Sustainability

Elevating sustainability through cooperative strength

Sustainability at 蘑菇直播

Caring for people and the environment will always be at the heart of the agricultural cooperative system. That is why 蘑菇直播 is working to embed sustainability into our strategy and operations with the goal of creating value for our owners, our people, communities and environmental success.

Olivia Nelligan with 蘑菇直播 employees and interns

Our 2024 sustainability report

This report summarizes our sustainability progress and priorities across the organization for 2024.

Highlights from our collective work in 2024 include:

Completing a Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas inventory baseline for 蘑菇直播
Supporting 蘑菇直播 owners and customers by providing low carbon solutions
Participating in sector initiatives and associations in Brazil to further efforts to mitigate deforestation risk
Supporting and investing in people and communities across rural America
And much more

Our ESG focus areas

Climate

Deforestation

People and communities

Stakeholder engagement

Jay Debertin, President and chief executive officer, and Dan Schurr, Chair, Board of Directors

Sustainability is part of everything we do on behalf of our owners and to ensure long-term success for 蘑菇直播 and the cooperative system. 蘑菇直播 is committed to reducing our impact on the planet, finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, and investing in ways to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities.

Jay Debertin, CEO and Dan Schurr, Chair, Board of Directors

Sustainability in action

Optimizing nutrient management

蘑菇直播 is fully engaged with planning and advancing The Fertilizer Institute’s 4Rs Nutrient Stewardship program. We put 4Rs principles into practice by providing agronomic recommendations and developing products that maximize nutrient availability to grow crops and improve soil health.
Leveraging technology

An electric crane, or E-Crane, is in use by 蘑菇直播 at a private terminal along the Paraná Guazú River in Argentina. This crane is designed to maintain equilibrium at all times and reduce energy consumption. This new technology will also reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.
Sustainability in livestock production

In 2023, 蘑菇直播 joined the iFEEDER Sustainability Road Map Project to help implement animal feed objectives identified in the first project phase around data and information management, sustainability research, life cycle assessments, and educational resources and training. 蘑菇直播 personnel serve on the iFEEDER board of trustees.
Volunteering in our communities

蘑菇直播 employees volunteered more than 23,000 hours in more than 35 communities in 2023. Projects included packing 32,500 meals to ensure access to affordable, healthy food and writing 175 cards for military members. During the 蘑菇直播 Giving Campaign, 830 employees raised $1.3 million for more than 740 nonprofit organizations.
Increasing safety with drone applications

蘑菇直播 is using innovative drone technologies to capture and apply data across the company to boost productivity, increase efficiency and improve safety. From inspecting grain to checking grain-handling equipment, drones help enhance productivity and accelerate decision-making, while improving safety for employees by reducing the need to inspect elevated and/or enclosed spaces.
Developing new leaders

Encouraging young people to step into leadership roles is key to sustainability of the cooperative system. Cooperatives nominate young farmer-owners to attend the annual 蘑菇直播 New Leaders Forum, where participants learn about the cooperative model and benefits of cooperative ownership, gain skills in advocacy and communication, interact with members of the 蘑菇直播 Board of Directors and other 蘑菇直播 leaders, and network with other young leaders from around the U.S.

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Engaging stakeholders in sustainability

蘑菇直播 members engage in activities related to sustainability throughout the year as we gather their input and ideas, answer questions and work together toward a more sustainable future.

Providing commodity market information, sharing new production approaches and offering opportunities to build leadership skills are just some of the ways 蘑菇直播 helps farmer-owners and cooperative leaders build knowledge for personal and business success. We have recently hosted education sessions at the 蘑菇直播 annual meeting, engaged with new leaders, participated in employee engagement activities and more to drive awareness of sustainability efforts.

蘑菇直播

Sustainability

Elevating sustainability through cooperative strength

Our ESG focus areas

Sustainability in action

Optimizing nutrient management

Leveraging technology

Sustainability in livestock production

Volunteering in our communities

Increasing safety with drone applications

Developing new leaders

See how we invest in co-op communities and future ag leaders

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蘑菇直播

Sustainability

Elevating sustainability through cooperative strength

Our ESG focus areas

Sustainability in action

Optimizing nutrient management

Leveraging technology

Sustainability in livestock production

Volunteering in our communities

Increasing safety with drone applications

Developing new leaders

See how we invest in co-op communities and future ag leaders

Empowering agriculture with intentionality

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Stay connected