ADM has released its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s activities and progress toward key environmental, social and governance priorities across value chains encompassing food, feed, fuel, industrial and consumer products.
“ADM is committed to sustainability as a foundation of our purpose and a pillar of our growth strategy,” said chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “This report details many more ways in which we advanced our work to feed the world, protect nature, and enrich lives in 2022. But what is most exciting to me is our future, as we continue to scale up our efforts. This is who ADM is, and I’ve never been more proud of our company and our team.”
The report covers priorities, accomplishments and goals across three broad categories:
Feeding the World
One of the company’s core beliefs is that food is fundamental, and that everyone has the right to the food they need to sustain their lives. It is a pillar of the global food system, and is focused on key levers to improve food security, including: land use efficiency; alternative proteins; post-harvest loss; strategic partnerships; and food safety and quality. Key accomplishments in 2022 included:
- Increasing the company’s alternative protein capacity and capabilities.
- Working with Concern Worldwide to implement the Lifesaving Education and Assistance to Farmers program.
- Partnering with the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Post-Harvest Loss to reduce food waste in the company’s supply chains.
Protecting Nature
For 120 years, the company’s business has been deeply connected to the land and sustainable stewardship.
The crops it turns into an unparalleled array of plant-based products have always depended on healthy soil, water and air. In order to continue to scale up the company’s work in this important area, it is focused on: Biodiversity management; no-deforestation; regenerative agriculture; GHG emissions reduction; innovation; and water reduction.
Enriching Lives
The company’s purpose is to unlock the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. ADM uses its capabilities for the greater good and is committed to paving the way through good practices that make a positive impact on the world, focusing work on: philanthropic efforts; human rights; safety; and culture.