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Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado industry leader and provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today announced its new sustainability strategy and 2030 goals.
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Calavo is committed to conducting its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate in the world, constantly improving the quality of our services, products and operations
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Calavo created a partnership to sell unused avocado skins and pits to a local avocado oil producer, using the proceeds to fund the construct of a recreational park in Paracho, Michoacán.
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As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, we are beginning to integrate climate adaptation strategies into our business model.
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The Calavo Way: Reducing Food Waste Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body In 2021, Calavo joined the 10x20x30 initiative, a groundbreaking effort to bring together the world’s largest food retailers and providers, each engaging at least 20 suppliers to halve food loss and waste by 2030. Our “Target-Measure-Act” approach includes a target of reducing food loss and waste in our own operations by 50%; measuring and publishing our food loss and waste inventories;
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At Calavo, our commitment to environmental responsibility includes carefully managing energy use at our facilities.
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The Calavo Way: Waste and Water Thu, 09/29/2022 - 11:00 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Calavo seeks to minimize pollution to land, water and air because we understand that responsibly managing our waste streams is important to our business and to the communities in which we operate. Each facility is subject to different legal and regulatory requirements and has different waste and water opportunities and challenges; however our approach remains consistent. Solid Waste: Every
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The Calavo Way: Facilities Operations Wed, 09/21/2022 - 14:00 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Energy and EmissionsAt Calavo, our commitment to environmental responsibility includes carefully managing energy use at our facilities. Depending on the type of facility, our approach varies and may include initiatives such as: Replacing overhead lighting with LED fixtures and installing occupancy sensors Retrofitting and/or upgrading packing and processing equipment Conducting energy
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The Calavo Way: A Letter From CEO Brian Kocher Wed, 08/24/2022 - 14:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body I am pleased to present Calavo’s fourth annual sustainability report, covering our performance in 2021 on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. Over the last few years, teams across Calavo have worked overtime to launch, improve and align sustainability activities to meet evolving customer, investor, and internal expectations. It is gratifying to see the progress w
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Calavo Issues Annual Sustainability Report Tue, 08/09/2022 - 13:45 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body SANTA PAULA, Calif., August 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: CVGW), a global avocado-industry leader and provider of value-added fresh food, released the publication of its 2021 Sustainability Report: The Calavo Way, highlighting the Company’s commitment and progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. “Over the last few years,