Reports Archive

Sustainable Mining at ICL Iberia (Iberpotash)

ICL Iberia is the first large-scale, underground mining company engaged in mining of non-arid minerals in Spain and Europe to be certified for sustainable mining. In 2020, ICL Iberia was certified for UNE 22470 and 22480 standards, known as the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Initiative, which accredited ICL Iberia as a sustainable mining company. Spain is the first European country to adopt these standards, promoted by the global leadership of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). The TSM initiative, which[...]

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Resilient and Innovative Agriculture

The agricultural community faces the monumental task of feeding an additional 2 billion people by 2050, while also combating climate change and ensuring food security. The agricultural community is facing the biggest challenge of our time. As the global population exceeds 7.5 billion, and is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, an additional 2 billion mouths will need to be fed with no more than the existing farmland. Meanwhile, largely due to climate change, about 12 million hectares of[...]

Tordell Stream as an Ecological Corridor

ICL Iberia has been preserving and further developing an ecological corridor at the Tordell Stream. This endeavor was designed to recover the stream’s environmental and social potential. The main project stage was concluded in 2018. ICL Iberia continues to conduct maintenance activities to further preserve the area, as a new study shows significant improvements. Tordell is a seasonal stream that is a valuable resource in the Suria municipality. The stream separates a nearby urban area from the Suria mine site.[...]

Aligning with SDGs and Additional UN Initiatives

ICL views the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) as guiding principles on the Company’s path to developing new products and discovering new uses for its existing products. ICL supports the UN’s SDGs and was among the first companies in the world to incorporate them into its business ideals, and to use them to define the Company’s priorities for reporting on sustainability-related activities. https://youtu.be/d7b_DoqcMoc In 2015, the United Nations updated its Millennium Goals to define a set of 17 Sustainable Development[...]

External Innovation

ICL conducts an ongoing search for external innovation initiatives and collaborations with external partners from the academic world, industries, and startups via its Open Innovation programs, ICL Planet Startup Hub and TAMI Labs External Services. 9.5 Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending[...]

Water & Wastewater

ICL regards water, especially freshwater, as a high-value natural resource. Several of ICL’s sites are in water-stressed regions, and the Company is aware of the need to treat this natural resource with care. Water conservation is therefore an inherent part of ICL’s business culture. ICL production facilities maintain various water conservation projects, including using brackish water and recycling wastewater. We expect potable water to become scarcer in the future, across the globe. As water scarcity becomes a pressing global issue[...]

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