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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Scientific Collaborations

ICL collaborates with farmers in the fields, testing, learning together and disseminating knowledge. Joining forces with farmers, governmental organizations, academia, and scientists is key to fighting global hunger and promoting food security. Scientists to join forces to tackle world's food and water challenges. OCP Group and ICL Join Forces to Support Sustainability Programs at UM6P and BGU OCP Group and ICL Group signed an agreement to promote research and academic excellence through the funding of sustainability programs at Mohammed VI[...]

Specialty Fertilizers

ICL specializes in advanced and precise solutions for sustainable agriculture, including controlled-release fertilizers that improve nutrient absorption, prevent seepage, and reduce emissions. ICL also innovates with biodegradable coatings and leaf protection sprays, demonstrating our commitment to sustainability and addressing the food crisis, while preserving the environment. ICL not only provides essential minerals and fertilizers but also specializes in developing advanced, precision solutions that promote sustainable agriculture. These integrated products and solutions are designed specifically to cater to the needs of[...]

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Grow More With Less

Academic Collaboration with HUJI – PlantDitech Plantarray units to conduct agricultural tests to optimize irrigation, nutrients and bio-stimulant levels ICL and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel (HUJI) are collaborating on a project to conduct high-level agricultural tests using the Plantarray system from PlantDiTech, an Israeli company, which provides ag-researchers with a high-throughput physiological phenotyping screening and diagnostic platform, as well as conclusive analytical software, to achieve deep insights into plant-environment interactions. Grow more with less - optimize irrigation, nutrients,[...]

Promoting a Circular Economy @ICL Rotem

As ICL broadens and expands its perspective regarding transforming its activities from a linear process to circular economy process, new business ventures are being established. ICL Rotem has created a business unit dedicated to finding value in its byproducts, previously considered unusable. ICL Rotem combines energy, resources and manpower to create its products. The byproducts of ICL Rotem’s main production processes contain valuable minerals. These include fluorine, silica, sulphur, calcium carbonate, and calcium sulphate. These minerals are used as raw[...]

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[...]

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Sustainability Index for Product Development

As part of its commitment to sustainable development, ICL combines environmental, health and safety criteria with commercial and operational considerations when developing new products. Potential products are tested comprehensively and rigorously using an internal Sustainability Index for product development. The R&D departments of several ICL business units have implemented the Sustainability Index. Manufacturing products with a maximum positive impact and minimum negative impact, throughout their life cycle, requires optimum product planning from the development stage. 12.4 By 2020, achieve the[...]

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Food Innovation

ICL develops innovative solutions to extend the shelf life of food and prevent food waste. This helps to ensure food security in areas with inadequate refrigeration and preservation conditions. Ensuring food security involves not only increasing crop yields but also the ability to preserve and prevent food waste. ICL develops innovative solutions to extend the shelf life and ensure safe consumption of food in areas where refrigeration and preservation conditions are inadequate, improving accessibility to foods such as dairy products.[...]

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[...]

Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Food Waste

ICL's products and services help to improve food production and reduce waste, making food more accessible and affordable. ICL Pioneers Sustainable Citrus Fruit Preservation with FruitMag ICL recently launched FruitMag, a sustainable and superior solution for post-harvest citrus fruit treatment. This innovative offering is mineral-based and fungicide free, unlike the products currently used by the global citrus fruit industry. By using a food-grade magnesia product, ICL is able to eliminate toxic materials and reduce product losses, while increasing shelf life.[...]

ESG Metrics

ICL aspires for best practices in the management of all ESG components. Following are the main ESG quantitative KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) from recent years, and related trend analysis. Economic Performance (see further details here) Units 2020 2021 2022 Sales $ millions 5,043 6,955 10,015 Operating Income $ millions 202 2,611 3,516 Adjusted Operating Income $ millions 509 1,194 3,509 Total Adjusted Net Income - Shareholders of The Company $ millions 258 824 2,350 Cash Flow From[...]

Enterprise Risk Management

ICL has established a formal and comprehensive global Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy and procedures, which adhere to the risk management methodology outlined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company defines ERM as a set of cultural values, capabilities, and practices that are tightly integrated with strategy setting and performance to manage risk while creating, preserving, and realizing value. To effectively manage risk, ICL employs a dynamic business framework and other relevant tools that[...]

Agricultural Knowledge Outreach

ICL is working with farmers to help them develop the knowledge needed to engage in sustainable agriculture, including plant nutrition and proper fertilization. This enables farmers to use their land and increase their yields more effectively, with less environmental impact. CocoaSoils: Integrated Soil Fertility Management ICL is a partner in CocoaSoils, a long-term project in West Africa that is defining ideal fertilization needs for cocoa production and helping farmers increase their yields on existing farmlands. Cocoa plantations in West Africa[...]

Alternative Proteins

ICL develops plant-based proteins that are virtually indistinguishable from traditional meat products, helping companies to meet the growing demand for sustainable food. ICL is developing products that enable its customers to replace meat protein with plant-based proteins. Plant based proteins require much less resources than meat-based proteins. ICL’s products enable companies to make a variety of food products that are based on alternative proteins. It has developed proprietary technology to produce vegetable-based proteins that are virtually indistinguishable from traditional meat[...]

PolyStyrene Loop: Retrieving Bromine

ICL is one of the initiators of the PolyStyrene Loop (PSL) recycling project. The project promotes a ‘circular economy’ by introducing a recycling scheme for Polystyrene (PS) foams containing the flame retardant HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane). PolyStyrene Loop is a cooperative representing more than 70 companies from the polystyrene foam value chain. Its members include polystyrene raw material producers, foam manufacturers, additives suppliers, foam converters and recyclers as well as EUMEPS, the association and voice of European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene. It[...]

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Circular Economy

ICL develops products and methods to enable participation in creating a global circular economy, both by developing processes in its own facilities and by looking for opportunities with partners as part of its business strategy. In addition, ICL develops products from its own byproducts to minimize waste, and reviews how its current products perform in a circularity framework. Companies must transition to circular economies to reach a low carbon footprint, resource efficiency and competitive economy. A circular economy maintains the[...]

Product Safety & Responsibility

ICL’s approach to product safety involves evaluating and managing its products through their life cycle in a responsible manner, from the production process and supply chain, through their use and end of life phases. In addition, ICL continuously assesses the potential risks of new products prior to their commercialization. ICL products are handled in accordance with all rules and regulations throughout their life cycle. ICL allocates resources to investigate and collect sufficient data regarding its products, to fully assess their[...]

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[...]

Air Quality

ICL strives to continuously improve its environmental footprint. Reducing air emissions is a central goal of ICL’s environmental strategy. ICL regularly monitors emissions of pollutants to better manage its operations. ICL is taking steps to reduce air emissions by implementing emission prevention solutions and switching to cleaner fuels. Air pollutants include substances, gasses, and particles in the air, whether from natural sources or as the result of human activity. Human endeavors, such as energy generation, transportation, industrial and agricultural activities,[...]

GHG & Climate Change

Climate change is taking an increasing toll on the earth’s ecosystems, and on humanity at large. ICL's sustainability vision, supported by its Board of Directors and management, includes both a medium-term target to reduce 30% of its total Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, (vs. a 2018 baseline) and a long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. ICL is moving the goalpost further and has committed this year to the SBTi. The Company is taking[...]

Waste

ICL strives to implement a Circular Economy approach. In Israel, some of ICL’s byproducts and waste streams serve as input materials for other production processes. At other production sites (mainly in Europe), ICL uses streams from other companies as part of a broader value chain. The Company is making efforts to close the loop for both its production processes and its products. Most industrial processes have various types of byproducts. Some industrial wastes can be introduced back into production processes;[...]

Energy

ICL strives to continuously improve its energy efficiency and decrease its emissions. It is doing so by transitioning to renewable energy, utilizing highly efficient electricity production units (natural gas based cogeneration) and implementing multi-year energy efficiency programs. ICL's sustainability vision is supported by the Company’s Board of Directors and management. ICL's target is to increase its renewable energy consumption to 50% by 2040. In 2022, more than 8% of ICL’s energy mix came from renewable energy, doubling last year’s consumption[...]

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