Overview
Sustainable agriculture and food production are among the world’s most pressing challenges. Collectively, we must find the best way to feed the world’s rapidly growing population, while respecting our planet’s finite resources and adapting swiftly to climate change.
The combination of our expertise and strategic position in the value chain creates opportunities to engage farmers, communities, businesses and other organizations, even if we do not always directly control agricultural resources or influence consumer demand.
Despite the challenges, we remain committed to leveraging our position as a leading merchant in order to contribute to the development of more responsible, inclusive and sustainable societies.
LDC Sustainability Pillars
From a traditional family business, we have grown into a truly global and diverse company, processing, merchandizing and transporting agricultural goods around the world. As we grew, we recognized the need to monitor and manage sustainability as an integral element of our increasingly extended portfolio. That’s why we developed an approach based on 4 pillars: People, Environment, Partners and Community. Today, these pillars help us identify where we can improve and where we are already succeeding.


Partners
Our planet depends on companies, governments, civil society & other institutions working together for a sustainable future.


People
The safety, wellbeing and development of all our employees and contractors is LDC’s top priority.


Community
Our presence in over 100 countries gives us a unique opportunity to play an active role in the lives of local communities around the world.


Environment
Matching supply and demand with as little environmental impact as possible is one of our key challenges.
Key issues
From climate change to human rights and economic development, merchants like LDC are at the forefront of some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We must find a way to feed the world’s rapidly growing population in an ethical and sustainable way. In this section, you can read about some of the key issues we tackle each day.
What we have achieved
Incorporating a sustainability mindset into our day-to-day operations involves rolling out our policy to our network, profiling suppliers, undertaking risk assessments and dealing with identified weaknesses collaboratively.

100%
Mill-level traceability of LDC-processed palm

WBCSD
Joined World Business Council for Sustainable Development

17%
Reduced emissions from fossil fuels

32% ↓
Reduced frequency of accidents* (2016)

SSI
Joined the Sustainable Shipping Initiative

BCI
Member of the Better Cotton Initiative