- Meeting growing customer demand for regenerative agriculture while managing capital investment needs
- Connecting with farmers in the US supply chain due to sourcing from grain elevators
- Educating growers in Thailand about sustainable sourcing
- Maintaining up-to-date information and methodologies for evaluating product sustainability
- Unexpected operational upsets impacting COD intensity
- Complexity and variation in stakeholder responses regarding biodiversity
Ingredion Incorporated
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2023 reporting, Ingredion Incorporated disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 1.9M metric tons (Scopes 1 2 and Biogenic). By scope: Scope 3: 674.0K metric tons. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
1.9M metric tons (Scopes 1 2 and Biogenic)
2023
Renewable Energy
25%
of total energy
Water Usage
49.0M cubic meters
2023
Waste
277.3K metric tons
2023
📊 Emissions by Scope (2023)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 674.0K metric tons |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.9M metric tons (Scopes 1 2 and Biogenic) |
| 2022 | 2.2M + 823062 + 47958 + 11743381 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 2 3 Biogenic) |
| 2021 | 12.9M tCO2e/year |
| 2019 | 6.5M metric tons |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Achieved a 22% absolute reduction in Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions (versus a 28% goal by 2030)
- Increased renewable energy to 25% of global purchased electricity
- 88% of total company waste diverted from landfill
- 15 facilities achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Achieve an employee and contractor TRIR of 0.18 by the end of 2025
- Establish programs to enhance health and well-being in each major area of operation by the end of 2025
- Achieve zero significant food safety-related incidents reaching consumers by the end of 2025
- 100% of Tier 1 priority crops sustainably sourced by the end of 2025
- Complete three projects per country to drive increased plastics circular economy by the end of 2025
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve a 28% reduction in absolute Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions by the end of 2030
- Achieve a 15% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by the end of 2030
- Reduce water use intensity by 30% in all extremely high-stress geographies by the end of 2030
- Achieve 100% avoidance of waste to landfill by the end of 2030
- Reduce COD or BOD by 10% from wastewater discharges by the end of 2030
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve zero deforestation by the end of 2030
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
People & Product SafetyHuman RightsInclusion + BelongingInnovationEnvironmental ImpactBiodiversity ProtectionSustainable & Regenerative AgricultureFood SecurityCommunity ImpactGovernance