You love your pets and you want a safe and clean environment where you can play together for years to come. And so do we. That’s why Purina is committed to the safety and health of our pets, and to our planet.
From the soil where our ingredients grow to our manufacturing facilities where our pet food is made, you can be confident that we’re using resources efficiently throughout the journey of your pet’s food.
When it comes to sustainable business practices, we source ingredients responsibly and continuously work to reduce our energy, water and waste from our operations. We’re also working to optimize our packaging and transport our products using highly efficient methods.
Recycle & Reuse
Today, 90 percent of Purina’s packaging in North America is designed for recycling, and we’re actively working to develop innovative solutions for the remainder of our packaging.
We’re committed to making 100 percent of our packaging reusable or recyclable. Many of our products are already in recyclable packages, including our wet food canned products. These cans are made from aluminum or steel (“tin”).
Aluminum can be recycled endlessly, resulting in a significant decrease in waste. In fact, recycling 75 percent of all aluminum cans would prevent 11.8 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
Look for the How2Recycle icon to help you recycle your cans.
Our Sustainability Priorities
Our sustainability vision is to steward resources for future pet-loving generations, and our ambition is to strive for zero environmental impact in our operations.
Here’s what we’re working toward
We Believe Our Communities Deserve Clean Air
That means we continually look for renewable energy sources to reduce air pollution. We use cleaner fuels and find new ways to source renewable electricity. Our ambition is to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Since 2007, we’ve reduced greenhouse gas emitted per ton of production by 19 percent in North America, and an increasing portion of our total electricity today comes from renewable sources such as solar, hydropower, wind and investments in renewable energy.
Our goal is to reach 100 percent renewable electricity across all of our factories by 2025.
Around 60 percent of our Dunkirk, New York, factory’s electricity is generated by Niagara Falls, and our two Pennsylvania factories receive more than 70 percent of their electricity from a wind farm. Our goal is to reach 100 percent renewable electricity across all of our factories by 2025.
We Believe Our Communities Have A Right To Clean Water
That’s why we continuously promote responsible water stewardship in and around our factories. This includes implementing projects that conserve water in our operations and committing to safely treat that water before it returns to the environment.
Since 2007, we have improved water efficiency at our factories by more than 20 percent. Our newest factory in Hartwell, GA, was designed with water conservancy in mind.
Our water stewardship extends beyond our factories, though. We’re also partnering with farmers and conservation organizations to implement water stewardship practices on farms in regions where our high-quality ingredients are grown.
Helping Improve the Health of Pets & the Planet
You love your pets and want a safe environment where you can play together for years to come. And so do we. That’s why we’re helping improve the safety and health of our pets—and our planet.
We believe in a cleaner planet for future generations of pets and people, which is why we’re driving climate action, designing packaging for recyclability and conserving water. Our sustainability efforts help care for the natural environment pets love and the planet we call home.
Every ingredient in our pet food serves a purpose. In addition to ensuring it meets the nutritional needs of your pet, we care about where that ingredient is raised—that there’s a healthy supply, it’s sustainable long-term, and that the supplier’s environmental practices align with our standards. Sustainable sourcing practices are at the forefront of development for every Purina product.
We also embrace the power of collaboration. With the sourcing of high-quality ingredients comes the reality that growing crops and raising animals on farms requires energy, water and nutrients.
The best way we can help preserve abundant U.S.-raised crops is to invest with farmers and other partners in projects across the U.S. that preserve soil and promote clean water, biodiversity and other factors that create healthy ingredients and a healthy ecosystem.
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Carbon Neutral Shipping
We’re proud to partner with sustainable companies like UPS to pave the way for carbon neutral shipping for all Purina for Professionals, veterinary clinic orders and Purina.com online store orders delivered by UPS.
Our partnership with UPS has helped reduce 14,993 metric tons of CO2 emissions over the last 5 years. This is equivalent to more than 19,580 acres of U.S. forests.
We Believe in Partnering for a Greener Tomorrow
That’s why we’ve teamed up with many organizations to employ and promote sustainable agricultural practices across 33.9 million acres. Through these partnerships, we’ve funded technology to promote smart irrigation, and together we’re working to restore flood plains and improve soil health.
