By “sustainability information” we mean quantitative and qualitative information on the strategies, policies or activities we pursue towards our business, environmental and social goals. In reporting this, we focus on the aspects that are most material to our business and our stakeholders.
Our corporate website and the Environmental, Social and Governance Report (ESG Report) are our main vehicles for disclosing sustainability performance. We report our progress toward achieving our Good Growth Plan commitments as well as our performance on people, sustainable agriculture, sustainable operations, and business integrity. We disclose Good Growth Plan progress data using Open Data format so that it’s searchable, usable and shareable online. We also report greenhouse gas emissions and water use through the climate change and water programs of CDP.
To make information more accessible to stakeholders, we answer their frequently asked questions and respond directly to questions and requests for information.
Annual reporting
We publish reports outlining our sustainability performance every year. Reports for the last three years can be found below. Past reports can be found in the Presentations and publications.
2020, for the first time, we published an ESG Report in its current format. Our latest ESG Report 2022 has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Universal Standards 2021, addresses TCFD’s recommended disclosures and includes content indexes for GRI, SASB, UNGC and the SDGs. Starting 2021, we also publish a report summarizing our progress toward achieving the targets we set in our Good Growth Plan.
Fighting climate change.
Our Good Growth Plan is driving the way we add sustainable value to farmers around the world, see how we’re doing so far.
Robust sustainability reporting
Sustainability information helps people to better understand our activities, challenges and opportunities. External stakeholders and internal managers use it to measure performance and make decisions about the company. We want them to have complete confidence in it.
To establish sound internal controls for reporting sustainability information in our Sustainable Business Report, we’ve been guided by the principles outlined in the 2013 COSO Internal Control-Integrated Framework and we’ve applied financial reporting concepts and practices. We designed and implemented an internal control environment supported by improved reporting processes and systems, clearly defined accountabilities and detailed documented procedures. We also developed a Sustainability Reporting Guideline to direct our non-financial reporting activities and extensively trained the individuals involved in reporting. Our reporting is guided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles, externally assured by PwC and approved by the Board of Directors.
We share our data to be transparent, accountable, and to engage with our stakeholders in helping to make agriculture ever more sustainable.