Campbell's Co: Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Outcomes

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WHEREAS:  Industrial agriculture’s reliance on synthetic pesticide use demonstrably harms soil health, farm resilience, the climate, biodiversity, water quality, and the health of farm workers and nearby communities.

Conventional farms apply over one billion pounds of synthetic pesticides annually, decreasing the populations of soil microorganisms essential to soil carbon sequestration, nutrient and water retention, soil fertility, and farm resilience.[1] Soil degradation and erosion associated with conventional agriculture practices are increasingly reducing food security, with soil erosion alone costing $8 billion annually.[2]

Agricultural pesticide use also causes long-term health impacts to farmworkers and fenceline communities, including cancer, birth defects, cognitive impairment, and the acute pesticide poisoning of 25 million farm workers annually.[3]

In contrast, regenerative farming practices that vastly reduce synthetic pesticide use improve soil health and increase farm resilience and profitability, while reducing impacts on humans and the environment.[4] The Boston Consulting Group finds that farmers using regenerative agriculture practices, including reduced pesticides, not only experienced increased resiliency, but gained a 70 to 120 percent profit increase in 10 years.[5] Based on farming and pasture trial data, the Rodale Institute reports that regenerative agriculture without synthetic pesticide use can sequester more carbon than is annually emitted.[6]

In 2023, the Campbell Soup Company launched a ‘regenerative agriculture’ program with one-third of its tomato suppliers to improve soil health practices, supply chain resiliency, and climate-smart production.[7] Pesticide reduction is not a component of Campbell’s program, nor does the Company measure pesticide use by its regenerative suppliers. Its failure to incorporate one of the main components of regenerative farming represents an important blind spot for the Company and raises the potential for claims of greenwashing.

In contrast, other major food companies are measuring pesticide reduction achieved through regenerative agriculture programs:

  • PepsiCo measures and publicly reports the percentage of herbicide use reduction achieved on its regenerative fields.[8]

  • Lamb Weston measures and publicly reports year-over-year pesticide reduction data, reflecting progress toward its pesticide reduction goal, as part of its regenerative agriculture program.[9]

  • Nestle publicly states a goal to reduce pesticide use throughout its regenerative supply chain and reports pesticide use data.[10]

In a competitive marketplace that increasingly demands clean food, greenhouse gas reduction, and reduced human and environmental harm, measuring and disclosing supplier use of pesticides as part of a successful regenerative agriculture program can reduce risk for shareholders and our Company, while minimizing harm to stakeholders and ecosystems.

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request that Campbell’s issue a report, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, disclosing if and how the Company intends to measure and disclose the effectiveness of its regenerative agriculture program, including pesticide reduction outcomes.

Resolution Details

Company: Campbell's Co

Lead Filers: As You Sow

Year: 2026

Filing Date: 
June 2026

Initiative(s): Regenerative Agriculture

Status: Filed

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