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1 Dr. Daniel Sonke Director, Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable sourcing trends in the food world: perspective from Campbell Soup
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Dr. Daniel SonkeDirector, Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable sourcing trends in the food world:perspective from Campbell Soup
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Pacific Foods
Snyder-Lance (pending approvals)
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Tomatoes Carrots
Wheat
Sustainable Ag work focuses on Signature Ingredients representing our three divisions
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Campbell Agriculture Sustainability Focus
• The Campbell Ag Sustainability Program was launched in 2012 and focuses on tomatoes – an iconic crop for our
iconic and innovative products.
– Manager of Ag Sustainability Programs hired Aug 2011
– Campbell’s first formal stakeholder survey for a sustainability program was used to identify priorities with customers, investors, farmers, and
environmentalists.
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Other (crop genetics, taste)
Farm financial management
Nutrient Management
Air quality
Neighbors/Communities
Farm employees
Solid waste reduction
Biodiversity/ecosystem management
Greenhouse gases
Soil nutrient management/fertilizers
Water quality
Pest management
Energy efficiency
Water conservationResource Area
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Ag Sustainability Priorities
• Campbell Ag Sustainability focuses on 5 priority areas selected by our
stakeholders:
– Water use
– Fertilizer use
– Greenhouse gasses
– Soil quality
– Pesticides
• Goals: by 2020…
– Reduce water use per lb of ingredient by 20%.
– Reduce nitrogen applied per lb of ingredient by 10%.
– Reduce GHGs per lb of ingredient by 20%.
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• Each year, Campbell tomato field staff work with 50 tomato farms to get
data from 400+ tomato fields
Tomato Data Model
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• Great progress toward 2020 goals, driven by growers adopting drip irrigation to apply
water and fertilizer more efficiently*:
Sustainable Agriculture
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7.50
8.00
8.50
9.00
9.50
10.00
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ga
l W
ate
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Irrigation Water Applied per Pound of Tomato
2020 Goal
0.0050
0.0055
0.0060
0.0065
0.0070
0.0075
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
kg
CO
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CO2 Emissions per Ton of Tomato
2020 Goal
3.80
3.90
4.00
4.10
4.20
4.30
4.40
4.50
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
lb N
Nitrogen Use per Ton of Tomato
2020 Goal
*these data are Campbell tomato specific
metrics. The year-to-year results require
context for public use.
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Ranking by key metrics
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Farm data in context
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Acre Venture Partners
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What’s next? Transparency
What’s in My Food.com
GMO Labeling
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