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About Us

Our Convictions

What nature has to offer is our privilege to use, and we believe that we have a responsibility to use it with great respect, in fairness to all and toward a sustainable tomorrow. This has shaped our purpose.

Our Purpose

Our Purpose

At LDC, we are guided by a shared purpose: to create fair and sustainable value, for the benefit of current and future generations.

Fairness means working hand in hand with all value chain stakeholders – local farmers, suppliers, partners, customers and consumers – to find shared solutions to common challenges, for the benefit of everyone.

And sustainability means running our business responsibly – wherever we are and whatever we do – so that it can exist for the next 170 years.

Our Vision

Driven by our purpose to create fair and sustainable value, we work to realize our vision for a safe and sustainable future, contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing population.

To do so, we are transforming to embrace more of the agricultural value chain, working with both suppliers and customers to ensure the sustainable and traceable product journey, from farm to fork, that customers, consumers and our planet expect from us.

Our Mission

Since 1851, our mission has been to use our know-how and global reach to bring the right product to the right location, at the right time.

For more than 170 years, we have sourced agricultural products where they are grown, and transported and transformed them for customers and consumers around the world.

As we adapt to evolving market conditions, emerging consumer trends and a changing environment, we increasingly leverage our network and expertise to process and transform crops – ourselves and with partners – and invest in the future of food, seeking innovative and sustainable solutions to feed a growing population for the long-term.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, guiding the way we work as a company.

01Humility

01Humility

As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.

02Commitment

02Commitment

We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet’s finite resources.

03Diversity

03Diversity

As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.

04Entrepreneurship

04Entrepreneurship

Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.

01Humility

01Humility

As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.

02Commitment

02Commitment

We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet’s finite resources.

03Diversity

03Diversity

As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.

04Entrepreneurship

04Entrepreneurship

Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.

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