Sustainability
Sustainability is a core element of our business model
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and the other value chain stakeholders: our people, our partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us
Caring for People
LDC’s approximately 18,000 employees are active in more than 100 countries around the world. It’s our priority to ensure their safety, wellbeing and continued development, by promoting a work environment that encourages safe behaviors, respect for diversity and human rights, and equal opportunities to learn and grow.
Working with Partners
Recognizing that we can have a greater impact by working with others, we leverage our position as a leading agricultural merchant and processor to make a positive difference in our value chains, learning from, training and creating change with others through collaboration and partnerships
Investing in Communities
We invest in the development and resilience of local communities living close to our operations around the world, encouraging our employees to support and volunteer in their communities, wherever they live and work
Protecting the Environment
We are committed to helping sustain a growing population while respecting our planet’s finite natural resources. To minimize the environmental impact of our activities, we continually monitor the way we operate to identify gaps, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement along the value chain.
Responsible Supply Chain
Our highly committed teams work continually to boost sustainability within their respective value chains, leveraging our leading position to promote the adoption of our sustainability policies and standards among suppliers
Sustainability in Uruguay
At LDC, we see ourselves as an integral part of the thousands of local communities around our operations worldwide, and are committed to contributing to their long-term development and welfare. Our operations touch thousands of communities worldwide, which is why we engage in projects specifically tailored to local needs.
In Uruguay, LDC organizes or participates in a variety of initiatives to support local communities, many of them tailored to local needs, such as:
- Safety workshops and talks at rural schools near our assets
- Support for Uruguay’s Food Bank (Banco de Alimentos de Uruguay), which distributes food to institutions nationwide, including schools and centers for underprivileged people in the locations where we operate
- Equipment and materials donations to schools near our plants
- Participation in ‘La Chocleada‘, in which LDC volunteers harvest corn by hand for donation to dozens of institutions and NGOs which help feed underprivileged people
- Participation by LDC volunteers in the construction of emergency housing, in collaboration with NGO Techo
Sustainability Reporting
At LDC, we are committed to contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing global population, working with our partners to create fair and sustainable value across the food chain.
To ensure that we continue to improve, we set sustainability targets across our business and report on our progress regularly, through reports that detail how we have performed.
Our annual sustainability reports also highlight key successes and challenges, and set out LDC’s forward-looking focus to deliver on our commitments to sustainability and transparency.
Explore our latest sustainability report
