Sustainable Solutions

Over the years, as awareness regarding global and regional sustainability challenges increased, ICL developed a two-legged approach. On the one hand, the operational focus has been on reducing negative impacts - promoting energy, material and carbon efficiency, pollution control, risk reduction, and supply chain impact. In parallel, there has been a growing focus on the introduction of solutions that increase the global positive impact of ICL’s business - through its products, existing and new. \

Much progress has been made on this aspect, especially with regard to advanced specialty fertilizers. Such solutions include controlled release fertilizers, integration with sophisticated irrigation technology and precision agriculture. A good example is Polysulphate, an organic high-quality fertilizer with low environmental footprint, where ICL is currently the only global producer.

2.4

By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.

14.1

By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution.

Significant effort is also being made to improve every aspect of ICL’s products’ life cycles, through environmental planning during the product development phase, through efficient logistics, and through training and support of business partners and end users. These include local distributors, farmers, suppliers and others that may have significant impact on products’ environmental impact and performance.

7.2

By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

This systematic approach is not unique to fertilizers. ICL is seeking to support and develop its products for new clean, environmentally friendly initiatives, such as the unique chemistry required for grid-scale renewable energy storage and various circular economy solutions that are being explored by leveraging global partnerships.

ICL’s products are also incorporated into the food, pharma and personal care industries. For Example, ICL has recently developed a new product for the personal care industry. CareMag™ D is a new deodorant compound, based on magnesium from Dead Sea salt. It is natural, non-toxic and hypoallergenic.