Cargill Reduces Environmental Footprint

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, our privately held company employs 160,000 people in 67 countries. Cargill has intensified efforts to reduce their environmental footprint with the following 2010 goals:

• Improve energy efficiency by 20 percent against fiscal year 2001 baseline.
• Increase use of renewable energy to 10 percent of energy demand.
• Improve greenhouse gas intensity by 8 percent against fiscal year 2006 baseline.
• Improve freshwater efficiency by 2 percent against fiscal year 2006 baseline.

In addition, Cargill made a voluntary, but legally binding commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from U.S. locations by joining the Chicago Climate Exchange∆ (CCX∆). That commitment requires the firm to reduce emissions by 6 percent by 2010 (from a 1998-2001 baseline) and to achieve annual milestones along the way.

Source: www.cargill.com