Seaboard Corporation
Key Information
HQ:
United States
Market Cap:
$2.92bn
Primary Markets:
Africa, North America, LATAM
Business Type:
Protein Producer
Waste & Pollution Engagement
Analysis Overview
Risk Assessment Value Chain Coverage Risk Mitigation Circularity Company Engagement
Summary
The company has not engaged with the investor signatories and has not progressed in any of the areas included in the engagement.
Analysis Breakdown
Risk Assessment
Poor
Coverage of water quality risk assessment
The company does not disclose undertaking an assessment.
Transparency and disclosure of water quality indicators
The company does not disclose wastewater quality metrics for any of the wastewater it discharges.
The company does not disclose the concentration of nutrients within the wastewater it discharges.
The company does not disclose the number of incidents of non-compliance with water quality permits, standards, and regulations.
The company does not disclose water-related CAPEX and/or OPEX. However, it does disclose CAPEX into biogas recovery systems at hog farms.
Recognition of nutrient pollution risk on biodiversity
The company does not disclose publicly available information.
Value Chain Coverage
Poor
Inclusion of upstream feed and livestock suppliers in risk assessment
The company does not disclose undertaking a formal risk assessment of nutrient pollution risk around farms. It discloses that it undertakes farm mapping surveys, utilising internal and external resources, to identify environmental threats that exist in neighbouring fields; however, this appears to be in the context of spreading effluents.
Downstream use of manure by animal feed suppliers
The company discloses that it applies effluent to neighbouring crop fields; however, it is unclear whether any crops are used in the company's feed supply.
Acknowledgment of regulatory risks
The company does not disclose the information.
Transparency on non-compliance from suppliers
The company mentions that it performs audits on its farms, including assessments of the quality and consistency of manure applications. The company does not disclose additional information.
The company does not disclose the number of incidents of non-compliance with water quality permits, standards, and regulations.
Risk Mitigation
Poor
Biogas generation and organic fertilisers from animal waste
Seaboard does not disclose the volume of wastewater it produces. It discloses using 'multiple systems to handle and process biological waste safely and efficiently'; however, it does not provide more details. The effluent from lagoons is applied to neighbouring fields.
The company states that it provided 1.5 million lb of Nitrogen fertiliser to local farmers. However, it does not give details on treatment methods.
The company discloses that its pork segment is constructing swine-derived renewable natural gas sites using anaerobic digester lagoons and biomethane upgrading facilities at certain of its existing hog farms in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. It is unclear from the company's disclosure whether it supports contracted farmers in biogas capture or if the investments described above are only made to its owned operations.
Target-setting for water quality
The company does not disclose a target for water quality or waste management.
The company does not disclose that it identifies areas of high or medium water risk, nor does it disclose site-specific plans for nutrient management.
Support to third-party suppliers
The company undertakes farm mapping to understand the environmental pressures of neighbouring fields before applying effluents and manure. Seaboard states that it partners with local farmers to provide fertiliser for their crop fields. However, it is unclear what processes are in place to support farmers.
The company does not disclose the % of crop farmers who receive agronomic services to improve nutrient management.
Circularity
Poor
Pilot projects around nutrient circularity
The company does not disclose information on pilots or research into circular solutions to waste other than biogas recovery.
Disclosure of investment in circular solutions
The company does not disclose information.
Targets to increase share of manure under circular initiatives
The company does not disclose information.
Company Engagement
Poor
Level of company engagement with the coalition
The company did not engage with the investor signatories.
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Workstream Information
Index Waste & Pollution Score:
5/100
Assessed Proteins:
Pork
Current Stage:
Progress report published
Key Dates
Last Updated:
25 September 2025
Upcoming webinar
2 December 2025
2025/26 Resources
Phase 3 | Investor Briefing Pack Waste & Pollution Engagement