Data-Driven ESG Decisions in a Global Agri-Chem Business
Nutrien automates ESG risk monitoring across 1,500 locations in seven countries, increasing internal engagement on emerging issues.
Results
"Having the Datamaran platform, where all of our topics are housed and displayed, and where we can drill down into what's driving those risks has increased engagement internally."
Overview
Nutrien, one of the world's largest fertilizer producers, operates across seven countries and 1,500 locations in North America, Australia, and South America. To understand which emerging global ESG issues mattered most to its strategy, Nutrien adopted Datamaran.
Challenge
Rapidly changing regulation and new industry standards meant Nutrien's executives and board needed reliable, current information to make informed strategic decisions — information that was hard to assemble consistently across such a wide footprint.
Solution
Datamaran automates the identification of emerging ESG risks and opportunities, enabling continuous monitoring and communication of external developments across the organization. Bill Cooper and his team work alongside the Chief Integrity Officer and subject matter experts across Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury and Risk, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations, Government and Industry Affairs, Safety, Health and Environment, and Brand and Culture Communications, with an executive-level ESG Working Group overseeing functional strategy.
Impact
Continuous monitoring keeps Nutrien's leadership aware of emerging issues affecting the company's financial and reputational health. Housing every topic in one platform — with the ability to drill into what's driving each risk — has increased engagement internally, helping executives make materiality decisions informed by regulation, industry trends, and media developments.
Results
- Centralized visibility across 1,500 locations in seven countries
- Increased executive engagement on ESG topics and their underlying drivers
- Clearer guidance on where to direct organizational effort and investment
Looking Ahead
Nutrien continues to rely on Datamaran to monitor the external ESG landscape and keep leadership focused on the issues most likely to affect the business next.
