skip to main content
Cargill Logo
Cargill
  • Our Stories
  • About Cargill

    About Cargill

    • Our approach
    • Cargill at a Glance
    • Executive Team
    • Innovation
    • 2024 Annual Report
    • Our History
    • Community Engagement
    • Research & Development
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • Ethics & Compliance
    • Supplier Central
    • Contact Us
  • Sustainability

    Sustainability

    • Supply Chains
    • Sustainability Priorities
    • 2024 Impact Report
    • Reporting Hub
    • Newsletter signup
  • News

    News

    • All Press Releases
    • Company Statements
    • In The News
  • Products & Services

    Products & Services

    • Agriculture
    • Animal Nutrition
    • Beauty
    • Bioindustrial
    • Foodservice
    • Food & Beverage
    • Industrial
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Meat & Poultry
    • Risk Management
    • Supplements
    • Transportation
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Worldwide
  • Contact
Home/ Products & Services/Food & Beverage/Europe, Middle East, Africa/Sustainability: Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers/Sustainability in Sourcing, Production & Supply Chain
Food & Beverage - Europe, Middle East, Africa
  • Sustainability: Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers
    • Sustainability Goals
    • Sustainability Programs
    • Sustainability in Sourcing, Production & Supply Chain
    • Regenerative Agriculture
    • Contact Us
 
Sustainability in Production and Supply Chain

Sustainability in Sourcing, Production & Supply Chain

Contact Us

More consumers are holding themselves accountable, but are also demanding a higher level of transparency from food and beverage brands. Well-informed consumers are querying on what they buy, and want to know exactly where their purchases come from and how they are made. In this way, these consumers often choose products that support sustainability throughout the supply chain. In fact 3 in 5 consumers in Europe say “I research the environmental pledges of brands/manufacturers/retailers.”*

At Cargill, we are working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, as well as to drive positive change across our supply chains. This includes creating a more sustainable raw material supply chain and also creating more sustainable production.

* Source: *FMCG Gurus, 2021

Delivering Sustainably To The Customers 

Sustainability is at the heart of our Cargill Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers sustainability strategy and it’s intertwined into every step of our global operations. That’s why we’ve committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our supply chain and production.

To reduce our impact on the environment, we have the goals of reducing emissions: 

  • We have committed to reducing emissions in our supply chain by 30% by 2030 per ton of product sold. We will achieve this through the use of regenerative agriculture. 
  • We have committed to reducing emissions in our production by 10% by 2025.

More information

 

Sustainable sourcing

At Cargill, we are working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, and drive positive change across our supply chains. This includes creating a more sustainable crop supply for our ingredients. To achieve sustainable sourcing, Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers Europe has set sustainability goals.

*Corn and wheat sourced in European Union & UK.

Farmer livelihood

Famer Livelihoods Enhance local farmer’s livelihood through extensive training programs including the Red Seaweed Promise™

Learn more about the Red Seaweed Promise™

Sustainably Sourced Raw Materials

Sustainable Sourced Raw Materials Farm Sustainability Assessment

Sustainable sourced raw materials externally and independently verified through third-party verification - Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA). FSA is a standardized reference developed by SAI Platform, a food industry organization dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture in the food chain. It’s designed to help producers assess their sustainable practices, and support manufacturers in the sourcing of sustainably grown products. Farmers are independently audited in order to support credible sustainability claims.

Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers Europe is partnering with farmers to source third-party verified raw materials across our product lines – red seaweed, soy, corn, wheat, maize, stevia, and citrus fruits.

Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) Silver Benchmark / Independently Audited Externally verified and benchmarked at Silver level according to the Farm Sustainability Assessment. This level confirms whether the farmer is implementing sustainability actions on their farm that meet or are above European legislative requirements in the area of soil and water conservation, biodiversity, and crop protection.

 

Certified raw materials certified support agricultural practices in four priority areas:

Sustainable soured raw materials


Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative Agriculture In addition to sourcing benchmarked at silver level according to Farm Sustainability Assessment, we are also promoting the transition to regenerative agriculture across Europe to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration. By implementing regenerative agricultural techniques, farmers are able to increase productivity, while also reducing chemical inputs and soil tillage.

To reduce our impact on the environment through sustainable sourcing:

  • We have set a global goal to provide training on sustainable agricultural practices and improve access to markets for 10 million farmers by 2030.

More information

  • We will focus our efforts on improving water availability and quality in the supply chains and regions where we can drive positive change.

More information


Sustainable Sourcing Projects

At Cargill, we are working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, and drive positive change across our supply chains. This includes creating a more sustainable crop supply for our ingredients.

Sustainably sourced Corn and Wheat

We work towards the creation of a more sustainable crop supply for our ingredients, including wheat.

More

Waxy Corn Sustainable Sourcing

This farm-based program leverages strong partnerships between Cargill, farmers and co-op suppliers to address key sustainability challenges.

More

Sustainably Sourced Pectin

We are working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way and drive positive change across our supply chains. This includes creating a more sustainable crop supply, including pectin.

More

Sustainably Sourced Lecithin

We work towards a more sustainable supply and production of our ingredients, including lecithin.

More

Fiber Sustainability

At Cargill, we’re working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way and drive positive change across our supply chains. This is true in our continuous effort in fiber sustainability.

More

Plant proteins

Cargill is positioned to lead the future of protein, bringing protein in all forms, including ingredients to the plant-based and alternative protein category for over 20 years. 

More

Related information

More about our Sustainability efforts in Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers

  • In this section

  • Sustainability Goals
  • Sustainability Programs
  • Regenerative Agriculture
  • Sustainable Supply Chains

  • Waxy Corn Sustainable Sourcing
  • Sustainably sourced Corn and Wheat
  • Sustainable Seaweed
  • Sustainable Stevia
Linkedin Facebook Instagram YouTube
Contact Worldwide
Privacy Notices Fraud Notice
Website Terms of Use Purchase Order Terms
© 2025 Cargill, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.