Tag: Cargill

Cargill’s U.S. oil refineries connect all customers to 100% RSPO-certified palm oil

Stuart Mitchell

Reflecting growing consumer and customer demand for more sustainably sourced ingredients, Cargill will be one of the first, large-scale U.S. suppliers to exclusively offer palm oil certified by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). As of October 2023, the company will no longer offer conventional palm oil in its U.S. portfolio. The decision to solely offer RSPO-certified palm oil from Cargill’s U.S. refineries addresses rising demand from both consumers, who increasingly prioritize sustainability in their purchase decisions, and food manufacturers and retailers, who are working to advance their supply…

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Nestlé, Cargill and CCm Technologies launch collaborative pilot to turn cocoa shells into low carbon fertiliser

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé UK & Ireland and Cargill launch their latest regenerative agriculture initiative, a UK supply chain trial, to assess whether cocoa shells from a confectionery site in York could be used to create a low carbon fertiliser.   This two-year trial is designed to evaluate the fertiliser’s performance on crop production, soil health and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction. If successful, up to 7,000 tonnes of low carbon fertiliser could be produced and offered to farmers in Nestlé’s UK wheat supply chain. This amount of fertiliser equates to around 25%…

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Cargill Wins 2023 BIG Sustainability Awards for Leadership in the Industry and Service of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Business Intelligence Group (BIG) recently named Cargill the recipient of the Sustainability Leadership Award and Sustainability Service of the Year in its 2023 Sustainability Awards program. The BIG Sustainability Awards honor those people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. Cargill knows agriculture plays an important role in addressing global challenges like climate change and food insecurity, but that is only possible when sustainable solutions are economically viable for the producers who work hard every day to feed the…

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Global Water Challenge and Cargill Launch Impactful New Projects To Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water in Brazil

Stuart Mitchell

Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the launch of new projects in Brazil, in partnership with Brazilian based non-profit organizations. This initiative supports Cargill’s global commitment to addressing local water challenges and specifically improving access to safe drinking water in communities in priority regions. Cargill and GWC launched its Cargill Currents platform in 2021 to address water challenges faced by local communities. The program supports access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and enhanced water security in priority regions by tailoring to the specific needs of the target communities. The…

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Cargill and BAR Technologies’ ground-breaking wind technology sets sail, chartering a new lower-carbon path for the maritime industry

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill and BAR Technologies’ ground-breaking innovation, BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine sets sail on open waters, testing new technology that will bring cutting edge wind propulsion to commercial shipping for the first time. Mitsubishi Corporation’s Pyxis Ocean, chartered by Cargill, is the first vessel to be retrofitted with two WindWings, which are large wing sails measuring up to 37,5 meters in height that can be fitted to the deck of cargo ships to harness the power of wind. Produced by industrialization partner Yara Marine Technologies, they are expected to…

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