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Impact on UK's Economy

ICL’s Boulby mine is the deepest mine in the UK and has been operating for 50 years. The Boulby mine has produced potash for many years and currently it is the world’s first and only polyhalite mine. The mine is a central part of the local economy. It is estimated that ICL’s Boulby mine contributed £115 million to the UK economy in the 2019 financial year. 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030 significantly raise industry’s share of[...]

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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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[...]

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Research, Development and Innovation

ICL’s research, development, and innovation (RD&I) activities support its growth strategy. The main objective of these activities is to enable new product sales (NPS) and new business creation in the areas of next-generation fertilizers, food technology, e-mobility, novel materials and digital agriculture. ICL’s research, development, and innovation (RD&I) activities support its growth strategy. The main objective of these activities is to enable new product sales (NPS) and new business creation in the areas of next generation fertilizers, food technology, e-mobility,[...]

Impact on Local Economy

ICL invests significant resources on development, innovation and sustainability. As part of its business activity, the Company also supports the livelihoods (directly and indirectly) of thousands of families in the regions in which the Company operates. Over the years ICL has commissioned several studies detailing ICL’s economic and social impact in areas where the Company operates its major production facilities. 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in[...]

Impact on Spain’s Economy

ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) is one of the economic engines of Bages County, where ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) headquarters are located, 75 kilometers from Barcelona. It is a leading company in terms of revenues, and one of the largest among the 2,700 companies that operate in Bages. In addition, ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) provides direct employment for approximately 1,100 people. 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030 significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national[...]

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[...]

Letter from Our President & CEO

A letter from the President and CEO of ICL Group We are proud to present the ICL Corporate Responsibility (ESG) Report for 2022, which demonstrates that we achieved much more than financial performance records in the recent year. We continue to lead as a specialty minerals company that provides solutions for some of humanity’s most pressing challenges. Our vision to create positive impact on our world drives us forward, as we aim to offer additional solutions to vital challenges in[...]

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