ESG COMMITMENT

Social commitments

We’re also committed to the health and safety of our employees. CubicFarms is attracting and retaining world-class talent and passionate individuals who believe in our mission and thrive in the workplace, in the office or on the farm.

There aren’t many things that can instill a sense of purpose and fuel innovation like creating the technology to feed our changing world. Our team members feel a sense of responsibility for the care of the planet and the people who live in communities all over.

The CubicFarms Community Giving program organizes priority giving initiatives specifically chosen to align with our ESG priorities, like adding food insecurity by dedicated fundraising programs for local food banks and participating as a team for the World Vision Global 6K for Water.

Local communities using our technologies for indoor automated growing are experiencing more sustainable access to fresh food and livestock feed and are using natural resources more sustainably.

Local labour

Local food grown by local people, anywhere in the world. What could be simpler? By localizing food and livestock feed grown indoors using our technologies, we’re enabling more food independence​ for communities that need it. And as it turns out, with our increasing global population, we’re all going to need it.

We’ve built strong relationships with an ecosystem of farmers, food service distributors, and more. Instead of concentrating the areas where produce is grown, our technologies allow for more local growing distributed all over the world and in communities near you. This allows farmers to grow with less physical labour than before, promoting greater inclusivity. We’re advocating for government support for indoor growing and additional financing opportunities for farmers, empowering them to localize food production and operations so they can provide local jobs for more vibrant, thriving communities.

Diversity

At CubicFarms, we embrace different perspectives and value the contributions of our team members. One of our core values is respect, and we take that a step further by creating a culture celebrating diversity and allowing individuals to do their best work and thrive. No matter who you are or what role you hold, our goal is to foster an inclusive workplace where people feel they belong, that their unique talents matter, and that their needs are cared for by our leaders and other team members. We’re a growing company with talented people working toward a common goal. We’re actively engaging with our local communities by giving back, getting involved, and bringing our whole selves to work. CubicFarms has an engaged workforce with a mission to transform agriculture, using our curiosity and resourcefulness with our teams.

Animal welfare

We care about animal welfare and use our considerable animal and plant science knowledge to create technologies that support animal health and wellbeing. We are conducting research and data collection on dairy cattle consuming HydroGreen fresh livestock feed as part of the herd’s ration. Anecdotal preliminary results on a sample of dairy cattle are showing impressive health improvements for close up cows and calves, that showed much better health during weaning and through the entire feeding period, compared to a sample of non-HydroGreen calves. The nutritious fresh livestock feed grown in a HydroGreen Grow System contains high quality protein in the form of amino acids and simple peptides, resulting in high quality energy in the form of simple sugars and starches, with nutrients that are critical for health, growth, production, and reproduction. In fact, the texture and palatability as well as the higher moisture of the HydroGreen fresh feed improves ration conditioning, there’s less sorting of ingredients by the animals, and a lower incidence of upper respiratory issues due to dust inhalation. Not only is the fresh livestock feed nutritious, but it’s also devoid of anti-nutritional factors, with reduced haemagglutinins, trypsin inhibitors, tannins and pentosans, and phytic acid.