ConAgra Brands, Inc.

Conagra Brands operates a large-scale food manufacturing and processing business with significant greenhouse gas emissions from its operations. In 2022, the company reported 418,751 metric tonnes of Scope 1 emissions and 379,032 tonnes of Scope 2 emissions, with total emissions exceeding 0.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. Its stated commitment is to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2030 from a 2020 base year.

The company has a documented pattern of air quality violations at its facilities. In September 2023, Conagra Brands agreed to a $1.25 million penalty and was required to spend at least $7 million on a supplemental environmental project after the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency confirmed repeated air quality violations at its Waseca, Minnesota plant. This follows a history of environmental penalties, including a 2010 EPA violation.

While Conagra publishes sustainability reports with third-party assurance and has set emissions reduction targets, its recent regulatory enforcement record indicates ongoing operational failures in emissions management. The scale of its manufacturing footprint and the recency of significant air quality penalties place its emissions performance and governance under continued scrutiny relative to sector peers.