ESG Scorecard
Fiscal year 2023
Cargill’s purpose is to nourish 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. We are actively investing in and accelerating our progress against the targets that are listed as needs attention.
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Key:
Climate
Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:
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Progress by end of fiscal year 2023 |
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| Scope 1 and 2 (Operations)1: Reduce absolute operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 10% by 2025 |
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-10.97% reduction2 from 2017 baseline
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| Scope 3 (Supply Chain): Reduce global GHG emissions from our global supply chain by 30% by 2030, measured per ton of product |
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-0.43M MT CO2e reduced3 through supply chain sustainability programs |
Land and Water
Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:
| Target metrics | Status | Progress by end of fiscal year 2023 | ||
Transform our agricultural supply chains to be deforestation-free |
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| Eliminate deforestation across our agricultural supply chain by 2030 |
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Please see the Sustainable Supply Chains section of Cargill’s ESG report for detailed land use reporting. Each of our priority supply chains provides a dashboard of progress against key land use metrics | ||
Enable a water positive impact4 in our operations, supply chains, and communities |
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| Operations: Implement water stewardship practices at all 72 priority facilities by 2025 |
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Average implementation of water stewardship practices across all priority facilities
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| Priority regions: Enable a water positive impact in all priority regions by 2030 |
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Progress toward enabling a water positive impact
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People
Our targets contribute to the following SDGs:
| Target metrics | Status | Progress by end of fiscal year 2023 | ||
Partner with farmers to help their businesses and communities thrive for generations to come |
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| Provide 10 million farmer trainings in sustainable agricultural practices by 2030 |
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Attendance at farmer trainings since 2017
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| Improve nutrition and economic livelihoods by reaching 100 million people by 2030 through the production, promotion, and consumption of poultry |
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People reached
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To be a respected global leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion |
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| Achieve gender parity in leadership by 2030 globally |
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Percentage of women in leadership roles toward our goal of 50%
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Build vibrant communities through partnerships, philanthropy, economic development, and employee volunteerism |
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| Invest 2% global pre-tax earnings to advance social and environmental impact priorities and support local communities5 |
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Donated across 70 countries this year
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1 Scope 1 and 2 refers 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 2022 result. Our Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory was verified at a limited level of assurance by S&P Global. Please see Cargill’s 2023 CDP Climate Response for more information.
3 Cargill will report a percent reduction against baseline once we complete our full Scope 3 inventory. Please see Cargill’s 2023 CDP Climate Response for more information.
4 Cargill defines a water positive impact as effectively improving watershed health by 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 our footprint and the severity of local water challenges.
5 Based on global, consolidated pre-tax earnings over a three-year trailing average.