WhiteWave Foods announces new sustainability commitments
Global consumer packaged food and beverage company The WhiteWave Foods Company unveiled new sustainability commitments in the company’s 2014-2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. WhiteWave Foods’ CSR report highlights the activities of its brands, including Silk®, Horizon Organic®, So Delicious®, Vega, Earthbound Farm, International Delight, Wallaby Organic, and Alpro. In addition to announcing 2025 environmental targets, WhiteWave fulfilled its 2016 commitment to source 100 percent of the cocoa powder used to produce its North American brands, expanded its 100 percent sustainable cocoa commitment to its European Alpro brand, and pledged to reduce sugar in Alpro products by 12.5 percent by 2020.
“At WhiteWave, we aim to produce great-tasting food in a way that’s better for people, our communities and our planet,” said Gregg Engles, Chairman and CEO of WhiteWave Foods. “To achieve this goal, we are constantly seeking new ways to deliver the transparency, choice and responsible practices people are looking for today.”