Pilgrim’s Moy Park
The Pilgrim’s Moy Park Dungannon team focused on environmental and process efficiency to reduce water use and thermal energy savings. The team installed a sub-metering system that allows for continuous water use monitoring in real time for all departments in the facility. In addition, commissioning valves were put in on large water use processes to…
Pilgrim’s Moy Park
Pilgrim’s Moy Park Beef Orléans and a key customer approached the Institute of Livestock to contribute to the development of a tool called “CAP’2ER,” which allows farmers to assess their environmental impact and identify action plans. This tool is being deployed in a network of 50 volunteer farms. Ultimately, it is intended to be made…
Pilgrim’s Moy Park
Pilgrim’s Moy Park participates in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme and complies with the Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme as well as the Climate Change Agreement Scheme across industrial and agricultural sectors.
Pilgrim's USA
Pilgrim’s upgraded the wastewater treatment facility at the Sumter production facility to remove additional total nitrogen and increase the land application function of the system. The additional wastewater treatment facilities removes more nitrogen and allow for lower nitrogen application rates to be applied to surrounding agriculture fields. This will result in more optimized fertilizer management…
Pilgrim’s USA
In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Guntersville, AL chicken production facility won the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association 2018 Clean Water Award for advances in wastewater pre-treatment and water reuse. The winners were selected by a committee of industry engineers, university personnel and industry media. The pre-treatment award category criteria included facilities that discharge pre-treated effluent to…
Pilgrim’s USA
In 2018, the West Georgia Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) presented Pilgrim’s Carrollton production facility with the Sixth Annual LEPC Environmental Excellence Award in recognition of the facility’s civic and corporate environmental leadership rooted in performance and action. Acting as liaison between industry and emergency response, the West Georgia Regional LEPC works to evaluate…
Pilgrim’s USA
In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Nacogdoches, TX, complex implemented a water reuse system, resulting in a reduction of water by 140 million gallons annually.
Pilgrim’s Mexico
In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Mexico team developed a National Safety Plan to better ensure the safety and wellbeing of all team members. Under this plan, a Health and Safety System was implemented, which aims to reduce all risks that contribute to unsafe acts and conditions. The comprehensive system integrates multiple components, including team member training,…
Pilgrim's Mexico
In 2018, Pilgrim’s Mexico hosted a meeting with various Mexican governmental institutions of Queretaro and Durango states and civil organizations to discuss social responsibility opportunities. Primary objectives of the meeting included strengthening Pilgrim’s Mexico’s integral and proactive relationships with institutions, communicating the company’s current program participation, and sharing the recent awards related to social responsibility…
Pilgrim’s Mexico
In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Mexico team was awarded several honors by the Mexican federal government including: The Inclusive Company Distinctive for participating in labor inclusion and maintaining a policy of non-discrimination The Family-Friendly Company Distinctive for promoting good labor practices The Mexico Without Child Labor Distinctive for contributing to the prevention and eradication of child…
