Climate Change Data

ADAMA Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:276,061 (tCO2e/year)
Scope 1 Emissions:413,466 (tCO2e/year)
Total Energy Consumption:3,758 (TJ/year)
Water Consumption:3,575,850 (m3/year)
Waste Generated:33,326 (tons/year)
Carbon Intensity:252 (tonne CO2e/ $million revenues)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 30% decrease in GHG emission per tonne production, from averaged values 2011-2020
  • 36% more recycle and reused hazardous waste compared to 2020
  • 57% of our sites are ISO 14001 certified

Social Achievements

  • Launched new learning platform, SPARK
  • 35% of all open positions were filled internally in 2021
  • 87% employee retention rate

Governance Achievements

  • Established an ethics committee
  • Established the role of Ethics Officer
  • Operates a global confidential reporting system (SpeakUp)

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • 10% reduction in energy generated by fossil fuel in absolute terms and/or per tonne production from 2019 values by 2024
  • 15% reduction in hazardous waste disposed to landfill or incineration in absolute terms and/or per tonne production from 2019 values by 2024
  • 10% reduction in water consumption in absolute terms and/or per tonne production from 2019 values by 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in the number of complaints reported through SpeakUp (from 5 in 2020 to 23 in 2021)
  • Discontinuing sales of certain active ingredients due to regulatory changes
  • Managing health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
  • Conducted in-depth research on the increase in complaints
  • Developed a proactive and responsible approach to discontinue sales of certain products
  • Established new guidelines and protocols for managing health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: KPMG Somekh Chaikin

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 6
  • Goal 7
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 12

Initiatives related to water management, renewable energy, sustainable industrial processes, and waste reduction.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Bralic (biological product based on garlic oil extract)
  • Soratel (fungicide formulation with higher efficacy)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1,422,292 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:444,707 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:977,585 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:0.5%
Total Energy Consumption:12,503 TJ
Water Consumption:11,066,527 m3
Waste Generated:143,752 tons
Carbon Intensity:254 tCO2e/million USD revenues (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Products
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Responsible supply chain
  • Farmers’ empowerment
  • Ethical business conduct
  • Employees
  • Community relations

Environmental Achievements

  • 20% decrease in water consumption and wastewater discharge vs. 2021
  • 9% reduction in hazardous waste generation
  • 49% of hazardous and non-hazardous waste recycled
  • In Australia, from 2020 to 2022, 25 high-load products reduced product volume by 10.8 million liters, resulting in 1 million fewer drums and caps, 541 fewer trucks on the road, and 32,000 fewer pallets.

Social Achievements

  • 31% of all open positions were filled internally
  • 87.6% employee retention rate
  • $2.8 million in community donations during 2022

Governance Achievements

  • 88% of our people completed the COC yearly training
  • Zero incidents of corruption
  • Zero incidents of non-compliance with laws and/or regulations in the social and economic area

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 5% annually until 2030
  • Significantly increase sales of “Sustainability Leading” products, including Biologicals by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% by 2024 (2019 baseline)
  • Reduce absolute energy from fossil fuel consumption by 10% by 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Higher than expected carbon footprint despite maintaining 2021 intensity levels due to increased production volumes.
  • Limited number of new active ingredients (AIs) available for innovation.
  • Growing resistance to many existing AIs and increasing regulatory restrictions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Set a target of reducing scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 5% on average every year until 2030.
  • Investing in proprietary, advanced Formulation Technologies to optimize existing AIs.
  • Developing a standardized assessment tool to measure product sustainability and guide innovation towards more sustainable products.
  • Collaborating with agricultural technology companies to find new ways to complement solutions.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Ethical business conduct
  • Human rights
  • Environmental compliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, UN SDGs

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: KPMG

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
  • 10
  • 12

See report for details on how initiatives contribute to each SDG.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Low Dose products
  • High Load products
  • Biological products

Awards & Recognition

  • MAALA Platinum medal (2022)
  • LinkedIn’s top 25 Best Workplaces to Grow your Career in Israel

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:333,367 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:885,325 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:10.5%
Total Energy Consumption:10,425 TJ
Water Consumption:9,743,757 m³
Waste Generated:101,296 tons
Carbon Intensity:262 tonne CO2e/ million USD revenues

ESG Focus Areas

  • Products - sustainability, quality, high efficiency, safety, and innovation
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Responsible supply chain
  • Farmers’ empowerment
  • Ethical business conduct
  • Employees - DEI, empowerment, and development
  • Community relations and employee engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • 14% reduction in absolute carbon footprint vs. 2022, while maintaining carbon footprint intensity at the same level
  • 10.5% of our energy is from renewable energy sources
  • ~12% decrease in water consumption and a 7% reduction in wastewater discharge vs. 2022
  • 30% reduction in hazardous waste generation
  • 48% of hazardous waste is recycled
  • 342M USD invested in environmental upgrades during the past 3 years

Social Achievements

  • 32% of all open positions were filled internally
  • 90% employee retention rate
  • 50% increase in total training hours for employees - from 113K hours to 168K hours
  • 2.1M USD in community donations

Governance Achievements

  • 93% of our people completed the COC yearly training
  • Zero incidents of non-compliance with laws and/or regulations in the social and economic area
  • 87% of employees completed the data privacy training
  • ADAMA's Board of Directors held 12 meetings with a 100% attendance rate

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Implement a global volunteering framework to ensure each ADAMA employee volunteers at least once a year by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Average 5% annual reduction of carbon emissions in scope 1 and 2 to align with the 1.5° Paris Agreement by 2030
  • Significantly increase our sales of “Sustainability Leading” products, including Biologicals by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% by 2024 (2019 baseline)
  • Increase reporting of unsafe conditions and near misses by 10% over 2023

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging market conditions in 2023
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Escalating weed resistance to herbicides
  • Regulatory changes leading to the prohibition of active ingredients
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of a "Fight Back" plan to secure financial health
  • Investment in proprietary, advanced Formulation Technologies
  • Development of new formulations with enhanced sustainability attributes
  • Development of a growing portfolio of biological products
  • Collaboration with technology companies to deliver solutions

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 30 out of 60 top suppliers responded to a structured survey

Responsible Procurement
  • Collaboration with suppliers for innovation and improvement
  • Promoting mutual business success
  • Requirements for material quality and safety, innovative materials, ethical business conduct, human rights, and environmental compliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, UN SDGs

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: KPMG

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 1
  • SDG 2
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 6
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12

See report for details on how initiatives contribute to these goals

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Araddo®, Apresa®, FullScript®, Feralla®

Awards & Recognition

  • Bronze medal from Ecovadis
  • Platinum Plus from MAALA
  • Best Formulation Innovation at the IHS Markit Crop Science Forum and Awards (Araddo®)