WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) released two new solution tools, GEMI Local Water Tool(TM) (LWT)

Chair: Bill Gill, Assistant Vice President Environmental Affairs, Smithfield Foods, Inc.Vice Chair: Neville Dias, Director, Reporting and Analysis, Carnival Corporation & plcFinance: Bill Lechner, Vice President, EHS & Security, Scotts Miracle-Gro Solution Tools Work Group Chair: Steve Shedroff, Global HSE Data Systems Manager, Procter & GambleMembership: Lori Williams, Business Strategy Advisor, FedEx CorporationCommunications: Heather Tansey, Sustainability Manager, 3MBenchmark: Lindell Sneed, Manager, Environmental Programs, AbbottSenior Advisory Council (SAC): Steve Schwalb, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, Perdue IncorporatedChair Emeritus:

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) and Smithfield Foods Inc.

CRETE, Neb., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Petsch, Assistant General Manager at Farmland Foods and coordinator of the plant's Learners to Leaders® program, was honored today by the TeamMates Mentoring Program(TM) with their respected Local Champion Award, given to recognize individuals or businesses that have gone above and beyond to support the TeamMates Mission in their community.

SMITHFIELD, Va., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc., has announced the promotion of Keira L. Lombardo to the position of vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.