JM Smucker Company.
SJM.US | Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
The J.M. Smucker Company is a manufacturer and marketer of food and beverage products. The company's primary business segments include coffee, pet food, and consumer foods. Its coffee products include roast, ground, single-serve, and ready-to-drink coffee. The pet food segment focuses on dog and cat...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's renewable energy initiatives, recognized by the EPA as a Green Power Partner, support cleaner air and a healthier environment, contributing to reduced health risks from climate change.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company provided up to 12 weeks of full pay and benefits for affected employees
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, a $1,500 hardship award to manufacturing employees
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, and donated $300,000 to organizations like the Red Cross and Feeding America, matching employee donations
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. Additionally, J.M. Smucker partnered with Akron Children's Hospital, donating $1 million to the Smucker’s Berry Good Reading Program
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, which distributed over 60,000 books to children aged 6 months to 5 years to promote early literacy and cognitive development
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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The J.M. Smucker Company is a manufacturer and marketer of food and beverage products.
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The ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' specifically evaluates financial institutions and their activities related to lending, insuring, moving, or storing money. As the company does not operate in the financial services sector and does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial products to consumers, all KPIs under this value are not applicable to its core business model.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In 2023, the CEO's total compensation was $11,348,537, which was 153 times the median employee's pay of $74,353.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The J.M. Smucker Company operates a Global Responsible Sourcing Program to assess direct suppliers' adherence to environmental and social standards.
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As part of this program, direct suppliers are required to complete detailed questionnaires, and any identified corrective actions are addressed within a designated period.
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The company's Global Supplier Code of Conduct explicitly prohibits child, prison, indentured, or bonded labor, and human trafficking.
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To ensure compliance, the company conducts quality audits and utilizes third-party firms for social compliance audits to detect human rights violations in supplier facilities.
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Furthermore, J.M. Smucker Company collaborates with organizations such as World Coffee Research and TechnoServe to support smallholder coffee farmers, with a focus on improving their livelihoods and promoting sustainable practices.
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Honest & Fair Business
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The company has incurred no regulatory fines in the past three years (2023-2025), although it received notices of water-related regulatory violations in 2024 and 2025.
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It operates a comprehensive whistleblower program through its Integrity Portal, which is managed by an independent third-party, available 24/7 in multiple languages, and explicitly prohibits retaliation against good-faith reporters.
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Concerns are promptly reviewed and investigated.
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The board demonstrates strong independence, with 8 of 9 director nominees identified as independent.
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Kind to Animals
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The J.M. Smucker Company achieved 100% cage-free egg supply for its business prior to the acquisition of the Hostess brand in 2023.
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As of December 31, 2022, 100% of direct purchases of shell eggs, liquid eggs, and egg ingredients for pet food & snacks and frozen handhelds & spreads categories are from cage-free hens.
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The company also sources 100% cage-free liquid eggs for consumer foods production.
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The recently acquired sweet baked snacks business is committed to sourcing 100% cage-free eggs by the end of 2028, with interim goals of 50% by 2026 and 75% by 2027.
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The company has a formalized Animal Welfare Policy
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and states it does not conduct or sponsor any harmful animal testing, nor do its third-party pet care facilities perform invasive or harmful experiments on animals, adhering to various animal welfare regulations.
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For public policy engagement, the company is committed to engaging with producers, suppliers, industry associations, and other relevant stakeholders to improve understanding of farm animal issues and expand awareness of farm animal health and welfare in the food supply chain.
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No War, No Weapons
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The J.M. Smucker Company's core business is manufacturing and marketing food and beverage products, with no evidence of involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, or dual-use technologies. The company adheres to international human rights principles, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, promoting equitable treatment across its operations and supply chain.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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The company matched 97.85% of its total electricity needs for company-owned operations with renewable sources in 2024.
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Its total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 5,574,268 tCO₂e in 2024, representing a 2.11% annual decline from 2023.
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The company has SBTi-validated emissions reduction targets aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, inclusive of Scope 3 emissions, which were approved in 2021.
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Water withdrawn per $1 million revenue was 259.23 m³ in 2023.
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The solid waste diversion rate was 96.82% in 2024.
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The company received two notices of water-related regulatory violations in fiscal year 2025, with no associated fines.
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Its report is aligned with TCFD recommendations, and its strategy considers different future climate scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario.
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In 2024, 12.41% of its water was consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress.
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The company has a climate justice program, the Plus Café project, which provides training on climate-smart farming practices and expands access to childcare programs for coffee farming families.
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A portion of the Arkadelphia bakery facility received gold-level LEED certification.
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The company has a time-bound commitment to achieve a deforestation and conversion-free supply chain by 2025 and plans to transition to deforestation-free supplies in 2026.
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It sources 100% of its direct purchases of palm oil certified by RSPO.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific evidence was found in the provided articles to assess the company against the defined Key Performance Indicators for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. While the company reported donating over $1.5 million to partners like Feeding America and United Way for general community needs
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, and co-funded the Better Coffee Harvest Project which trained 11,000 coffee farmers
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and facilitated $2.4 million in loans
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, these actions do not directly map to the quantitative and specific requirements of the rubric's KPIs, such as formal partnerships with indigenous groups, percentage of revenue reinvested locally, or details on cultural impact protocols or grievance mechanisms.
Safe & Smart Tech
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The company has reported no significant cybersecurity incidents for the fiscal years ending April 2024
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and April 2025,
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and maintains a cybersecurity incident response plan.
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It has established a Generative AI Policy,
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an AI Governance Charter,
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and an AI Governance Framework
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designed to ensure fairness, transparency, and human involvement in AI processes.
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All employees participate in regular security awareness training, including phishing simulations,
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with annual completion mandated for the global workforce and executive officers.
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The company implements controls to protect consumer personal information,
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classifying it and restricting access to authorized individuals.
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Users are provided with extensive control options, including opting out of marketing emails and managing cookies,
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and residents of numerous US states (e.g., California, Colorado, Virginia) and Canada are afforded specific privacy rights such as access, deletion, correction, and opting out of data sale or sharing.
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The company demonstrates strong compliance with a wide range of US state privacy laws (e.g., CCPA, CPRA, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, MA, New York SHIELD Act)
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and Canadian resident privacy rights,
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and requires its service providers to comply with these applicable laws.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The J.M. Smucker Company achieved a solid waste diversion rate of 96.82% in 2024.
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As of calendar year 2024, more than 85% of its packaging materials by weight are recyclable, compostable, or reusable.
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However, the company's use of post-consumer recycled or renewable resource materials in plastic packaging is very low, at 0.04%.
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Seven manufacturing facilities have earned TRUE Zero Waste Gold Status, representing 29.17% of company-owned sites.
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The company has implemented several waste reduction initiatives, including a corporate-wide recycling program since 1990
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, a partnership with Envita Solutions that diverted 16 million pounds of materials in 2024
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, and the use of the Grind2Energy system. Smucker has set multiple company-wide waste reduction targets, such as achieving 100% TRUE certification for all company-owned sites by 2030
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and striving for 100% recyclable, compostable, or reusable packaging materials by 2025.
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For customer education, the company has joined the How2Recycle initiative
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and aims to have this information available for 63% of packaging by 2025
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, and recycling instructions for over 90% of retail packaging by 2030.
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The company received two water-related regulatory violations in fiscal year 2025
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, three in fiscal year 2024
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, and seven in 2022.
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