Cargill: Das Schlimmste Unternehmen Der Welt

The report by Mighty Earth characterizes Cargill as a major contributor to global environmental and human rights crises. It details the company's role in the deforestation of the Amazon, Cerrado, and Gran Chaco for soy production, as well as illegal deforestation in West African national parks for cocoa. The document alleges systemic failures in Cargill's sustainability promises, citing continued use of child slave labor in cocoa harvests and severe water and air pollution in the United States. It concludes that corporate customers like McDonald's and Ahold Delhaize are complicit by continuing to source from Cargill despite the company's documented record of deception and ecological damage.

• Cargill has failed to meet its 2014 commitment under the New York Declaration on Forests to stop deforestation in its agricultural supply chains by 2020, continuing to destroy pristine landscapes.
• In South America, Cargill is identified as one of the two largest customers of industrial deforestation operations, specifically financing the clearing of forests for soy production in Brazil and Bolivia.
• The report highlights the destruction of the Cerrado savanna in Brazil, noting that Cargill refuses to extend the Amazon soy moratorium to this region despite the Cerrado's critical role in carbon storage and water reserves.
• Cargill's operations in the Gran Chaco ecosystem, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, involve the clearing of native vegetation for genetically modified soy, often displacing indigenous communities.
• In West Africa, Cargill is accused of sourcing cocoa from illegal operations within national parks in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, contributing to the loss of wildlife and forest cover.
• The company is linked to severe human rights violations, including the use of child slave labor in the cocoa industry and the violent displacement of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands.
• In the United States, Cargill is cited as a major polluter, with ten plants violating EPA emission regulations every quarter for three years and contributing significantly to the 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico via nitrogen and phosphorus runoff.

APA

Waxman, H. A. (n.d.). Cargill: Das Schlimmste Unternehmen Der Welt. Mighty Earth. https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_das_schlimmste_unternehmen_der_welt/

Chicago

Waxman, Henry A. Cargill: Das Schlimmste Unternehmen Der Welt. Mighty Earth, n.d. https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_das_schlimmste_unternehmen_der_welt/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{waxmanndcargill, author = {Waxman, Henry A.}, title = {{Cargill: Das Schlimmste Unternehmen Der Welt}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, url = {https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_das_schlimmste_unternehmen_der_welt/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }