General Mills | Sustainability

Our sustainability mission is to treat the world with care. Our focus areas include: Climate change, Water stewardship, Sustainable sourcing, Ecosystems, and Human rights.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills Joins Commitment to Halve Food Loss and Waste
General Mills joins retailers Ahold Delhaize and Carrefour in the groundbreaking “10x20x30” initiative to root out food loss and waste from the supply chain.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Imaflora Research in Partnership With General Mills Reveals That Sustainable Agricultural Techniques Position Popcorn Maize Production in Mato Grosso Among the Ten Most Efficient in the World
An unprecedented study conducted by Imaflora in partnership with General Mills revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in popcorn maize production in Brazil is about 70% lower than the global average.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New Consumer Goods Coalition to Accelerate Systemic Effort to Remove Deforestation and Forest Degradation from Key Commodity Supply Chains
17 global consumer goods brands will work together to accelerate systemic efforts to remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from key commodity supply chains, and drive transformative change across the industry.

Environment

General Mills to Reduce Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30% Across its Full Value Chain Over Next Decade
The company also committed to a long-term goal to achieve net zero emission levels by 2050.

Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills Partnership With Gunsmoke Farms to Transition 34,000 Acres of Conventional Farmland to Organic Culminates With USDA Certification
The combination of cover crops, a diverse crop rotation, keeping a living root in the ground year round and minimizing tillage were instrumental in restoring the land to a holistic farming system.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

General Mills Believes Farmers Have a Massive Role To Play in Solving Climate Change
Healthy soil is critical in mitigating climate change. Yet, our soil is not healthy. Every year, the United States loses 10 billion tons of fertile soil, which is far faster than nature can replenish it.

Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills Launches Three-Year Regenerative Dairy Pilot in Michigan in Partnership with Foremost Farms and Understanding Ag
Throughout the pilot, partners will monitor data and measure impacts to soil, biodiversity, water, animal well-being and farm profitability.

Energy

General Mills Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity Globally by 2030
General Mills set a goal to source 100% renewable electricity by 2030 as part of the RE100 global corporate initiative.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Regenerative Agriculture Is a Hopeful Solution to Climate Change
How we grow food can help restore natural resources, help address climate change and its effects on our communities, so General Mills has committed to advancing regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres by 2030.

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