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Land positive

Preserving our planet’s resources

We are applying our technologies, reach and in-house expertise toward a mutually beneficial relationship between Croda and nature for a thriving planet and society.

Our long-standing relationship with nature and our leadership commitment enable us to work not only to mitigate our negative impacts but to actively improve the state of nature and people's lives through active engagement and monitoring of our land footprint, and technological innovation. Our products will enable more land to be saved than is used to grow our bio-based raw materials and our innovation will help customers to mitigate the impact of climate change and land degradation, increasing the availability of land suitable for growing crops. By becoming Land Positive we will directly contribute towards the following UN SDG targets:

SDG 2.3, SDG 2.4, SDG 12.2, SDG 13.2, SDG 15.2, SDG 15.3, SDG 15.5

Contributing to a Nature Positive future

We announced our aspiration to become Net Nature Positive in 2022 and, since then, have recognised this is a global ambition, defined by the Nature Positive Initiative1, in which we have an important contribution to make. We aim to build on the progress we have already made in the sourcing of bio-based raw materials, reducing deforestation and water impacts, preserving ecosystems, and creating technologies for regenerative agriculture alongside suppliers, customers, partners and industry organisations.

Land Positive: our world in 2030

Our progress

Resource and biodiversity conservation

With a strong record of crop science innovation, the pace of breakthrough launches has accelerated as we close in on our 2024 milestone, with nine breakthrough innovations launched since 2020, including four in 2023:

- Tree seed production

- Seed priming/coating for Guayule alternative rubber crop

- Seed treatment for commercial fibre production

- Atlox BS-50 delivery system supporting the move to biopesticides

A new whitepaper 'Formulating Biologicals for agriculture' was released, discussing the opportunities that biologicals provide in crop protection, alongside the formulation and delivery challenges.

Beyond Land Positive, our businesses have also engaged with customers to increase transparency in support of their own environmental assessments. Our focus has been on Life Cycle Assessments and biodegradability.

Read more about sustainability being at the heart of what we do:

Sustainability

Croda joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Croda International Plc, the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, has today joined over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable...

Sustainability expert Aris Vrettos joins Croda

The new position will see the sustainability expert challenge Croda to stretch its already industry-leading sustainability ambitions and commitments and support Croda’s business sectors in further...