Nourishing the future
Letter to our stakeholders from Cargill CEO Brian Sikes
Every grain grows from a single seed. With the right conditions and care, each seed takes root before its shoot rises from the soil, reaching for sunlight, water, and the chance to grow.
At Cargill, our roots run deep. For 159 years, our company has grown with purpose to meet the evolving needs of a hungry world. Today, from our unique position at the center of the food system, the conditions are right to reach for urgently needed solutions that will nourish the future.
And the future isn’t far off. As we race to feed a fast-growing population, our first horizon is 2030.
Nourishing people’s future
Everyone deserves a chance to succeed. We empower people around the world by advancing equity, access, and opportunities — from inclusive workplace programs to commercial possibilities to community support. All to help people build better lives.
CASE STUDY
Empowering the women who empower our food system
Challenge
Women play a pivotal role in our food system. However, gender inequity in agriculture has created barriers to success for women around the world.
Approach
We work across supply chains and communities to provide more equitable opportunities for women in food and agriculture — from education to business training to economic empowerment.
Impact
Through our She Thrives initiative with CARE, we’ve educated 1,000 women smallholder farmers in Vietnam. With LadyAgri, we’ve provided women in Cameroon with climate-smart food processing equipment, such as solar dryers, to support their market access, increase their revenue, and improve their household food security. And with Educampo, through En Pro de la Mujer, we’ve empowered 200 women farmers in Mexico to use eggs to generate income.
Nourishing our customers’ future
Our customers need innovative solutions to meet their evolving needs. We partner to help them embrace their biggest opportunities and overcome their greatest challenges. Together, we help businesses, communities and the world prosper.
CASE STUDY
Leading the industry in eliminating industrially produced trans-fatty acids
Challenge
As consumers seek healthier food options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on food companies to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFAs) from the global food supply.
Approach
We’re leading the way in removing iTFAs for our customers. This year, we became the first global edible oils supplier to meet the WHO’s best practice for limiting iTFAs in food.
Impact
We have now eliminated more than 1.5 billion pounds of products containing iTFAs from the global supply chain over more than 25 years — including for customers like PepsiCo.
Nourishing our planet’s future
A healthy planet is vital for us all. That’s why sustainability guides our decision-making and is embedded in our purpose. Our actions today help preserve our planet for generations to come.
CASE STUDY
Making waves: Our groundbreaking wind technology sets sail
Challenge
Most of the world’s food is transported by sea. Ocean shipping, however, accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change.
Approach
As a charterer, we are partnering and investing to find solutions that can help transform the industry. One potential solution? The Pyxis Ocean, the first bulk carrier retrofitted with airplane-style wings to harness the power of wind. We developed the WindWings™ technology with BAR Technologies and MC Shipping.
Impact
WindWings allows the ship’s engine to be powered down to consume less fuel and produce less emissions. During initial voyages across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the ship has shown promising early results and is now the most efficient Kamsarmax vessel on the water, according to RightShip’s GHG rating.
This project was built on partnership and cooperation because it’s always difficult to be the first at something. In an engineering sense, we were making a discovery.