| Invested through |
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|---|---|
| Asset Classes | Listed equity |
| Impact strategy | Impact Equities and Bonds |
| Bloomberg ticker | INGR US |
| ISIN code | US4571871023 |
| Industry group | Food, Beverage & Tobacco |
| Aligned with SDGs |
Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions provider that transforms corn, tapioca, potatoes, plant-based stevia, grains, fruits, gums and vegetables into value-added ingredients and bio-materials for the food, beverage, brewing and other industries.
The company was founded in 1906 and currently employs around 12,000 people.
Investment rationale
Ingredion's Specialty Ingredients (~34% of sales) are aligned with growing market and consumer trends such as health and wellness, clean-label, simple-ingredients, affordability, indulgence and sustainability. The share and thereby importance of Specialties has increased and will continue to do so, driven by favourable growth prospects. Ingredion has focused its recent investments on expanding its sugar reduction portfolio as well as its plant-based protein product lines, including pulse-based concentrates, flours and isolates.
In total, 34% of the revenues of the company is aligned with the Food transition. The contribution to the Food Transition comes from 34% of revenues related to the impact objective Food Security.