We are committed to helping farmers achieve their sustainability outcomes without compromising yield or profitability. Our innovative solutions increase yield, improve productivity, and reduce costs while enabling farmers to reduce emissions, reduce input waste, and protect their land. Delivering that triple-win of farmer productivity, profitability and sustainability is core to achieving our purpose of farmer-focused solutions to sustainably feed our world.
Our precision agriculture products enlist sensors and other technologies to optimize the use of inputs so farmers can produce more with less inputs, energy and time while advancing soil health. These smart solutions support carbon sequestration and precise management of resources. This year, we introduced Radicle Agronomics, a unique approach to in-field soil testing that takes accuracy and timely agronomic understanding to a new level.
Balancing performance with sustainability, the new AGCO Power CORE diesel engine offers high fuel economy with low emissions. Further innovations, like the Fendt e100, will leverage electricity and alternative fuel sources. These innovations ensure farmers can reduce emissions while counting on AGCO’s industry-leading performance and reliability.
Advancing animal welfare is a key priority in our protein-production brands, including enlisting state-of-the-art software, environmental control systems and robotics to monitor and protect animals while improving productivity.
Everything we do for our farmers starts with our employees. We have been steadily working to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces, and to ensure that our employees feel valued, empowered, and heard. Offering our employees safe work environments that prioritize health and well-being is key to attracting and retaining our talented, dedicated workforce.
Progress against commitments
We’ve identified various commitments and goals to measure our progress.
- Achieved
- On track
- Off track
- Updated
- New
Soil health and carbon sequestration
Commitment:
Integrate sustainability into customer engagement activities
Action:
- Hosted quarterly farmer panel with AGCO Leadership
- Held Fendt sustainability forum
- Conducted on-going voice of customer activities
Status: Achieved
Commitment:
Integrate soil health best practice into future farms trials and global crop tours
Action:
- Conducted research trials in the United States, Denmark, Switzerland, and Zambia on cover crops, tillage systems, and fertilizer practices
- Disseminated insights to employees, dealers, and farmers via reports, online videos, social media, television, and field tours
Status: Achieved
Commitment:
Develop new sensors, technologies, and machine features to support soil health and carbon sequestration
Action:
- Launched Radicle Agronomics suite of soil sampling tools for agronomists
- Established various carbon program partnerships to automate flow of farm data from AGCO machines
Status: On Track
Commitment:
Deliver 100% connected fleet by 2025
Action:
- Connected 79% of fleet based on machines retailed and activated in 2022
- Expanded proactive customer support
Status: On Track
Decarbonizing our operations and products
Commitment:
Decrease Scope 1 and 2 GHG intensity by 20% by 2026
Action:
- Achieved 31% Scope 1 and 2 GHG intensity reduction across manufacturing sites meeting emissions intensity target 3 years ahead of schedule
- Secured 10% reduction in energy intensity across manufacturing sites compared to 2021
- Focus in 2023: is to set new Scope 1 and 2 targets for manufacturing sites and full portfolio
- Focus in 2023: is to continue to enroll sites into QUEST energy efficiency program and establish Green Leaders teams at manufacturing site
- Focus in 2023: is to develop a long-term emissions abatement strategy
Status: Achieved
Commitment:
Reach 60% renewable energy by 2026
Action:
- Reached 36% renewable energy across manufacturing sites
- Reached 63% renewable electricity across manufacturing sites
- 17 manufacturing sites running on 100% renewable electricity
Status: On Track
Commitment:
Invest In technologies to reduce carbon emissions of products in use
Action:
- Conducted an inventory of Scope 3 emissions across 15 upstream and downstream categories
- Disclosed Scope 3 emissions, including from products-in-use phase
- Continued research and development efforts on alternative fuels, fuel cells, hybrid technologies and electric drivetrains
- Launched AGCO Power CORE75 engine fully compatible with renewable diesel and designed with tomorrow’s alternative fuels in mind
- Focus in 2023: develop long-term strategy and roadmap to abate Scope 3 value chain emissions
Status: On Track
Commitment:
Commercial availability of Fendt e100 by 2025
Action:
- Targeted for commercial launch in 2024
Status: On Track
Commitment:
Increase remanufacturing business revenue 150% of 2020 baseline revenue by 2025
Action:
- 19% cumulative increase in reman revenue from baseline
- ∼119% of baseline revenue in 2022
Status: On Track
Elevating employee health and safety
Commitment:
Deliver a year-on-year improvement to our total case incident rate (TCIR) for manufacturing sites
Action:
- Lowered our TCIR rate by 14%, (2.18)
Status: Achieved
Commitment:
Achieve a total case incident rate (TCIR) below 1.5 by 2025 and TCIR rate of 1.75 in 2023
Action:
- New goals added in 2022
Status: New
Prioritizing animal welfare in food production
Commitment:
Deliver animal welfare innovations across AGCO’s protein brand portfolio by 2025
Action:
- Invested in precision livestock farming company OptiFarm
- Further developing animal welfare product line in poultry and swine business
Status: On Track
Valuing our people
Commitment:
Engage global workforce in employee engagement survey and establish and engagement baseline
Action:
- Rolled out ‘Voices’ employee engagement survey to all employees globally and established full global baseline including shopfloor employees
- Over 19,000 employees shared their voice in 2022, representing a 79% response rate
- 88% of employees ‘proud’ to work for AGCO
Status: Achieved
Commitment:
Reach 75% employee engagement index by 2025
Action:
- Attained 69% employee engagement index in first enterprise-wide employee engagement survey
Status: New Achieved
Commitment:
Reach 25% women in leadership by 2030
Action:
- 17% women in leadership in 2022
Status: Off Track