Community Waterway Stewardship in Guatemala

biodiversity board

A watershed is an area of land where all water flows to a single stream, river, lake or ocean. Conceptualizing water resiliency beyond the boundaries of our own operations is critical, as climate risk and stakeholder actions throughout our watershed will have an impact on our water availability. Beyond our own direct impacts, we look […]

Protecting Pollinators

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Biodiversity, the biological variety and variability of life in a given area, increases the overall health and resiliency of a landscape by supplying oxygen, clean air and water, sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, supporting the pollination of plants and more. More than a quarter of our owned land—nearly 10,000 hectares—is designated as protected forests throughout […]

Making Avocado Processing More Efficient

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Our avocados come principally from Mexico, where we grow, sort and pack the produce ourselves, ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality avocados year-round. We have built a state-of-the-art avocado packing house, equipped with energy-efficient technologies and other features that reduce electricity use and GHG emissions, including: Energy Efficient Lighting• All packing house lighting is LED, […]