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SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONOPERATIONAL EXCELLENCESUSTAINABLE SOURCINGINNOVATIONCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTINGREDION INCORPORATED 2016 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATEINNOVATIONINGREDIENTSWe are a fortune 500 global ingredient solutions
company with 2016 net sales of $5.7 billion.

Ingredion is a leading global ingredient solutions
provider. We turn grains, fruits, vegetables
and other plant materials into ingredientsthat enhance our customers’ products. Ouringredients make yogurts creamy, candy sweet,
crackers crispy, paper stronger and add fiber tonutrition bars. Headquartered outside Chicago,
Illinois, we serve more than 60 diverse
sectors in the food, beverage, paper andcorrugating, brewing and other industries.

We provide ingredient solutions to
help our customers meet rapidly
evolving consumer demands worldwide.
Our starches, sweeteners, gums,
biomaterials and specialty ingredients
address key consumer trends in healthand nutrition, clean and simple labels,
texture and sensory appeal, convenienceand performance and affordability.

In 2016, we invested 3 percent ofspecialty revenues in R&D and
employ more than 350 scientists
worldwide. With 27 Ingredion Idea
Labs™ innovation centers locatedaround the world, we collaborateclosely with our customers to develop
solutions to challenges such asproviding improved nutrition, using
simple ingredients, adding fiberand making gluten-free products
taste delicious.

52% FOOD

11% BEVERAGE

11% PAPER &CORRUGATING

10% ANIMALNUTRITION

8% BREWING

8% ADDITIONALAPPLICATIONS

Our approximately 11,000 employees provide ingredient solutions tocustomers in more than 100 countries.
more thanemployees

countries

Based on 2016 net sales

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Goal
Summary

Governance, Integrity & Trust
Safety & HealthSocial Accountability••

Environmental Conservation= Complete= In Progress
Operational Excellence

Sustainable Sourcing
Innovation
Community Engagement

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Report on business-relevant indicators from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guideline by end of 2017
Achieve a Total Recordable Incidence Rate of 0.20 by end of 2020
Conduct certified social accountability audits of 100% of our manufacturing sites by end of 2016
Register 100% of key suppliers in Sedex by end of 2016
Conduct certified social accountability audits with 100% of key suppliers by end of 2017
Reduce water use intensity 10% by end of 2020 (versus 2010 baseline)
Reduce carbon emission intensity 10% by end of 2020 (versus 2010 baseline)
Certify 100% of our manufacturing locations to GFSI by end of 2016
Certify 100% of microbiological labs to ISO 17025 for pathogen testing by end of 2017
Train 80% of all employees in Lean Six Sigma by end of 2018
Sustainably source 1 million metric tons of crops by end of 2018
Assess 100% of new innovation platforms for sustainability considerations by end of 2017
Triple our engagements in food bank activity by end of 2020

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Ingredion’s sixth annual Sustainability Update reflects our commitment to respecting the environment andthe people in the communities where we operate. Our actions around the world are highlighted, and as you
will see, we are making good progress on our journey.
Since implementing our program in 2011, we established goals in a number of key areas that we either
have achieved or are on target to achieve. Plus, we are forging new partnerships to learn and apply bestpractices as we strive to continuously improve our sustainability performance.
Good governance drives our practices, and our efforts have been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute,which named Ingredion one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth consecutive year. And in
2016, we became a signatory to the UN Global Compact, aligning our operations with universal principles onhuman rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
As a veteran of the manufacturing industry, safety is high on my list of priorities. I am proud of ourworld-class levels of safety performance and of the targeted programs implemented to enhance our safety
metrics as we strive for zero incidences.
The sustainability of the crops we use is important to our customers as well as to Ingredion. We haveestablished programs with farmers in a number of countries around the world to enhance the sustainabilityof our primary inputs. Plus, we collaborate with customers and other organizations, such as the Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative Platform, to assess our work.
Striving to be a neighbor of choice, we support the communities where we operate. As a college mathmajor, I’m particularly proud of Ingredion’s legacy support of Girls 4 Science in the Chicago area, where
Ingredion is headquartered. In 2016, we initiated internships at Ingredion for graduates of the Girls 4
Science program.
On a global level, our partnership with the Global Foodbanking Network continued into its fifth year.
Hundreds of passionate Ingredion employees volunteered in food banks from Australia to Mexico to share
their time and knowledge to help fight hunger.
I am proud of the progress we have made since implementing our sustainability program six years
ago. We would have achieved none of this without the dedication and collaboration of our employees andpartners; I appreciate their support.
While we have accomplished a great deal, we continue on our journey and remain committed to ourgoal: to be the Company of Choice for a sustainable tomorrow.

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We endeavor to create abusiness of the highest
integrity throughout ourworldwide operations. We
adhere to robust governancepolicies that drive ethicalpractices and promoteadherence to laws andregulations that affectour operations.

Luis Orozco, Purchasing Agent and Lena Brown, Payroll Specialist

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Goal
Report on business-relevant
indicators from the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI)
guideline by end of 20172017 Target

2016 Actual

GRI

ongoing

INGREDION INCORPORATED 2016 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATEINVESTMENT OF CHOICE
Operating our business ethically is a hallmark of
the Ingredion brand around the world. Our robust
governance and strict adherence to “doing the rightthing” every time, are among the many reasons
Ingredion is the Investment of Choice for our valued
shareholders. We maintain a number of programs andprotocols to ensure that we are acting with integrityin every business transaction, and we actively promotea culture of conscience and ethical behavior.

“You just can’t be successful
today as a global company
without diversity. This is not
simply a matter of fairness; it’ssmart and strategic business.”
Ilene Gordon
	Ingredion Chairman,
President and CEOAwarded for Ethics

The Ethisphere Institute 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

For the fourth consecutive year,
and in recognition of our high ethicalstandards, Ingredion was named toEthisphere’s World’s Most EthicalCompanies list in 2017.

Diversity & Inclusion
As a global company, we value and celebrate our diverse employee population.
Unique and varied viewpoints help to fuel and shape our innovations and directly
contribute to our success as a company. This inclusive culture begins with CEO Ilene
Gordon, who represents Ingredion in the 30% Club, a group of business leaders
committed to better gender balance on corporate boards and at all levels of theirorganizations. Ingredion’s own Board of Directors is one of the most diverse
among FORTUNE 500 companies, and our Executive Leadership team is one-third
female. Ingredion’s internal Diversity and Inclusion Council has organizedbusiness resource groups for professional women and African-American employees
at several locations in the United States for launch in 2017. These groups will
provide dialogue, advice and a network structure for our employees.

<< Ilene Gordon, Ingredion Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received theLeadership in Diversity Award from the Committee for Economic Development in 2016.

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Employee Survey
Ingredion’s Listen2016 global employee survey
provided all employees a chance for their opinions
to be heard on a range of topics important toour organizational climate and management
practices. Nearly 9 of every 10 employees
globally completed the survey. Results will
help shape new programs and initiatives ranging
from safety advancements to customer experience
practices to communication methods.
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Ingredion Board of Directors visits Ingredion
Mexico’s San Juan del Rio plant.

BELA
Policy on
Business Conduct
Ingredion asks employees aroundthe world to acknowledge thecompany’s Policies on BusinessConduct each year as a reminder ofthe importance of transparency andethics in our day-to-day business.

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Ingredion continued its membership andparticipation with The Ethisphere Institute’s
Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) in
2016. The organization is comprised of companies
that value and support ethical leadership.

Transparency
Transparency in business is of growing
importance to our customers, investors andneighbors. As such, we report on climatechange and water performance annually to
the Carbon Disclosure Project and in 2016
became a signatory to the UN Global Compact.

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Providing a secure andhealthy work environment
for our employees is ourpriority. We are committed
to maintaining the highest
standards of safety at ourfacilities and continually
strive for zero injuries toour employees, visitors andthose working on our behalf.

Jose Enrique Casillas, Manager, Plant Services

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Goal
Achieve a Total
Recordable Incidence Rateof 0.20 by end of 2020
2020 Target

2016 Actual

0.20

0.28

Ingredion strives for excellence in execution in ways thatbuild connections and inspire trust. Our mission to be the
Employer of Choice is rooted in strong company values
that carry through to our safety, health, diversity andcommunity outreach activities. Our performance-centricculture provides an environment where tireless optimism,
continuous improvement and global collaboration drive
sustainability progress. Keeping our colleagues, visitorsand neighbors safe and healthy is our highest priority.
We foster a world-class, safety-first environment where
our people are empowered to speak up about unsafe
conditions to maintain safe operations and offices.

Collaborations
In 2016, Ingredion joined the Campbell Institute, anorganization dedicated to protecting people and preserving
the planet. The Campbell Institute empowers all enterprises tobecome world-class organizations in environment, health, andsafety through membership engagement and knowledge sharing.
By gathering and disseminating the best practices and lessons
learned from members, the Institute inspires all organizations toattain and maintain the highest EHS standards. Membership tothis prestigious organization is through invitation only.

Safety Performance
Ingredion returned its second lowest TRIR in 2016. This was
driven by total employee engagement and adherence to ourcomprehensive standards. Ingredion maintains a rigorous,
world-class safety program at our facilities as we
continually and passionately strive for zero incidents.

“We start every meetingwith a safety discussion.
The safety-first mindset is
ingrained in our culture.”
Bryan Quick,
Maintenance Unit Manger

TRIR Safety Results
Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) stated per 200,000 hours.

1.2
1.0

Reduction in hand injury
incidents among employees
and contractors.

0.8
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0.6

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0.4

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2010

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2012

2013

2014

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0.28

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In its third year of practice,
Ingredion’s Hand Safety program
resulted in a 41% reduction in
hand injury incidents in 2016.

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Safety Highlights
Mid-year Safety Campaign
The summer months can be challenging in any
industry from a safety perspective due to vacations
and holidays. To combat this issue, Ingredion
launched a summer safety campaign in 2015,
which we continued in 2016 to heighten safety
awareness during these critical months.

87%<<Safety Month activities
include an annual safety
poster contest. In 2016,
employees from theShanghai plant submitted
the winning poster.

of sites were Lost
Time Case (LTC)
free in 2016

64%
TRIR Contractor Safety Results
Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) stated per 200,000 hours.

1.2

Keeping Our
Contractors Safe

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0.31

0.2

In 2016, we added contractor safety
performance to our safety progress chart
to demonstrate the importance of safety
for everyone who works at our facilities.
Ingredion has also implemented a numberof new initiatives for contractor safety
this year including enhancements to ourContractor Safety protocol as part ofour EHS management system.

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We are dedicated to thewelfare of our employees,
business associates and thecommunities in which we
operate. We promote ethicalbusiness practices and strive
to protect and support
human rights. We know that
our efforts to maintain asocially responsible supply
chain are important to ourbusiness, customers andother stakeholders.

Rick Duda, Associate General Counsel, South America and Operational Excellence & EHS&S
and Robin L. Brown, Vice President U.S. Government Affairs and External Relations

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INGREDION INCORPORATED 2016 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATEGoal

Our Commitment to Human Rights

Conduct certified social
accountability audits of 100%of our manufacturing sites
by end of 20162016 Target

2016 Actual

100%

95%

SUPPLIER OF CHOICE
At Ingredion, we strive to be the Supplierof Choice by assessing ourselves against
globally recognized human rights standards
and the requirements of our customers.

At Ingredion, we believe every person is inherently entitled to be treatedwith dignity and respect. We do not condone or tolerate forced or illegal
labor practices, and Ingredion complies with all applicable employment
laws and regulations throughout our global network without exception.
To further our human rights commitment, corporate supply chain andsustainability teams completed human trafficking awareness training
as the first step toward a broader company effort for this important cause.
Training will be expanded to other Ingredion departments in 2017.

Goal
Register 100% of our
key suppliers in Sedex by
end of 20162016 Target

2016 Actual

100%

96%

Goal
Conduct certified social
accountability audits of 100% of
key suppliers by end of 20172017 Target

2016 Actual

100%

27%

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Sedex“The Sedex program allows us toalign our social accountability
priorities with our customers andenables us to continually expand
and improve our efforts.”
Kari Curry,
Sr. Analyst, Global Procurement

Customers
We continued our commitment to andparticipation in the Sedex Members Ethical
Trade Audit (SMETA) program in 2016.
95 percent of manufacturing sites wereaudited in 2016, with the remaining plants
scheduled to be audited in 2017.
Suppliers
We engage with our suppliers through Sedex
and support and encourage their membershipin the organization. To date, 96 percent of
key suppliers are registered, and we continue
to work on implementing Sedex-certifiedsocial accountability audits with those
key suppliers.

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We are dedicated tobeing good stewards ofthe environment. We
understand the importanceof environmentally soundmanufacturing practices
that conserve resourcesand enable us to grow ourbusiness in a sustainable
manner. We recognize thehuman need for access to
key resources such as cleanwater, and throughout ourorganization, we focus onconserving natural resources.
We encourage our employees
to participate in conservation
efforts, both at work and intheir communities.

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Goal

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Transparent Reporting

Reduce water use intensity
10% by end of 2020
(vs. 2010 baseline)
2020 Target

2016 Actual

10%

7.9%

Goal

The CDP (formerly the Carbon
Disclosure Project) is an organizationthat administers a carbon emissions
disclosure system for companies
around the world. Ingredion has beenreporting climate change and water
information to the CDP since 2009 andis committed to continuing our work to
manage and reduce our impact.

Ingredion is registered with EcoVadis,
a leading sustainability reporting
agency that promotes transparent andmeasurable reporting in support ofinnovation and continuous improvement.
This membership allows us to provide ourcustomers with more robust informationon our sustainability activities.

60%
ISO 14001 Certification

60% of all Ingredion plants
are certified against the
ISO 14001 environmental
management system

Reduce carbon emission
intensity 10% by end of 2020
(vs. 2010 baseline)
2020 Target

2016 Actual

10%

7.6%

Biodiversity
Ingredion uses Conservation International’s list of biodiversity
hotspots to assess our operations and raw materials sourcing
areas and to identify and assess how we can positively impact
biodiversity. http://www.cepf.net/resources/hotspots/
Pages/default.aspx
We also actively engage with Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Platform (SAI) and biodiversity experts to identify opportunities
in our supply chain to support biodiversity. Our work in this area
includes tree planting in Mexico and Brazil and volunteer
activities in Thailand.

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Ingredion utilizes an ensemble of recognizedglobal water stress tools to evaluate waterconsiderations around our manufacturing
plants, including annual surveys completed
locally by individual plants. In 2016, we further
enhanced our water stress assessment withan expanded in-house survey that includes
water quality considerations.

Excellence Awards
Thailand’s Ministry of Industry presented Ingredion’s Kalasin plant withan Excellence Award in recognition of the site’s water conservation andriver restoration efforts.

Earth Day Activities Highlights
Ingredion locations around the world celebrate Earth Day through a variety of educational andvolunteer activities. A few examples of the many events around the world:
Peru: Ingredion’s facility in Lima celebrated Earth Day by working in partnership with local
government and neighbors to develop the “Planting a Tree, Sowing Life” campaign. This campaign
involved planting trees in a nearby park to increase vegetation in the community, improve air
quality and help beautify the neighborhood.
Brazil: Ingredion’s Balsa Nova manufacturing plant celebrated Earth Day with a conservation
presentation and open discussion for local school children. Discussion topics included the United
Nations’ efforts to plant 7.8 billion trees by the end of 2020, recycling, reusing material and how toconserve electricity.

From left to right: Korkiat Thavorntrakarn – Thailand EHS Manager, Pongthorn Maitreemitr – Plant Manager
Kalasin Plant, Santad Saensuk – Manufacturing Director, Ban Kao Dihn and Kalasin, Banjerd Tawinkarn –Safety, Health and Environment Manager, Weerapong Sriworasarn – Environmental Supervisor

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United States: Employees at the Winston-Salem plant conducted a canoe paddle and cleanup
activity on the Yadkin Pee Dee River to protect the local watershed. Employees and membersof the Yadkin Riverkeepers group partnered to clean up a 5.7-mile stretch of the river.

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We are dedicated tocontinually improving every
aspect of our operations
to enhance efficiency andundertake initiatives tofoster a culture of excellence.
We benchmark ourselves
against the highest globally
recognized standards andconstantly raise the bar on
our performance.

Vince Errichillo, Associate Engineer and Katlin Davis, Associate Engineer

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39%

Goal
Certify 100% of
manufacturing sites to GFSI
by end of 2016*2016 Target

2016 Actual

100%

100%

SUPPLIER OF CHOICE
The quality and safety of our products areparamount. For more than 100 years, we haveearned the trust of our customers around theglobe for our diligent commitment to continuous
improvement and innovation. Our goal is to be ourcustomers’ Supplier of Choice, and we continue
to implement programs and processes to ensure
our products are of the highest quality.

reduction in complaints

In 2016, Ingredion undertook an initiative with
one of our multinational customers to reduce
product specification issues and complaints. This
involved rigorous collaboration with the customer
and corporate and regional quality teams and thedevelopment of a variety of stopgaps including thealignment of product specifications. The result wasa reduction in overall complaints by 39 percent.

Goal
Certify 100% of microbiologicallabs to ISO 17025 for pathogen
testing by end of 20172017 Target

2016 Actual

100%

61%

Quality Efforts

Goal
Train 80% of all employees
in Lean Six Sigma by endof 20182018 Target

2016 Actual

80%

73%

In 2016, we continued to deliver against our multiyear strategy
around quality and food safety. To maintain and bolster our
focus on these important elements, we internally branded
quality and food safety and increased our collaboration withour customers. We also made upgrades to select productionlines in Lima, Peru, and Berwick, Pennsylvania, to enhancefood safety, which resulted in Global Food Safety Initiative(GFSI) certification at these locations.

“The Lean Six Sigma training
and culture at Ingredion
empowers my team to enact
efficiency solutions at every
level of our operations.”
Alessandra Gelman,
Associate Engineer* Exclusive of the Shandong facility.

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We believe high safety,
quality, environmental
and sustainability standards
in our supply chain are vitalto our business. We support
our suppliers in their efforts
to produce sustainable
raw materials, particularly
agricultural crops, withrespect for society andthe environment.

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INGREDION INCORPORATED 2016 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATEProgressing Sustainable Sourcing

Goal
Sustainably source 1 million
metric tons of crops by
end of 20182018 Target

2016 Actual

1,000,000

802,000

Ingredion remains steadfast in our efforts to work with our growers to help
progress sustainable sourcing opportunities:

SUPPLIER OF CHOICE
We strive to be the Supplier of Choice
every day and to provide our valued
customers with ingredients that meetor exceed their specifications andexpectations for sustainability.

In 2016, we invested in upgrades to Ingredion’s “Sell Your Corn” website in the
United States. Once fully implemented, these upgrades will help collect grower
data to provide efficiency information and align with the requirements of theField to Market and the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI)
programs. These programs help farmers implement practices that increase
efficiencies and reduce their environmental impact by comparing their
inputs and yields with local, regional and national averages.
We conducted pilot studies in Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, Colombia,
Pakistan and Thailand to assess outputs from local growers against the SAI
Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA). And, Ingredion worked
with growers in Europe to help drive use of the SAI Platform’s online FSA tool.

Pushpak Mehta, Senior Associate>800,000
metric tons sustainably
sourced forcrop year 2016

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Engaging Our Growers
In 2016, Ingredion engaged with Grain
Farmers of Ontario and the Sustainable
Farm & Food Initiative to help understandhow current sustainable agriculture efforts
in Canada relate to those of our company.

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Sustainable
Sourcing Portfolio
To date, Ingredion’s sustainablesourcing efforts have focused
primarily on corn and tapioca,
which make up approximately
98 percent* of our agricultural
inputs. In 2016, we began
expanding our efforts to othercrops and will continue that workin 2017 and beyond.

INGREDION INCORPORATED 2016 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATEForestry Management
Ingredion supports the conservation of
our natural resources and the promotionof biodiversity across our supply chain.
We work with growers to evaluate theirforestry management practices as part of oursustainable sourcing efforts, utilizing tools
such as the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment.

* Exclusive of Penford and Kerr.

GlobalAgricultural
Supply93% Corn
5% Tapioca
2% Other
We sponsor a number of programsaround the world that support
sustainable sourcing. From mature,established programs and protocols
to emerging studies and growing
relationships, we are committed
to expanding our influence andknowhow for a sustainable andefficient supply pipeline.
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Mature Program
Pilot Studies

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We are dedicated to
producing high-quality
ingredients while relentlessly
pursuing innovative new
products that deliver
value for our customers
and shareholders. We arecommitted to creatingproducts that support ourown sustainability efforts,
the changing needs ofour customers and society
in general.

Anh Nguy, Project Leader, Culinology

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Goal
Assess 100% of new innovation
platforms for sustainability
considerations by end of 20172017 Target

2016 Actual

100%

100%

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As one of our company values, innovation
is a key aspect of our culture and a driving
force behind everything we do. Our desire to
be the Supplier of Choice to our many valued
customers inspires us to passionately pursue
the creation of innovative ingredients andprocesses every day.

Clean & Simple
Consumers want products that are made from simple,
expected and authentic ingredients and free fromundesirable additives. In 2016, Ingredion worked to
expand our global manufacturing capabilities for our
NOVATION® line of clean-label starches, adding production
capacity in the United States and Asia Pacific.

Driving Nutrition Innovation
We invest in developing novel ingredients that can be included in our customers’
products to help improve the nutritional profile or provide demonstrated nutritional
benefits. Scientists at our 27 Ingredion Idea Labs™ around the world have focusedon health management through research and development, resulting in our robust
portfolio of novel and proprietary ingredients including:• Prebiotic soluble fibers and oligosaccharides that provide digestive benefits
and lower sugar content• Resistant starches that provide digestive benefits and help maintain healthy
blood sugar levels• Functional starches that allow reductions in fat and calories• Pulse-based flours and proteins that provide alternatives to meat anddairy proteins• Stevia sweeteners that enable sugar and calorie reductions• Specialty ingredients that provide texture in foods for infants and the elderly
CLICK HERE to learn more about our ingredient innovations.
Damian White, Quality Control Analyst

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Local On-trend Innovations

CLEAN & SIMPLE
Helping customers deliver products with fewer
and more-familiar ingredients on the label

At Ingredion we have a deep knowledge of current and emerging
trends and understand how to create solutions to consumer
demands. We invest in consumer insights, applied researchand innovation capabilities such as formulation knowhow,
CULINOLOGY® services and advanced process technologies.
Examples of our latest on-trend solutions include:• NOVATION PRIMA® starches. These new starches allow food
manufacturers to extend the shelf life of their refrigerated orfrozen foods with a simple, unmodified ingredient.
• HOMECRAFT® and VITESSENCE™ pulse flours. To address
growing consumer demand for nutritious, plant protein-packed
foods and beverages, these pulse flours have a clean taste andcan be added to yogurts, puddings, pastas and more.
• VERSAFIBE™ dietary fibers. Ingredion launched a new line ofgluten-free, low cost-in-use dietary fibers that manufacturers caneasily add to foods to boost fiber while reducing calories.
• NUTRAFLORA® soluble prebiotic fiber. NUTRAFLORA has
been scientifically demonstrated to support digestive andimmune health while providing added fiber. Ingredion launcheda liquid form of the ingredient in 2016 to make it even easier to
add fiber to foods and beverages.
•S WEETIS™ sweetener. This sweetener blend is made from avariety of sweetening ingredients and offers the same sweetness
as sugar but with fewer calories.
•H I-MAIZE® resistant starch. This starch was recently approvedby the FDA in the United States for a qualified health claim
petition for high-amylose maize resistant starch and reduced
risk of type 2 diabetes.

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SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYHEALTH & NUTRITION
Helping customers address key consumer trends—
weight management, digestive health, sugar andcalorie reduction, plant proteins and more

Ingredion’s Customer
Benefit Platforms
Five key, highly market- and customer-relevant
areas of focus guide our specialty ingredient
growth strategies:

SENSORY EXPERIENCE
Helping customers better understand consumer
preferences and develop sensory attributes forcompetitive advantage

AFFORDABILITY
Helping customers refine recipes andimprove manufacturing to reduce costs withoutcompromising quality

CONVENIENCE & PERFORMANCE
Delivering ingredient solutions that help improvefunctional performance, process efficiency,
product stability and sustainability

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We are dedicated toproactively engaging in
our local communities toenhance the prosperity ofour people, our neighbors
and other local stakeholders.
We support and promote
employee engagement andvolunteerism in the areas inwhich we operate, as well as
philanthropic efforts at boththe corporate and individual
employee level, making ameaningful difference inthose places where we dobusiness around the world.

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Goal
Triple our engagements
in food bank activity
by end of 2020.
2020 Target

2016 Actual

300%

544%

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At Ingredion, we strive to be a positive
influence in the communities where
we operate. We focus our charitableefforts on sponsoring and promoting
volunteerism, principally in the fieldsof health and education.

2016 marks our fifth year of work with The Global FoodBanking
Network (GFN) and our third year with the Food Bank Leadership
Institute. Through our support of the GFN and other food banking
organizations, we have exceeded our goal of tripling our foodbanking activity by 2020. We have worked with GFN to help
develop a process to provide support to food banks by identifying
areas of greatest need and connecting them with employees who
can provide advice in these areas. We are looking to trial thiscollaborative process in early 2017.

Empowering Women and Girls
Ingredion is proud to once again partner with Girls 4 Science, a nonprofit
organization that exposes girls to science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) subjects. The program helps girls ages 10-18 in the Chicago area, to break
down barriers that prevent them from entering STEM career fields while focusing
on skill development, opportunity awareness and building self-esteem.
Ingredion employees generously volunteered their time and talents to support
the organization and its various activities and events.
For the fourth consecutive year, Ingredion awarded three Girls 4 Science
members with a scholarship to SPACE CAMP® in Huntsville, Alabama.
In 2016, Ingredion established an internship program, sponsoring summer
interns for graduates of the Girls 4 Science program.

Brianna Campos, Girls 4 Science student

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Helping Our Communities
Focus on Education
Ingredion participated in the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences(CHAS) 2016 Groundhog Day Job Shadowing Career Day Event. CHAS is a
Midwest organization that provides urban students who excel in science andmathematics the opportunity to explore their interests and abilities while
teaching them good work habits and business acumen. During their visit toIngredion, the students participated in hands-on experiences and observed avariety of workplace procedures gaining insight into future career prospects.

United States: Employees donated vegetables grown in theirsustainable garden to a local homeless shelter; Employees helped
construct two new homes at the Sixth Annual Agriculture
Build organized by the Greater Indianapolis Habitat for Humanity(photo 1); Employees assembled bicycles to support the SOS
Children’s Villages of Illinois, an organization that provides
care for Illinois’ most vulnerable children and families.
Thailand: Employees visited the Camillian Home for Children
Living with Disabilities, where they donated supplies and nonperishable foods and treated the children to lunch and snacks.

The Ingredion Kenya team conducted a food starch seminar for science andtechnology majors at the University of Nairobi.

Australia: Employees packed food for Foodbank New
South Wales (photo 2).

The Ingredion Educational Foundation awarded 30 children of employees
from 10 countries scholarship awards to support their pursuit of higher
education. Recipients are chosen based on a number of criteria including
academic performance and participation in school and community activities.

Mexico: Ingredion was recognized by the Mexican Center
for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) for efforts in social responsibility.
The award recognizes businesses that demonstrate life-workbalance, ethical values, community engagement and positiveenvironmental efforts (photo 3).

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Great Britain: Employees donated food to a local charity tofeed several families in hardship for a week. The donations camefollowing a week-long food banking awareness project.
China: Employees raised funds to help pay tuition for migrantchildren in need.

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Pakistan: Employees donated books, school bags, uniforms andother supplies to the Galaxy Welfare Foundation.
South America: Employees volunteered at a local school tosupport children with disabilities, teaching the children to turnrecyclable materials into works of art and ornaments; Employees
taught choir classes to 130 local and underprivileged children. The
program focused on helping students develop teamwork and selfdiscipline skills aimed at improving overall school performance.

“Volunteering with my co-workers
is not only personally enriching,
it reminds me that we all canmake a positive impact.”
Brian Nash,
Senior Director, Sustainability

Germany: Employees offered German lessons to Syrian refugees.
These are a few examples of our many community outreach
events around the world.

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