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ADM announces ambitious sustainability commitments
ADM has recently announced a new plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 25% and its energy intensity by 15% by 2035. “Every single day, ADM is focused on keeping its employees healthy and safe while simultaneously ensuring we are continuing to support the world’s food supply,� said Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “At the same time, we believe
it remains vitally important that we continue to plan for the future and remain good longterm stewards of our company and our planet. We know that the health of our natural resources is critical to our future. Consumers around the world know it as well, and they are making it clear that they expect their food and drink to come from sustainable ingredients, produced by
companies that share their values. “We care deeply about our partners, our customers, our employees, our shareholders, and the planet, and that is why we are setting these ambitious emissions and energy goals for ourselves. Our future will be stronger for these goals.� The new goals follow on ADM’s original “15x20� plan, unveiled in 2011, in which the company committed to per-unit
improvements in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water DQG ZDVWH WR ODQGË‹OO E\ After meeting those goals ahead of schedule, ADM engaged WSP Global, one of the world’s leading engineering professional VHUYLFHV Ë‹UPV WR FRQGXFW DQ in-depth feasibility study to help shape a new set of commitments to combat climate change. :63ȢV VWXG\ LGHQWLË‹HG VHYHUDO pathways toward success, including: • Purchasing renewable electricity; • Increasing use of biomass fuels; ČŠ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ ËŒHHW FKDQJHV • Equipment changes in some locations. “Our new goals are ambitious yet achievable,â€? Luciano continued. “The greenhouse gas emissions we’ll save will be the equivalent of those from charging every single smart phone on the planet 250 times. This is going to have a real impact and is a key way in which we’re going to continue to give our customers an edge in meeting the market challenges of today and tomorrow.â€?
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