The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognize some of the most innovative products and business leaders in the world. For the second consecutive year, Cargill is honored to win three 2024 Edison Awards™ for innovations in Smart Transportation, Health & Beauty Care Solutions and Social & Cultural Impact – Environmental Solutions.
“Innovations begin with innovators. Our teams are continuously reimagining what’s possible and laying the groundwork to deliver big and bold innovations in food and agriculture,” said Florian Schattenmann, Cargill’s chief technology officer and vice president of Innovation and Research & Development. “This recognition underscores the wonderful work from our teams and our purpose to nourish the world and deliver solutions that are better for our health, environment, and people.”
Cargill’s teams around the world innovate with purpose – harnessing the power of what’s possible to deliver lifechanging solutions that will positively impact the world today and for generations to come. Using insights to anticipate customer needs and partnering across the industry, the company’s 2,500 R&D experts along with teams around the world are delivering innovations with impact.
The following Edison Awards are examples of how the company is leading transformations at a global scale:
GOLD – Smart Transportation: Cargill and BAR Technologies’ WindWings® innovation has been recognized as groundbreaking technology that introduces cutting edge wind propulsion to commercial shipping for the first time. Since her launch in August 2023, the world’s first dry bulk vessel retrofitted with WindWings®, the Pyxis Ocean, has so far reported average savings of 3 tonnes of fuel per day, reducing CO2 by nearly 10 tonnes per day.
GOLD – Social & Cultural Impact – Environmental Solutions: Cargill’s 1000 Farmers Endless Prosperity program aims to improve farmers’ welfare, enhance their productivity, and foster social and digital transformation in agriculture by promoting regenerative agricultural practices. Since its launch, it has benefitted over 6,000 farmers across 21 provinces in Türkiye, covering 70,000 hectares dedicated to corn, sunflower, and canola production. Participants receive free training, access to digital agricultural tools, and consulting services, empowering them to adopt sustainable practices effectively.
BRONZE – Health & Beauty Care Solutions: BotaniDesign™ 105 is a plant-based alternative which can be used as a 1:1 replacement for petroleum jelly. This 100% naturally derived, plant-based, readily biodegradable alternative to petroleum jelly is highly moisturizing and can be included in a range of personal care products.
Together, these innovations show Cargill’s ability to apply more than a century of experience in the food and agriculture industry to innovate across a broad spectrum of challenges facing its customers and consumers.
All nominations are reviewed by the Edison Awards’ Steering Committee and an executive judging body. The panel is comprised of more than 2,000 senior business executives and academics from the fields of product development, design, engineering, science, marketing and education, as well as past winners.
