Sustainability and
Environmental Stewardship
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Peterson Farms is committed to minimizing the impact of its activities on the environment through resource management, supporting regulatory compliance, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. Peterson Farms has always understood the value of sustainable practices, both as cherry growers and as fruit processors. In August 2010, we began the journey of designing social accountability & sustainability initiatives to help track existing activity and create new and innovative programs.
Our vision is to become an industry leader, not only in safe food and quality processing, but in sustainable business practices, environmental stewardship, and social accountability which includes our growers, contractors, and vendors we partner with.
Water Reduction Initiative: Maintain Water Usage Intensity reduction of at least 30% by 2024
Peterson Farms, Inc has been working diligently since 2017 to reduce the water usage on campus. Peterson Farms, Inc has achieved a 46% reduction in water usage intensity from 2018 to 2023. From the calendar year 2022 to 2023 Peterson Farms has continued to reduce water usage, reducing the usage another 3%. With the addition of new lines and plants, Peterson Farms takes into consideration water usage while engineering new lines and facilities, with a goal to maintain or improve upon a 30% reduction over the baseline year going forward.
Electricity Reduction Initiative: Maintain the Electric Usage Intensity reduction of 1% or more for 2025
Peterson Farms continues to increase the production capacity of existing processing lines and continues to build new processing lines, while reducing electricity consumption due to transitioning to newer technologies and focused initiatives based on managing what we are measuring. Some of these technologies are newer models of laptops, monitors, printers, phone systems, upgraded facility lighting (inside and outside) and reducing the motor and control equipment voltage on the automated equipment used for fruit processing. In 2025, Peterson Farms had a 1.2% decrease vs. 2024.
Reduce Overall Carbon Footprint
Continuous improvement comes from changing the way we do things, and historical data provides the baseline for improvement going forward. The Peterson Farms Environmental Management Team has been aggressively evaluating and prioritizing our environmental aspects, procedures for monitoring and measuring to ensure we are exceeding our compliance obligations and customer expectations. The combined initiatives contributed to the reduction in our carbon footprint for 2025 by 1,619 MTCo2e, which is a reduction for the 5th year in a row.
Partnership with TerraCycle ®
Peterson Farms has continued their dedication to reduction in their carbon footprint and in turn have developed multiple recycling initiatives. Whether it is using every part of the fruit with no waste, recycling and reuse projects, or partnering with other companies to find recycle streams for our products we continue to strive to be innovative and lead the way in recycling.
In 2025, Peterson Farms continued to partner with international recycling company, TerraCycle, to provide an easy outlet for recycling Peterson Farms Treats applesauce pouches.
Learn more about the recycling program with TerraCycle at www.terracycle.com/petersonfarms
Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition
Peterson Farms participates in the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT), an online learning collaborative that provides guidance on measuring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions and setting science-based targets. This program is a collaboration of global brands and suppliers committed to carbon emissions reductions. Through our participation in the global LOCT collaborative, we have completed the educational platform and data reporting and achieved the GHG Scope 1 and 2, as well as Scope 3 Footprint badge. This badge signifies our shared ambition to reduce GHG emissions and alignment with industry standards