Sustainability & ESG
Integrating sustainability for A Better Tomorrow™
We’re a business with a clear purpose: to build A Better Tomorrow™. Our principal focus area is reducing the health impact of our business. We also strive to add value to society by taking a long-term, collaborative approach to protecting the environment, enhancing farmer livelihoods, respecting human rights and supporting local communities.
A sustainable approach
We challenge ourselves to take a forward-looking, future-oriented approach: to our products, our governance, our stakeholder engagement, our ESG goals and targets, and in our reporting
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Our sustainability agenda
Our sustainability agenda reflects the changing external environment, with ESG goals and targets that are right for our business and available for all to see
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Sustainability recognition
Our sustainability efforts and commitment to high standards have received notable independent recognition over the years
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How we report
Our approach to sustainability reporting has continuously evolved to meet the needs of stakeholders and the requirements of regulation
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Reducing the health impact of our business
At the centre of our strategy is our corporate purpose to build A Better Tomorrow™ and reduce the health impact of our business.
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Environment & climate change
Driving excellence in environmental management through an integrated climate strategy that includes our products' whole value chain
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Governance & ethics
Robust corporate governance is crucial to our success. It includes always acting with integrity marketing our products responsibly
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Human rights & social impact
Delivering a positive social impact is an important part of our ESG agenda. We recognise we have a vital role to play in delivering a positive social impact across our supply chain
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