Ingredion announces 2022 Sustainability Report: 'Growing Forward Together'

Last year, the company provided greater transparency and critical data, enabling its customers to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Courtesy of Ingredion

Ingredion Incorporated, a global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage industry, has released its 2022 sustainability report, titled "Growing Forward Together." The report details progress against the company’s 2030 sustainability goals and underscores its purpose to bring together the potential of people, nature, and technology to make life better.

"I am proud of the meaningful progress that we made against our 2030 sustainability goals, which includes significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, deepening stakeholder engagements, and advancing our efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive culture," said Jim Zallie, Ingredion's president and chief executive officer. “We are committed to building on our progress by continuing to focus on initiatives that create a more sustainable world for future generations.”

2022 sustainability highlights include:

Received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for 2030 emissions reduction targets
Partnered with HowGood to provide greater transparency and critical data enabling customers to achieve more sustainable outcomes
Promoted regenerative agriculture with customers and expanded projects with growers by 45,000 acres
Advanced goal to sustainably source 100% of Tier 1 priority crops (i.e., corn, tapioca, potato, stevia, and pulses) by 2025 and ended 2022 at 48%, up from 33% during the prior year

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