Our ambition is to have the most sustainable food supply chains in the world
From small family farms to global shipping lanes, Cargill works every day to implement new sustainable practices to reduce our impact on the planet and protect people.
Through our long history, we have seen agriculture be part of the solution to the world’s most urgent challenges. We know that we must address climate change and conserve water and forests, while meeting the rising demand for food. These are complex challenges, but we have overcome many obstacles to keep our food system resilient and we will continue. We feel a deep responsibility to protect the planet and its people, to ensure a cleaner, safer future for generations to come.
Our Priorities
We’ve set priorities that account for the diverse environmental, social and economic impacts of our business. Still, we realize that no company can take on these challenges on its own. Through connection and collaboration with farmers, our customers, and global and local communities, we believe our food system will remain resilient.
Transparency and Governance
We believe accountability drives progress. Our sustainability goals are ambitious, but achievable – and we’ll hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency until we’ve accomplished them.
Pilar Cruz, Cargill’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Team member, oversees the company’s policies and programs to deliver against our global commitments. Progress is reported internally every quarter and externally once a year. Our Board of Directors is also regularly briefed on our material ESG risks and opportunities, informed by feedback from our key stakeholders.
Our ESG report, supply chain grievance dashboards and other public information can be found on our Reporting Hub.
Reporting Hub
At Cargill, we are committed to transparency – in our own operations and across our global supply chains. This reporting hub provides information on environmental, social and governance topics to demonstrate progress towards our sustainability commitments and our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Sustainability Features
What is child labor — and how are we addressing it?
We’re partnering with stakeholders across the globe to make an impact on child labor.
Read Time: 5 minutes
Stopping deforestation in cocoa: To go far, go together
A deforestation-free cocoa supply chain is possible. How do we know? Because we can see it taking shape in West Africa.
Sustainable beef: Bringing farmers, ranchers and customers together to fight climate change
Cargill’s BeefUp Sustainability initiative aims to cut beef emissions from our North American beef supply chain by 30% by 2030.
Read Time: 4 minutes
Cargill and Cruyff Foundation build first Cruyff Court in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Cruyff Foundation, in collaboration with Cargill and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, has built a state-of-the-art Cruyff Court in Tema, Ghana, where sports and game activities will be deployed for children and young people.
Educating children to help whole cocoa communities thrive
In cocoa-growing communities, investing in education pays dividends far beyond the classroom. When children go to school and adults get training, the surrounding communities benefit in myriad ways.
‘If you want to go far, go together’: 10 ways this African proverb sums up a decade of progress for cocoa communities
Cargill’s global sustainability director for our cocoa and chocolate business reflects on 10 years of the Cargill Cocoa Promise.
Read Time: 5 minutes