ESG Scorecard

Transparency in Focus

Cargill’s purpose is to be the leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We have set science-based targets and invested in bold action to deliver on our ambition. We are committed to reporting progress against those goals, and to expanding transparency about the impacts of our operations, products and services, and supply chains around the world.

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ENVIRONMENTAL
	Strategic Commitments and Targets		Progress by end of FY21
Climate ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	Scope 1 and 2 (Operations)1: Reduce absolute operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 10% by 2025		-3.97% reduction2 from FY17 baseline
	Scope 3 (Supply Chain): Reduce global GHG emissions from our global supply chain by 30% by 2030, measured per ton of product		0.06M MT CO2e reduced3
Water ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	Priority watersheds: Achieve sustainable water management4 in all priority watersheds by 2030		Target met in 4 priority watersheds (3% progress)
	Operations: Implement water stewardship practices at all priority facilities by 2025		52% average implementation of water stewardship practices across all priority facilities
Land ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	Transform our agricultural supply chains to be deforestation-free by 2030	Achieve zero deforestation across our priority supply chains of palm, soy and cocoa	Please visit our Reporting Hub for detailed land use reporting on our priority supply chains

SOCIAL
	Strategic Commitments and Targets		Progress by end of FY21
Farmer Livelihoods ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	Work alongside farmers to increase the economic, social and climate resilience of farming households and communities	Train 10 million farmers in sustainable agricultural practices by 2030	4.1M farmers attended training
		To improve the nutrition and economic livelihoods of 100 million people through the production, promotion and consumption of poultry by 2030	11.49M people reached
Global Impact Contributions ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	Build vibrant communities through partnerships, philanthropy, economic development and employee volunteerism	Invest 2% global pre-tax earnings to advance social and environmental impact priorities and support local communities	$110.5M donated across 56 countries5
Inclusion & Diversity ____ Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:	To be a respected global leader in inclusion and diversity	Achieve gender parity in leadership by 2030 globally	31.76% women in leadership roles

¹ Scope 1 and 2 refer to GHG emissions from our operations and from energy purchased from the grid, respectively. Scope 3 refers to upstream and downstream supply chain emissions.
² Calendar year 2020 results. Cargill’s Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory for calendar year 2020 was verified at a limited level of assurance by Optera. Please see Cargill’s 2021 CDP Climate response for more information.
³ Cargill will report a % reduction against baseline by end of FY2022
⁴ We define sustainable water management as effectively balancing and addressing the shared water challenges of availability, quality and access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), using an approach that is informed by local context.
⁵ Based on global, consolidated pre-tax earnings over a three-year trailing average