SERVICE & PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS continued

National Pork Board

PROJECT SUMMARY

Sustainability for America’s pork producers is about doing what’s right for people, pigs and the planet. For more than five decades, the producers represented by the National Pork Board (NPB) have been continuously improving the sustainability of pig farming. Sustainable Environmental Consultants started working with the NPB in spring 2021 with the goal of helping pork producers tell the story of how they are living out their We Care ® Ethical Principles. The We Care commitment was launched in 2008 as a way to promote responsibility across every aspect of pork production. Developed by pig farmers and operated by the NPB, the National Pork Producers Council and the state organizations representing pig farmers, We Care serves as a promise to continuously evaluate and improve production methods.

Sustainable Environmental Consultants’ goal is to work with NPB to collect, aggregate and share the proof points from farms across the country that show how pig farmers are improving the sustainability of pork. At the onset of Sustainable Environmental Consultants and NPB’s relationship, there were several early adopters volunteering as pilot farms within the program.

The program is ongoing, and statistical results will be reported on in future newsletters. Once reports are created, each producer will receive:

- An annual farm-focused report that turns science into sound bites to share with their family, landowners, community, bankers, processors, customers, etc.

- Carbon Footprint Calculator results

- Streamlined upload of data to the We Care app

- Confidential data

- Continuous improvement support

- Identification of potential carbon market opportunities

- Assistance to locate funding opportunities for practice adoption and efficiencies

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