sustainability
Knife River is committed to conducting our business with integrity, which includes responsibly developing our earth's natural resources in a manner that meets today's needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
We are committed to:
- Minimizing waste and maximizing resources.
- Supporting environmental laws and regulations that are based on sound science and cost-effective technology.
- Meeting or surpassing all applicable environmental laws, regulations and permit requirements.
- A guiding principle of our corporation is environmental responsibility. We are dedicated to fulfilling that principle.
Our pledge to operate in an environmentally responsible manner is reviewed through several measures, including oversight by professional environmental staff at our operations, audits of operating activities and property reviews during due diligence on potential acquisitions.
Our parent corporation, MDU Resources, has two environmental integrity awards that recognize a successful employee program, project or activity that reflects our environmental policy and philosophy. These are - the Award for Reclamation and Habitat Enhancement and the Award for Environmental Stewardship. In addition to honoring individuals and companies with our internal awards, the corporation and our companies and employees have received a number of environmental-related awards from outside entities.
To learn more about our efforts, please view our Corporate Responsibility Report.