In 2013, General Mills launched a goal to sustainably source 10 priority ingredients by 2020. Last year we achieved this goal, but our work continues to ensure access to high- quality ingredients as well as to manage the social, economic and environmental impacts of our ingredients. Through the results of our sustainable sourcing work, we learned that we need to take a holistic approach to regenerating ecosystems and advancing human rights in order to more fully actualize opportunities that catalyze change. This begins with understanding how systems — such as climate, agriculture, water, biodiversity, and farming communities — are all interconnected and how we as a company can positively impact each. Rooted in that knowledge, we have evolved from individual ingredient strategies to programs that help regenerate the planet while also creating positive outcomes for people. Below is how we have shifted our focus for the 10 sustainable sourcing priority ingredients. Please refer to the Regenerative agriculture , Eliminating deforestation , Water stewardship and Human rights sections for more detail on our strategies for these and other ingredients. Ingredient sourcing General Mills is collaborating with Musim Mas Group to invest in a smallholder palm farmer engagement program in Aceh Singkil, Sumatra, Indonesia, neighboring the Leuser ecosystem. We believe that investment and collaboration at origin, in partnership with key upstream suppliers, can support smallholder farmers in addressing environmental, social and economic challenges. Our partnership with Musim Mas is focused on improving the economic security of smallholder farmers and assisting them on their journey toward sustainable production, in collaboration with local government. Investment from General Mills is supporting the hiring of village extension officers (VEOs) who will provide good agricultural practice, financial literacy and no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation (NDPE) training and resources to smallholders. The program aims to train VEOS in order to ultimately provide support to over 1,000 smallholders in high-priority villages. As of October 2021, 75 VEOs have completed the training and Musim Mas has started engaging smallholders in three out of the six priority villages. Partnering to support sustainable production and smallholder farmers w Engaging smallholder farmers to improve sustainable farm management Ingredient sourcing to advance social and environmental ambitions Individual ingredient strategies Strategies that regenerate the planet and create positive outcomes for people Cocoa Corn Vanilla Dairy Oats Fiber packaging Wheat Sugarcane Sugar beets Palm oil Climate Regenerative agriculture Water stewardship Human rights FROM TO GENERAL MILLS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY 25 Food Planet People Community
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