Global agribusiness COFCO International announced it had achieved significant reductions in supply chain emissions across its key crops supply chains.
In the company’s 2025 Sustainability Report published on 24 June, COFCO said it had achieved Scope 3 emissions reductions for corn and soyabeans of 23% and 11% respectively.
Against a backdrop of climate volatility, supply chain disruption and rising global demand, the company said this progress underscored the need for more resilient and sustainable agricultural production systems.
“As global food demand grows, building resilient agricultural supply chains is essential to long-term food security,” said David Dong, COFCO International CEO.
“Our progress in reducing Scope 3 FLAG [Forests, Land, and Agriculture] emissions and securing over US$1bn in sustainability-linked financing tied to our SBTi [Science Based Targets initiative] targets is helping us invest in more resilient, sustainable supply chains at scale.”
COFCO said it had also achieved over 99% deforestation- and conversion-free sourcing for soyabeans in Brazil and Argentina and corn in Brazil.
According to the latest Sustainability Report, the company sold 100.4M tonnes of commodities – including 82.1M tonnes of grains and oilseeds – in 2025, with revenues of US$34.5bn.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, COFCO International is the overseas agriculture business platform for COFCO Corporation, China’s largest food and agriculture company.
Active in global grains, oilseeds, sugar and cotton supply chains, the company has assets in 35 countries across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and it trades with customers in more than 100 nations.
