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Lance Lilibridge shows the cover crops on his Iowa farm.

What does that mean for farmers? “You’re Celsius by 2050, according to an analysis
either addressing it, and you’re here, or you’re by Agri-Pulse. These companies’ commitments
not … You may struggle to have a license to include emissions in their supply chains, such as
operate in the future.” said Sirolli. the ag commodities and food that they procure.
Leading the way, according to industry officials, President Donald Trump withdrew the United
is Walmart Inc., the world’s largest grocery States out of the Paris agreement, but these
retailer. As part of the Arkansas-based firm’s companies are effectively ignoring his decision.
sustainability journey, it has promised to slash
the greenhouse gas emissions in its vast supply Food firms, retailers getting more
chain by a billion tons by 2030, the equivalent
of taking 211 million cars off the road. Walmart ambitious
expects agriculture to account for 200 million to A few companies, including Danone, General
300 million tons of that. Mills Inc., Nestle, Olam International (a major
But many other corporations, especially con- global supplier of food ingredients and com-
sumer-facing multinational firms and Europe- modities), food service giant Sodexo and Pep-
an-based companies, have made commitments siCo Inc., have gone a step further and signed
to at least meet a target set by the Paris climate a United Nations-sponsored pledge to set more
agreement, which is aimed at keeping global ambitious emissions targets aimed at keeping the
temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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