Nutrien Ltd., Saskatoon, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from two parts of its operations by 2030. The company released its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report on April 8, which announced its goal targeting a 30 percent emissions reduction per metric ton of its nitrogen fertilizer production, as well as from electricity generated off-site. The decrease would be compared with 2018 levels and does not include sprawling so-called Scope 3 emissions, which includes the impact of the entire supply chain and customers’ use of products.
“Nutrien is focused on meeting the United Nations’ Zero Hunger Sustainable Development Goal in the coming decade by helping growers increase food production in a sustainable manner,” said Chuck Magro, Nutrien President and CEO. “Our 2030 commitments and ESG performance targets are ambitious, but necessary, which is why we are dedicated to working across our value chain on initiatives like our comprehensive Carbon Program to build a pathway forward that will help lead the next wave of agriculture’s evolution. This effort drives at the core of our strategy to feed more people, using less resources and with fewer emissions.”
Five additional Nutrien ESG commitments include: enabling growers to adopt sustainable and productive agricultural products and practices on 75 million acres globally; launching and scaling a comprehensive Carbon Program, empowering growers and the agriculture industry to accelerate climate-smart agriculture and soil carbon sequestration while rewarding growers for their efforts; investingin new technologies and pursuing the transition to low-carbon fertilizers, including blue and green ammonia; leveraging farm-focused technology partnerships and investments to drive positive impact in industry and grower innovation and inclusion; and creating new financial solutions for growers to strengthen social, economic, and environmental outcomes in agriculture.