Climate Change Data

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Regenerative Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Soil Health
  • Biodiversity
  • Water Quality

Environmental Achievements

  • Enrolled more than 1 million North American acres in regenerative agriculture programs in 2022.
  • Reduced CO2e emissions by 253,000 MT in North America in 2022 compared to the benchmark.
  • Sequestered 115,500 MT of CO2 in North America in 2022 according to USDA’s COMET Planner.
  • More than 115,000 metric tons of CO2e sequestered across more than 230,000 cover crop acres in PepsiCo partnership (equivalent to removing almost 26,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for a year).
  • Sequestered more than 3,800 metric tons of CO2e in DiGiorno partnership (equivalent to taking nearly 850 gas-powered cars off the road for one year).

Social Achievements

  • Supported farmers with 110 farmer meetings and field days, almost 1,400 in-person consultations, approximately 6,000 phone consultations, and more than 11,500 views of ADM’s re:generations™ web pages in North America since 2022.
  • Launched Sustainability Academy training for ADM’s customer-facing teams on sustainability priorities and programs.
  • Partnered with Coromandel International Limited to train 25,500 soybean growers in India in responsible and sustainable agriculture solutions through the ProTerra Foundation.

Governance Achievements

  • Transparency in reporting regenerative agriculture progress, outcomes, partnerships, and future vision.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Enroll 4 million acres in regenerative agriculture programs globally by 2025.
Short-term Goals:
  • Enroll 2 million acres in regenerative agriculture programs in North America by the end of 2023.

Environmental Challenges

  • Uncertainties around public policy and regulation, reporting requirements, and impact estimates in regenerative agriculture programs.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Confidence in ability to leverage integrated value chain and farmer relationships to rapidly expand global efforts.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Partnerships with various organizations to provide technical assistance and data collection.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Carbon reduction and sequestration through regenerative agriculture practices.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Field to Market (FtM) metrics, USDA’s COMET Planner model, ISCC

Certifications: ProTerra Standard

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Field to Market 2021 Collaboration of the Year
  • Field to Market 2022 Collaboration of the Year
  • 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award
  • 2021 Unilever Partner With Purpose Climate and Nature Impact Award