We are accelerating our innovation to provide solutions for farmers to make agriculture more resilient and sustainable. We strive for carbon neutral agriculture, while continuing our work to enhance biodiversity and soil health. We are reinforcing our existing commitment to help people stay safe and healthy in our operations and on the field. We want to achieve these commitments in partnership with others and through open dialogue about the value of agriculture innovation for farmers, nature and society.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target: 

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

Syngenta commitments:

• Measure and enable carbon capture and mitigation in agriculture;

• Reduce the carbon intensity of our (Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds) operations by 50% by 2030.

Aspirational objective 5: Sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030;

b) Quality jobs, skilled workforce, and safe and inclusive workplaces for all.

Syngenta commitments:

• Goal Zero incidents in our operations;

• Train 8 million farm workers on safe use every year.

Aspirational objective 6: Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030;

b) Continued progress towards sustainable production, contributing to sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources by 2030 and improved animal welfare.

Syngenta commitments:

• Continue investing in sustainable agriculture breakthroughs;

• Deliver two new sustainable technology breakthroughs per year;

• Strive for the lowest residues in crops and the environment;

• Enhance biodiversity and soil health on 3 million hectares of rural farmland every year.

Aspirational objective 7: Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Transformed commodity supply chains that do not contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and destruction of natural habitat and which preserve and protect high-value ecosystems and biodiversity;

b) Improved social performance in (global) food supply chains.

Syngenta commitments:

• Strive for fair labor across our entire supply chain.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.