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MAKING LIFE BETTER

FOR ALL

Ten years have passed since the publication of our first sustainability
report. Ten years of establishing, articulating and implementing goals.
Ten years of making progress toward them in the face of changing
regulations, unexpected challenges and evolving stakeholder
expectations. And ten years of seeing each report grow in both
importance and impact.
We take great pride in what has been accomplished over the past decade
even as we’re humbled by the work that remains. Our stakeholders counton us to continue executing against the 2030 All Life commitments
introduced last year and that are described on these pages—and tocollaborate with them in advancing each of them.

continuing to conduct Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audits (SMETA)
despite accessibility challenges—and to remain even more vigilant aboutaligning our environmental impact goals around science-based criteria. It
has also meant engaging in COVID-related support initiatives with local
communities from South America to Southeast Asia.
And with a focus on the world’s pressing need for social justice, we’realso pleased to share that this year will mark the publication of our first
dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report. The report focuses on the
many positive initiatives we have progressed to strengthen our culture inline with our value of “Everyone Belongs.”
Finally, as you review these pages, I can’t overemphasize the importanceof our employees in helping to advance our shared goals. They embrace
our purpose and live our values every day. They make a positive difference
for our customers, shareholders and communities around the world. And
when it comes to our All Life commitments, they truly understand what it
takes to achieve them—and BE WHAT’S NEXT in sustainability.

From a global pandemic to widespread calls for increased social justice,
the challenges of 2020 only underscored the importance of businessresilience—and the need to “Make Life Better” for everyone on the planet.
While an unprecedented year may have slightly delayed progress
toward some of our sustainability agenda, it has also strengthened
our unwavering resolve to deliver on our All Life plan. It has meant

James P. Zallie
President and CEO

2020
REPORT
CONTENTS

2030 Sustainability Goals
Materiality Matrix 		

01
02
03

4
5

EVERYDAY
LIFE

People & Planet Safety 		6
Human Rights 			10
DEI + Belonging 			13
Innovation				16PLANET
LIFE

Environmental Impact 		
Biodiversity Protection 		

19
23

CONNECTED
LIFE

Sustainable &Regenerative Agriculture
Food Security			Community Impact		

26
30
33

Governance			36

01EVERYDAY
LIFE

People & Planet Safety

Build a productive culture where the safety of our people
and products, as well as the long-term health of ouremployees and supply chain partners, is a priority.

SUSTAINABILITYGOALS 2030

CONNECTEDLIFE

PLANET
LIFE

EVERYDAY
LIFE

Human Rights

Advance respect for human rights in our operations
and demonstrate 100% transparency across our global
supply chain.

02

PLANET
LIFE

Environmental Impact

Protect and renew the planet’s resourcesby enacting science-based targets andother conservation measures as catalysts
to drive continuous innovation.

Biodiversity Protection

Implement programs in our crop sourcing
areas to protect biodiversity or deliver a
net positive impact.

03

CONNECTED
LIFE

Sustainable & Regenerative
Agriculture

Make life better for growers, mitigate supply chain
risks and help drive food security by sustainably
sourcing 100% of primary crops.

Food Security

Improve food security within our value chain bycatalyzing food waste reduction, minimizing crop
losses at the farm level and enhancing productofferings that support food security objectives.

DEI + Belonging

Have fully established a culture of belonging where
every employee is able to bring their full self to work.

Community Impact

Make life better for more than 1 million people
in the communities where we operate.

Innovation

Drive sustainable innovation in all new product launches byaligning with at least one of the UN SDGs., contributing tosociety and customers meeting their sustainability goals.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations Member
States in 2015 and provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people andthe planet, now and in the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries in global partnership. For more
information on the UN SDGs, please visit https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org

Everyday
Life
PlanetLife
Connected
Life
Governance

HIGH

VERY HIGH

Continuous
Improvement

MODERATE

RELEVANCE TO INGREDION

MATERIALITY
MATRIXCONNECTEDLIFE

PLANET
LIFE

EVERYDAY
LIFE

Ingredion Sustainability Materiality Matrix
While we continue to incorporate our stakeholders’ sustainability drivers into our efforts, we are
increasingly looking at external standards to enhance how we communicate about our program.
We continue to look at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Map,
as well as programs like the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Indigenous
Populations

We continue to look for opportunities
to incorporate relevant inputs andfurther refine our sustainability
materiality matrix.
Brian Nash
VP, Sustainability

Occupational
Safety & Health

Water
Management

Quality &Product Safety

ClimateChangeDiversity, Equity& Inclusion

Sustainable
Agriculture

Ethical Business
Operations

Sustainable
Innovation

Human Rights –Suppliers

Human Rights –Ingredion Operations

Employee
Training

Community
ImpactRenewable
EnergyFood
Security

Biodiversity
Protection
Sustainability
Reporting

MODERATE

HIGH

VERY HIGHRELEVANCE TO STAKEHOLDERSEVERYDAYLIFE
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LIFE
CONNECTED
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01

PEOPLE &PRODUCT
SAFETY2020
SAFETY &79% of our manufacturing sites reported
zero injuries and 92% reported no losttime cases.

QUALITYHIGHLIGHTS

Our pandemic management team evaluatedhealth and safety conditions at sites andadjusted protocols as needed.
Increasing customer satisfaction evidenced
by an 18% reduction in registeredcomplaints compared to 2019.
Greater quality success evidenced by a 35%,
year-over-year reduction of microbiologicaltesting issues in North America.

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MAKING
LIFE BETTER(AND SAFER)For us, safety first isn’t just some component of a larger
business strategy. It’s part of our company’s DNA and how
we approach the important work of protecting employees,
customers, suppliers, consumers and anyone else whointeracts with our company, either directly or indirectly.
And never has that culture been more challenged than in2020 as we strove to maintain the essential work of ouroperations while simultaneously keeping people safe andmaintaining product quality at the highest levels. Becauseof our long-standing safety culture and the diligence of
our employees, we delivered notable results in a very
challenging climate.

2030
GOAL

Build a productive culture
where the safety of ourpeople and products,
as well as the long-term
health of our employees
and supply chain
partners, is a priority.

Nothing is more important to our All Life platform
than human life itself. Our people and productsafety initiatives have been—and will continue
to be—conducted with that commitment in mind.
Eric Seip
Senior Vice President, Global Operations

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES01

PEOPLE& PLANETSAFETY

02
Establish programs to enhance healthand well-being in each major area of
operation by the end of 2025.

MILESTONE

Achieve an employee and contractor Total
Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) of 0.18 by
the end of 2025 and 0.15 by the end of 2030.

MILESTONE

Increase the average hoursof training per employee by
50% by the end of 2027.

2020
2020 Progress

EVERYDAYLIFE

03

MILESTONE

2019 2020

2019

0.28

0.26

0.27

*

2020
0.22*

2020 Progress

Much of our 2020 effort went
toward protecting workers fromCOVID-19, which included apandemic management team tocontinually evaluate health andsafety conditions at sites andadjust protocols as needed.

2020 Progress

Due to the challenges ofconducting training during a
global health crisis, the number ofhours declined from 20.5 in 2019
to 16.2 in 2020. We are, however,actively working toward reversingthat decline moving forward.

Employee Progress Contractor Progress

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PLANET
LIFE*Results do not include South
Sioux City, Nebraska plantbrought online in 2020 orother plants which were partof recent acquisitions.

04

MILESTONE

Further enhance our processes to achieve
zero significant food safety-related incidents
reaching consumers by the end of 2025.
This milestone was moved up to 2025 from 2030 due to its importance.

2020 Progress

There was a single quality withdrawal in 2020
resulting from a 2019 incident and we continue
to work toward our goal.

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BEHIND THE
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02

SAFETY FIRST FROMTHAILAND TO SOUTH CAROLINA
As just two examples of many safety
successes at our sites worldwide,
our plant in Kalasin, Thailand, wasrecently recognized for 11 years
of safety excellence. And for the
past two years, Ingredion’s North
Charleston, SC (USA) facility won
the South Carolina Manufacturers
Alliance Safety Award, recognizing
the absence of recordable incidents
since May 2016.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Ingredion Animal
Testing Policy07

THE SAFER WORKENVIRONMENT APP
The pandemic deepened the world’s
appreciation for healthy workplaces.
As part of our phased, return-towork program, we introduced theCare First mobile app to allow
employees—and contractors withan Ingredion email—to declaretheir health status and help
maintain a safe work environment.
It’s currently available in sevenlanguages with more on the way.

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022020 HUMAN RIGHTS HIGHLIGHTSHUMAN
RIGHTS

TRANSPARENCY:
REGARDLESS OF
CHALLENGES

It’s impossible to document progress toward any goal
without a corresponding commitment to transparency. With
that in mind, we adhere to the globally accepted human rights
auditing practices—and have continued to conduct these audits
despite the challenges of 2020. For example, to ensure thepandemic would cause little-to-no disruption, we combined
both in-person and virtual alternatives to safely connect Sedex
Member Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) auditors to our sites.

Worked to update global manufacturing sites to the
new Sedex Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)
Continued global engagement around supply chaintransparency by working with regional teams toformulate plans to engage top regional suppliers(by spend) not already in our program.
Despite the pandemic, we were able to complete
most planned audits at Ingredion facilities.

75%
complete.

Engaged APAC suppliers in Sedex registration:

41%
in China.

22%
in Korea.

2030
GOAL

56%

in Thailand.

Advance respect for humanrights in our operations
and demonstrate 100%transparency across ourglobal supply chain.

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES

01
EVERYDAY
LIFE

Audit 100% of suppliers meetinghigh-risk criteria for human rights
by the end of 2027.
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

042020 Progress
When it comes to nature photography, we look for imagery that is rich and has depth.
MILESTONE

Avoid anything overly slick or styled. As with sweeteners, natural is better. When it
On track.
In 2021, we plan to
MILESTONE
comes to humanity interacting with nature, don’t be afraidof original details like soil
finalize under
the high-risk
criteria that
fingernails and sun-lined faces.
Validate humanwill be used to identify suppliers
rights protection
needing audits. This will thenagainst Ingredion’sserve as the starting point for
operations andour work addressing the needs ofsupply chain by theboth customers and stakeholders
end of 2030.
moving forward.

2020
Implement ISO 26000
by end of 2023.

PLANETLIFEMILESTONE

02
MILESTONE

CONNECTED
LIFE

03

HUMAN
RIGHTS

2020 Progress

On track. The year
saw progress toward
assessing ouroperations against ISO
26000 and assessing
improvement gaps toreach our 2023 target.

Assess human rights across 100% of
agricultural supply chain for Tier 1priority crops by the end of 2024.

2020 Progress

While the pandemic
limited access togrowers in the past
year, we remaincommitted to assessing
human rights factors aspart of our sustainableagriculture program.

25%
complete.

Obviously, demonstrating a deep concern for and an intentional, ongoingcommitment to human rights is important for the advancement of life on
the planet. And it’s equally essential to state unequivocally and without
hesitation that, when it comes to human rights, we can never stop ourefforts to continually improve.
Kimberly White, Global Compliance Officer

2020 Progress
On track with
suppliers being
engaged to registerin Sedex.

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ETHICS RECOGNITION
IN MEXICOFor the fourth consecutive
year, Ingredion in Mexico
received the Ethics and Values
in the Industry Award by the
Confederation of Industrial
Chambers (CONCAMIN). The
award recognizes progressin the implementationof Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Respecting Indigenous
Populations.
Conflict Minerals
Statement.

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PROGRESS ON A
SUPPLY CHAIN JOURNEY
In late 2020, Ingredion acquired controlling interest in
PureCircle, the largest global manufacturer of stevia
sweeteners and flavor modifiers. PureCircle has madesignificant investments into its vertically integrated stevia
supply chain, and continues to establish and enhance
protocols to maintain ethical human rights practices,
contracting directly with stevia farmers, 72% of whom
have been audited to SAI Platform standards. The company
works closely with customers to meet and exceed their
expectations to provide ingredient transparency.

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032020 DEI + BELONGING HIGHLIGHTSDEI +BELONGING

MAKING LIFE BETTER
BY MAKING SURE
EVERYONE BELONGS
Everyone belongs—that’s the core value driving Ingredion’s
longstanding and ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity andInclusion (DEI). For us, DEI starts by assembling a diverse, global
team to develop strategic goals and guide all our efforts. In addition
to the progress reported here, this year marks the introduction of our
first-ever DEI report, which provides a more comprehensive pictureof the work currently being done at Ingredion, as well as initiatives
which have been established and thriving for years.

Increased women representation at theexecutive level from 14.5% at year-end
2019 to 22.2% year-to-date in 2021.
Received the Gold Award for Best
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy from
Human Resources Asia.
Introduced two additional BusinessResource Groups: Power for people withdisabilities and LIDER for the inclusion of
Latin American talent and culture.

2030
GOAL

Have fully established aculture of belonging where
every employee is able tobring their full self to work.

7.7%
increase.

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES

01
EVERYDAYLIFE

Minimize bias and maximize equity
in our hiring and promotional
practices by the end of 2022.

2020 Progress

MILESTONE

04
MILESTONE

2020
Achieve 100% on the
Human Rights Campaign
Foundation’s Corporate
Equality Index as an
employer of choice for
LGBTQ+ employees by
the end of 2022.

2020 Progress
Score
achieved
in 2020.

PLANETLIFEMILESTONE

02
MILESTONE

CONNECTED
LIFE

03

DEI +
BELONGING

Reach industry benchmarks on
inclusion and belonging indicators
on our employee engagement
survey by the end of 2022.

2020 Progress95

2019 2020
64

70

Inclusion Score

In my 30-plus years at Ingredion, I have never been more
optimistic and encouraged by our commitment to DEI
than today. We are truly transforming our culture througheducation, best practice sharing, employee empowerment,
leader accountability, and targeted actions.
Marcus Payne
Co-Chair of Global DEI Council

Improve therepresentation of womenin management with agoal of gender balanceby the end of 2025.

2020 Progress

Increased our scoreby six points.

%

Conducted inclusive leader educationthat focuses on challenging genderand racial bias with more than 100
top leaders.

Increased representation of
women in management by
2.3% since year-end 2019.

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NUMBERS07

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

2020 Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Report.
Ingredion Mexico-HRCF
Equity Certification.

BRG ACTIVITIESAT INGREDIONBusiness Resource Groups play a pivotal rolein driving DEI initiatives at Ingredion. With
two new additions in 2020, Ingredion now has
seven BRGs adding their contributions to more
equitable policies and processes. These include:

Builds an inclusive network that empowers BIPOC,
white, LGBTQIA+ and women with disabilities, alongwith their allies (including men, women and non-binary
individuals) to reach their full potential.
Recruits, advances, and retains Black employees throughdialogue, development, support, and active engagement
in matters important to the mutual interest and successof both the company and members of the group.
Promotes a safe, open, and inclusive environment,
aimed at empowering the LGBTQ+ community byleveraging allies to bring the value of authenticity
in the workplace to the forefront.
Serves as a support community for early talent;
we will inspire new ways to communicate, develop,
learn, and grow professionally at Ingredion.

Fully embraces DEI to connect ourpeople around the world and enable
our organizational culture to makelife better across the globe—for
us, for our customers, and for ourcommunities.
Makes Ingredion a referencein Professional Inclusion, Equal
Opportunities, Accessibility, andQuality of Life for people withdisabilities.
Leads the organization to achieve
greater business results through theinclusion of Latin American talentand cultures.

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THE PARADIGM FOR
PARITY MOVEMENT
Paradigm for Parity® is a coalitionof business leaders dedicated toachieving full gender parity by
2030 (with a near-term goal of
having women hold at least 30% ofsenior roles). Ingredion has joined
this movement and we remaincommitted to implementing theorganization’s proactive action plan
to eliminate workplace inequality
and achieve gender parity.

MAKING LIFE
BETTER THROUGHINNOVATIONAs an exclusively plant-based ingredients company, we find ourselvesin a unique position to create consumer-preferred products that help
customers stay on-trend while meeting their own (and society’s)
sustainability goals. To do that, we have committed to tie all new
product development directly to at least one UN Sustainable
Development Goal, such as Good Health and Well-Being.

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PLANETLIFE

042020 INNOVATION HIGHLIGHTS
Began development of assessment tool
to map products to UN Sustainable
Development Goals.
Engaged in approximately 1,300 virtual
Idea Labs® sessions that resulted in
exciting, new ways to support customers—
even during a pandemic.
I nvested $250 million to enhance ourplant-based protein (PBP) capabilities
through acquisition, dedicated facilities
and partnerships.

2030
GOAL

Drive sustainable innovation in all new
product launches by aligning with at least
one of the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), contributing to society andcustomers meeting their sustainability goals.

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES

From sustainable ingredientsto customer-preferred productinnovation, we strive each day
to unlock substantial value forour customers – and become an
integral partner in their success.
Our innovation team works todeliver solutions for our customers
using sustainable technologies.

INNOVATION

0301

MILESTONE

EVERYDAY
LIFE

Develop and deploy amechanism to assess
products against UN SDGs
by the end of 2021.

2020 Progress

PLANET
LIFE

02

2020
MILESTONE

CONNECTED
LIFE

Engage in three circular
economy projects by
the end of 2025.

Manish ShahVice President, Research & Development

On track withassessment tool
currently indevelopment.

MILESTONE

Have 40% of all new productsaligned with the UN SDGs by
the end of 2025 and 75% by
the end of 2027.

2020 Progress

Tracking will begin
after completion of theassessment tool in 2021.

2020 Progress

On track with initialinternal and customer
conversations focusedon opportunities
to upcycle waste
streams within our
supply chain.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANT PROTEINSAs global demand for protein continues to increase,plant-based proteins (PBPs) will play an essential
role in the future of food—and that future is now.
To address the need for more (and better) options,
we acquired Verdient to increase our yellow pea
processing capabilities, opened a dedicated plant
protein facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska
and partnered with NorQuin to supply global
customers with functional quinoa flours.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Yellow Pea Processing
in Canada.
Expansion of Indianapolis
Process Advancement Center.

02

INCUBATOR IN FOCUS
Our partnership with food businessincubator, The Hatchery of Chicago,
facilitates customer collaborationand provides insights into the latest
food and beverage trends fromemerging entrepreneurs. In addition
to maintaining a fulltime culinologist
on staff, Janet Carver, Ingredion’s
Director of Global Culinology, serves
as a member of the board.

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ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT

Recognition on the 2020 CDP
2020
ENVIRONMENTAL Supply Chain Engagement
IMPACTHIGHLIGHTS

Leaderboard for driving
environmental solutions
across the supply chain.

Agreement to procure 100%
renewable energy by 2023 at
our manufacturing facility in
Cabo, Brazil.
Evaluating on-farm carbon
emissions in Brazil and the
U.S. using the Cool Farm Tool,currently in its pilot stage.

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USING SCIENCEIN OUR TARGET
SETTING
From electricity sourcing to water use, we have committed
to using science in the setting of our targets. We did thisfor a simple reason: It is the best way to identify andimplement change that will make a lasting difference. This
has also led to productive, company-wide conversations
around our environmental impact reduction objectives, aswell as collaboration with our customers around supply
chain (Scope 3) emissions. Better understanding the ways tomeasure and reduce the carbon emissions of our agricultural
suppliers is another way we’re striving to reduce our overall
environmental impact.

2030
GOAL

Protect and renew
the planet’s resourcesby enacting sciencebased targets and otherconservation measures
as catalysts to drive
continuous innovation.

At Ingredion, we take the science of sustainability
seriously. When it comes to protecting the planet’s
most vital resources, there’s simply too much at stake
to approach the challenge in any other way.
Elaine Harmon
Director, Environmental Affairs

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONESENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT

PLASTICEMISSIONSENERGYMILESTONEMILESTONEMILESTONE

2020 Progress2020 Progress

Achieve plastic neutrality across all
operations by the end of 2025.

2020 Progress

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In 2020, we evaluated plastic
recycling in our operations andbegan identifying areas where
single-use plastic challenges persist.

Achieve a 25% reduction inabsolute GHG emissions by theend of 2030.
Carbon Emissions/GHG were2019: 4,050,381 metric tonnes;
2020: 3,998,666 metric tonnes(which is a 1.3%* reduction)*Absolute reduction due to reduced production in 2020.

Source 50% of our purchased
electricity from renewable sourcesby the end of 2030.
2019: 20.5%, 2020: 20.7%* We see
strategic purchase of renewables
as critical to reaching our longterm goals and maintaining energy
security across our global operations.
*Renewable content in purchased grid energy.

WATER

WASTE

COD/BODMILESTONEMILESTONEMILESTONE

Reduce our water use intensity by
30% in all extremely high-stressgeographies where we manufacture
products by the end of 2030.

2020 Progress

There was a 2.25% increase in water
use intensity across extremely
high-stress sites, due to impacts ofreduced production in 2020.

Achieve 100% avoidance of waste
to landfill by the end of 2030.

2020 Progress

Landfill Avoidance: In 2020, 19% of
our waste globally went to landfills.
This number was negatively
impacted by the pandemics
impacts on recycling markets.

Reduce Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD) or Biological Oxygen Demand(BOD) by 10% from our wastewater
discharges by the end of 2030.

2020 Progress

We are working to standardize our
global reporting in this area andanticipate reporting in 2021.

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THE COOL FARM TOOLPILOT PROJECT
To assess on-farm carbon emissions,Ingredion collaborated withcustomers in 2020 to evaluate andpilot the Cool Farm Tool in two
geographies – Brazil and the US.
We see alignment on data collection
mechanisms as the first step inlonger-term collaborations withcustomers to drive improvement.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

2020 CDP Climate
Change Report.
2020 CDP Water Report.

07

CDP SUPPLY CHAIN ENGAGEMENT
Ingredion was named to the CDP
Supply Chain Engagement Leaderboard.
Based on 2020 CDP disclosure, theleaderboard recognizes those who
were among the top 7% assessed forsupplier engagement—and further
demonstrates our commitment towork with stakeholders to drive
solutions across the supply chain.

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2020

BIODIVERSITYPROTECTION HIGHLIGHTSBIODIVERSITYPROTECTION

MAKING LIFE BETTERBY PROTECTING
BIODIVERSITYAt Ingredion, our biodiversity efforts center around having a net
positive impact with zero deforestation wherever we operate, as wellas those areas where we source crops. To continue progressing toward
our 2030 goal, we rely on tools and insights from the Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative (SAI) and Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
(CEFP) to better assess where we stand today—and how we canproactively improve where needed.

Assessed approximately 25% of ouragricultural suppliers using the SAI
Platform Farm Sustainability Assessment(FSA), which also helps us evaluate where
growers have biodiversity challenges.

25%
assessed.

Advanced efforts to combat aflatoxin
contamination among our growers
in Pakistan.
Began exploring digital solutions to help
validate the absence of deforestation
issues among our growers (approximately
98% of our global sourcing is for corn andtapioca, crops not typically associatedwith deforestation).

2030
GOAL

98%
corn andtapioca.

Implement programs
to protect andimprove biodiversity
to drive a net positive
impact in our crop
sourcing areas.

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONESBIODIVERSITYPROTECTIONENDANGERED
SPECIESSUSTAINABLE
AG

MILESTONEMILESTONE

Engage with an NGO partner to identify any
endangered species impacted by agriculturaloperations from which we source raw
materials by the end of 2022.

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2020 Progress

On track. We plan to engage an NGO partnerin this area in 2021.

Assess agricultural biodiversity risks for priority crops
and sourcing regions by the end of 2023.

2020 Progress

On track. As we expand the number of growers in oursustainable agriculture program, we leverage data in
SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA)
and engage with NGOs to assess risks.

Since our products are
made from agricultural
raw materials, theprotection of biodiversity
and ecosystems is criticalto our business.
Andy Utterback
Senior Manager, Sustainability

DEFORESTATIONMILESTONE

Achieve zero deforestation, or 100% sustainable
use of forest-based resources, by the end of 2030.

2020 Progress

On track. Corn and tapioca, which comprise approximately
98% of Ingredion’s global crop sourcing, are not typicallyassociated with deforestation. In 2020, the only farms
impacted were in Ontario, Canada, where the clearing oftrees was directly authorized by the government and donein a sustainable manner to enhance food systems.

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THE BENEFITS OF
BATTLING AFLATOXINS
Aflatoxins are a family of toxins produced bycertain fungi and contamination from thesetoxins poses a serious threat to humans
and livestock. They can cause an estimated
25% or more of the world’s food crops to be
destroyed annually. Ingredion, in partnershipwith the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) developed a biocontrol product toreplace aflatoxin-producing fungi with abeneficial alternative. The high-value crops,
as well as the products made with them, canthen enter high-value markets with stringent
aflatoxin restrictions. This work also provides
a template for engaging growers elsewhere in
our supply chain.

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Ingredion Statement on
Deforestation.

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INSIGHTS AND TOOLSTO EVALUATE HOTSPOTS
We align our biodiversity protection efforts
with insights and tools developed by otherorganizations that are making a difference on
this issue. For example, using the CEPF’s listof 36 global biodiversity hotspots, we identify
any areas where we currently operate orsource agricultural products. Then we use the
SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment(FSA) to evaluate biodiversity impacts anddeforestation activity to better understandwhere challenges may exist within our supply
chain—and plan proactive next steps. These
areas are then targeted for proactive efforts.

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HIGHLIGHTSSUSTAINABLE &REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE
Engaged in SAI Platform work group alongwith other leading food and beverage
manufacturers to develop a regenerative
agriculture standard that will provide thefoundation for promoting sustainable
practices and soil health with growers.
Completed Phase 2 of a sustainable agriculture
project in Pakistan with customers and
SAI Platform, laying the groundwork forPhase 3 kickoff in 2021. In addition to improving
agricultural sustainability with our growers,
this work will also promote women
empowerment through agricultural training.

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SUSTAINABLE &REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE
Whether it’s working with the SAI Platform on a regenerative
agriculture standard or continuously improving the way waxy corn
is grown, we’re committed to constantly finding new ways (orenhancing existing programs) with the ultimate goal of advancing
sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices wherever wesource the crops that provide our raw material inputs.

We continue to see growing customer interest in products
made from sustainably sourced crops. We were able towork with our growers through a challenging 2020 tocontinue progressing our sustainable agriculture efforts—
and even conduct several on-farm validation audits to help
meet our customers’ needs.
Ricardo Capone
Director, Agriculture Supply & Animal Nutrition Business, South America

2030
GOAL

Make life better for growers,
mitigate supply chain risks
and help drive foodsecurity by sustainably
sourcing 100% ofprimary crops.

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PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONESSUSTAINABLE &REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTUREMILESTONE

100% of global waxy corn
supply sustainably sourced
by the end of 2022.

Confirm that 100% of our agricultural
supply is not using pesticides ofconcern as defined by the World HealthOrganization by the end of 2025.

2020 Progress2020 Progress

While evaluation of our larger growers
is already underway, engagement withsmaller growers has been delayed. We
will work to finalize our baseline in 2021.

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95%
complete.

100% of Tier 1 priority
crops sustainably sourced
by the end of 2025.

2020 Progress

Surveys of local agriculture
programs in 2020 estimatedglobally (by volume) use IPM.

2020 Progress
25%. The limited increasein performance isattributable to COVID-19,
which impacted our ability
to work with growers inmany geographies.

57%

25%

of growers.

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Educate growers and/or
implement integrated pest
management in at least 70%
of our agricultural supply
chain by the end of 2027.

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Implement water conservation
projects with growers in 100%of extremely high waterstressed sourcing geographiesby the end of 2025.

032020 Progress

Ingredion will finalize ourcommitment to the Ceres WWF
AgWater Challenge in 2021,
which will then be leveraged tostart work on this milestone.

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WAXY CORN FARM PRACTICES
Waxy corn is typically used tomake specialty products that bringa higher level of innovation tocustomers, so we decided to focus
on covering these volumes first.
Overall, we are at 95% sustainably
sourced for waxy corn, with somework still to do in Pakistan in 2021.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Ingredion Statement on
Agricultural Sustainability.

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VALIDATION THROUGH
ON-FARM AUDITS
Our US/Mexico agriculture teams
worked closely with one of
their larger suppliers to prepare
for on-farm audits to validate
sustainable farm practices.
This helps us meet growing
customer demand and increased
sustainable sourcing by 14%
in this geography.

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SECURITY

Like many of our customers, Ingredion is always on the lookout for ways
to reduce loss and waste across the food chain. We work with our grower
suppliers to identify opportunities to improve yields and reduce crop
loss. In 2020, Ingredion also began evaluating our own product waste
streams caused by issues like off-spec products or packer cleanout, todetermine if we could identify a handful of viable products that could bemade from these streams. The next step in this evaluation process will
begin to identify stakeholders to collaborate with us in finding new ways
to upcycle these formerly “wasted” ingredients.

2030
GOAL

2020 FOOD SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS
Ingredion’s Ag team in Colombia
launched an app in 2020 to better
enable our agronomist to support
small growers in our supply chain.
Our North America business has
driven an initiative to find beneficial
markets for obsolete material,
keeping approximately 105 million
pounds of product out of landfills.
A co-product of our pea protein
isolate manufacturing process ispea starch, which we can utilize
to further enhance customer foodand beverage products.

Improve food security within our value chain by catalyzing food waste
reduction, minimizing crop losses at the farm level and enhancing productofferings that support food security objectives of the UN SDGs.

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PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES

FOOD
SECURITYMILESTONE

Catalyze food waste awareness and reduction byimplementing at least five projects with customers
and/or suppliers to minimize food waste in our supply
chain by the end of 2025.

2020 Progress

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On track. We continue to engage with customers to
identify opportunities, such as our program to takecustomer potato co-streams, which we upcycle intovalue-adding performance starch for those customers.

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MILESTONE

Implement agricultural efficiency initiatives
in support of smallholder farmers in 100%of applicable geographies in our supply
chain by the end of 2027.

2020 Progress
On track. While our efforts to engage
face-to-face with growers was limited in
2020, we still advanced work in supportof small farmers in our supply chain (seeaccompanying “Digging Deeper” story).

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BEHIND THE
NUMBERSDIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Digital Engagementwith Farmers.

There are multiple aspects to food security, from producing products likeplant-based proteins that support healthy diets to reducing food waste
and promoting circular economy practices across our supply chain. It’s achallenging issue, but one that Ingredion is committed to tackling.

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Brian Nash
Vice President, Sustainability

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REDUCING TAPIOCA CROP LOSS
Reducing agricultural loss is one important
way to reduce food waste. To help achieve
that, we played a key role in developing
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
practices in Thailand. By introducing asmall wasp to help control mealy bug
infestations, we helped small farmers
protect their tapioca crop yields from thedevastating impacts of this pest. The mealy
bugs wiped out 25% of crops in the firstyear, and it was estimated that this number
would have increased over the next 3-4
years had the wasp not been introduced.

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SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
We completed Phase 2 of our sustainableagriculture project in Pakistan in anticipationof the Phase 3 launch in 2021. Conductedin partnership with strategic customers
and SAI Platform, this project is expanding
sustainable agriculture practices with
farmers, while also supporting women
empowerment through agricultural
education. In Thailand, our local team also
continued educating growers on farm safety
practices using SAI Platform’s FSA to identify
and address any gaps in safety practices.

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COMMUNITY
IMPACT

To align our efforts to UN SDGs, such as Zero Hunger and Quality
Education, we first needed to gain a better understanding of theissues that most impact our communities. This included reevaluating
geographic water stress in the areas where we operate to gain a better
sense of which communities will benefit most from water conservation
efforts. We also asked our long-term partners GFN to help us understandwhere childhood hunger is most prevalent in the communities where
we operate. In 2021, we will continue prioritizing efforts with the helpof NGOs and other groups. Despite the challenges with the pandemic
and our ability to volunteer, Ingredion’s global facilities were able tostill engage in 31 activities in support of food banks or other efforts tocombat hunger.

2020 COMMUNITY IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS
Aligned community relations activities with
UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Prepared a comprehensive digital strategy
for launch in 2021 that will make it easierfor employees to identify engagement
opportunities and track their community
impact work.
Made a $100,000 donation to longtime
partner The Global FoodBanking Network
to further their work combating hunger
during the pandemic. By their estimate, thishelped provide more than 1.2 million meals
to people in the communities where we
operate globally.

2030
GOAL

Make life better for morethan 1 million people in thecommunities where we operate.

2020
PROGRESSON SPECIFICMILESTONES

While the pandemic made 2020 an extraordinarily
challenging year for volunteering and connecting with
communities, we still found ways to lend support and lay
the foundation for enhanced efforts in 2021 and beyond.

COMMUNITY
IMPACT

Luz del Carmen Najera Colunga
Corporate Affairs Senior Director and North America Sustainability Lead

MILESTONE

Enact programs in 100% of thecommunities where we produce
products to help eradicate childhood
hunger by the end of 2025.

2020 Progress
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Approximately 61% of sites
engaged in activities to combat
hunger in 2020.

MILESTONEMILESTONE

Enact programs to
support education and/or
educational gender equality
in 100% of our operational
areas with low graduation
rates by the end of 2025.

Enact programs in supportof local water conservationin 100% of extremely highwater-stress communities
where we produce productsby the end of 2027.

Enact initiatives to support
women entrepreneurs in 100%of the communities in which we
operate that have a high genderequality imbalance.

2020 Progress

2020

61%
of sites.

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2020 Progress

We are still in the process ofevaluating our operations
areas with regard to gendereducational inequality.

2020 Progress

Approximately 33%
of communities havewater conservation
activities underway.

We are still in theprocess of evaluating
our operations areas
with regard to genderinequality imbalance.

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HELPING OTHERS THROUGH
INGREDIENTE SOCIAL
In addition to donations at
the corporate level, our SouthAmerican team also donatedover 61,000 meals to food banks
across the region. This was inaddition to hygiene supplies,
masks, blankets, and othersupplies donated to help various
groups in our communities.

DIGGING DEEPER(click to explore)

Supporting Our Communities.

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MOBILIZING A DIGITAL STRATEGY
We understand that technology can helporganize and mobilize our employees toengage in the communities where we operate.
To make that happen, we reviewed a numberof digital solutions to connect our 11,000
global employees with not-for-profits alignedwith our strategic goals. This will offer our
employees opportunities for volunteerism,support our philanthropy efforts, and allow
us to track activity at a global level. It is ourintention to launch a digital solution in 2021.

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
and Beyond

We seek to drive enhanced transparency within ouroperations and across our global supply chain. In
addition to creating a Global Reporting Initiative(GRI) index, we continue to evaluate other common
reporting frameworks preferred by our stakeholders.
These include mechanisms such as CDP, theSustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB),
the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure(TCFD), and other programs. We see the need tosuccinctly and openly communicate our sustainability
progress with our stakeholders as an ongoing dialogue.

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EcoVadis

We continued to use the EcoVadis online assessment
platform as one of several means to communicate
our sustainability progress with customers. In 2020,
Ingredion again completed the assessment process of
our operations at the global level and were pleased
to have been rated Silver by EcoVadis. Our biggest
opportunity for improvement moving forward is in
the category of Sustainable Procurement, and we are
already working to drive improvements in this area.

Updated code of conduct

Ingredion updated its Code of Conduct, reflecting our
updated corporate values and purpose, and better
clarifying the manner in which we do business. Our
new values-based Code of Conduct sets behavioral
expectations and provides guidance on ethicaldecision making and ethics reporting channels so that
employees can more easily seek advice, ask questions
or report concerns.

Ingredion’s
Code of Conduct

2030
GOAL

Further strengthen
governance anddisclosure toassure the deliveryof our sustainability
aspirations withtransparency
and integrity.

UN Global Compact

Ingredion is proud to be a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and iscommitted to upholding its Ten Principles in how we do business. This sustainability
report serves as our Communication on Progress in implementing those principles.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLE				INGREDION PROGRAM

Support and protect international human rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Do not be complicit in human rights abuses.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labor.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective abolition of child labor.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Elimination of discrimination.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Support a precautionary approach toenvironmental challenges.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
8 Undertake initiatives to support greater
environmental responsibility.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
9 Help develop and share environmentally
SUSTAINABLE &environmentally friendly technologies.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
10 Work against all forms of corruption.
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This is our Communication on Progress in implementing the Ten Principles of the United Nations
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WHAT’S NEXT INSUSTAINABILITY

2020 was a unique year that saw dramatic impacts across the globe—one
that, among other things, only intensified the focus of our stakeholders onsustainability. Specifically, we noted a rising interest from both customers
and investors on important issues like climate change and sustainableagriculture, as well as social issues, such as human rights and diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI). This interest only underscores the need fortransparency across our operations and supply chain. It remains the bestand only way to identify and address whatever challenges remain toachieving the goals of our All Life plan.

We are also working to enhance our efforts within Ingredion by
evolving our Global Sustainability Council and establishing an
Executive ESG Advisory Committee to oversee our strategy.
With all these changes, I look forward to our continued growth insustainability and the exciting opportunities it continues to bringour business and our relationships with key stakeholders.
Thank you for your interest and taking time to review this report.

Going into 2021 and beyond, we are looking to further deepen our
stakeholder engagement. We know that as organizations begin to alignwith external programs—such as the UN Sustainable Development
Goals—we can start to leverage the expertise of customers and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to accelerate progress collectively.

Larry Fernandes
Senior Vice President andChief Commercial andSustainability Officer