Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at McLane Company

McLane is also a dedicated environmental partner, committed to living, working and investing to improve the communities we serve. Through our Green Advantage Initiative, we have made significant improvements in the way we work that will not only reduce our environmental impact, but also make McLane a better and more efficient company.

Some of our Green Advantage highlights to date include:

Over $100 million invested in all types of automation with a key focus on energy conservation
$7 million investment in energy efficient lighting and motion detectors for distribution centers
Recycling and treating water used in wash bays to eliminate contaminants and save thousands of gallons yearly
Limited the highway speeds of all trucks to conserve fuel and reduce our carbon footprint
Replacing 95% of the tractor fleet to improve emissions performance by reducing 10% of the fuel burned and lowering NOx levels. In addition, McLane is currently researching vendors in the electric/hybrid class 8 truck market to help reduce emission and improve performance
Utilizing organic vendors who repurpose old food for composting, animal feed and waste-to-energy to divert expired or recalled food product from the landfill
Recycled 43 million pounds of corrugated cardboard in 2017
Recycled 414,518 pounds of shrink wrap in 2017
Recycled 1,976,312 pounds of pallets in 2017
Recycled 1,308,088 pounds of food waste in 2017

Community Impact and Philanthropy

Being involved in the communities in which we live and work is an integral part of McLane’s philosophy. McLane teammates proudly support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® and United Way through monetary contributions, fundraising events and their time.

McLane is also the first distributor to partner with Partnership for a Healthier America, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to working with the private sector to ensure the health of our nation's youth by ending the childhood obesity crisis within a generation. Through its FNV and Drink Up initiatives, the goal is to help consumers make healthier food and beverage choices.