Environmental Management Systems - Michael Brom (275 KB)
On Farm Sustainability: A Poultry Growers Perspective - Arthur Halterman (7 MB)
Sustainability Initiatives:  Solid Waste Management - Warren W. Howe, P.E. (872 KB)
The Sustainable Advantage - Kevin Igli (63 KB)
Sustainability Questions, Answers and Evidence - Jon Johnson (120 KB)
Water Conservation and Reuse - Dr. Brian Kiepper (2.5 MB)
Energy Conservation - Mike Klun (82 KB)
Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability at McDonald’s: Past, Present, Future - Bob Langert (3 MB)
Environmental Sustainability: Recycling Through Rendering - Randall C. Stuewe (7 MB)
Smithfield, Company Profile - Dennis Treacy (2 MB)
How Being Green Can Positively Affect Your Company’s Bottom Line - Wendy Wintersteen (22 KB)

Animal agriculture has long been a responsible steward of the environment. The industry took the lead in the development of technologies and innovations that have focused on environmental impact well before energy became more expensive and environmental concerns hit the headlines.

As the American consumer places more demands on all industries to demonstrate environmental responsibility, the requirements for animal agriculture are constantly changing. These pressures extend all the way from the farm to the table with retail and food service customers becoming more demanding on the industry to clearly show how it is responding to these pressures.

A coalition of stakeholders in animal agriculture has put together a blue ribbon summit to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA on January 27-28, 2009. Leading experts from within the industry and representatives from the retail and food service industries will meet to identify and discuss the challenges for the future as they relate to sustainability and protecting the environment. Such strategies will offer new opportunities for product development and market development.