Sustainability Report 2018

Focus areas where we have direct or indirect environmental impact Environment We aim to minimise our impact on the environment wherever we operate and to improve sustainability throughout our whole supply chain. We play an important role in global commodity markets and contribute to the sustainability of agricultural production and food supply worldwide. Our licence to operate depends on our effective management of environmental challenges. We work to improve our environmental performance year onyear, reducingour impact onthe environment wherewe operate. Each of our assets manages its own environmental plans in line with our environmental policy, which is based on global and industry standards. This policy defines how to mitigate, manage or eliminate environmental risk; and determines environmental plans andmanagement systems. We have four environmental goals: • contribute to sustainable supply chains • eliminate deforestation and look after valuable and protected areas • reduce emissions and energy consumption in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change • minimise impact on water. Waste and resource efficiency Energy Land use Water Emissions • Climate change • Nitrification acidification • Air quality • Yields • Landfill incineration • Social impacts and human rights • Soil quality • Biodiversity • Deforestation • Drought • Flooding • Discharge • Consumption Our focus areas 10 Glencore Agriculture Sustainability Report 2018