GRI Content Index
General Disclosure |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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| The organization and its reporting Practices | ||
| Organizational details | 2-1 | ADAMA Ltd. is a global leader in crop protection, providing solutions to farmers across the world to combat weeds, insects and disease. ADAMA has one of the widest and most diverse portfolios of active ingredients in the world, state-of-the art R&D, manufacturing and formulation facilities, together with a culture that empowers our people in markets around the world to listen to farmers and ideate from the field. This uniquely positions ADAMA to offer a vast array of distinctive mixtures, formulations and high-quality differentiated products, delivering solutions that meet local farmer and customer needs in over 100 countries globally. |
| Entities included in the organization's sustainability reporting | 2-2 | ADAMA LTD., Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company), ADAMA Anpon (Jinagsu) Ltd. ((a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company) |
| Reporting period, Frequency and contact point | 2-3 | 2021, Sustainability VP: Michal Arlosoroff <Michal.Arlosoroff@adama.com> |
| External assurance | 2-5 | KPMG - Link to report |
| Activities and workers | ||
| 2-7 | See "Our People" chapter | |
| workers who are not employees | 2-8 | See "Our People" chapter |
| Governance | ||
| Governance structure and composition | 2-9 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Nomination and selection of the highest governance body | 2-10 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Chair of the highest governance body | 2-11 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts | 2-12 | Describe the role of the highest governance body and of senior executives in developing, approving, and updating the organization's purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to sustainable development; Describe the role of the highest governance body in overseeing the organization's due diligence and other processes to identify and manage the organization's impacts (whether and how it engages stakeholders to support these processes and consider their outcomes; Describe the role of the highest governance body in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization's processes and their frequency |
| Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts | 2-13 | Describe how the highest governance body delegates responsibility for managing the organization's impacts (appointed and senior executives, etc); Describe process and frequency for senior executives or other employees to report back to the highest governance body on the impacts management |
| Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting | 2-14 | The executive board and BOD review and approve the reported information |
| Conflicts of interest | 2-15 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Communication of critical concerns | 2-16 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Collective knowledge of the highest governance body | 2-17 | Report measures taken to advance the collective knowledge, skills, and experience of the highest governance body on sustainable development |
| Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body | 2-18 | See "Governance & Ethics" chapter |
| Strategy, policies and practices | ||
| Statement on sustainable development strategy | 2-22 | See "Our Commitment" chapter - "From Our Leadership" |
| Policy commitments | 2-23 | See "Our Commitment" chapter |
| Embedding policy commitments | 2-24 | See "Our Commitment" chapter |
| Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns | 2-26 | regarding the Implementation the policies and practices for responsible business conduct; raise concerns about the organization's business conduct |
| Membership associations | 2-28 | See "Our Stakeholders" chapter |
| Approach to stakeholder engagement | 2-29 | See "Our Stakeholders" chapter |
| Collective bargaining agreements | 2-30 | See "Our people" chapter |
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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| Process to determine material topics | 3-1 | See "Our Commitment" chapter - "Our strategy" |
| List of material topics | 3-2 | See "Our Commitment" chapter - "Our strategy" |
Financial Disclosure - Economic Impact |
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| Direct and in-direct economic value generated (USD Thousand) | |||
| Data Description | GRI | 2020 | 2021 |
| Direct economic value generated: revenues (total Net sales) | 201-1 | 4,127,751 | 4,813,041 |
| Economic value distributed: | |||
| Total operating costs (including R&D expenses, Employees wages and other expenses) | 4,057,924 | 4,741,003 | |
| Total payments to employees including wages and benefits (pension, social security, etc.) | 201-1 | 522 | 560 |
| Total payments to suppliers | 201-1 | 3,150 | 3,410 |
| Total amount paid to providers of capital | 201-1 | 9,162 | 12,349 |
| Capital expenditure | 201-1 | 214 | 402 |
| Total payments to governments (taxes, etc.) by country | 201-1 | 31,552 | 59,045 |
| Total community investments | 201-1 | 2,807 | 2,599 |
| Total economic value distributed | 201-1 | 4,101,445 | 4,814,996 |
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Comments 2021 | Relevant Chapter | ||
Environmental Disclosure |
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| Energy | ||||||
| Total Energy consumption (TJ) | 12,480 | 10,966 | 10,516 | Includes Huifeng (2nd semester), Lycored and Chilen production site | Our Environment | |
| Energy Intensity (TJ/ $million revenues) | 3.12 | 2.66 | 2.18 | Our Environment | ||
| Total Direct Energy (TJ) | 7,964 | 4,908 | 4,686 | Our Environment | ||
| Coal (TJ) | 6,735 | 3,753 | 3,210 | Our Environment | ||
| Natural Gas (TJ) | 556 | 753 | 1125 | Our Environment | ||
| Fuel Oil (TJ) | 87 | 85 | 80 | Our Environment | ||
| Diesel (TJ) | 39 | 34 | 40 | Our Environment | ||
| LPG (TJ) | 41 | 37 | 20 | Our Environment | ||
| Other fossil fuels (TJ) | 506 | 246 | 127 | Not including Hydeogen and Biomass (wood) | Our Environment | |
| Total Indirect Energy (TJ) | 4,516 | 6,023 | 5,831 | Our Environment | ||
| External Electricity (TJ) | 3,448 | 4,539 | 4,082 | Our Environment | ||
| External Steam (TJ) | 1,068 | 1,485 | 1,749 | Our Environment | ||
| Renewable Energy Used (TJ) | 50 | 34 | 51 | base on energy mix of electricity supplier | Our Environment | |
| Greenhouse Gas emission | ||||||
| Scope 1+2 GHG emissions (tonne CO2e) | 1,429,852 | 1,273,618 | 1,210,860 | Includes Huifeng (2nd semester), Lycored and Chilen production site | Our Environment | |
| GHG Intensity (tonne CO2e/ $million revenues) | 358 | 309 | 252 | Our Environment | ||
| Scope 1 emissions: on-site fuels (tonne CO2e) | 688,557 | 421,172 | 413,466 | Our Environment | ||
| Scope 1 emissions: company vehicles (tonne CO2e) | not measured | 11,391 | 24,287 | 2021 less lockdowns due to the epidemic | Our Environment | |
| Scope 2 emissions: indirect energy (tonne CO2e) | 741,295 | 852,446 | 797,393 | Our Environment | ||
| Scope 3 emissions: others indirect (tonne CO2e) | 3,048,317 | not evaluated | Our Environment | |||
| Water | ||||||
| Total Water Consumption (m3) | 10,289,074 | 11,624,389 | 13,565,073 | Includes Huifeng (2nd semester), Lycored and Chilen production site | Our Environment | |
| Water Intensity (m3/ $million revenues) | 2,574 | 2,816 | 2,818 | Our Environment | ||
| Total Wastewater discharged (m3) | 6,434,057 | 9,398,207 | 9,511,529 | Our Environment | ||
| Total Wastewater reclaimed ** (m3) | 282,155 | 220,690 | 160,531 | Our Environment | ||
| TOC in effluents (tonne) | 284 | 369 | 682 | Our Environment | ||
| COD in effluents (tonne) | 852 | 1,107 | 2046 | Our Environment | ||
| TSS in effluents (tonne) | 235 | 254 | 234 | Our Environment | ||
| Herbicides discharged *** (tonne) | 1.1 | 0.84 | 0.80 | Our Environment | ||
| Air Emissions | ||||||
| Particulate matter (tonne) | not measured | 14 | 28 | Includes Huifeng (2nd semester), Lycored and Chilen production site | Our Environment | |
| NOx emissions (tonne) | 330 | 131 | 159 | Our Environment | ||
| SOx emissions (tonne) | 178 | 25 | 41 | Our Environment | ||
| VOC emissions (tonne) | 82 | 89 | 81 | Our Environment | ||
| Solid Wastes | ||||||
| Total Hazardous Waste (tonne) | 44,766 | 121,262 | 158,735 | Includes Huifeng (2nd semester), Lycored and Chilen production site | Our Environment | |
| Hazardous waste to landfill/incineration (tonne) | 40,827 | 40,649 | 49,464 | Our Environment | ||
| Hazardous waste to recycling (tonne) | 3,939 | 80,613 | 109,271 | Our Environment | ||
| Total Non-Hazardous Waste (tonne) | 108,804 | 79,256 | 78,061 | Our Environment | ||
| Non-Hazardous waste to landfill/incineration (tonne) | 107,165 | 72,646 | 71,049 | Our Environment | ||
| Non-Hazardous waste to recycling (tonne) | 1,639 | 6,611 | 7,013 | Our Environment | ||
| Environmental Management | ||||||
| Expenditures on Environmental Protection (Million USD) | 9 | 19.2 | 59.9 | Our Environment | ||
| Investments on Environmental Protection (Million USD) | 48.2 | 50.6 | 54.5 | Our Environment | ||
| Sites certified to ISO 14001 or to an eqv. Standard (%) | NA | 64% | 57% | Huifeng and Colombia | Our Environment | |
| Environmental Compliance | ||||||
| Environmental Fines (Million USD) | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0075 | Our Environment | ||
| Significant Environmental Incidents | 3 | 4 | 4 | Our Environment | ||
| Social Disclosure | ||||||
| Quality Employment | ||||||
| Total number of employees on payrols (head count/FTE) | 2-8 | 7,759 | 7,505 | 9,162 | Our people | |
| *Female | 2-8 | 1,825 | 1,800 | 2,236 | Our people | |
| *Men | 2-8 | 5,934 | 5,705 | 6,926 | Our people | |
| Total number of full-time employees (head count/FTE) | 2-8 | 7,719 | 7,562 | 9,145 | Our people | |
| *Female | 2-8 | 1,793 | 1800 | 2,222 | Our people | |
| *Men | 2-8 | 5,926 | 5676 | 6,923 | Our people | |
| Total number of part-time employees (head count/FTE) | 2-8 | 40 | 29 | 17 | Our people | |
| *Female | 2-8 | 32 | 22 | 14 | Our people | |
| *Men | 2-8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | Our people | |
| Employee category | ||||||
| Manufacturing | 405 | 3,034 | 2,817 | 3,871 | Our people | |
| R&D | 405 | 264 | 243 | 250 | Our people | |
| Sales & Registration | 405 | 1,835 | 1,739 | 1,939 | Our people | |
| Management & Administration | 405 | 485 | 469 | 500 | Our people | |
| Other | 405 | 2,141 | 2,237 | 2,602 | Our people | |
| Total | 405 | 7,759 | 7,505 | 9,162 | Our people | |
| Diversity and Equal Opportunity | ||||||
| Diversity of employees | ||||||
| Total employees senior managers | 405-1 | 131 | 129 | 125 | Our people | |
| Total employees middle managers | 405-1 | 621 | 678 | 810 | Our people | |
| Total employees non-managers | 405-1 | 6,986 | 6,660 | 8207 | Our people | |
| Female Top Management | 405-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Our people | |
| Female senior managers | 405-1 | 24 | 25 | 25 | Our people | |
| Female middle managers | 405-1 | 161 | 176 | 212 | Our people | |
| Female non-managers | 405-1 | 1,638 | 1,597 | 1,997 | Our people | |
| Men Top Management | 405-1 | 19 | 17 | 18 | Our people | |
| Men senior managers | 405-1 | 107 | 105 | 100 | Our people | |
| Men middle managers | 405-1 | 460 | 508 | 598 | Our people | |
| Men non-managers | 405-1 | 5,348 | 5,075 | 6,210 | Our people | |
| Total Top managers - under age 30 | 405-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Our people | |
| Total Top managers - age 30-50 | 405-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Our people | |
| Total Top managers age - age 50 and up | 405-1 | 18 | 17 | 18 | Our people | |
| Total senior managers - under age 30 | 405-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Our people | |
| Total senior managers - age 30-50 | 405-1 | 55 | 49 | 43 | Our people | |
| Total senior managers age - age 50 and up | 405-1 | 76 | 80 | 81 | Our people | |
| Total middle managers - under age 30 | 405-1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Our people | |
| Total middle managers - age 30-50 | 405-1 | 446 | 460 | 526 | Our people | |
| Total middle managers - age 50 and up | 405-1 | 166 | 214 | 279 | Our people | |
| Total non-managers - under age 30 | 405-1 | 833 | 603 | 591 | Our people | |
| Total non-managers age 30-50 | 405-1 | 4,540 | 4,447 | 5,172 | Our people | |
| Total non-managers - age 50 and up | 405-1 | 1,602 | 1,610 | 460 | Our people | |
| Total employees - under age 30 | 405-1 | 840 | 607 | 595 | Our people | |
| Total employees age 30-50 | 405-1 | 5,045 | 4,958 | 5,743 | Our people | |
| Total employees - age 50 and up | 405-1 | 1,862 | 1,921 | 838 | Our people | |
| Number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | 21% > 1576 | Our people | ||||
| New employee hires and employee turnover | ||||||
| New hires by gender and age group | ||||||
| Female <30 | 401-1 | 97 | Our people | |||
| Female 30-50 | 401-1 | 525 | Our people | |||
| Female >50 | 401-1 | 67 | Our people | |||
| Men <30 | 401-1 | 257 | Our people | |||
| Men 30-50 | 401-1 | 1107 | Our people | |||
| Men >50 | 401-1 | 755 | Our people | |||
| Total new hires <30 | 401-1 | 354 | Our people | |||
| Total new hires 30-50 | 401-1 | 1632 | Our people | |||
| Total new hires >50 | 401-1 | 822 | * (Include New Company Adama Huifeng & Adama Dibai | |||
| Total new hires | 401-1 | 944 | 749 | 2,617 | 2019 -112 managers 2020 - 65 manager 2021 - 191 manager |
2020 - Due to reorganization and relocation in China |
| Leavers by gender and age group | 401-1 | |||||
| Female <30 | 401-1 | 24 | ||||
| Female 30-50 | 401-1 | 165 | ||||
| Female >50 | 401-1 | 68 | ||||
| Men <30 | 401-1 | 81 | ||||
| Men 30-50 | 401-1 | 478 | ||||
| Men >50 | 401-1 | 333 | ||||
| Total leavers <30 | 401-1 | 105 | ||||
| Total leavers 30-50 | 401-1 | 643 | ||||
| Total leavers >50 | 401-1 | 401 | ||||
| Total leavers | 401-1 | 866 | 870 | 1014 | 2019 -79 managers 2020 -113 manager 2021 - 135 manager |
2020 - Due to reorganization and relocation in China |
| Total rate of employee turnover | 401-2 | 12.18% | 12.80% | 13.70% | ||
| Open positions filled by internal candidates | 27% | 25% | 35% | |||
| Pay gap | ||||||
| Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | ||||||
| Gender Salary Ratio- top management | 405-2 | 113% | 109% | 112% | men’s base salary divided by women’s base salary | |
| Gender Salary Ratio- senior management | 405-2 | 109% | 105% | 114% | men’s base salary divided by women’s base salary | |
| Gender Salary Ratio- middle management | 405-2 | 100% | 97% | 93% | men’s base salary divided by women’s base salary | |
| Gender Salary Ratio- non-management employees | 405-2 | 77% | 76% | 72% | men’s base salary divided by women’s base salary | |
| Average annual rate of basic salary and remuneration paid in $USD | ||||||
| Percentage of total employees by gender and by employee category who received a regular performance and career development review during the reporting period. | 404-3 | 96% | 96% | * excluding sites in Brazil, Anpon, Sanonda (2018) and Anpon (2019) | ||
| Occupational Health and Safety | ||||||
| Occupational health and safety management system |
403-1 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
403-2 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Occupational health services | 403-3 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
403-4 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Worker training on occupational health and safety |
403-5 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Promotion of worker health | 403-6 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
403-7 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system |
403-8 | All employees Also contracting companies report to usregarding compliance with the standard |
See "Our people" chapter | |||
| Work-related injuries | ||||||
| The main types of work-related injury | 403-9 | See "Our people" chapter | ||||
| The number of fatalities as a result of work-related injury | 403-9 | 0 | See "Our people" chapter | |||
| The rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury | 403-9 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.45 | See "Our people" chapter | |
| The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) | 403-9 | 3 | Finger amputations and hip fractures | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| The number of recordable work-related injuries | 403-9 | 40 | 49 | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| The rate of recordable work-related injuries | 403-9 | 0.46 | 0.45 | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| Total number of hours worked | 403-9 | 31,356,283 | 50,828,962 | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| Total number of days missed | 874 | 1,744 | See "Our people" chapter | |||
| Main work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury | 403-9 | 49 | Although we are a chemical industry and there are chemical risks, out of the 49 injuries only 8 were related to exposure to hazardous chemicals. They all amounted to a minor injury. | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| Work-related ill health | ||||||
| The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health | 402-10 | 0 | See "Our people" chapter | |||
| The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health | 402-10 | 0 | 0 | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| The main types of work-related ill health | 402-10 | 0 | See "Our people" chapter | |||
| work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health | 402-10 | 0 | See "Our people" chapter | |||
| Sites certified to ISO 45001 or to an eqv. Standard | 402-10 | 56% | 43% | See "Our people" chapter | ||
| Local communities | ||||||
| Community donations (in $, thousond) | 413-1 | 2,807 | 2,599 | See "Community" chapter | ||
| Donation per pre-tax profits | 413-1 | 2.70% | 2.80% | See "Community" chapter | ||
| % of workforce participating in volunteering | 413-1 | 20% | 20% | See "Community" chapter | ||
| Total number of hours employees volunteered | 413-1 | 1,300 | 1200 | See "Community" chapter | ||
| Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
413-1 | See "Community" chapter | ||||
| Governance Disclosure | ||||||
| Total number and percentage of employees that receievd training on COE | 80% | 92% | 87% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Complaints reported to speakup hotline | 5 | 20 | 20 cases were reported via SpeakUp and 3 in addition were reported directly to General Counsel or senior managers/HR | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Precentage of complaints regarding suspect of bribery/corruption | 40% | - | 10% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Precentage of complaints regarding HR issues | 20% | 40% | 20% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Precentage of complaints regarding Product Compliance | 20% | None | Governance & Ethics | |||
| Precentage of complaints regarding Other Issues | 80% | 70% | Discrimination & Harassment, conflicts of interest, health & safety & environment, labor rights, auditing & accounting | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Precentage of Employees trained on data privacy | 63% | - | 75% | There was no training for 2020. We relaunched it again in 2021 | Governance & Ethics | |
| Board of Directors - ADAMA Ltd | ||||||
| Total number of directors | 5 | 5 | 5 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of Non-Executive Directors on Board | 4 | 4 | 4 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of External Directors | 2 | 2 | 2 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of Independent Directors | 2 | 2 | 2 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Separate Chair and CEO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Annual Election of Directors | 0 | 3 | 5 | According to Company Law of China, ADAMA Ltd. doesn't need to elect directors annually. ADAMA Ltd.'s shareholders meeting elected 6 directors to constitute the 8th session of the Board in 2018. And in 2020, ADAMA Ltd. elected three directors to replace the former three. | Governance & Ethics | |
| Average Age of Directors | 405-1 | 57 | 58 | 59 | Governance & Ethics | |
| Women directors | 405-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Governance & Ethics | |
| Board meeting held | 9 | 10 | 10 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Attendance rate- general board meetings (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Audit Committee - meetings held | 5 | 5 | 6 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Audit Committee - attendance rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Nomination Committee - meetings held | - | 5 | 1 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Nomination Committee - attendance rate (%) | - | 93% | 100% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Compensation and Appraisal Committee - meetings held | 2 | 3 | 2 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Compensation and Appraisal Committee - attendance rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Strategy Committee - meetings held | 0 | 0 | 0 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Board of Directors - ADAMA Solutions | ||||||
| Total number of directors | 7 | 7 | 7 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of Non-Executive Directors on Board | 5 | 3 | 3 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of External Directors | 2 | 2 | 2 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Number of Independent Directors | 1 | 1 | 1 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Separate Chair and CEO | Yes | Yes | No | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Annual Election of Directors | No | No | No | Please note that there is no regulatory nor other need within the AOA for an annual re-election of the board members, whom are being nominated by the sole shareholder. The external directors preside for 3-year terms (for a tenure no longer than nine-year period) | Governance & Ethics | |
| Average Age of Directors | 405-1 | 57 | 59 | 60 | Governance & Ethics | |
| Women directors | 405-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Governance & Ethics | |
| Board meeting held | 7 | 7 | 7 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Attendance rate- general board meetings (%) | 80% | 84% | 76% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Audit Committee - meetings held | 8 | 13 | 10 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Audit Committee - attendance rate (%) | 93% | 92% | 97% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Financial Statements Review Committee - meetings held | 4 | 4 | 4 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Financial Statements Review - attendance rate (%) | 100% | 83% | 92% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Remuneration Committee - meetings held | 4 | 8 | 5 | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Remuneration Committee - attendance rate (%) | 92% | 92% | 100% | Governance & Ethics | ||
| Tax | ||||||
| Approach to tax | 207-1 | See page 59 in Periodic financial report for 2021 | Governance & Ethics | |||
| Tax governance, control, and risk management | 207-2 | See page 59 in Periodic financial report for 2021 | Governance & Ethics | |||
| Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax |
207-3 | See page 59 in Periodic financial report for 2021 | Governance & Ethics | |||
| Country-by-country reporting | 207-4 | See page 59 in Periodic financial report for 2021 | Governance & Ethics | |||
Environment - 2018 data includes only ADAMA Solutions data. In 2019-20, the data boundary is expanded to also include two large sites in China- Sanonda and Anpon