Cargill | Protecting the Planet

Cargill aims to be the most trusted source of sustainable products and services for our customers. We have identified four sustainability focus areas where we can have the greatest impact: land use, climate change, water resources and farmer livelihoods. Our customers and communities trust Cargill for solutions that will nourish the world and protect the planet, both now and for future generations.

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Environment

Cargill Updates Sustainable Cocoa Plan with Zero Deforestation Aim
Cargill has published an update to its sustainable cocoa sourcing strategy to align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and include efforts to eliminate deforestation by 2030.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cargill Cocoa Promise Report Charts Clear Path Toward Cocoa Sustainability
Cargill today published its third report on the progress and achievements of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, our commitment to sparking a more sustainable cocoa sector for generations to come.

Sustainable Development Goals

In Cocoa, Tackling Deforestation Begins with Supporting Farmers
Stopping deforestation in cocoa begins with helping farmers improve their livelihoods. That is the approach Cargill is taking as we continue to deliver on our promise of ending deforestation in all of our operations, and it is especially true in cocoa.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

6 Ways Cargill Is Protecting Forests in Its Cocoa Supply Chain
Stopping deforestation in cocoa begins with helping farmers improve their livelihoods. That is the approach Cargill is taking as we continue to deliver on our promise of ending deforestation in all of our operations, and it is especially true in cocoa.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Coconut Oil Supply Chain Slides Toward Sustainability via P&G, BASF, Cargill Partnership
Procter & Gamble, Cargill and BASF are working together with German development agency GIZ to solve the problems by creating a sustainable certified and transparent supply chain of coconut oil in that area of the world.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

BASF, Cargill, P&G and GIZ Collaborate to Drive Production of Sustainable Certified Coconut Oil in the Philippines and Indonesia
BASF, Cargill, Procter & Gamble (P&G), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have joined together in a development partnership under the develoPPP.de programme by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The partnership will help establish a sustainable certified and transparent supply chain of coconut oil in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cargill Announces Progress on Aqua Nutrition Sustainability
Cargill continues to make measureable progress in its aqua nutrition business against its key sustainability indicators, according to its annual sustainability report issued today. The Cargill Aqua Nutrition sustainability report is an integrated report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards’ core option and captures important performance measures on environmental and social indicators.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cargill and Solidaridad Establish Palm Oil Sustainability Program in Colombia
Cargill, in collaboration with the international nonprofit Solidaridad and the Colombian-based international trading company, C.I. Biocosta S.A., announced today a new palm oil smallholder sustainability program in Colombia aimed at improving agricultural practices and farmer livelihoods. The two-year effort will strengthen operations in cooperation with more than 480 palm farmers through training and technical assistance.

Sustainable Development Goals

Big Minnesota Companies Among Paris Pact Supporters
If President Trump withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, he will be moving against the wishes of some of Minnesota’s biggest companies. “We would be incredibly disappointed if the U.S. decides to withdraw from the agreement to which our country had committed,” Cargill CEO David MacLennan said Wednesday in a statement to the Star Tribune.

Environment

Cargill and Heineken Employees Give Up Their Saturday to Help Litter-pick
A group of Cargill employees collected 20 bags of litter from the brook near their place of work. The Big Tidy Up took place along Yazor Brook in Hereford and then continued on to Red Barn Drive, Grandstand Road, Widemarsh Common, Yazor Brook cycle path and Yazor Road.They also put up bird and bat boxes, sparrow houses and bee shelters and sowed wild flower seeds.

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