All Life2019 Sustainability Report

Looking to a More
Sustainable Future

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2030 ALL LIFE STRATEGYEVERYDAY LIFE
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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORTTo Our Customers, Shareholders, Employees and Neighbors:As we publish Ingredion’s ninth annual Sustainability Report, it is a time to reflect on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which will be celebrated around the globe. As a leading food ingredients company,
Ingredion is increasingly focusing its energies and efforts on new ways to operate and innovate alignedwith Earth Day’s purpose of protecting the environment. As we grow our business globally, I am pleased
that our sustainability results continue to drive environmental improvement within our communities for ourcustomers, employees, suppliers and shareholders. During 2019, Ingredion’s global Sustainability Council continued
its historically collaborative outreach, consulting with customers, suppliers, NGOs and industry experts. As a result,
we are working to further align our efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We havemade significant progress toward realizing our vision across principal areas of social and environmental impact, but
we know more work must be done together with stakeholders inside and outside Ingredion.
The All Life sustainability plan sets out our bold ambition to drive meaningful change on social and environmental issues. Consumers today are looking for food and beverages made with real ingredients that are familiar,
trusted and authentic. In support of this strong and growing consumer preference, we are excited to share ourbold commitment to sustainably source 100 percent of our corn, tapioca, potato, pulses and stevia by2025. These priority crops make up approximately 99 percent of our global crop purchases.
We are excited to also unveil Ingredion’s 2030 sustainability goals, which support our vision for delivering
sustainable growth within our purpose-led organizational framework. As we issue this report, economies andconsumers around the world are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ingredion has always been a company
that embraces its “Care First” value by making our employees’ health and well-being our number-one priority. We
are navigating this unprecedented situation with that same focus, while supporting our customers by ensuring
the safety and integrity of the products we supply and ensuring the continuity of our operations. We believe
the aftermath of the pandemic will continue to demonstrate the need for governments and businesses to work
together to find ways to protect the fragile balance between humanity and the environment. Ingredion stands
ready to play an important role in the solution.
This past year, we were once again encouraged to see our efforts acknowledged by third parties. For the
11th consecutive year Ingredion was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune
magazine. We are also proud to be included in Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year.
For the seventh consecutive year Ingredion was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.
Throughout 2019, we continued to focus on themes of health and education and proudly entered our eighth yearof collaboration with The Global FoodBanking Network.
Finally, as you read through our 2019 report, I hope you will see that sustainability is not just representativeof our principles and values, it is a seamlessly integrated part of our business strategy. Our teams of dedicatedemployees are passionate about driving performance while improving our environment and are committed tomaking a difference in our communities and ensuring that we operate safely. I hope you are as excited as I am
about our new ambitious sourcing priorities and our bold 2030 sustainability strategy. In closing, I want to thankour employees for living our values every day and for making a positive difference for our customers, shareholders
and communities around the world as we work together to “Make Life Better.”Sincerely,

James P. Zallie
President and Chief Executive Officer
April 22, 2020

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2030 GOALS

MATERIALITY MATRIXAWARDS & RECOGNITION
2030 ALL LIFE STRATEGYEVERYDAY LIFE
PLANET LIFE
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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 1 >2030 SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Connected Life

Planet Life

Everyday Life

Category2030 Goal

UN SDG Alignment

People &Product
SafetyBuild a productive culture where the safety of our people andproducts, as well as the long-term health of our employees andsupply chain partners, is a priority

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

Diversity,
Equality,
Inclusion (DEI)+ Belonging

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

Innovation

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

Protect and renew the planet’s resources by enacting science-based
Environmental
targets and other conservation measures as catalysts to drive
Impactcontinuous innovation

Biodiversity
Protection

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

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 by catalyzing food waste
reduction, minimizing crop losses at the farm level and enhancing
product offerings that support food security objectives of the UN SDGs

Community
ImpactMake life better for more than 1 million people in the communities
where we operate

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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 and the planet, now and in the future. At its heart
are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent callfor action by all countries in global partnership. For more information on
the UN SDGs, please visit https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 2 >MATERIALITY MATRIX• Occupational Safety & Health• Quality / Product Safety• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion• Ethical Business Operations• Water Management• Sustainable Agriculture• Climate Change• Sustainable Innovation• Human Rights – Suppliers• Renewable Energy• Employee Training• H uman Rights –• Sustainability Reporting• Biodiversity Protection

HIGH

RELEVANCE TO INGREDIONVERY HIGH• Continuous Improvement• Community Impact• Food Security

MODERATE• Indigenous Populations

Ingredion Operations

MODERATE

HIGH

VERY HIGHRELEVANCE TO STAKEHOLDERS• Everyday Life
• Planet Life
• Connected Life
• Foundational
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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). “We continue to look foropportunities to incorporate relevant inputs and further refine our sustainability materiality matrix,”
indicates Brian Nash, Vice President of Sustainability.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 3 >AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Ethisphere World’s
Most EthicalCompanies

Fortune World’s
Most Admired
Companies(7 consecutive years)(11 consecutive years)

RideWise 2019
Platinum Smart
Workplace Award

Ethics and Values
Industry Award

Our Innovation center in Bridgewater, New Jersey,
received this award for providing employee
commuting options and efforts to reduce thecompany’s environmental impact.

Bloomberg
Gender-Equality
Index(3 consecutive years)

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Ingredion Mexico won the Award for Ethics and Values
in the Industry in the Multinational Companies category
from CONCAMIN, which continues to be a benchmark forcorporate social responsibility.

“Advanced Safety
Unit” Award
Ingredion’s Shandong, China, site was recognizedby the Pingyuan County government withits “Advanced Safety Unit” award for exceptionalsafety performance.

GOVERNANCE
COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 4 >Thank you

for your interest in Ingredion’s sustainability program.
I am extremely pleased with the continued progress we made in 2019, andI am excited about where we are heading with sustainability in the future.
I am proud to be unveiling in this report Ingredion’s
new All Life plan. This is our new 2030 sustainability
strategy, and it outlines the approach we will betaking as an organization to live our company
purpose to make life better.
Some highlights you will see in our new All
Life program are better alignment with the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), science- andcontext-based environmental targets, a commitment to increased transparency across our supply chain and increased commitments that build
upon our great foundation in sustainable agriculture. Our All Life plan has
been designed to better align us with the increasing expectations of ourcustomers and consumers, and ensure that Ingredion continues to do ourpart to deliver on a more sustainable world through 2030 and beyond.
As you read through the new goals and milestones that shape our 2030
All Life strategy, I want to signal to you that we have not fully defined how
we will get to these targets. We are firmly committed to reaching for higher
aspirations and will continue to refine our roadmap as we go forward. We
do know that, as with achieving the SDGs, our success will rely heavily on
collaboration. We will be looking for our customers, suppliers and otherorganizations with sustainability expertise to engage with us on this journey.
I am extremely excited about the possibilities these collaborations will bring.

Across everyday life, across industries,
across the planet, you’ll find Ingredion.
Our choices impact the well-being of ouremployees and our extended communityof suppliers and distributors, and of food
manufacturers and the consumers who
buy their products.
What we do affects lives everywhere, so it
is fitting that we focus our sustainability
initiatives on practices that have a positive
impact on our planet as a whole.
This is innovation for All Life.

Sincerely,
Larry Fernandes
Senior Vice President,
Chief Commercial andSustainability Officer
April 22, 2020

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 5 >Everyday Life
• People and Product Safety• Human Rights• DEI + Belonging• Innovation

We prioritize the well-beingof our employees, customers
and suppliers.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
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92%

of Ingredion’s 83 locations
were LTC (Lost Time Case) freein 2019

Safety Performance

People and Product Safety
Safety is of the utmost importance to Ingredion. This
includes the safety of our employees, contractors andcommunities, as well as the safety of our ingredients andthe products they go into. We have a tremendous cultureof safety already, but we strive to be better as we continue
our journey toward zero injuries. To that end, we have
set the following 2030 goal and milestones:

Ingredion was on track to achieve improved year-over-year safety performance in 2019; however, three injuries that occurred late in the year in our
Mexico operations caused us to record a slightly higher Total Recordable
Incidence Rate than in 2018. We also regret to share that as a result of
this incident Ingredion recorded its first employee fatality in more than
five years. We have identified the root causes of these injuries, worked to
implement corrective actions and shared the associated learning across ourorganization in an effort to prevent a future recurrence.

2020 Program Goal:
Achieve a Total Recordable Incidence Rate of 0.20 by
the end of 20202019 Actual: 0.27

Target: 0.202030 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.

TRIR Performance Chart*
Employees

TRIR Performance Chart*
Contractors

MILESTONES• Achieve an employee and contractor Total Recordable
Incidence Rate of 0.18 by the end of 2025;• Establish programs to enhance health and well-being ineach major area of operation by the end of 2025;• Increase the average hours of training per employee by
50% by the end of 2027;• Achieve an employee and contractor TRIR of 0.15 by theend of 2030; and• Further enhance our processes to achieve zero significant
food safety-related incidents reaching consumers by theend of 2030.

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Year

TRIR

Year

TRIR

’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
’16
’17
’18
’19

1.02
0.68
0.50
0.31
0.23
0.29
0.28
0.28
0.26
0.27

’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
’16
’17
’18
’19

1.01
0.61
0.42
0.54
0.41
0.30
0.31
0.13
0.23
0.26

* New acquisitions are incorporated into safety statistics after the first full calendar year with the company.
2018 results for employees do not include acquisitions of Sun Flour and Huanong.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 7 >Safety Opportunities
Analysis of both incident and leading indicator data, which arestandardized across our business, is conducted as part of our routine
management review process. Since 2013, we have made a significant
improvement in hand injuries, reducing them by 60 percent. In 2019, we
maintained and complemented our progress with a specific “Line of Fire”
campaign. “Near-miss” and observation reporting, as well as the resultsof our internal audit processes, has indicated that moving vehicle risks
still exist within our facilities. Specific assessments at each site are being
conducted in 2020 to refresh our 2013 campaign on this issue.

78%
of locations
had zero injuries
in 2019

INFOCUSSingapore Environmental, Health and Safety Day
The employees of Ingredion’s Asia-Pacific headquarters office in Singapore
participated in a series of educational and fun events during their
Environmental, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) Day on September 13.
The day started out with a focus on the importance of maintaining highlevels of safety in Asia-Pacific, and then progressed to discuss environmental topics. Employees were later challenged to show their creativity
in a reusable bag design contest, which was a fun way to highlight
additional means to reduce waste in our lives.

Valdirene Bastos-Licht, President, Asia Pacific (left), and Bob Compier, Vice President,
Operations Asia Pacific (center), join some of the winning participants in the reusable
shopping bag design competition.

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Annual Safety
Poster Contest
Ingredion again held our annual
safety poster design contest, which
is a fun way to engage our employees in thinking about safety, while
creating a visual reminder on theimportance of safety to our operations that can be used in our facilities
around the world. The winning entry
was received from an employee at
our Baranquilla, Colombia facility,
and was chosen by the executive
leadership team out of the 65 entries
submitted from Ingredion locations
around the globe.

“

Our employees really get excited for thesafety poster contest each year. They
hold activities like local competitions
to see which entries will be submitted,
but more important they increase thesafety dialogue that we try to promote
in our day-to-day operations.

”

20.5
David Carr, Senior Director of
Health, Safety and Security

Average number of
EHS training hours
per employee in 2019

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 8 >Product Safety

Enhancing Quality and Food Safety in 20192020 Program Goal:
100% of manufacturing sites are GFSI certified by
the end of 2016.
Target: 100%

2019 Actual: 97%

2020 Program Goal:
100% of microbiological labs are ISO 17025 certified
for pathogen testing by the end of 2017.
Target: 100%

2019 Actual: 82%

In 2019, we progressed our efforts to continually improve product and foodsafety. We have maintained our focus on sites being certified to the Global
Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Last year we reported 100 percent of our sites
were GFSI certified. In 2019, 97 percent were GFSI certified while a site thatwas part of an acquisition awaits certification. Our intention is to completethat work in 2020.
We continue to make progress toward the certification of our internal
microbiological labs to ISO 17025 standards for pathogen testing. Certain
laboratories in our South America region continue to progress toward
certification in 2020.

In 2019, we continued to enhance the quality and food safety processes
that are critical to our operations, so that we can continue to meet andexceed the expectations of our customers and their consumers. This year
we successfully integrated Western Polymer, our newest acquisition, into
the Ingredion Quality and Food Safety systems. We also are pleased toreport that we launched a new Root Cause Analysis tool in conjunction
with our global Continuous Improvement team.
We also used 2019 to prepare for the new Food Safety System
Certification (FSSC) 22000 v5 standard. Version 5 marks the first revision
to FSSC 22000 in nearly 14 years. It has been designed to provide betteralignment with country food safety regulations, such as the US Food
Safety Modernization Act, as well as Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
Ingredion sites are scheduled to begin audits to the new standard startingin January 2020.

“

Food and productsafety continues
to be of critical importance to Ingredion,our customers and the end consumer. To
that end, we strive to continually improve
our programs and processes to deliverindustry-leading performance.

”Norm Lacourse
Vice President, Quality and Regulatory,
Corporate and North America

New Animal Testing Policy

In 2019, Ingredion created a new Animal Testing and Welfare Policy, outlining
our approach toward the limited amount of animal testing we conduct
on select products. Our policy commits us to the prohibition of funding,conducting and commissioning of all animal testing unless it is explicitly
required by law or regulation applicable to our business.
Ingredion worked with PETA—People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals—in the development of this policy, and we are proud to align ouroperations with the expectations of our customers and other stakeholders.
A copy of our Animal Testing and Welfare Policy can be found on our website.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT< 9 >Human Rights Program Performance2020 Program Goal:
100% of manufacturing sites have SMETA audits by
the end of 2016.
Target: 100%

2019 Actual: 95%

2020 Program Goal:
100% of key suppliers are registered in Sedex andhave SMETA audits by the end of 2017.
Target: 100%

Human Rights
The protection of human rights in our operations and our
supply chain is of the utmost importance to Ingredion. We
recognize the right of our employees and those with whom
we do business to be treated with dignity and respect, andin accordance with applicable laws. We will not tolerate
the exploitation of children or the use of forced labor or
human trafficking, and we are committed to enhancing
transparency across our supply chain. To that end, we have
set the following goal and milestones:

2030 GOAL
Advance respect for human rights in our operations
and demonstrate 100% transparency across ourglobal supply chain.

Ingredion continues to utilize the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex)
as our primary means to share supply chain data with our customers andsuppliers. This system has enabled us to increase transparency, not onlyof our own operations, but also by linking our suppliers with customers
where requested. We continue to use the Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit(SMETA) as the primary method by which to assess our operations, as wellas those of our suppliers, with regards to human rights. In 2019, we saw anincrease in the number of customers seeking connectivity through Sedex
and evaluation through SMETA. Ingredion is now linked to more than 120
customers in Sedex, and we have additional customers with whom we share
the results of our audits outside of Sedex.

Key SMETA Audit Findings
Ingredion continues to use the Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA)
as a means to assess our operations and communicate the results with ourcustomers. We audit our manufacturing facilities at least once every three
years and continue to look for opportunities to address recommendations
from these audits. In 2019, the most common findings in our audits arelisted in the following table:
Common SMETA Finding

MILESTONES• Implement the ISO 26000 social responsibility guidanceby the end of 2023;•A ssess the human rights protection practices across
100% of our agricultural supply chain for Tier 1 priority
crops by the end of 2024;•A udit 100% of suppliers meeting high-risk criteria forhuman rights by the end of 2027; and•V alidate human rights protection across Ingredion’s
operations and supply chain by the end of 2030.

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2019 Actual: 75%

Response

Employees working
more than 60 hours
in a work week

Ingredion’s practice is to follow local labor law
requirements on weekly working hours; however,
we continue to look for opportunities to minimize
occurrences. Many instances of work exceeding
60 hours are due to exceptional work circumstances, such as absenteeism, vacations anddemand increases in production. In some location,
we have explored increasing job cross-training
to have a broader pool of employees to offer
overtime work.

Employees working
more than 7 days ina row without a day off

Ingredion’s practice is to follow local labor law
requirements for days off; however, we continue
to look for opportunities to minimize instanceswhere excesses occur.

Fire evacuation drills notconducted on all shifts
of operation

Ingredion’s Environmental, Health and Safety(EHS) Management System includes a requirement
to conduct evacuation drills on all shifts, and thisfinding is evaluated as part of our routine internal
EHS audits.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
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Migrant Workers in Thailand

Ingredion Peru Recognized for Good Labor Practices

In 2019, a concern was raised over migrant workers’ activities on behalf of aservice provider at our Rayong, Thailand, facility. As a result, we performed
an investigation into the work practices related to this service provider andfound the following:

On June 5, Ingredion’s Lima, Peru, facility was certified for its good labor
practices by the Association of Good Employers (ABE), an institution that ispart of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AMCHAM). Every two
years, AMCHAM recognizes
good corporate practices incompanies from different
industries. Ingredion wascertified at a special event thatbrought together representatives from more than 100 large
companies in the insurance,
financial, food, agribusiness,mining and other industries.

• Sixteen migrant workers are supplied to our Rayong facility via a
service provider. All of these workers have work permits or “pinkcards” to work in Thailand;• These workers are paid more than the minimum wage required by law,and if they work more than eight hours, overtime is paid in accordancewith applicable law;• These workers receive public holidays, annual leave, rest days and sickleave at levels that meet or exceed applicable law; and• The workers have the appropriate social security card, pink card or
passport required to receive medical attention, and additionally they
may receive first aid care during working hours at the Rayong facility.

Indigenous Populations
While Ingredion’s operations do not regularly intersect with indigenous
populations, we are aware of the increasing threat to indigenous peoples
around the world. Additionally, there is a growing interest from ourcustomers to make certain that their supply chains are not negatively
impacting indigenous peoples. Ingredion supports the United Nations
Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People, which was adopted in 2007,
and we are committed to not impacting the land use rights of indigenous
populations without their free, prior and informed consent and without
offering adequate compensation. As a company, we have put into place a
Social Accountability Management System that sets forth protocol on how
we will manage any interaction with indigenous peoples.

To drive continuous improvement, the management team in Thailand
created a Thai Supplier Code of Conduct, which was rolled out throughtraining to our suppliers in November. Seventy percent of suppliers
participated in the initial training in the first week. The goal of this effort isto make certain suppliers are informed of the human rights expectationsof Ingredion, and to open a dialogue to support our suppliers in meeting
those expectations.

70%
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Sustainability for Ingredion

Conflict Minerals Statement

We periodically receive inquiries from our stakeholders on our use of
conflict minerals. The four most commonly mined conflict minerals aretin, tungsten, titanium and gold—referred to as 3TG for their initials. The
Conflict Mineral Reporting Template (CMRT) encourages companies todisclose where any 3TG are used in their products or production processes.
Ingredion makes ingredients from nature-based materials such as corn,
tapioca and other crops and does not use any 3TG minerals as raw
materials or in our production processes.

of suppliers were represented ininitial training for compliance with
the Thai Code of Conduct.

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We diligently work to evaluate our operations
against leading human rights, safety andother criteria to offer good employmentthat is respectful of our employees. It isreally rewarding when we see these efforts
externally recognized.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
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2019 Improvement in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As our inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index shows, Ingredion
has continued its focus on creating a workplace where everyone feels asense of belonging. Notable accomplishments from 2019 include:

Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion (DEI) + Belonging
We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion andbelonging where diversity is celebrated and leveraged tocultivate innovation and add value to our business. We
continuously strive to strengthen the diversity of our teams
because it not only helps us create a positive employee
experience, but also achieves stronger and better businessoutcomes. We believe that developing a diverse andinclusive business makes us and society stronger, energizes
our growth through customer engagement and helps
us attract and retain talent. To that end we have set thefollowing goal and milestones:

2030 GOAL
Have fully established a culture of belonging where
every employee is able to bring their full self to work.

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We remain focused on
developing, nurturing
and championing thebest female talent in
the world—groundbreaking women who
are transforming thefood and ingredientsolutions industry today and well into the
future. We believe by caring for women in
the global communities in which we live andwork, we will continue to fuel innovation in
our company and our industry.

”

MILESTONES•A chieve 100% on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index as an employerof choice for LGBTQ+ employees by the end of 2022;•R each industry benchmarks on inclusion and belonging
indicators on our employee engagement survey by theend of 2022;•M inimize bias and maximize equity in our hiring andpromotional practices by the end of 2022; and• I mprove the representation of women in managementwith a goal of gender balance by the end of 2025.

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2030 GOALS•W e launched an overarching core purpose statement creating
a deeper connection with our employees, consumers, andcommunities, and to truly make life better for all;• I ntroduced new family friendly policies globally including parental
leave along with flexible workplace options that recognizes theneeds of our employees as they manage work life integration;• Completed a pay equity study;•W e refreshed and contemporized our company values to define
shifts in mindsets and behaviors needed to win in a competitivemarketplace and strengthen the employee experience;•C ompleted a DEI maturity assessment to redefine our strategy,
define target actions to accelerate impact and added a focus onsustainability and community partnerships;•R evitalized our Global DEI Council and team infrastructure to better
achieve our aspirations; and• I ncreased Business Resource Groups by 250% from 2018 to2019 to further enhance representation and inclusion of all
our employees.

Elizabeth Adefioye
Senior Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer

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COMPANY OVERVIEWINGREDION INCORPORATED
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Business Resource Groups (BRG) at Ingredion
At Ingredion, we leverage the diverse experience and skills of our BusinessResource Groups (BRGs) to help inform our business strategy. Our BRGs
are integral in creating a culture of inclusion and belonging and a workplace that supports and leverages diversity of background, thought andperspective to drive success in our ever-changing world.
We have implemented BRGs across our global operations. These BRGs
play an essential role in connecting employees across regions and providing them with opportunities to enhance cultural awareness and enable
collaboration. The resource groups provide employees with leadershipdevelopment, as well as networking opportunities with leaders at all levelsof the organization. Currently we have five global BRGs:• A.BL.E—Ingredion’s Alliance of Black Employees• WIN—Women of Ingredion Network• PRIDE at Ingredion—a network for LGBTQ+ employees and allies• INSPIRE—Ingredion’s Network for Supporting Intercultural Relations
and Exchange; and• NExT—Ingredion’s Network of Early Talent
Our BRGs’ mission and goals are aligned with Ingredion’s Fit4Growthstrategy. A key accountability in the work they do is to provide insights on
global market trends to drive innovation and customer-focused productdevelopment. Each BRG is committed to forging relationships and driving
positive social impact within our local communities. As we look to add or
expand existing BRGs to Ingredion’s locations across the globe, we expectthat our connection to people, customers and communities will continue
to grow.

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Ingredion was pleased to announce that it is one of 325 companies across
50 industries included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).
Ingredion has now been named to the GEI for three consecutive years(2018–2020).
The GEI highlights companies that have made strong commitments
to gender equality through self-reported internal company statistics,
employee policies, external community support and engagement, andgender-conscious product and service offerings.

250%
increase in
Business Resource Groups
from 2018 to 2019

Progressing Leadership Through BRGs
We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are key to building thestrong leadership needed to grow our company into the future. We
continue to ensure our BRG leaders are provided with opportunities toenhance leadership skills in a way that is inclusive of all our employees.

Members of Ingredion’s WIN and ABLE BRGs conduct the company’s 2019 Leadership Conference.

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Driving Sustainable Innovation

2020 Program Goal:
100% of new innovation platforms assessed forsustainability considerations by the end of 2018.
Target: 100%

Innovation
At heart, we are an innovation company. The drive toinnovate boldly is in our DNA and permeates how we
operate as a business. As a plant-based ingredientscompany, we know we are poised to help our customers
with the increasing demand to create sustainable productsthat provide consumers with an exceptional experience.
We know that working together with our customers andsupply chain partners is the best way to achieve a sustainable future. To that end, we have set the following goal
and milestones:

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.

2019 Actual: 100%

When Ingredion launched our Company of Choice for a Sustainable
Tomorrow plan in 2015, we wanted to incorporate sustainability into our
new product development process. To do so, we created a Sustainability
Scorecard, which measures the sustainability performance of a new productacross multiple categories. These categories were well aligned with thesustainability interests of our customers at that time. The tool has been very
effective at introducing various aspects of sustainability into discussions
around our innovation process.
Going forward, we are looking to enhance this process by aligning our
new product development with the UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). We believe that this will better align with our customers’ needs,
and ultimately the needs of society.

Ingredion Wins Ringier Technology
Innovation AwardOn June 20, Ingredion China received a Ringier Technology Innovation
Award 2019 for its beauty and home care product FARMAL® MS 6135
multifunctional polymer. The product received the award in the Sensory
Enhancer category. FARMAL MS 6135 multifunctional polymer is an aluminum-free, non-GMO starch that offers excellent oil absorption in leave-on
cosmetic products. It reduces greasiness and leaves a soft, dry, velvety
feel and matte finish with less whitening due to its better oil absorption,
especially on sun-care formulations.
Customers continue to seek product reformulations using nature-based
ingredients that provide the same or better product performance. “Ourgoal is to provide innovation that delivers superior performance, while also
supporting the sustainability goals of our customers,” said Manish Shah,Vice President of Global Research and Development.

MILESTONES•D
 evelop and deploy a mechanism to allow for efficient
product screening against our assessment criteria by theend of 2021;• E ngage in three circular economy projects within our
supply chain by the end of 2025;•H ave 40% of all new products aligned with the UN SDGs
by the end of 2025; and•H ave 75% of all new products aligned with the UN SDGs
by the end of 2027.

Employees from Ingredion China accept the Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2019 for
FARMAL® MS 6135 multifunctional polymer.

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Ingredion’s Partnership with a Food Business Incubator

Innovation Focuses on Co-Creation

In January 2018, Ingredion announced a partnership with The Hatchery
Chicago, a nonprofit food business incubator. The partnership is part ofIngredion’s Emerging Business initiative launched to help food and beveragecompanies turn innovation ideas into on-trend and scalable products.
This partnership connects local food and beverage start-ups, while
helping to empower entrepreneurs with Ingredion’s customer-centric
ingredients solutions, deep food and beverage product development
expertise, market insights, and e-commerce platform.
Throughout 2019, Ingredion worked with The Hatchery Chicago tooffer classes, webinars and mentorship. One example was an on-siteclass designed to share insights with entrepreneurs on clean label andsustainability trends.

Ingredion continues to enhance our capabilities around Customer
Co-Creation, using design thinking on rapid prototype development andmoving from ideation to getting products on the shelf. Where traditional
research and product development can take more than a year to get to the
product production phase, Ingredion’s Co-Creation model looks to reducethat time frame to as little as 90 days.
An example of our focus can been seen through Ingredion’s team in
Mexico, who participated in the 12th Food Technology Summit in Mexico
City in late September. Their exhibit at the summit was designed toengage food-industry visitors in an atmosphere of co-creation. Themed“Experiencias a la Carta,” the exhibit put the focus on meeting the needsof consumers who are seeking healthier options without putting aside
enjoyment of texture or indulgence in sweet foods. Ingredion invited
industry representatives to co-create delicious consumer products withthe message that Ingredion’s team of experts would support themthroughout the conceptualization andformula processes with timely responses
to challenges, helping them to transform
ideas into tangible realities.

63%of global consumers are selecting
plant-based food and beverages
to promote long-term health
Source: HealthFocus International 2019

Launch of New Organic Pea Protein Isolate
In 2019, Ingredion announced the launch of a new certified-organic addition
to its line of plant-based proteins, VITESSENCE® Pulse 1803 organic pea
protein isolate. The isolate provides key formulation functionality while
helping our customers create in-demand, high-protein products that
support consumer-desired claims. With studies showing 63 percent of global
consumers selecting plant-based food and beverages to promote long-term
health, Ingredion is positioning itself with products that help meet thegrowing plant protein ingredient demand.

“

An increasing numberof our customers are looking to innovate
faster. They want to continue to provide
new or enhanced products that meet
consumer demand, which often includes apreference toward developing sustainableproduct offerings.

”Greg Aloi, Vice President of Customer
Co-Creation and Open Innovation

Ingredion Opens Allulose Plant

In November 2019, Ingredion is pleased to have opened its first allulose
production plant in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, where we will manufacture
the sweetener ASTREA® Allulose. This work is being done in collaboration
with Matsutani, which is licensing certain allulose-related intellectual
property to Ingredion. ASTREA Allulose will enable food and beverage manufacturers to reduce calories from sucrose and other caloric sweeteners
in a wide range of products. Allulose is an important product addition to
our Sugar Reduction growth platform, supporting consumer trends around
reducing sugar as part of a healthier lifestyle.

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Planet Life
• Environmental Impact• Protecting Biodiversity

We are committed toprotecting and renewing
the planet’s resources.

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Environmental Performance2020 Program Goal:
Reduce carbon emission intensity by 10% by theend of 2020 (versus 2010 baseline)
2019 Actual: –12.4%

Target: –10%

2020 Program Goal:
Reduce water use intensity by 10% by the end of2020 (versus 2010 baseline)
2019 Actual: –10.8%

Target: –10%

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
We believe that everyone has the right to access cleanwater, fresh air and the natural world around them. And
we know that the success of our business is closely linked
to protection and sustainable use of that natural world.
Therefore, we strive to protect the environment and arecommitted to continually improving our performance. We
are committed to using science-based approaches andworking with our stakeholders to make a positive impact.
To that end, we have set the following goal and milestones:

CDP Highlights

2030 GOAL
Protect and renew the planet’s resources by enacting
science-based targets and other conservation measures
as catalysts to drive continuous innovation.

MILESTONES•A chieve plastic neutrality across our operations by theend of 2025;•A chieve a 25% reduction in absolute GHG emissions by
the end of 2030;• S ource 50% of our purchased electricity from renewablesources by the end of 2030;•R educe our water use intensity by 30% in all extremely
high-stress geographies where we manufacture productsby the end of 2030;•A chieve 100% avoidance of waste to landfill by the endof 2030; and•R educe Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) or Biological
Oxygen Demand (BOD) by 10% from our waste water
discharges by the end of 2030.

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Ingredion continues to focus on reducing our environmental footprint
through education, awareness and continuous improvement initiatives.
In 2019, we exceeded our environmental reduction targets for both water
use and carbon emission intensities. These reductions occurred even as we
continue to increase production of our specialty products. Reductions incarbon emissions were the result of:• A “greener” energy grid;• Increased use of biogas, generated from wastewater treatment, toreplace natural gas in some equipment; and• Continued implementation of energy efficiency projects across ourorganization.

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Ingredion continues to share details of our environmental performance,risks and possible opportunities for the business through CDP (formerly
Carbon Disclosure Project) reporting. Each year we look for ways to improve
our performance, enhance our responses and provide stakeholders withaccurate information. In 2019, we were pleased to have been awarded thefollowing scores for our responses:

A–

B

A–

Climate Change

Water

Supply Chain

While we did experience challenges in understanding the CDP’s scoring
criteria in the 2019 questionnaires, we are very excited to see CDP pushingfor better alignment with external standards such as the Task Force for
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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Assessing Water Stress

Energy Management

Water is a very important consideration for Ingredion, as it is critical to
our business processes. We believe that access to clean water is a basic
human right, and therefore our use of water needs to be undertaken with aclose understanding of how our use might directly or indirectly impact thecommunities in which we operate.
In 2019, we explored further opportunities to improve how we assesswater stress in our supply chain. We use an ensemble of multiple waterrisk tools—both current and future facing—to evaluate water stress in
the geographies where we manufacture products and have added theWorld Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Water Risk Filter to the list of tools we use.
By utilizing a variety of tools, we seek to gain a more balanced view of thefactors that impact water stress and understand how those factors mightchange over time.
We also utilized the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Water Risk Filter toassess water stress in some of our key suppliers. By doing this, we hope
to better understand water stress risks in our supply chain and start a
dialogue around how we can eliminate or mitigate risks.

All Ingredion facilities have programs to manage energy use. These
programs help us reduce greenhouse gases, as well as combat risingutility costs. Our corporate engineering team runs a series of continuous
improvement networks that share bestpractices with our facilities around the globe
and track performance.
Ingredion’s Europe operations, however,
have taken their efforts a step further,reaching to become certified to ISO 50001
for Energy Management. This certification
demonstrates to our employees, customers
and stakeholders how important efficient useof energy is to our operations.

Renewable Energy
Looking ahead to our 2030 sustainability strategy, Ingredion seeks toincrease the renewable content of our purchased electricity to 50 percent.
We hope that this will not only help to reduce the overall carbon footprintof our business, but also support the growth of renewable energy in theareas where we operate. In 2020, we plan to begin an assessment ofprojected renewable energy growth in the countries where we operate,
so that we can devise a strategy to best achieve our ambitious goal.

20.5%
of Ingredion’spurchased electricity comesfrom renewable sources

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Environmental Data Highlights
Each year Ingredion reports on our environmental performance throughCDP. While these reports are available on the CDP platform, we recognize
the need to communicate data highlights from our CDP questionnaires
in this report. The table below lists cumulative data from Ingredion’s
operations around the globe:
Category

Item

Annual Data

Comments

CarbonEmission

Scope 1

2,998,910 metric tons

From plant operations

Scope 2

947,199 metric tons

From purchased electricity
and utilities

Scope 32,592,034 metric tons

From external sources,
primarily agriculture

Usage

120,801 megaliters

Usage from fresh surface water, groundwater (renewable), and third-party
sources such as municipal water supplies

Consumption

16,648 megaliters

Usage minus water returned tosources above; includes water containedin manufactured products

Water

It should be noted that the data listed above for carbon emissions andwater are from our 2019 CDP submissions, which represent year-end datafor 2018. This data was validated externally by Bureau Veritas. Year-end
data for 2019 has not yet been externally validated and therefore will not
be reported publicly until our CDP reports are filed later in 2020.
Additional information on Ingredion’s environmental performance,
including estimated risks and opportunities associated with climatechange and water, can be found in our annual CDP responses.

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Increased Focus on Biodiversity
Ever since the Planetary Boundaries report was released in 2009, thealarming rate of biodiversity loss on our planet has been highlighted as a
critical issue. Over the past few years, Ingredion has seen an increase in customers and other stakeholders interested in reducing biodiversity loss. Like
Ingredion, many of our customers see biodiversity protection as an important part of mitigating risk within our agricultural supply chain. We see ourorganization as having an important role to play in protecting biodiversity, as
we leverage our efforts with both growers and customers to help introduce
new projects centered around conservation of natural resources.

CDP

BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
We believe in the need to protect the rich biodiversity
offered by our planet. As a company that sources crops as
our primary raw materials, we also believe that protecting
biodiversity is critical to maintaining a healthy supply chain.
To that end, we have set the following goal and milestones:

2030 GOAL
Implement programs to protect and improvebiodiversity to drive a net positive impact inour crop sourcing areas.

MILESTONES• E ngage with an NGO partner to identify any endangered
species impacted by agricultural operations from which
we source raw materials by the end of 2022;•A ssess agricultural biodiversity risks for priority crops
and sourcing regions by the end of 2023;• I dentify local partners and engage in projects to have a
net positive impact on any endangered species impacted
by our supply chain by the end of 2025;• I mplement biodiversity conservation program in all crop
sourcing areas located in biodiversity hotspots by theend of 2025; and•A chieve zero deforestation, or 100% sustainable use offorest-based resources, by the end of 2030.

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This year, Ingredion reported to the CDP’s Forest Questionnaire for the
first time. While Ingredion does not directly utilize any major commodities(see table below) identified by the CDP as being the biggest contributors ofglobal deforestation, we felt it was important to communicate that fact tocustomers and other interested stakeholders.
Commodity

Comments

TimberWe are not engaged in timber operations. We dopurchase wooden pallets for use in shipping, and a
few of our smaller facilities use wood chips fromsustainable sources in biomass boilers.

Palm Oil

We do not source or manufacture palm oil.

CattleProducts

We do not source or manufacture cattle products. We
do help customers looking to expand away from cattle
products explore plant protein options.

Soy

We do not source or manufacture products from soy. Someof the growers that we source corn crops from may also
grow soy, but our sustainable sourcing assessment withgrowers includes an evaluation for deforestation.

zero

Ingredion does not source or use anyof the commodities most associatedwith global deforestation

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Assessing Deforestation Among our Growers

Biodiversity Hotspots

Ingredion is proud to be a member of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Platform (SAI Platform), an organization that helps us achieve our sustainable sourcing aspirations. At the heart of the SAI Platform program is
the Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA), a survey that includes approximately 115 questions that growers can use to evaluate their on-farmactivity. Growers must achieve minimum scores in Essential, Basic andAdvanced categories in order to meet different performance levels offarm sustainability. If any of the 23 Essential questions are answeredin the negative, the farm cannot reach the Bronze level, the minimum
level Ingredion considers to be a sustainable farm. One of the essential
questions determines if any trees have been cleared in the last five years
to expand growing operations.
We believe the FSA will be a critical tool for us as we look to implement additional programs to meet our 2030 biodiversity protection goal.
Deforestation is not normally associated with the growing of corn crops,
but using the FSA can help us identify where farmers may engage in cutting
down trees, so that we can better understand why this may occur. We want
to work with growers to help them recognize the need for biodiversity andencourage them to engage in initiatives to reduce habitat loss.

As we have communicated in the past, Ingredion uses the Critical Ecosystem
Partnership Fund’s (www.cepf.net) list of 36 global biodiversity hotspots aspart of our assessment process. The table below shows those hotspots where
we have operations, and where we are engaged in activities to support
biodiversity protection:“

We are proud to work with
Ingredion through their useof our Farm Sustainability
Assessment (FSA) tool andwe value their contribution to advancing
sustainable agriculture.

Region

Local
Protection Efforts

Hot Spot

Asia-PacificIndo Burma

ActiveNorth & Central America

Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands

ActiveMesoamerica

ActiveAtlantic Forest

ActiveCerradoActiveTropical Andes

ActiveSouth America

Going forward, we will build upon these and other current engagements
to help deliver on our new 2030 goals.

100%of Biodiversity Hotspots inwhich we operate haveactive local engagements”Nick Betts,
Director Americas, SAI Platform

Field to Market Biodiversity Metrics

Ingredion is looking at a number of tools to help us and our growers
assess biodiversity considerations at the farm level. One such tool is the
Field to Market Biodiversity metric. This metric is designed to measure thecapacity of a farm to support a diverse community of plants and animals.
It is measured by the Habitat Potential Index (HPI), a tool developed in2014 by consultants hired by Field to Market. This biodiversity metric wasincorporated at the farm field level in the Fieldprint Calculator 3.0, which
considers all land in a farm’s operation.

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Connected Life
• S ustainable andRegenerative Agriculture• Food Security• Community Impact

We strive to improve thelives of our growers andcommunities.

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Sustainable Sourcing Performance2020 Program Goal:
Sustainably source 1 million metric tons of crops
by the end of 2018
Target: 1 million

2019 Actual: 2.895 million

In 2019, we were able to sustainably source 2.89 million metric tons ofcrops across our global agriculture sourcing. Multiple initiatives helped us
achieve this performance, including continued interest and support fromour growers, enhanced knowledge on SAI Platform implementation within
Ingredion’s agricultural teams, increased efforts with some of our grainprovider partners and continued collaboration with customers, particularlyas part of our work with the SAI Platform.
Ingredion again conducted an external assurance audit of our global
sustainable agriculture data. In 2019, this audit was conducted by Apex.

SUSTAINABLE AND
REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE
We believe in supporting the long-term sustainability of
the agricultural and farming operations that provide us
with raw material. To that end, we have set the following
goal and milestones:

Sustainable
Sourcing Volumes(in million metric tons)

2030 GOAL
Make life better for growers, mitigate supply chain
risks and help drive food security by implementing
robust sustainable and regenerative agriculture
programs with our growers.

.225
2015

.802

1.690

2.170

2016

2017

2018

2.895
2019

Defining Our Priority Areas
As we look to further our sustainable agriculture efforts into the future,
we are defining the priority areas most important to our business, ourcustomers and our supply chain. The table below outlines the Tier 1 andTier 2 priority areas referenced in our 2030 goals and milestones:

MILESTONES• 100% of global waxy corn supply sustainably sourced by
the end of 2022;• 100% of Tier 1 priority crops sustainably sourced by theend of 2025;• Implement water conservation projects with growers
in 100% of extremely high water stressed sourcing
geographies by the end of 2025;• Confirm that 100% of our agricultural supply is not using
pesticides of concern (as defined by the World HealthOrganization) by the end of 2025;• Educate growers and/or implement integrated pest
management in at least 70% of our agricultural supply
chain by the end of 2027; and• 100% of our Tier 1 and Tier 2 priority crops sustainably
sourced by the end of 2030.

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Tier 1

Tier 2

Corn

Rice

Tapioca

Strawberries

PotatoBlueberries

Pulses

Gums

SteviaIngredion’s Tier 1 priority crops represent approximately 99 percent ofour global sourcing by volume and focus on our growth platforms anddelivering the innovation and trends that consumers seek.

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Promoting Pesticide Safety

Sustainable Agriculture Product Labeling

We continue to work with our grower suppliers to reduce the use ofpesticides within our supply chain. As some of our sourcing geographies
are made up of smallholder farmers, it is important that we work closelywith those growers to make certain they are using approved pesticides
and managing them with safe practices. We have set a milestone ofeliminating all World Health Organization (WHO) Pesticides of Concern
by 2025. We understand that this is 5 years away, but we are still working
to develop a baseline of standard practices across some of our crops andgeographies. We aspire to achieve this goal sooner, particularly for ourTier 1 priority crops, but understand that challenges will persist. We arealso mindful about making agronomic decisions that impact the economic
viability of our grower partners without further dialogue and input fromthose growers.
Similarly, we are working to develop a baseline for our growers’
knowledge of integrated pest management (IPM) and how they use IPM
in their farming practices, with the hope that we can accelerate our efforts
here as well.

The number of customers asking Ingredion about sustainable agriculturelabeling on consumer-facing products continued to increase in 2019. Our
market trend research shows that consumers, particularly millennials,
are looking for products with transparent supply chains from sustainably
sources. This is driving our customers to look for product certifications
for sustainable agriculture that can be placed on labels. Examples include
Fair Trade or Rainforest Alliance Certified labels; however, these are notcertifications Ingredion traditionally considers, particularly for row crops
farmed in developed areas such as Europe and the United States.
Ingredion is a member of both SAI Platform and Field to Market, twosustainable agriculture organizations that have looked at the questions
and challenges around creating an on-package labor or certification. Whiledefinitive progress has not resulted from these discussions, Ingredion
continues to be involved in the conversation and will continue to explore
options to deliver on the transparency consumers desire.

Combatting Aflatoxin in Pakistan
Aflatoxin, a toxic byproduct of certain strains of fungus, is a serious threat
to many of Pakistan’s agricultural products, including corn that Ingredion
procures as a raw material for our products. The government of Pakistanbegan looking at bio-controls for Aflatoxin around 2016. For the past few
years, Ingredion has been working collaboratively on solutions to help
growers prevent Aflatoxin growth on their corn crops. As an example, we
are working with atoxigenic strains of spores that use thecorn germ as a delivery mechanism and can be appliedat the field level. These atoxigenic strains establish
themselves on the crops ahead of any fungal strains.
In the spring of 2019, Ingredion ran trials on 1,400
acres of farmland and sent samples collected to a USDA
lab in Arizona. In the fall of 2019, trials were conducted
on 600 acres of farmland, which included soil and sampling from treatedfields. This testing showed a reduction in Aflatoxic growth by more than90 percent. It was also found that the atoxigenic spores tend to stay on thegrain, further reducing the potential for Aflatoxin growth during storage.
We are very pleased with the progress this work has shown, as
Aflatoxin poses a health threat not only to humans but also to the poultry
and livestock that may consume contaminated corn as part of their feed.
Ingredion intends to continue its work supporting growers in combatting
Aflatoxin in 2020.

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New Life from Ugly FruitThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that 30–40%
of the US food supply is wasted each year. While much waste occurs on the
consumer side of the equation, there is still waste at the farm level. In manycases, farmers are unable to find outlets for cosmetically imperfect, or “ugly”,
fruits and vegetables.
Kerr Concentrates (www.kerrconcentrates.com) helps bring new life tothis “ugly” produce. Kerr by Ingredion brings a diverse range of fruit andvegetable juices, purees, concentrates, essences, distillates and custom
formulations that answer our customers’ needs, such as creating a perfectflavor combination, reducing added sugar or incorporating vegetables fornutritional benefits.
Because Kerr prepares concentrates and other formulations, we canutilize second- or third-tier visual (less aesthetically pleasing) produce,
giving growers an additional outlet for their crops. We continually look foropportunities to reduce waste along the supply chain, and turn “ugly” fruitand vegetables into value-added ingredients for the food and beverageindustry. In 2019, we engaged in conversations with organizations like Full
Harvest (www.fullharvest.com) that are looking to minimize food waste
and connect growers to buyers for their produce. We will continue to lookfor opportunities to engage with like-minded organizations across our
supply chain.

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Expanding Capabilities in Plant-Based Proteins
We continue to see a high demand from both consumers and our custom­ers for plant-based protein alternatives in their food preferences. While
Ingredion has been providing plant protein solutions to customers forsome time now, we are making significant investments in this space. This
year, we expanded our joint venture with Verdient Foods and increased
aggregate investments in plant-based proteins by $185 million. This comesin addition to our work to accelerate the transformation of a site in South
Sioux City, Nebraska, to produce plant protein products.

$185M

FOOD SECURITY
Food security means that all people, at all times, havephysical, social and economic access to sufficient, safeand nutritious food that meets their food preferences anddietary needs for an active and healthy life. As a leading
global ingredient solutions provider, supporting foodsecurity is critical to Ingredion’s long-term strategy. This
will require that we work collaboratively with our supply
chain partners in a number of areas, such as land use,sharing of technology related to sustainable agriculture,and helping food manufacturers identify cost and ecologicalsmart ingredient solutions like plant-based proteins. To that
end, we have set the following goal and milestones:

2030 GOAL
Improve food security within our value chain by catalyzing
food waste reduction, minimizing crop losses at the farmlevel and enhancing product offerings that support foodsecurity objectives of the UN SDGs.

invested inplant-based proteinsthrough 2020

Ingredion Helps to Build
the “Future of Food” at UC Berkeley
In mid-February, Ingredion scientists attended an event on meatalternatives at the Alternative Meat Laboratory held at the Sutardja Center
for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) at the University of California,
Berkeley. Our employees engaged with students and presented Ingredion’s
technology and approaches to formulate using plant-based proteins. We
also participated in a panel discussion on the state of meat alternatives
led by representatives of Givaudan’s MISTA innovation platform (of which
Ingredion is a member), as well as leaders from Nestlé. The panel discussion
was based on questions provided by an enthusiastic student audience.
Our employees were inspired by their interaction with the engaged
group of students, who are trying to impact the food industry with innovations in plant-based meats. Ingredion sees engagement in technology
and educational platforms like SCET as critical to supporting our efforts
to promote a food-secure planet by 2030.
Ingredion sees collaboration with academic institutions, customers,
suppliers and other stakeholders as a critical component to meeting ourfood security aspirations.

MILESTONES• Implement five product or supply chain initiatives in supportof plant-based or alternative proteins by the end of 2025;• 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 theend of 2025; and• Implement agricultural efficiency initiatives in support ofsmallholder farmers in 100% of applicable geographies inour supply chain by the end of 2027.

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Work with Smallholder Farmers

Engagement with SAI Platform

In 2019, we continued our work with smallholder farmers in the locations
where we source agricultural raw materials. Currently, Ingredion is working with smallholder farmers in geographies such as China, Colombia,
Mexico, Pakistan and Thailand. Efforts to support our growers in theseplaces include:• Training tapioca growers in Thailand on various farming efficiencies
through the Model Farmer Program, and helping to introduce
integrated pest management solutions that mitigate crop losses;• Evaluating local corn growers in Mexico using the Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform) Farm Sustainability
Assessment (FSA), which helps identify areas for improvement
projects; and• Training and supporting tapioca growers in Colombia to become certified in Colombia’s GLOBALG.A.P. standard for sustainable agriculture,
while also helping to form farmer cooperatives that make it more costeffective for growers to purchase services like crop insurance.

Since 2014, Ingredion has been a member of SAI Platform, which has been
an invaluable resource in helping us progress our sustainable agriculture
efforts. Our head of sustainability continued to serve as the Crops WorkGroup co-chair in 2019, which offered additional opportunities to engage
with SAI Platform personnel and other member companies.
Smallholder farmers continue to be a topic of conversation, as members
recognize the challenges of implementing the robust Farm Sustainability
Assessment (FSA) program with small farms. Ingredion has been able toleverage the expertise of other members, operating in different agricultural
supply chains, who have already spent years working to tackle thesechallenges. SAI Platform and its members all acknowledge the challenges
of working with smallholder farmers, as well as the critical need to findsolutions that help these farmers, so collaboration will continue in this area.

“

There are uniquechallenges in working
with smallholder
farmers that we don’tnecessarily see with
our larger-volume growers in places like theUnited States. In some instances there arelanguage barriers, literacy challenges, a lackof access to technology, gender inequalities
in training and a variety of other factorsthat provide challenges to our efforts topromote sustainable agriculture across our
supply chain.

”Andrew Utterback,Senior Manager, Sustainability

As Ingredion looks to promote food security through our sustainability
efforts, working closely with our smallholder farmers to addresses thesechallenges will be critical. While this task may seem daunting, we believe
the solution lies in the power of collaboration. Ingredion continues to bea member of SAI Platform, where like-minded companies are working on
the same challenges.

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Helping to Secure Access to Food
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there
are four main components to obtaining food security: Food Availability,
Food Access, Utilization and Stability. We recognize that food banks andother similar organizations play a critical role in tackling issues such as foodaccess, availability of nutritious food and combatting food waste. They dothis by working across the supply chain from the farm level to the retaillevel, helping to get available food to underserved populations. Ingredion
continues to partner with The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) to
identify and work on opportunities to improve food availability and accessin the areas where we operate.
For more information on Ingredion’s efforts to combat hunger,
including related goals and milestones, please see the Community Impact
section of our report.

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Supporting Food Banks and Combatting Hunger

2020 Program Goal:
Triple our engagement in food-bank-related activity
by the end of 2020
Target: 300%

COMMUNITY IMPACT
The communities in which we operate are as diverseas the employees who enrich our business. Those communities have different needs, but we are committed
to proactively engaging in those communities to drivea positive social, environmental and economic impact.
We will do this by aligning our efforts with select UN
Sustainable Development Goals so that our engagement
helps contribute to the needs of society. To that end, we
have set the following goal and milestones:

2030 GOAL
Make life better for more than 1 million people in thecommunities where we operate.

MILESTONES• Enact programs in 100% of the communities where we
produce products to help eradicate childhood hunger by
the end of 2025;• Enact programs to support education and/or educational
gender equality in 100% of our operational areas withlow graduation rates by the end of 2025;• Enact programs in support of local water conservation in
100% of extremely high-water stress communities where
we produce products by the end of 2027; and• Enact initiatives to support women entrepreneurs in
100% of the communities in which we operate that havea high gender equality imbalance.

2019 Actual: 440%

Eliminating hunger in the areas where we operate continues to be a focus
for Ingredion. In 2019, we continued to leverage our collaboration with The
Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) to identify opportunities to support
food banks and combat hunger in the communities in which we operate.
We were proud to be a sponsor of GFN’s Food Bank Leadership Institute(FBLI) conference, which was held for the first time this year in London.
There we had an opportunity to engage with GFN members, who are foodbank leaders from around the world. This conference offered us a unique
opportunity to better understand the needs of food banks in various
geographies and best identify how we might support their needs—whether
through volunteerism, food donations or technical support for theiroperations. Ingredion’s new 2030 strategy around Community Impact willcontinue to involve our work with GFN.

INFocusWestchester Employees “Rise Against Hunger”
Employees from Ingredion’s corporate office in Westchester, Illinois,joined a host of other volunteers to pack 20,503 meals in 75 minutes. The
meals were shipped to people in need in Haiti. This initiative was partof the “Rise Against Hunger” event, sponsored by the Candy Production
Club of Chicago and held in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, at the Long Grove
Confectionery Company. Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger
relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to theworld’s most vulnerable populations, with a mission to mobilize theresources needed to end hunger by 2030.
Engaging with other like-minded organizations in activities like thisis critical to Ingredion reaching our 2030 goals, as well as our alignment
with UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #2, which is focused on
Zero Hunger.

Employees from Ingredion’s corporate office in Westchester, Illinois, participate in the Rise
Against Hunger campaign

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Canada Team Conducts Training for Local Food Bank

Exploring Food Science with Girl Scouts

In our efforts to combat hunger globally, Ingredion continues to support
food banks in the areas where we operate. While we have supported foodbanks through canned food drives and volunteering to sort and pack food,
we recognize that food banks have a need for more technical volunteerism as well. Local organizations often request support in such areas as
warehouse safety, food safety and logistics.
In 2019, the Ingredion team in Canada partnered with Food Banks
Canada to provide technical training for some of its members. Our teamdelivered a training session on safe handling of packaged foods, covering
topics such as employee and volunteer hygiene and recognizing where foodcontainers may be compromised. We will continue to look for opportunities
like this to enhance our collaboration with food banks going forward.

Ingredion was happy to help host a group of Girl Scouts who visited The
Hatchery Chicago, a nonprofit food business incubator supported byIngredion. There the girls met with two women culinary entrepreneurs
and participated in a hands-on food science demonstration by Ingredion’s
culinologist. The girls, who were from the Greater Chicago and Northwest
Indiana council of Girls Scouts, spoke with the culinary entrepreneurs
about recognizing market opportunities, innovating to meet a need, andthe challenges and rewards of starting your own business.

South America’s “Sabor Solidario”
For the third consecutive year, Ingredion South America held its “Sabor
Solidario/Love That Feeds” campaign, with employees donating a total of
4,634 kilograms (10,216 pounds) of nonperishable food for people in need.
The donations, which exceeded Ingredion’s goal of 4,000 kilograms, werepart of a campaign held within the framework of the United Nation’s World
Food Day on October 16. All of our businesses in the South America region
joined forces to collect food and deliver it to local organizations dedicatedto making life better.
“We celebrate one of Ingredion’s most important social campaigns,”
said Analia Paz, Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist for SouthAmerica. “This campaign represents our commitment to food security,and once again we have exceeded the goal we set for ourselves. I am very
grateful for the efforts of each of our collaborators in this achievement.
The people of Ingredion continue to demonstrate that they are the main
ingredient in our recipe for social improvement.”
Ingredion’s sites in Alcantara, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima,
Peru; and Bogotá, Colombia achieved the highest donations per capita, andthe company rewarded those sites by doubling their donations, bringing thetotal of food contributed to 7,000 kilograms.

“

Ingredion has been at the forefront of
supporting and investing in STEM educational programs for many years. Based onthese programs, many young people aredeveloping confidence-building life skills
and abilities that help prepare them forrewarding careers in STEM fields.

”Robin L. Brown, Vice President,
Government Affairs and External Relations

North America Celebrates Sustainability Day

Once again in 2019 Ingredion North America was proud to celebrate
Sustainability Day across the region. Held on October 16 in conjunction
with World Food Day, the day provides an opportunity to put an increased
focus on the global need for more sustainable action, the initiatives ourcustomers are engaged in and the strategies Ingredion relies upon to meetthe needs of our stakeholders.
Again this year we broadcast a program for all employees across North
America, with presentations from individuals from Ingredion and ourcustomers. Also joining this year was an outside presenter on market
insights and trends in consumer sustainability, which helped our
employees understand one of the key drivers influencing corporate
sustainability agendas.

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GOVERNANCE

Updated Code of Conduct

2030 GOAL
Further strengthen governance and disclosure toassure the delivery of our sustainability aspirations
with transparency and integrity.

In 2019, 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 ethical decision making andethics reporting channels so that employees can more easily seek advice,ask questions or report concerns. Ingredion’s Code of Conduct can beaccessed on our website at https://www.ingredionincorporated.com/
CorporateResponsibility/CodeofConduct.html.

UN Global Compact
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
In a continued effort to improve transparency of our operations with
our shareholders, Ingredion has again produced a Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) Index, summarizing the information we report againstthat global standard. “We are constantly looking for opportunities toprovide stakeholders with succinct and honest communication on oursustainability performance,” indicates Brian Nash, Vice President of
Sustainability for Ingredion’s global operations. “We see a GRI Index,
along with the information in our sustainability report, as a great start.
And we will continue to have dialogues with our stakeholders on how
we can improve our efforts.”

EcoVadis
We continued to use the EcoVadis online
assessment platform as one of several means
to communicate our sustainability progresswith customers. In 2019, Ingredion again
completed the assessment process of ouroperations at the global level, and werepleased to have been rated Silver by EcoVadis.

“

Ingredion is proud to be a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact
and is committed 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 Program1

Support and protect international
human rights

Human Rights

10-11

2

Do not be complicit in human rights abuses

Human Rights

10-11

3

Uphold freedom of association andcollective bargaining

Human Rights

10-11

4

Eliminate all forms of forced andcompulsory labor

Human Rights

10-11

5

Effective abolition of child labor

Human Rights

10-11

6

Elimination of discrimination

Human Rights

10-11

7

Support a precautionary approach toenvironmental challenges

Environmental Impact

17-18

8

Undertake initiatives to support greater
environmental responsibility

Environmental Impact

17-18

9

Help develop and share environmentallyfriendly technologies

Innovation; Sustainable andRegenerative Agriculture

14-15
22-23

10

Work against all forms of corruption

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While we are pleased with our progress,
we know that there is still room for
improvement. While the Silver rating
meets the expectation of our customers
for their suppliers, we want to look foropportunities to continue to exceed
those expectations.

”

Larry Fernandes, Senior Vice President andChief Commercial and Sustainability Officer for Ingredion

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54%

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 global
ingredient solutions company with 2019
net sales of $6.2 billion.

FOOD

10%
9%

BEVERAGE

8%ANIMAL
NUTRITION

Based on 2019
net sales

We are a leading global ingredient solutions
provider. Headquartered outside Chicago,
Illinois, we serve more than 60 diverse
sectors in the food, beverage, animal
nutrition, brewing and other industries.

BREWING

19%

OTHER

11,000approximately

employees

120

customers in more than
NORTH AMERICA 2020

SOUTH AMERICA 2020

Locations of Ingredion Operations

Ingredion Headquarters

countries

1,000
more than

ASIA PACIFIC 2020

ingredient solutions

EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA 2020

Ingredients

Innovation

We provide on-trend ingredient solutions to help our customers meet
rapidly evolving consumer demands. Our starches, sweeteners, gums,
biomaterials and specialty ingredients address key consumer trends
in health and nutrition, clean and simple labels, texture and sensory
appeal, convenience and affordability.

Ingredion and innovation are synonymous. We turn ideas into sciencebased solutions for customers through an expanding portfolio ofstarches, sweeteners, nutritional ingredients, natural concentrates,
fibers and pulse proteins.

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Ingredion Incorporated
5 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, IL 60154
708.551.2600
www.ingredion.com

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