Two major companies announce new AgWater Challenge Commitments to improve water stewardship and sustainable agriculture

Two major agricultural giants, representing 12 billion USD in annual revenue, announced new commitments to improve water stewardship as part of the Ceres and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) AgWater Challenge. They include Danone North America, owner of iconic dairy and plant-based brands and leading sweetener and starch producer Ingredion. “We welcome these bold commitments to reduce water impacts by deploying strong soil health practices,” said Dr. Beth Hooker, senior manager of water and agriculture resilience at Ceres. “Having commitments from companies which range across multiple crops—corn, dairy feed, almonds, cassava,…

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Ceres and World Wildlife Fund Announce Target and ADM Join the AgWater Challenge

Ceres and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announce the addition of Target, a general merchandise retailer that serves guests at more than 1,800 stores, and Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, to the AgWater Challenge. The two companies’ new water stewardship commitments were shared today at the Financial Times Water Summit in London. Ceres and WWF first launched the AgWater Challenge in 2016 to encourage better water stewardship among the world’s most influential food and beverage companies. Target and ADM join seven…

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