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Limoneira Publishes Annual Sustainability Report
Annual Report Highlights Limoneira’s Continued Investment in Environmental, Social and Governance Practices SANTA PAULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Limoneira
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAnnual Report Highlights Limoneira’s Continued Investment in Environmental, Social and Governance Practices\n\n\n SANTA PAULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nLimoneira Company (the “Company” or “Limoneira”) (Nasdaq: LMNR), a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development operations, today released its annual sustainability report. The report highlights Limoneira’s continued progress on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The report was prepared in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\n\n\n“Sustainable land stewardship is at the core of our organization and has guided our farming practices for 130 years,“ said Harold Edwards, President and CEO of Limoneira. “We are committed to being a catalyst for positive change and this report allows us to outline our ESG pillars, along with our annual performance against those pillars, and identify areas of improvement as we work towards creating a better future and long term value for shareholders, employees and customers.”\n\n\nAnnual Sustainability Report Highlights:\n\n\n-Renewable energy powered over 44% of all operations at Limoneira, an increase from over 30% in the prior year\n\n\n-Expanded the implementation of climate-smart agricultural practices\n\n\n-Increased diversity on the Board of Directors with 43% of directors now female\n\n\n-Distributed $2.5 million in charitable donations\n\n\nTo read the annual sustainability report and learn more about how Limoneira is working towards sustainability, visit www.Limoneira.com.\n\n\nAbout Limoneira Company\n\n\nLimoneira (Nasdaq: LMNR) is a global agribusiness and community development company with headquarters in Santa Paula, CA. The Company is now one of the largest producers of citrus in the United States, since 1893, and believes that it can manage its land in a way that is both good for business and good for the environment. The Company is constantly innovating to find ways to minimize its ecological burden by leveraging natural processes to replace synthetic inputs, while improving technology to reduce its water consumption. Limoneira is deeply involved in its communities, giving back through affordable housing, food drives, charitable donations, and more.\n\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\n\nSafe Har...