Cargill releases preview on aqua nutrition sustainability 

Minneapolis, Minn. and Bergen, Norway, March 06, 2018. Cargill has delivered on its commitment to widen its sustainability reporting to all of its dedicated aqua feed facilities, according to its annual sustainability report preview issued today.

“After a decade of reporting on the sustainability of our salmon feed, we now address feed for shrimp, tilapia and other species” said Einar Wathne, President, Cargill Aqua Nutrition. “It’s important for us to support our customers with sustainability insights and to continue managing the impacts of our operations across the value chain.”

The sustainability report is once again based on a value chain approach to sustainability, which broadens the perspective of sustainability beyond the direct impact of its operations and into the wider societal impacts.

The full sustainability report will be published at the end of April but Cargill wanted to share highlights from the past year earlier than in previous years. Highlights from the sustainability performance in 2017 include:

More sustainable growth

• We now report on all 17 of Cargill Aqua Nutrition’s dedicated feed mill facilities across 12 countries. This covers about 80% of Cargill’s aquafeed production footprint
• In 2017 we reached an important milestone in our sourcing policy as nearly all of our 700 raw material suppliers signed the Cargill Aqua Nutrition Supplier Code of Conduct
• With our continued focus on waste, especially plastic, we are recycling about 70% of our waste, a number we seek to increase
• We continue to partner with stakeholders throughout the value chain and we are committed to working to support the global United Nations sustainable development goals

Better practices and satisfied stakeholders

Customers and Consumers:
We have improved nutrient resource efficiencies and developed functional feeds, reducing the impact of waste and disease on seafood producers.

Employees
Our safety culture has spread across our company. Incident rates are above our ambitious targets and are we already taking actions to correct this.

Communities
We strive to be a good neighbour, not just a compliant one.

Suppliers
Engagement with suppliers drives fisheries to join improvement programs and soy processors to work with their suppliers on certification schemes.

“Cargill is working to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. This is an ambitious vision and we cannot achieve it alone. Only through collaborations can we understand and work to solve the global food supply challenges.” Einar Wathne commented.

The Cargill Aqua Nutrition Sustainability Report Preview for 2017 is available here