Cargill releases the EWOS sustainability report

MINNEAPOLIS and BERGEN, Norway, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill's EWOS brand continues to make measureable progress in its key sustainability indicators, according to its annual sustainability report issued today.  The EWOS sustainability report is an integrated report based on GRI G4 and captures important performance measures on environmental and social indicators.

"Consumers want to know where their food is coming from, what it is made of and how it is produced," said Einar Wathne, President Cargill Aqua Nutrition. "Whether we are developing new technologies, sourcing new raw materials or innovating new feeds, the need for transparency in everything we do is fundamental. This is why we report to such a detailed extent on our sustainability performance."

Reducing marine dependence

Over the last 10 years EWOS has reduced the marine index dramatically from 55 percent in 2005 to 27 percent in 2015, while at the same time increasing feed production by 70 percent. In 2015, EWOS was for the first time able to provide feed that gives salmon farmers the opportunity to be net producers of marine protein and marine oil.

Use of more fish trimmings

In 2015, 32 percent of the marine ingredients used in EWOS feeds were from fish trimmings. That is an increase of almost 10 percent in five years. This raw material has become available as a result of supplier development programmes and screening from Cargill Innovation.

"Trimmings and by-products from fish are an ideal raw material for fish feed," Wathne said. "It is the natural food for fish, it can often be sourced locally and it upcycles materials that would have otherwise gone to waste into healthy and delicious food."

Cooler production

Through a number of investments in renewable energy and more efficient technologies, the company has successfully reduced its greenhouse gas emissions per tonne feed produced by more than 11 percent since 2013.

"Salmon is an efficient animal to farm. It has a low feed conversion ratio and yields a high share of fillet, placing it second to only chicken in terms of carbon footprint," commented Wathne. "Farmed fish is future-friendly food. We are committed to contribute to sustainable aquaculture by supplying high quality feeds, and as such providing essential protein and fatty acids for a growing world population. Seafood is an important part of a healthy diet, providing not just protein, but the long chain omega-3 fatty acids essential to human health. Choosing the right raw materials for our feeds and using them to create efficient, healthy feeds for aquaculture is one of our most important contributions to producing healthy seafood for future generations."

The EWOS Sustainability Report for 2015 is available here:

http://reporting.ewos.com/media/709/ewos-sustainability-report-2015.pdf

About Cargill

Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and nearly 150 years of experience. We have 153,000 employees in 67 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work. For more information, visit Cargill.com and our News Center.

About Cargill Animal Nutrition

Cargill's animal nutrition business has more than 20,000 employees at more than 275 facilities in 40 countries.  Fueled by our innovation and research, we offer a range of products and services to feed manufacturers, animal producers, and feed retailers around the world, helping put food on the plates of nearly one billion people around the world every day. Cargill's animal nutrition business offers a range of compound feed, premixes, feed additives, supply chain and risk management solutions, software tools and animal nutrition expertise that is unmatched in the industry.  For more information about Cargill Animal Nutrition, visit: http://www.cargill.com/feed.

EWOS was acquired by Cargill in 2015 and is now integrated into Cargill Animal Nutrition as a business called Cargill Aqua Nutrition representing the EWOS brand. 

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