Lamb Weston Releases Latest Global Sustainability Report

EAGLE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) today released its latest Global Sustainability Report, outlining progress made during fiscal year 2025 toward the company’s 2033 sustainability goals and how those efforts are integrated across its global operations.

“In fiscal year 2025, we continued to focus on embedding sustainability across all of our operations and global supply chain — driving progress that supports our people, strengthens our business, and advances our environmental stewardship,” said Sylvia Wilks, chief supply chain officer of Lamb Weston. “Looking ahead, our commitment to sustainability will remain measurable, values driven, and focused on creating value for our business, customers, and team members.”

Grounded in the company’s approach to Making Fries and Making Strides, the report highlights progress across three core focus areas: People, supporting our team members and communities where we operate; Food, delivering safe, trusted, high‑quality products; and Planet, advancing environmental stewardship across the global value chain.

Key progress updates featured in the Global Sustainability Report for fiscal year 2025 include:

• People:
  • >15% year-over-year reduction in recordable injury rates from fiscal year 2024
  • More than $830,000 donated to community programs, including food banks
• Food:
  • 99.5% Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification of Tier 1 ingredient supplier facilities
  • More than 230 audits completed, including internal, third-party food safety, quality, and customer audits
• Planet:
  • 6% year-over-year reduction in freshwater use intensity from fiscal year 2024
  • 85% of primary packaging is recyclable, reusable, and/or compostable
  • 98% of waste diverted from disposal

The full report, including additional progress and disclosures, is available at https://www.lambweston.com/about/sustainability.

About Lamb Weston
Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 75 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for its customers and make things more delicious for their customers. From the fields where Lamb Weston potatoes are grown to proactive customer partnerships, Lamb Weston always strives for more and never settles. Because, when we look at a potato, we see possibilities. Learn more about us at lambweston.com.

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