The goals follow ADM’s original “15x20” plan, unveiled in 2011, in which the company committed to per-unit improvements in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water, and waste to landfill by 2020. The company met the goals ahead of schedule, and then engaged WSP Global to conduct an in-depth feasibility study to help shape a new set of climate change commitments. WSP’s study identified several pathways, including:
- Purchasing renewable electricity
- Increasing use of biomass fuels
- Transportation fleet changes
- Equipment changes in some locations