PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13,
2021 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) was recognized for its excellence in
sustainability, ranking higher than any other U.S. crop protection
company on Newsweek's 2021 Most Responsible Companies list.
"Sustainability has long been a core value for FMC, but over the
past year we have taken giant steps toward defining a clear
strategy to address major global threats like climate change,
hunger and malnutrition," said Karen
Totland, vice president and chief sustainability officer for
FMC. "We believe the only way to meet the urgency of this moment is
to push ourselves to set ambitious goals like achieving net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, because in striving to meet them,
we will continue to drive meaningful innovation and change. We feel
very proud to be recognized in this way."
In addition to the environmental projects folded into FMC's
business strategies, Newsweek's rankings also accounted for the
company's waste, emissions, energy and water use disclosures, as
well as FMC's ambitious goals around increasing the company's
representation of women and minorities, an area that president and
CEO Mark Douglas has championed over
the course of his tenure.
"FMC should have a workforce and a leadership team that reflects
the world we live in and the communities where we do business,"
said Douglas. "In 2020 we launched two global taskforces led by FMC
officers to understand and address issues of gender and race equity
within our company. As a result of their work, we developed new
global policies and practices to achieve our gender balance and
race equity goals."
Recently, FMC also entered into the Agricultural Innovation
Mission for Climate (AIM4C) and the Coalition for Sustainable
Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation
(SPG Coalition), initiatives spearheaded by the USDA focused on
accelerating sustainable agriculture for a more productive and
equitable future.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400
employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to
discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
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