2022 sustainability report highlights company's leadership on
key global challenges
PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) today published its 2022
sustainability report, Science Driven, People Focused Solutions
for Agriculture. The 12th annual report presents the
company's progress on key sustainability commitments, goals and
targets, including net-zero emissions, sustainable innovation,
product stewardship, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
"Despite unprecedented challenges in 2022, sustainability
remained core to how we operate and serve customers around the
world," said Mark Douglas, president
and chief executive officer. "By setting aggressive targets and
embedding sustainability across the organization, we continue to
deliver real results that benefit agriculture and society while
having a direct impact on the long-term viability and success of
our company."
The 2022 report details FMC's progress in three focus areas:
protection, innovation and engagement. Introduced in 2022 as part
of its long-term sustainability strategy, these focus areas guide
the company's efforts to address climate change, advance
sustainable farming practices and improve representation of women
and minorities in the industry. Key highlights in the report
include FMC's emissions reduction strategy, which resulted in a 3%
reduction in absolute Scopes 1 and 2 emissions and 2% reduction in
absolute Scope 3 emissions. These reductions demonstrate strong
progress toward the company's goal to achieve net-zero by 2035,
which was verified by the Science Based Targets initiative in early
2023.
The report also highlights FMC's continued investments in new
synthetic technologies as well as innovative biological solutions,
like pheromones and peptides, to bring unique, environmentally
friendly crop protection solutions to farmers worldwide. As part of
its increasingly sustainable product portfolio, 100% of new
synthetic products in its development pipeline meet the company's
sustainable innovation criteria. Additionally, the company has one
of the fastest growing plant health platforms in the industry.
"FMC is uniquely positioned to deliver solutions to key
challenges in agriculture and the environment," said Karen Totland, vice president and chief
sustainability officer. "With world-class innovation capabilities
and strategic partnerships, we continue to deliver new technologies
that help farmers sustainably protect their crops while building
resiliency to climate impacts."
Additional information about FMC's sustainability progress and
goals, including an online copy of the new 2022 report, is
available at fmc.com/sustainability.
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 6,600
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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