Canadian Fertilizer company Nutrien Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, detailing company performance and providing an update on its sustainability initiatives.

Highlights

Sustainability overview

Nutrien's purpose starts with the soil beneath its feet and the global challenge of feeding nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050. The company helps cultivate solutions for farmers so they can increase food production for generations to come.

2024 highlights by the numbers

• 3.7 million sustainable agriculture program acres
• 15% reduction in GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and Scope 2) per tonne of our products produced, compared to our 2018 base year.
• 9% reduction in Nitrogen GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and Scope 2) per tonne of ammonia produced, on an intensity basis vs 2018 base year.
• 1.1 billion CAD (USD 765 million) local Potash supplier spend with direct Indigenous economic impact, between 2020-2024.
• 65 years of potash production in Saskatchewan.
• 3 million m³ reduction in freshwater use, compared to our 2018 base year at higher-risk and higher-use manufacturing facilities.
• 28 million USD in community investment.

Nutrien’s Sustainability Framework

Nutrien’s Sustainability Framework

Sustainability at Nutrien aims to create long-term success by addressing relevant risks and opportunities through the lens of people, planet, and prosperity. 

Nutrien's Global Sustainability Framework² guides the company as it strives to mitigate risks and create value. The focus is on the following:

• Executing with strong business foundations,
• Managing our operational impact on land, air and water,
• Helping to build resilient communities and industries around us, and
• Collaborating to advance innovative agricultural solutions for farmers.

Nutrien aims to identify risks and opportunities, build strategic plans, take action, measure performance, and communicate results. The company also collaborates with stakeholders around the globe because for agriculture to succeed, working together is essential.

Nutrien's Topics

• Farm Management Solutions
• Climate
• Product Stewardship
• Biodiversity
• Water
• Air Quality
• Tailings, Gypstacks, and Waste
• Community Relations
• Indigenous Relations
• Industry Collaboration
• Safety and Health
• Integrity
• Cybersecurity
• Human Capital

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The UN SDGs bring the world together to address global challenges by 2030.

Nutrien's ambition is to contribute to global food security by being the leading provider of crop inputs and services. The company's efforts support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. 

Specifically, SDG indicator 2.4.1, which measures the proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture. Nutrien strives to provide solutions to help farmers increase their farm productivity, profitability, and environmental stewardship.

The company recognizes that the world cannot solve one SDG without influencing another, which is why a systems-based approach to the SDGs is encouraged. Collaboration with stakeholders across the globe is critical in helping to lower GHG emissions (SDG 13: Climate Action) in a manner that does not threaten food production (SDG 2).