CarbonFree Partner

Florida Crystals Corporation

Description

Florida Crystals is a leading domestic sugar producer and North America’s first fully integrated cane sugar company guiding our sugar from the field to the table with Florida Crystals® natural and organic brands. We are the first American sugar certified CarbonFree® by Carbonfund.Org. Our renewable energy facility is the largest of its kind in North America and provides clean energy for our sugar operations as well as tens of thousands of homes, which also helps us reduce our use of fossil fuels. Florida Crystals® is made from pure sun-sweetened sugar cane but is “less refined” than traditional sugar, so it delivers a flavor that’s unique and absolutely delicious. To learn more about our CarbonFree® certification and our earth-friendly practices, visit us at www.floridacrystals.com.

Product Description: Florida Crystals® Natural and Organic Sugars from pure sun-sweetened sugar cane--delivering a flavor that’s unique and absolutely delicious!

Commitment

Florida Crystals® Carbonfree® Organic and Natural sugar products are the first American sugar products certified as Carbonfree® by Carbonfund.org.

The certification was earned after a rigorous life cycle assessment was performed. Each product’s complete carbon footprint was determined by assessing the primary inputs of planting and growing the sugar cane, through the harvesting, milling and packaging processes, to the product’s final delivery to store shelves. The Carbonfree® label indicates each product’s carbon footprint was rendered neutral through greenhouse gas cutting measures, specifically, through Florida Crystals’ production of renewable energy.

Florida Crystals has been operating its renewable energy facility for a decade. It is the largest of its kind in North America and produces clean energy that powers its sugar operations and tens of thousands of homes. By generating renewable energy using sugar cane (bagasse) and wood waste instead of fossil fuels, Florida Crystals prevents hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year. Florida Crystals also reduces foreign oil dependence by one million barrels per year.

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“Florida Crystals® certification is unique,” said Luis Fernandez, Florida Crystals’ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Unlike other manufacturers who rely on the purchase of carbon credits from third parties, we are able to provide our products’ carbon neutrality through our own production of renewable electricity. We have a strong commitment to the environment and continue to invest in the expansion of our renewable energy program. We are proud to receive the Carbonfree® certification.”