McCain Foods has released its 2025 Global Sustainability Report, outlining progress toward commitments first set out in 2021 and introducing updated sustainability targets extending to 2030.
The report highlights the completion of several near-term goals while reinforcing the company’s longer-range focus on regenerative agriculture, climate resilience and responsible operations.
A central pillar of McCain’s strategy remains its pledge to implement regenerative agriculture practices across all acreage used to grow potatoes for the company by 2030. As part of that effort, McCain said it has met a key milestone by establishing three Farms of the Future in distinct growing regions by 2025. The most recent addition is the Farm of the Future UK, a 202-hectare commercial-scale research and innovation site in North Yorkshire developed in partnership with the University of Leeds.
The UK site becomes the third Farm of the Future globally and is designed to test and refine regenerative agriculture practices under real-world conditions. These include controlled traffic farming, year-round soil cover and initiatives aimed at strengthening biodiversity. The location will also serve as the first Farm of the Future to pilot a circular nutrient system, created in collaboration with the University of Leeds National Pig Centre. The system uses pig manure to enrich soils and reduce waste, demonstrating how mixed farming models can support soil health and biodiversity while contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Beyond agriculture, the report underscores McCain’s continued emphasis on building climate resilience, improving resource efficiency across its operations and expanding its positive impact on communities. With a number of 2025 targets now completed, the company said it has refreshed and strengthened its commitments for 2030, aligning them more closely with evolving expectations and scientific guidance.
Those updates include revised targets under the Science Based Targets initiative, reflecting the latest climate science, as well as an expanded focus on nature and human rights. McCain said the new goals are intended to reinforce its long-term approach to sustainability as it works to balance environmental stewardship with the needs of its global supply chain.
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