Tyson: Keep Your Promise

Mighty Earth is demanding transparency from Tyson Foods regarding a pledge made one year prior to improve farming practices on 2 million acres of U.S. corn. The organization notes that Tyson has provided no further detail or reporting since the announcement, despite a 2020 deadline. Mighty Earth requests specific data on the locations of engaged acres, implemented practices, environmental outcomes—specifically regarding nutrient runoff—and verification methods.

• Tyson Foods committed to improving farming practices on 2 million acres of U.S. corn used in animal feed by 2020, but has provided no further detail or reporting on this commitment since the announcement.
• Mighty Earth is requesting a public update from Tyson Foods that includes the total number and locations of acres engaged, the specific practices implemented, the resulting environmental outcomes (especially the reduction of nutrient runoff), and the methods used for tracking and verification.
• Mighty Earth highlights a general trend of corporate failure to follow through on pledges to end deforestation by 2020, noting that companies continue to fund suppliers involved in burning forests globally.

APA

von Reusner, L. (2020). Tyson: Keep Your Promise. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/tyson-keep-your-promise/

Chicago

von Reusner, Lucia. Tyson: Keep Your Promise. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/tyson-keep-your-promise/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{vonreusner2020tyson, author = {von Reusner, Lucia}, title = {{Tyson: Keep Your Promise}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/tyson-keep-your-promise/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }