Ingredients of a

Sustainable Company
2012 Sustainability Update

Mission Ingredion’s sustainability program is designed
to develop a better business and build a better world
by incorporating and encouraging sustainable practices
which benefit our people, planet and products, andpromote prosperity in the communities in which we
operate. Our six core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity,
Respect, Excellence and Innovation lie at the heart ofeverything we do. Our Policies on Business Conduct andour sustainability program provide guiding principles
for our employees. It is through our commitment tomaintaining these high moral and ethical standards that
we continue to build on our success and add value for our
employees, customers, stakeholders and communities.

Chairman’s Message
To Our Stakeholders As we publish our second

history of responsibility even when it wasn’t the easy

annual Sustainability Update, I am pleased that ouror popular choice. It is that legacy that both galvanizes

efforts and results in this area continue to improve.

and informs our future plans.

We remain committed to playing a positive role inIn fact, a growing number of customers have opened

the communities in which we operate and making

a dialogue about sustainability and include it as part ofa difference in people’s lives.

their discussions with suppliers like Ingredion.

Even with our name change to Ingredion, our core

The notion that our business can benefit even as

values and our commitment to our communities andour stakeholders do is often called “shared value” andcustomers remain intact.

is something we believe to be important – a hallmark

2011 marked our first Sustainability Update, but thatof our great company. As you may have seen, we were

was merely the first public articulation of our efforts. Theagain named one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies

2012 update demonstrates the progress we have madeand many aspects of our sustainability agenda factor

and the plans we have in place for further improvement.

into that recognition.

In the pages that follow, you will find great examples

In closing, I want to thank our employees for livingof our focus on People, Planet, Products and the Prosperity

our values every day and for their enduring commitmentof our stakeholders. We have found these four “P”s to be ato true shared value in our communities. Our board ofgood way to organize and focus our sustainability strategy.

directors has been keenly involved in the trajectory of

You will see that our safety record has improved toour sustainability efforts for years and I thank them forworld-class levels. You will also see our employees giving

their support of this important strategic initiative.

back to their local communities. And you will see innovation that helps drive our business even as it presents
opportunities for a more sustainable future.
The question is often asked about the business valueof sustainability. I believe unequivocally that doing theright things in our communities for all our stakeholders is

Ilene S. Gordon

very good business. Our company has a long, distinguished

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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PeopleThere is nothing more important to us than the welfare of our people, our businessassociates and the communities in which we operate. We strive to continually
improve our safety performance and develop strong social accountability practices
around the world. We believe that promoting good community relationships is
our corporate responsibility.

Promoting Safety and Health At Ingredion, safety is not
only a core value, it is key to our sustainability agenda.
When individuals are safe at work, it allows them tofocus on other factors such as quality products, respect
for others, the environment, and delivering shared value
to those impacted by our business.
Our notable safety efforts continue to be reflected inour results. 2012 marked a record year in the reduction of
our Total Recordable and Lost Time Incidence Rates. Still,
we will continue to vigorously pursue our aspirational
goal of zero injuries.
Demonstrating Our Social Responsibility An increasing
number of companies are seeking greater transparency
into the social accountability practices of their supply
chains. Ingredion supports this effort, and in 2012 wecentralized our social accountability reporting in Sedex,
placing all manufacturing sites worldwide under a single
registration. This was done to improve data quality,
responsiveness, and convenience for our customers.
Ingredion also chose the Social Accountability 8000
standard as the guideline by which we will measure oursocially responsible business practices. The Sedex process
will be used internally as part of our worldwide continuous
improvement efforts.
Engaging In Our Communities The communities inwhich Ingredion operates are of critical importance to our
success as a business. Giving back to our communities –whether in the form of employment, economic growthor other social benefits – is part of Ingredion’s fiber. In
2012, we continued our long history of giving back, withhundreds of community relations activities representing

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thousands of volunteer hours. To better align these
myriad efforts, in mid-2012 Ingredion adopted a theme of
Health and Education for its community relations activities.
To promote health across our global operations, Ingredion
has engaged with the Global FoodBanking Network(GFN) to determine where our sites can collaborate with
GFN’s worldwide affiliates and identify opportunities
for employee engagement while addressing the criticalissue of combating hunger.
Supporting education is not only important in enrichingothers, but also in helping develop and attract talent to
Ingredion. One example in 2012 includes the company
support of Girls4Science, a Chicago-based nonprofit groupdedicated to exposing young girls to science, technology,
engineering and math. Additionally, Ingredion and otherlocal companies donated funds to an initiative to help
increase educational opportunities between the stateof Illinois and Brazil, primarily through the offering ofscholarships to students through the Science Without
Borders program.
Listening to Our Employees Our employees are themain ingredient for a great company. In 2012, Ingredion
developed Listen2012, an internal employee feedback
survey. The vast majority of Ingredion employees worldwide responded, providing their views on various aspectsof the company’s operations and internal relations,citing areas of strength and pride and noting areas
with room for improvement. Regarding sustainability,
the majority of employees indicated that they are satisfied with our current efforts to be socially responsible.
Ingredion will work in 2013 to build upon and respondto these survey results.

Lost Time
Incidence Rate

In 2012, Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR)
was reduced by 26% from 2011 and by 51% compared against 2010 results. Lost Time Incidence
Rate (LTIR) was reduced by 53% from 2011 to 2012,and by 67% when compared against 2010.

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PlanetAs a good corporate neighbor, we recognize the importance of maintaining
environmentally sound manufacturing practices. We work to continually improvethe management systems that define our environmental stewardship across theglobe, and we understand the value of engaging externally to benchmark ourselves
against thought leaders and other key stakeholders.

Ingredion and the Environment Throughout ourlong history Ingredion has remained committed to theenvironment. This includes areas that are important to ourcustomers and the communities in which we operate,
such as water usage, carbon emissions, and waste. We
know that maintaining excellent environmental practices
is not only a necessity, it is good for business as well.
Therefore, at Ingredion we continually seek to improve ourefforts in this area, particularly as the scope of environmental stewardship across the planet continues to evolve.
That is why in 2012 we engaged in various benchmarking
activities, assessing a variety of inputs such as the needsof our customers and internationally recognized protocols.
This activity helped us shape and enhance our efforts in
2012, and will continue to be part of the process that
supports our future work.
Concurrent with our corporate focus on environmental
sustainability, we continued to advance efforts in environmental stewardship at the site level as well. In 2012,
Ingredion facilities engaged in numerous local environmental activities helping to benefit both the environmentand our local communities. These activities were varied
and included efforts such as members of our Baradero,
Argentina facility providing environmental educational
instruction at a local primary school; employees fromour Incheon, South Korea and San Juan del Rio, Mexico
facilities cleaning up the banks of local rivers; andemployees from our Bridgewater, United States facility
planting 7,000 trees to help support biodiversity byrestoring local woodland areas. Our facilities around theworld also engaged in numerous site-level activities
in conjunction with World Water Day and Earth Day,
helping to raise awareness around the importance theplanet plays in our business and our daily lives.

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Our current Environmental, Health and Safety
Management System (EHSMS) – the comprehensive
standards and guidelines that define the standards acrossour global operations – not only protect the environment,
but also underlie our commitments to our stakeholders.
Further, we believe in continuous improvement. In 2012,
our internal Environmental, Health and Safety Council
developed additional standards for inclusion in the EHSMS
and a list of additional topics for potential standards
to be developed in 2013 and beyond. We believe thatthe continued development of our EHSMS is critical tomaintaining a strong foundation for our environmental
sustainability efforts.
In addition to our internal systems, Ingredion facilities
continue to pursue alignment with external management
systems. At the end of 2012, 57 percent of our sites werecertified to the ISO 14001 environmental management
standard, our highest rate to date. Ingredion will continue
to review our internal management systems and external
standards, such as ISO 14001, to identify potential areas
for further advancements.
Engaging with External Entities In addition to various
customer collaborations on sustainability-related topics,
Ingredion is continuing its engagement with the Universityof Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Natural Capital
Leaders Platform. Recently this group explored possible
long-term environmental aspects associated with growing
corn and identified less obvious opportunities and risks
in the value chain. Ingredion also collaborated with theCorn Refiners Association (CRA) and its member companies
in the formation of a CRA sustainability subcommittee.

57 percent
ISO 14001 Certification
Manufacturing sites in 2012

Many Ingredion sites have chosen to go beyond
our own high internal environmental, health andsafety requirements and have pursued ISO 14001
standards. In 2012, we saw the number of sites
achieving that certification increase to 57% of ourglobal manufacturing operations.

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Products
We are dedicated to producing high-quality ingredients and the relentless pursuitof product and process innovation. Our goal is to deliver value for our customers
and our shareholders while incorporating sustainability considerations into ourinnovation pipeline. We collaborate with our agricultural suppliers to enhance
the sustainability of our farm-grown raw materials.

Delivering Quality Products Maintaining highproduct quality is a top priority for Ingredion. We
continuously challenge ourselves to improve on ourinternal standards and to maintain customer confidence
in us as a supplier. In 2012, we launched an updated
corporate Quality Management System Manual across
our operations, elevating the quality requirements forour global operations.
We also collaborate on food safety across the industry
through benchmarking with the Global Food Safety
Initiative (GFSI), the highest global standards for foodsafety. In 2012 the number of our facilities achieving certification against a GFSI recognized food safety scheme
increased over 100 percent, from 13 to 27. With 75 percent
of our facilities certified to date, Ingredion is well underway toward achieving 100 percent certification aroundthe world, further demonstrating our commitment toquality and being a supplier of choice to our customers.
Creating Innovative Solutions Innovation is one of ourcore values and we are resolute in pursuing it to create
value for our customers. As public awareness fuels demand
for more sustainable solutions, so do our customers. Inturn, sustainability considerations play an important andincreasing role in our innovation agenda. We collaborate
with customers to identify their individual needs and work
to help find unique solutions to fill those needs, likemodified starches that enhance sustainability-related
attributes of packaging material.
Focusing On Agricultural Sustainability Because themajority of our raw material supply comes from crops suchas corn and tapioca, promoting agricultural sustainability
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customers. In 2012, we undertook two pilot studies togather additional information on practices of the farmers
who grow the raw materials we use. The data from thesepilot studies – conducted with several direct corn suppliersin Brazil and the United States – will be used to help us
assess the sustainability of those agricultural suppliers,
as well as to measure their performance against thesustainable agriculture requirements of our customers.
Working to promote the efficient growth of crops, whenpossible, in the areas we operate around the world isbeneficial for both those farmers who supply us directly,
as well as Ingredion’s long-term operations.
Assessing Supplier Sustainability In 2012, our procurement team implemented a new Supplier Performance
Management Program. Closely aligned with our “Policies
on Business Conduct”, the program is comprised of fourmain elements: the new Supplier Code of Conduct, supplier
diversity, supplier qualification, and supplier segmentationand performance management. A new supplier assessment
process has been developed, and a supplier performance
management program was pilot tested in preparation
for rollout in 2013.
The sustainability efforts of our procurement
team extend beyond raw material purchases to include
services as well. Our new Travel Security Program
has enhanced the safety and services for employees
traveling on company business. Likewise, the Fleet
Management Program launched in the United States
and Canada established safety and sustainability criteria
for company-provided vehicles. This work and more
will help Ingredion improve our business and communicate to our suppliers the importance of sustainability
to our business.

Maintaining high standards of quality is important
to Ingredion as well as its customers worldwide. For
this reason, we are pursuing certification of all of ourmanufacturing sites under GFSI. With over a 100%
increase in site certifications from 2011 to 2012,
we are making outstanding progress in this area.

75 percent
Facilities Certified
Against GFSI recognized food-safety standards

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Prosperity
We promote the prosperity of our people, customers and local communities
through ethical business practices underpinned by our robust governancerequirements. As a corporation and as individuals, we are committed tophilanthropy and operational excellence, making a difference in those places
where we do business around the world.

Giving Back Through Philanthropy Helping people
in need and enhancing prosperity in the communities
where we operate are important to Ingredion. Overall,charitable contribution within Ingredion increased
20 percent from 2011. Not only does the company donate
to various charitable organizations, we also encourage our
employees to contribute personally as well. The Ingredion
Give2012 program encouraged U.S. employee giving by
matching donations to two charitable organizations –Feeding America and the United Way.
Ingredion sites made numerous donations in 2012,
including helping to provide free-of-charge medical
services in Pakistan, disaster relief funds to help rebuild
flood-damaged schools in Thailand, and monetary support to buy computers for a local library in Colombia.
These are just a few examples of how our sites help
bring prosperity to our communities.
Harnessing Continuous Improvement Ingredion’s
Operational Excellence program focuses on standardizing
select processes around the world, and then working
to improve those processes. We have initiated a multiyear continuous-improvement process. Lean Six Sigma
training and processes are a key part of our strategy.
Ingredion’s operations have a rich history of continuous
improvement, but we are taking our program to the nextlevel with more central coordination and global focus.
2012 was a strong year for our commitment to Continuous
Improvement, with hundreds of employees globallytrained in Lean Six Sigma tools, methodologies, or as
champions of the program. In 2013 we will continue thetraining across multiple regions, and with an increased
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operations. There is a strong connection between ourcontinuous improvement efforts and our sustainability
program, with many of the projects also resulting
in environmental sustainability gains such as energy
reduction, waste reduction, maximizing supply usage,
effluent reduction, and water usage reduction.
Honoring Employee Sustainability In 2012,
Ingredion unveiled its first ever CEO Awards to honor
those employees who exemplified excellence in six key
areas – business, innovation, leadership excellence,
quality, safety, and sustainability. The inaugural winner
for sustainability went to an employee in Thailand who
collaborated with industry, government and academic
leaders in the country to identify a natural solution to
help combat a harmful bug known to wipe out a significant amount of tapioca crops in the country. This effort
greatly reduced the impact these pests had on thetapioca crop in years past.
In 2013, an additional category for process excellence
was added to the CEO Awards, helping to further promote
the personal and collaborative innovation that makes ourcompany great.
Maintaining Responsible Governance Conducting
our business in a way that is both ethical and responsible
is part of Ingredion’s core values, and regular employee
training is essential to our commitment. Review of our“Policies on Business Conduct” is a key component of
our employee orientation and refresher courses. In 2012,business ethics training was conducted for employees
across the globe, to help them understand the importanceof complying with our policies.

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Continuous Improvement, whether it be in the way
we operate our manufacturing facilities or how wesupport the communities in which we operate, iscritical to Ingredion’s success as a company.

Increase in Charitable andCommunity Contribution
Dollars donated by Ingredion from 2011 to 2012

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