The Environmental Working Group (EWG) an activist organization that advocates for climate issues and opposes intensive livestock production has filed suit against Tyson Foods Inc., alleging contravention of the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act. The case, if it proceeds, will be heard before the D.C. Superior Court
The EWG claims that Tyson Foods has issued misleading statements relating to their intentions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Tyson Foods accounts for twenty percent of beef, chicken and pork production in the U.S. Previously the Company announced plans to reduce emissions by thirty percent by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Tyson Foods intends to achieve these goals by using renewable energy, by expanding grazing for beef cattle and eliminating deforestation in supply chains.
The EWG allege that Tyson Foods claims represent “greenwashing” and that the company spends less than 0.1 percent of annual revenue on reducing greenhouse gas production.