McDonalds Plans to Lower Use of Pesticides
McDonald’s is making a vow to reduce the use of pesticides in the potato farming industry in America. Since they are America’s largest consumer of potatoes, investing shareholder groups pushed for action to be taken to help determine the social and environmental impacts the pesticide use is having. This resolution is not forcing McDonald’s to actually reduce it’s pesticide, but do a study on the current pesticide use in the potato industry as well as a set of actions top potato supplies can take. To see the entire document please visit the SEC’s website.
Seeing that McDonald’s is such a huge consumer of potato’s in America, it’s great to see that they are at least taking steps to reduce their environmental and health impacts. This doesn’t really change the fact that their food is unhealthy nor that they probably the most environmentally friendly company.
What are you thought on this move by McDonald’s? Do you think it’s a facade and they are just trying to improve their image or in fact are trying to make a change?
