Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2018
Building positive momentum year on year in delivering on our commitments to sustainability and supply chain transparency
People
In addition to a continued focus on safety, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace is another priority to create the best environment for our people to flourish and contribute to creating fair and sustainable value
Diversity
In addition to a continued focus on safety, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace is another priority to create the best environment for our people to flourish and contribute to creating fair and sustainable value
Learning & Development
We continued to invest in tools and programs supporting the pro-fessional growth of our people, to help them reach their full potential
SHE
We continued to invest in safety, health & environmental (SHE) protection measures, aiming to embed these in the daily work of every single employee.
Human Rights
As stated in our global Code of Conduct, we do not tolerate child or forced labor anywhere in our supply chains
Environment
We continued to focus on efforts to improve environmental performance across our operations, even if we fell short of environmental targets for 2018, due mostly to lower volumes and extreme weather patterns
Harnessing Solar Power
We installed solar panels at our oilseeds storage facilities in Kenya and Brazil, making the latter energy self-sufficient
Reducing Energy Consumption
Our Ponta Grossa oilseeds processing asset in Brazil cut electricity consumption by 1.7%
Recycling Solid Waste
Our facility in Lampung, Indonesia reuses ash generated when refining palm oil, turning it into cement and bricks instead of discarding it as waste
Saving Water
Our Matão juice processing plant in São Paulo state, Brazil, installed a new conveyor belt system that will save over 175,000m3 of water annually
Communities
Working with local experts, we want to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals related to education, poverty, health and life on earth. We do this by creating jobs, protecting the environment, training and educating communities, and supporting health projects.
Farmer Training Center in India
We opened a center in Gurugram to train farmers in new crop technologies and efficient irrigation methods
Vocational Agri-School in Ivory Coast
We are building a vocational school to teach innovative and sustainable agricultural practices to local farmers
Sustainable Micro-Farming in Brazil
We helped train açaí farmers in Marajó and Rurópolis to improve the yield, quality and profitability of their production, providing dedicated technical support
Agroforestry for Sustainability in Brazil and Africa
We trained local farming families to grow nutritious and profitable crops, while protecting biodiversity
Partners
We believe that we can have a greater impact by working through partnerships, leveraging our position to learn from, train and create change with others toward Sustainable Development Goals
ILO
Through collaboration with the ILO and other ACME members, we helped eradicate child labor from cotton harvests in Uzbekistan
WBCSD
Alongside other Soft Commodities Forum members, we are committed to moving the conversation from deforestation to non-conversion
United Nations
We are contributing to the private movement for social change on the human rights of LGBTI people
Louis Dreyfus Foundation
In partnership with local experts and authorities, we are supporting farming communities in three continents to rise out of poverty and toward sustainable self-sufficiency
Insights from Our Platforms
Palm Oil
Juice
Coffee
Cotton
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