安道麦B:2023年度环境、社会与公司治理报告(英文版)

安道麦B:2023年度环境、社会与公司治理报告(英文版)
Message from our
President and CEO,
Steve Hawkins
2023 was a challenging year for the agricultural
industry. Farmers faced unpredictable weather
events, rising input costs, price volatility, continued
high interest rates, and an unstable geopolitical
environment. As a leading manufacturer of crop
protection solutions, ADAMA was also negatively impacted by these global trends,
together with the rest of our peers.
Throughout this unpredictable period, we remained focused and resolute on two
key areas. First, our teams worked ceaselessly to ensure the financial health and
stability of our company in order to provide the same high-quality products and level
of service our customers around the world depend on. And of equal importance,
we stayed the course in implementing our sustainability strategy, prioritizing the
safety, well-being, and health of our employees, customers, and communities;
delivering solutions to farmers that increase their crop productivity while limiting
their environmental impact; and reducing our own carbon footprint.
Our teams were able to accomplish this by effectively embedding sustainability
into the core areas of our business. At ADAMA we don’t relate to our sustainability
commitments as optional. They are an integrated part of our product development
and innovation process and the stewardship efforts we have in place for our existing
portfolio.
Our sustainability targets drive the improvements we make in our operations and
supply chain, and the People and governance policies we adhere to. That’s what
we mean when we say we have a practical approach to sustainability. We work
to align our business priorities and financial investments with the expectations of
our employees, customers, and stakeholders for environmentally sound products
and practices that safeguard the planet and keep our people safe. And each year
we strive to become better, regardless of external market conditions.
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