/- 5% of total
achieved.
feed use as validated by an expert nutrition panel.
Complete
Fully compliant nutrient management program with state
Achieved for all delivering barns.
and third-party veri昀椀cation at all sites.
Complete
Complete direct injection manure application for
greater than 95% of gallons.
Direct injection manure application: >95% of
gallons
Complete
Have manure usage under four gallons/sow/day and
feeding protocols to reduce waste to less than 2% of
total use.
Managed sow farms averaged 3.34 gallons of
manure produced per sow per day.
Complete
Continue to document total energy use and set usage
goals by the end of 2023.
Total energy use has been documented throughout
Complete
2023.
Validate new technology and equipment to lower total
energy use.
Heat mats have proven to lower total energy
use by 25%. We continue to install heat mats in
facilities as able.
Complete
Have our sow farms on 50% renewable energy, reducing
energy use by 5%.
Due to market conditions we paused our
contribution to RECs in 2023 and will re-evaluate
moving forward.
In Progress
Continue to document total water use.
Bi-weekly water and propane use summaries are
prepared and sent to relavent contacts.
Complete
Validate new technology, equipment, and protocols to
reduce total water usage.
A livestock water recycling pilot project is being
evaluated.
Water meters are being installed where possible.
Complete
Implement recycling program on 50% of our sow farms.
Managed sow farms recycling: 61%
Complete
Implement waste and recycling program at the of昀椀ce
locations.
Of昀椀ce locations recycling: 100%
Complete
Reduce energy use by 20% by 2025.
Average monthly electricity savings: 10%
Continuous lights are being replaced with LED
censored lighting in the Warehouse.
In Progress
Reduce paper use by 30% by 2025.
Paper use reduction: 60%
Implemented order processing technology,
reducing paper usage.
Complete
Utilize 100% bio-degradable packing materials by 2023.
Percent bio-degradable packaging materials
utilized: 85%
We switched to a completely recyclable cooler and In Progress
box option for all cold shipping products via UPS
and on our own delivery trucks.
Reduce waste by 50%.
Reduction in waste: 50%
Re-purposed packing materials and implemented
vigourous recycling programs.
Manure
Energy
Water
Waste
Warehouse
** See 2024 goals on respective pages throughout the report
Complete
