A Shared Vision

Our ability to sustain ourselves as a growing business depends on how we interact with and respond to our key stakeholders – the groups that will shape and influence our future. These include our customers and investors, our suppliers and partners, and our neighbors and employees. When we listen to and understand their needs and concerns – when we see the world from their perspectives – we position ourselves to respond with better products, better service and improved performance across all dimensions of our activities: financial, economic, social and environmental. In this way, our success becomes their success. One of our commitments last year was to survey each of the company's key stakeholder groups to measure our effectiveness and solicit their feedback. A major part of this year's Sustainability Report describes these efforts to engage our stakeholders – and provides insight into how we are working toward a shared vision of a sustainable future.

PotashCorp: A Vital Link in the Global Food Chain

We are the largest producer of the three essential nutrients needed by every living thing – Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash. Our products are used as crop and animal nutrients around the world, and we provide several essential chemicals that keep industry moving. As the world's population continues to grow, so too do our operations. Today, we have facilities and investments in eight countries, and we conduct business in more than 40 nations spanning six continents. Food systems and people around the world rely on our unmatched resources – and our ability to manage them in a sustainable manner.