About the company
Sprung from a merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is now the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services. The Canadian company is a global player and produces and distributes potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products for agricultural, industrial and feed customers. Nutrien is the biggest producer of potash globally and operates some of the world’s largest potash mines. With over 2,000 retail locations in seven countries, Nutrien is a prominent player in the fertilizer industry.
Transparency
1 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start disclosing revenue connected to hazardous chemicals
- Start publishing volumes of hazardous substances that leave the company’s facilities as products or services
- Report on the company’s global hazardous substances portfolio (beyond EU/US) on a substance-by-substance basis
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start mapping the presence of intentionally or unintentionally present persistent chemicals in the company’s processes and upstream value chain
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
14 out of 25 points
Action points
- The company has a low number of hazardous substances in both relative terms and absolute numbers, but is encouraged to reduce it even further
Safer solutions
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Either start reporting the company’s share of safer solutions or increase it substantially. At a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. At a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
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