2011 Sustainability Report

01Water

Wet milling is water-intensive, and withdrawal intensity has been our principal environmental commitment for a decade. Closed-loop condensate recovery is now standard at every facility, and process water is reused across multiple stages before treatment and discharge.

• Withdrawal intensity reduced 23% against the 2008 baseline
• Closed-loop condensate recovery standard at all facilities
• Multi-stage process water reuse before treatment
• Discharge quality monitored continuously at all sites

02Energy

Co-generation supplies a substantial share of thermal and electrical demand at two facilities, with evaluation underway at a third. Steam recovery, heat exchange optimization and drive efficiency programs continue across the network.

• Energy intensity reduced 11% against the 2008 baseline
• Co-generation operating at two facilities
• Transport intensity reduced 8% through routing and rail utilization

03Residual material

Wet milling separates a kernel into starch, protein, fiber and oil, and each fraction has a market. Remaining streams are directed to feed, industrial and energy recovery applications.

Landfill diversion exceeds ninety-five percent across the network. Very little of what enters our facilities leaves as waste.

04Communities

The Community Nutrition Partnership Program provides ingredient contributions, formulation assistance and employee volunteer time to school nutrition programs, regional food banks and municipal meal services in the counties where we operate.

Participating organizations report distribution volume and served population counts. This reporting supports our community investment disclosure and our regional capacity planning.