{"id":4436,"date":"2020-06-12T17:28:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/cn\/sustainability-report-2019\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T17:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:22:15","slug":"sustainability-report-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/cn\/en\/sustainability-report-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Report 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"  <ul class=\"block-sticky-side-nav\" data-slide-nav=\"sticky-active\">\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-hero\" data-link=\"ir-hero\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">Hero<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-keyfacts\" data-link=\"ir-keyfacts\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">Key Facts<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-people\" data-link=\"ir-people\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">People<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-environment\" data-link=\"ir-environment\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">Environment<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-communities\" data-link=\"ir-communities\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">Communities<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a href=\"#ir-partners\" data-link=\"ir-partners\">\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__tip\">Partners<\/span>\n          <span class=\"block-sticky-side-nav__circle\"><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <li>\n        <a 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href=\"\"><\/a> \n      \n              <h1 class=\"block-hero-text-two-ctas__heading default-block-heading\">Sustainability Report 2019<\/h1>\n      \n              <div class=\"block-hero-text-two-ctas__text\"><p>Building positive momentum year on year, meeting our commitments to transparent supply chains, and fair and sustainable business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n        <div class=\"block-hero-text-two-ctas__ctas\">\n                      \n                              <a class=\"btn btn-primary ldc-btn-white block-hero-text-two-ctas__cta ldcjs-download-trigger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">Download the full report<\/a>\n              \n                      \n                              <a class=\"btn btn-primary ldc-btn-white block-hero-text-two-ctas__cta ldcjs-video-trigger\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5yHw0dQ61H0\">Watch the animation<\/a>\n              \n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"block-hero-text-two-ctas__scrolldown ldcjs-scrolldown-btn\">\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider block-ir-facts-overview-slider-facts ldcjs-sticky-section\" id=\"ir-keyfacts\">\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    \n    \n          <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__slideswrap ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n\n        <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\" data-showxl=\"4\" data-showlg=\"3\" data-showmd=\"2\" data-showsm=\"1\">\n\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We started publishing data on soy sourcing in Brazil, as part of our drive for supply chain transparency.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We connected our financing model with sustainability goals, with incentives to improve environmental performance.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We met our reduction targets for all four of our environmental key performance indicators: CO2 emissions, electricity &#038; energy consumption, water usage and waste generation.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We reinforced our governance model with two new committees to oversee environmental and human rights issues, each with external experts as guest members.<br \/>\r\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__sliderprogress ldcjs-sliderprogress\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\">\n          <span class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__sliderlabel sr-only\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-mixed-content ldcjs-sticky-section\" style=\"background-image:url();\" id=\"ir-people\">\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__cover\"><\/div>\n\n  <figure class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__swapimg\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexwrap left\">\n\n      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__main ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n                  <h2 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__heading default-block-heading\" style=\"color: #f15922\">People<\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__text\">We continue to focus on safety, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, to create an environment where our people can flourish and contribute to creating fair and sustainable value.<\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Diversity<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We set up our Global Diversity &#038; Inclusion Oversight Committee and continued data collection efforts as a basis for our diversity &#038; inclusion policy framework.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">SHE<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">In addition to ongoing investments in safety, health &#038; environmental (SHE) protection measures, we surveyed 6,000 employees globally to measure understanding of our SHE culture and identify areas for improvement.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Human Rights<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We worked with the ILO to monitor labor practices in rice value chains, with positive findings following initial investigations conducted in Thailand and Vietnam.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__factslider ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\">\n\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single\">\n\n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__content\">\n\n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__tag\" style=\"color: #f15922\">Key Fact<\/span>\n                  \n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__text\"><p>79% of our assets recorded zero injuries requiring time off work.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-mixed-content ldcjs-sticky-section\" style=\"background-image:url();\" id=\"ir-environment\">\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__cover\"><\/div>\n\n  <figure class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__swapimg\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexwrap right\">\n\n      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__main ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n                  <h2 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__heading default-block-heading\" style=\"color: #1e7f3b\">Environment<\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__text\">Thanks to continued efforts to improve environmental performance, we met our reduction targets for all four KPIs.<\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Investing in Solar Energy <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We installed solar panels at our oilseeds processing facility in Tianjin, China, which now supply 3% of the site\u2019s electricity.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Saving Energy <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Our investment in more efficient air-cooled compressors at our Claypool plant, Indiana, US, saves 741 mWh of electricity annually.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Eliminating Solid Waste<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Our team in Balikpapan, Indonesia reduced solid waste sent to landfill by 100%, finding a partner who could recycle processing residues in their own manufacturing process.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Recycling Water <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Our oilseeds processing plant in Alto Araguaia, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, cut water usage by 20% by reusing water in cooling towers and by collecting rainwater.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__factslider ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\">\n\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single\">\n\n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__content\">\n\n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__tag\" style=\"color: #1e7f3b\">Key Fact<\/span>\n                  \n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__text\"><p>11% year-on-year reduction in CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-mixed-content ldcjs-sticky-section\" style=\"background-image:url();\" id=\"ir-communities\">\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__cover\"><\/div>\n\n  <figure class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__swapimg\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexwrap left\">\n\n      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__main ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n                  <h2 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__heading default-block-heading\" style=\"color: #369b8f\">Communities<\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__text\">We help to create jobs, train people to improve their livelihoods, support health and education projects, empower vulnerable populations and protect the environment in communities near our operations.<\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Creating Sustainable Ecosystems <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Our projects in Indonesia and Uganda are helping farmers to mitigate environmental degradation through good agricultural practices and agroforestry.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Inspiring the Next Generation of Coffee Farmers <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We started programs to promote coffee farming to young people in Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia, and train them in sustainable farming practices.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Renovating Schools <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We funded infrastructure repairs for schools in Argentina and Kenya, to create a better learning environment for students and boost academic performance.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Vocational Education in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Officially inaugurated in 2019, the new agri-school we constructed in Savanes district welcomed its first group of students.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__factslider ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\">\n\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single\">\n\n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__content\">\n\n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__tag\" style=\"color: #369b8f\">Report Highlight<\/span>\n                  \n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__text\"><p>Our agroforestry projects planted 100,000 native trees in Indonesia, and 60,000 in Uganda.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-mixed-content ldcjs-sticky-section\" style=\"background-image:url();\" id=\"ir-partners\">\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__cover\"><\/div>\n\n  <figure class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__swapimg\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexwrap right\">\n\n      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__main ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n                  <h2 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__heading default-block-heading\" style=\"color: #91408d\">Partners<\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__text\">By learning from, training or working with others, we believe we can have a greater impact toward the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Tropical Forest Alliance Secondment<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Our Global Sustainability Manager for Grains &#038; Oilseeds is supporting TFA in advancing dialogue across sectors about solutions for a &#8216;forest-positive&#8217; future.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Better Cotton Initiative<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We purchased 57% more Better Cotton than in 2018.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Sustainable Shipping Initiative <\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">We worked on SSI\u2019s study into low-emission ships of the future, and are introducing International Labour Organization expertise to advance discussions on human rights at sea.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__contwrap\">\n\n                                      <h3 class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__heading\">Louis Dreyfus Foundation<\/h3>\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__main__points__text\">Working with the Foundation and local experts and authorities, we are helping farming communities in three continents to rise out of poverty and move toward sustainable self-sufficiency.<\/div>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__flexchild block-ir-mixed-content__factslider ldcjs-animate\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\n          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\">\n\n                          <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single\">\n\n                <div class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__content\">\n\n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__tag\" style=\"color: #91408d\">Report Highlight<\/span>\n                  \n                                      <span class=\"block-ir-mixed-content__factslider__single__text\"><p>In line with SDG 17, we work with stakeholders across and beyond our value chains to find shared solutions to common challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                  \n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider block-ir-facts-overview-slider-platforms ldcjs-sticky-section\" id=\"ir-platforms\">\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n          <h2 class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__mainheading default-block-heading\">Responsible Business<\/h2>\n    \n          <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__maintext\">New strides toward more sustainable practices in our business lines and areas.<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__slideswrap ldcjs-animate-multiple\">\n\n        <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__slider ldcjs-progress-slider\" data-query=\"9000\" data-arrows=\"true\" data-showxl=\"4\" data-showlg=\"3\" data-showmd=\"2\" data-showsm=\"1\">\n\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"150\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                                  <h3 class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__title\">\n                    Palm\n                  <\/h3>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We traced 97% of the palm we sourced to mill level.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                                  <h3 class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__title\">\n                    Soy\n                  <\/h3>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We introduced preferential long-term financing to incentivize farmers to expand production without converting native vegetation.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"450\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                                  <h3 class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__title\">\n                    Freight \n                  <\/h3>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We took delivery of four new-generation vessels with emission reduction technology.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">\n\n              <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__content\">\n\n                \n                                  <h3 class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__title\">\n                    Finance \n                  <\/h3>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__single__text\">\n                    We began reporting on how we address sustainability issues through our financing model.\n                  <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__sliderprogress ldcjs-sliderprogress\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\">\n          <span class=\"block-ir-facts-overview-slider__sliderlabel sr-only\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-ir-download-quicklinks ldcjs-sticky-section\" style=\"background-image:url();\" id=\"ir-quicklinks\">\n\n  <div class=\"block-ir-download-quicklinks__cover\"><\/div>\n\n  <div 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