2.0 | Message from CEO
When I joined Richardson International as President and CEO over 25 years ago, my goal was to grow and diversify what was then a 128-year-old company to create a strong, relevant, successful, global Canadian enterprise. Today, Richardson is truly a world leader in agriculture and food processing. Our leadership in Western Canadian agriculture, crop inputs, sales, and grain handling and exporting is complemented by vertically integrated operations that include commodity processing and food packaging facilities in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Our vertical integration strategy reflects our drive to provide value to our customers – our farm customers, our export customers, and our commercial and retail food customers. Continual investment in our facilities, our people, and our processes means we can deliver on our promise of excellence. Expansion into new markets and related business verticals – such as our 2021 acquisition of Italgrani USA, North America’s single largest durum mill – are strategic business decisions that positively benefit the entire value chain.
Our commitment to excellence goes hand-in- hand with our drive to innovate. Continuous improvement is the result of practical goals backed by solid economic rationale and long- term sustainability considerations. As the needs of our stakeholders change, we must be prepared to meet both these current needs, as well as future ones. This means taking a long-term view in our planning and making incremental changes that ensure we are a positive influence on the economies, societies, and environments in which we operate. We take our role as a major global food source provider very seriously. The spirit and intent of our ESG initiatives is to deliver real-life, practical solutions that ensure the growing global population has access to nutritional, affordable, and sustainable food. “Our goal is to be the kind of business organization in which people can place their trust.” These are the words of our founder, James Richardson. This ESG report outlines the many ways in which we continue to strive to earn and hold this trust every day.
Curt Vossen Chief Executive Officer Richardson International
RICHARDSON INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022 | 5
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