Mosaic’s Employee Inclusions Networks (EINs) hosted a slate of engaging and inclusive virtual and in-person events around the world to introduce their global workforce to six new Employee Inclusion Networks this week.  

“Employee Inclusion Networks are voluntary, employee-led and leader sponsored groups, that through advocacy and allyship help foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive”, says Mosaic’s Lisa Poissant, Vice President of Human Resources, North America & Global Talent Acquisition and EIN Lead. “Mosaic has established six EINs – Pride, Generations, Women, Veterans, Race & Heritage, and Diverse Abilities.”  

Dr. Moogega Cooper and Mosaic’s CEO and President, Joc O’Rourke answer questions, moderated by Lisa Poissant, VP - Human Resources, North America & Global Talent Acquisition

Launch Week featured events and activities presented by each Employee Inclusion Network, including back-to-back live broadcasts from Florida and Sao Paolo. The first brought Dr. Moogega Cooper and Mosaic’s CEO and President, Joc O’Rourke together for a Keynote presentation and fireside chat. Dr. Cooper shared her perspective on the power of diversity in teams, being an ally and inclusive leadership. In Brazil, leaders came together to share the importance of diversity and inclusion at Mosaic and their own career journeys. 

The Pride Network hosted two sessions with guest speakers, Rene Cantu from Equity Florida and JP Polo, DE&I Consultant and Professor based in Brazil, who presented on LGBTQIA+ literacy. The Race & Heritage and Generations Networks hosted in-person discussions with their colleagues using thought-provoking videos. The Women’s Network brought together two panels of leaders from across Mosaic to share their personal stories that have defined their careers.  

Catarina Rivera headlined the Diverse Abilities event, highlighting accessibility and inclusion in the workplace. Employees also shared their experiences with diverse abilities inside and outside the workplace. The Veteran’s Network closed out the week with a panel discussion that included voices of veterans, military spouses, and families of the fallen.  

“Thank you to our Network Leads and to all those employees who organized and hosted events across the company – their efforts play an important role in making progress towards our 2030 Diversity and Inclusion Commitments,” says Poissant. “Together, we are taking steps to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that makes Mosaic stronger and better enables us to fulfill our mission: to help the world grow the food it needs,” she adds.  

Learn more about Mosaic’s approach to Diversity & Inclusion.  

Phil Bauer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective Jan. 3, 2023.

Bauer will lead a global legal team responsible for closely collaborating with Mosaic’s Board of Directors, Senior Leadership Team, business units and other functions to offer practical approaches to challenges and opportunities.

“Phil has made tremendous contributions to Mosaic over his many years with the company,” said President and CEO Joc O’Rourke. “He has been a trusted advisor on a wide range of legal and strategic issues. I have full confidence that he will be an excellent general counsel and addition to Mosaic’s Senior Leadership Team.”

Since joining Mosaic in 2007, Bauer has managed legal support for business development activities, potash operations, offshore finance, commercial transactions and corporate governance. His most recent assignment was as VP—Growth and Development where he helped drive strategic vision across the organization, including the advancement of Mosaic’s soil health strategy and other innovation initiatives.

Prior to joining Mosaic, Bauer was a partner at an international law firm where he focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and public company compliance matters, as well as general business advising.

Bauer earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C., and his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree with honors from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where he majored in international politics. He also received his Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Bauer succeeds Mark Isaacson, who is retiring in early 2023 after 34 years with Mosaic and predecessor companies.

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Mosaic and our company’s foundation are providing over $400,000 in financial support following Hurricane Ian. $100,000 is supporting local recovery efforts in our hardest-hit operating communities in Florida’s Hardee, Manatee and DeSoto counties. The $100,000 donation will be split evenly between the following organizations:  

• Hardee County, Send Me Missions – connecting the community with volunteers from local relief organizations and offering home repairs including drywall, flooring and appliance removal, tarping roofs, mold mitigation and cutting fallen trees.   
• Manatee County, Manatee Community Foundation – making grants to local nonprofit organizations providing response and relief.  
• DeSoto County, DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce Foundation – partnering with local organizations to support recovery efforts, including food, water, supplies and more.   

Prior to hurricane season, Mosaic provided $55,000 in storm preparation funds to organizations across Central Florida. Another $300,000 is seeded in an Employee-to-Employee Assistance Fund that will be dispersed to employees most impacted by the storm. The Mosaic Company Foundation will double match all employee contributions to the fund, with nearly $30,000 in total raised to date.  

On Thursday, October 6, the company hosted Mosaic Cares Day for Hurricane Ian relief efforts. Over 75 Mosaic volunteers are on the ground supporting Send Me Missions in Hardee County Meals on Wheels of Manatee and the Myakka Community Center in Manatee County. Additional volunteer opportunities will be planned in DeSoto County when flooding and road conditions improve. 

Our 2,900 Florida employees remain committed to each other and their communities. Many returned to work as soon as it was safe and the roads were cleared — our employees have a mission that cannot wait.  

Mosaic’s mission is to help the world grow the food it needs, and the world depends on this Florida team to help put food on the table.

The Mosaic Company and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today announced the location of a second food pantry as the organizations team up to tackle hunger in Tampa Bay by opening food pantries annually in regional communities most in need. 

The Tackling Hunger fueled by Mosaic partnership with the Buccaneers enables Feeding Tampa Bay, part of the Feeding America network, to build and manage school pantries in areas of need. The second food pantry will be hosted at Lamb Elementary School in Progress Village, Riverview, Florida. This new pantry will help support the nearly 600 students and their families who attend the school. 

“One in four children in Tampa Bay are food insecure, partnerships like this are critical to lifting the potential of each and every child,” said Thomas Mantz, President & CEO for Feeding Tampa Bay. “This Hunger Action Month, as we respond to the escalating need brought on by inflation, it remains critical to support our neighbors struggling with food insecurity.”

The partnership is inspired by Mosaic’s mission and passion to address food insecurity, and the Buccaneers’ extensive community platform to drive social change and empower youth. But it takes a team to tackle hunger, that is why this year, the program will also offer the community an opportunity to power up the partnership and provide additional support to Feeding Tampa Bay by donating virtually leading into the Week 8 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. 

“These food pantries will serve a vital role in helping to resolve the issues of food insecurity in areas that need it the most,” said Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vice President of Community Impact Tara Battiato.  “We look forward to continuing to grow these services over the coming years with our great partners at Mosaic.”  

With additional community support, including cash donations and food drives, and a match from Mosaic – in total, the program donated more than $75,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay last year.

“Around the world, we are seeing the effects of volatile markets that will inevitably impact the most vulnerable,” explained Ben Pratt, Mosaic’s Senior Vice President of Government & Public Affairs. “Partnerships like this one help raise awareness and address food insecurity. Tampa is our home; we live and work here. We believe it is our responsibility to support our neighbors in times of need.”

This commitment is the next step in Mosaic’s long-term partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay. Since 2010, Mosaic has donated over $1,350,000 toward hunger relief in Tampa Bay through the partnership, including weekend backpacks for children, mobile food pantry expansion, warehouse improvements, and purchasing much needed equipment including vehicles, among other capital expenses. 

Across the globe in 2020, Mosaic, The Mosaic Company Foundation, and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil donated more than $15 million toward community investments, including nearly $7.4 million supporting food programs around the world.

The Mosaic Company is driven by its mission- to help the world grow the food it needs. A vital component is help educate farmers on how to increase yields and improve land management are important aspects of promoting food security. With support from The Mosaic Institute in Brazil, The Villages in Brazil launched last year in Barreiras, state of Bahia.  

In its inaugural year, 40 families living in this area were included in the program, increasing their income by 230% and improving access to fresh food and vital crops. The program offers smallholder farmers the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team that encourages and educates them in better agronomic practices to improve and increase crop output.  

On August 31, 2022, leadership of Mosaic Fertilizantes, sponsor of The Mosaic Institute, as well as local community leaders and participating families celebrated the positive community impact of the first year.  

Fernanda Fernandes is just one of the smallholders participating in the program. “I had no regular income and no perspective of having income. I opened by mind to earning money while staying at home,” she said. According to her, one of the main benefits of the technical support provided was understanding that it is possible to plant year-round, not only during the rainy season. “One of the things the project helped me was having a shorter crop cycle, which created a business vision. Today we can deliver our produce directly to the market and sell it in farmer markets,” she added.  

Developed in partnership with The Mosaic Company Foundation and having annual funding of R$1.5 million, the Villages program is designed to complement public policies and encourage territorial development.  

According to the chairman of the Governing Board of The Mosaic Institute, Arthur Liacre, who is also Vice President, Public Affairs, Strategy, and Sustainability of Mosaic Fertilizantes, the initiative’s investments are in line with the company’s commitment to promote mutual and sustainable development of communities. “By improving techniques applied to family farming, especially in rural areas, we create opportunities for these families to generate income and provide food security at these locations, in addition to providing sustainable management of the soil. This benefits society and the environment.”  

In addition to boosting productivity and farmer income, the program encourages the diversification of crops, provides access to water by building cisterns or upgrading the irrigation system to improve water supply and availability, and offers education in the field.  

The program has already helped build 23 cisterns, installed 40 irrigation systems, and saved 460,000 liters (more than 120,000 gallons) of water. The program has also supported 416 students and trained 45 teachers of the Barreiras public school system, offering content on nutrition. Vegetable gardens built at two schools provide a practical learning experience.  

For more than a decade, Mosaic has partnered with organizations in India on the Villages in India, called Krishi Jyoti. With its success, Mosaic Fertilizantes in South America adopted the same pillars of the program to launch the Villages in Brazil.

Reporting and transparency are integral to Mosaic's sustainability journey. As a global, publicly traded company, we are continually exploring what it means to be responsible and accountable to Mosaic’s diverse stakeholders. 

 “At Mosaic, we help feed the world. It’s a noble mission, and we are fully capable of achieving it.” explained Joc O’Rourke, Mosaic President & CEO. “We know that earning the right to do this vital work requires responsible operation and excellent sustainability performance, and we will always push ourselves to do better.”  

Our sustainability disclosure details our performance across broad focus areas of People, Environment, Society and Company. Content within our reports is shaped by the issues identified through a significance study, the results of which we analyze on an ongoing basis. As we continue to strive for better performance and results each year, these data points help us measure our success and look for new ways to improve.  

The disclosure includes information about our 2021 progress toward realizing our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets, efforts to support community organizations, business performance, among other topics that are important to Mosaic and our stakeholders.   

We identify our stakeholders as those who are affected by our activities and whose actions have the potential to affect the outcome of our business activities. Our stakeholders – including employees, communities, NGOs, civil society, employees, and investors -- help shape our strategic priorities and give meaning to our mission to help the world grow the food it needs. 

One of Mosaic’s strategic priorities is to Act Responsibly. Our approach is simple: minimize risks and impacts and maximize value to our diverse stakeholders. Through our Risk Reduction program, our employees help create a safer workplace and make progress on our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets. In fact, their efforts demonstrate that acting responsibly is not just a strategic priority, it’s part of who we are.   

In 2021, employees completed more than 960 Risk Reduction projects and reached 138% of our Risk Reduction target with more than a quarter of those being sustainability projects. Continued engagement in the program garnered recognition throughout the company and has resulted in our achieving safety and risk reduction targets tied to employee total compensation and incentive plans.  

Today, we celebrate three impactful projects from 2021:  

Innovative Risk Reduction  
Projects in this category impact entire site locations, bring new technology to Mosaic or use an existing technology in a new way, and/or projects that eliminate worker exposure and risks. 

Uberaba, Brazil: Temperature Control of Circulation Pumps:  
Our Uberaba facility is the largest producer of phosphoric acid in Latin America. The team aimed to increase efficiency and safety of the production process—particularly with the circulation pump. This large pump takes the concentrated acid to the heat exchanger and evaporator. Many variables are monitored electronically, such as pressure, vibration, and speed, however, measuring temperature was done manually. If the temperature was too high, the pump could incur irreversible damage and need to be replaced. Replacing the pump is time intensive and would require an unplanned plant shut down. The team decided to install an infrared and contactless temperature sensor and transmitter that provides online temperature monitoring to catch small issues early. This sensor will shut down the equipment before it fails, which results in reduced safety risk for our employees and lower maintenance costs and downtime of concentration units. 

Elevating Environment 
Projects in this category should be efforts to go beyond regulatory requirements toward environmental stewardship and should elevate Mosaic’s sustainability goals and ESG Performance Targets. This may include waste reduction, energy or water savings, wildlife conservation, etc. 

Wingate, Florida – Fresh Water Use Reduction:
One of Mosaic’s ESG Performance Targets is to reduce freshwater use by 20% per tonne of product by 2025. To help towards this goal, a cross-functional team decided to convert the acid wash station from fresh water to re-use water, as water quality allows, and develop a standard operating procedure to manage water quality to the plant—greatly reducing the amount of fresh water needed. After installing a valve and piping to tap into the reuse water, the site has reduced fresh water use by 25% per metric ton of wet rock at that location*, which is greater than 60% of the five-year freshwater use reduction goal. 

*Versus 2015 baseline  

Hand Safety Impact 
Projects in this category reduce or eliminate the risks of hand injuries – which was one of the highest recordable injuries at Mosaic.  

Cajati, Brazil: Leaf Spring Clamps Removal Device:
Our maintenance team had a goal to eliminate the use of sledgehammers as part of routine maintenance on mining trucks. In 2021, the team created the last of three tools, a hydraulic assisted device to remove leaf spring clamps. This device is easy to handle and very quick to assemble.   It reduces ergonomic and physical safety risks associated with what used to be one of the most intensive tasks—requiring the use of sledgehammers in extreme conditions and, at times, a blowtorch to cut the clamps. In the second half of 2021, this new device was used approximately 70 times—avoiding thousands of physically strenuous hits with the sledgehammer.  

Employees across the globe have created such a strong safety culture and many sites have gone years without incurring a recordable injury. But in December 2021 and January 2022, we had zero recordable injuries globally. We will never stop working toward zero incidents and injuries, and this milestone confirms zero is possible.  

We continue to celebrate these important milestones at Mosaic, but we believe our journey to zero is always ongoing and should be top-of-mind for all of our teams. Learn more about our ESG Performance Targets and our approach to worker wellness and safety. 

Current market conditions are a perfect storm of complex issues. Andy Jung, VP of Market and Strategic Analysis, answers some pressing questions to help break down what is causing these issues and when the market might begin to moderate.  

Q: What is driving fertilizer prices? 
A: The recent increases in prices are due to many factors such as increases in commodity prices driving global demand of fertilizers, supply disruptions, and other countries that have restricted fertilizer exports to ensure supply in their own countries. To make matters more complex, each essential nutrient has its own set of reasons why the prices are elevated: 

Potash – supplies were limited due to unforeseen production disruptions at several mines and higher demand has caused a rise in prices globally. The geopolitical situation in eastern Europe could further complicate supply disruptions in 2022, leading to prices being elevated throughout the year. To help offset these challenges, Mosaic has already announced plans to bring more supply to the market in 2022. 

Nitrogen – supply disruptions from weather events in 2020 and rising gas prices caused many facilities to shut down production, which has led to substantial increases in nitrogen prices globally. The expectation is these one-off disruptions are not permanent, once gas prices revert to more normal levels, production should increase and exert downward pressure on nitrogen prices in 2022.  

Phosphates – higher input costs such as ammonia and sulfur, two critical inputs for production of phosphates, have seen prices increase 313% and 194%, respectively, year-over-year - compared to 2020. Further, the entire supply chain has been deeply impacted by the drastic increase in transportation costs. The market has also seen countries pursue nationalistic actions to keep fertilizer supplies at home. For example, China, enacted export restrictions late last year, restrictions that could remain in place through June 2022. China accounts for between one-quarter and one-third of global phosphate exports annually. China’s decision to stop significant exports have impacted supply and demand globally, changing trade flows for every country importing and exporting this critical resource. In addition, one-offs or atypical weather events disrupted production at several facilities around the world, limiting supplies in the short term.  

Overall, demand for fertilizer has increased as farmers try to capture additional revenue from high crop prices, leading to an increase in both planted acres and fertilizer use. The outlook for agricultural commodity prices remains strong for 2022, as it was in 2021, and with higher grain prices driving higher fertilizer demand, higher fertilizer costs historically follow. While this alone would increase prices, combined with the above mentioned global supply limitations – the combination has pushed prices to levels not seen in over a decade for phosphates and potash, and unprecedented levels for some nitrogen products. 

Q: The phosphate industry in the U.S. petitioned for countervailing duties (CVD) against Morocco and Russia prior to the recent surge in prices, wasn’t that the reason for the recent increases in fertilizer?  
A: The short answer is no.  

The CVD has not limited overall phosphate imports into the U.S. In fact, U.S. phosphate imports increased to a record level in 2021 after increasing by 1.7 million metric tons or 73% relative to 2020 – even with duties imposed on Russian and Moroccan imports. In 2021, 14 countries supplied finished phosphate product to the U.S., about double the number of suppliers in recent years. The U.S. phosphate market is now a more balanced and fair-trade market, which creates a more competitive environment with trusted and reliable suppliers for American farmers and American agriculture in the long term. While U.S. farmers are indeed seeing the costs of inputs rise, they are not alone. Phosphate prices in other key agricultural markets, like Brazil and India, are higher than in the U.S. — which clearly indicates the CVD is not driving higher prices. 

To further explain, the tariffs on phosphate imports from Morocco and Russia are settled duties that were determined by an affirmative ruling by both the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce). The CVD was determined after a lengthy and thorough investigation by the ITC and Commerce which determined that Russian and Moroccan phosphate producers were unfairly subsidized by their governments, and that these subsidized imports caused significant harm to the U.S. phosphate industry. While we understand the timing is confusing, the ITC and Commerce departments’ investigation encompassed years of data.  

In short, the current market has been driven by a confluence of increased demand, supply chain disruptions, elevated input costs, and pandemic related issues, and not merely by a ruling for fair trade.  

Q: What is the current make up of phosphate market share by U.S. producers? 
A: The U.S. domestic phosphate market can change dramatically year to year. Currently, four domestic producers supply the majority of the market – typically about 70%, with Mosaic the largest producer in North America. Imports typically make up about 30% of supply, although they increased in 2021. Due to the seasonality of demand in North America, Mosaic typically exports about half of its finished phosphate product in any given year. However, as a result of global events this year and Mosaic’s commitment to U.S. farmers to alleviate the current market dynamics, we adjusted our typical trade volumes and purposefully diverted fertilizer tons away from the international market to boost availability domestically when U.S. farmers need it most.  

Q: Will high fertilizer prices continue in 2022 and 2023? 
A: For nitrogen, there is a clear path forward to prices trending downward in 2022 as shuttered facilities come back online to add supply to the global market. There is also new capacity slated for commissioning in 2022.  Since nitrogen is a major component of phosphate fertilizers, we should see the lower pricing of nitrogen pass through to phosphate prices. In addition, if China resumes more normalized phosphate exports later in 2022, as expected, we could see those increased volumes contributing to a gradual easing of prices as well; however, phosphate supply is tight with depleted inventories worldwide and any new investments in increasing production takes considerable time.  We won’t see that production come online for several years. For potash, all eyes are on eastern Europe and Belarus, where the world’s second-largest potash supplier in Belarus could lose access to their critical export port in Lithuania, which could sharply curb their ability to supply markets around the world. Belarus supplies roughly 16% of all potash globally. As such, potash markets could remain tighter for longer and the current elevated pricing paradigm could persist. 

Andy Jung has a master’s in applied economics from Marquette University and more than 20 years of experience in global market analysis. Data explained by Jung in this Q&A are provided by third-party or government entities, market reports, industry and trade associations such as the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI). Combined with extensive expertise and experience, this data help to inform Mosaic’s own market analysis and future outlook. 

A pillar of Mosaic’s strategic priorities is to continue to improve aspects of the business we can control for organizational growth. Market’s ebb and flow, but there are always elements we can manage to help drive functional collaboration and efficiency across the organization that help to secure our future is strong.  

With the acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes in 2018, Mosaic’s business in South America became more complex. There was an immediate need to create consistency and standardization of the most common administrative and transactional functions, so the Uberaba Brazil Shared Solutions Center was created with specific goals in mind. 

• Standardize processes and systems 
• Foster innovation with automation, analytics, continuous improvement, user experience — and partner to enable these capabilities within other areas 
• Provide a stable administrative platform for business growth 
• Improve process integration by beginning with an end-to-end mindset  
• Elevate the customer experience—internal and external—with user-first technology 
• Provide significant financial return to the company  

Some of these goals were achieved immediately or soon after, and others were set with a long-term goal of taking on more processes and continuing to reassess where the team could help to further streamline the business. At the time, there were processes that didn’t have formal documentation or timelines for completion, so the team was starting at the very beginning.  

The Brazil Shared Solutions Center celebrated three years since opening its doors in December 2021. Between the internal excitement around this new way of working and the local media coverage it received – the center was even recognized as one of the best shared services centers by the Brazilian Association of Shared Services (ABSC). There has always been interest and high expectations around what a shared services concept could accomplish. The teams have completely reimagined the way we work in South America which helped to propel and set the groundwork for the launch of North America Shared Services in 2020—there’s a lot the teams want to do next and there’s no slowing down in sight.   

North America Shared Services Launches 
In November 2020, North America Shared Services officially welcomed its first group of employees—Procurement Services. Over the next few months, employees from Human Resources and Finance joined the team.  

Mosaic Connect—a platform for submitting requests for these teams—launched for use by all North America. In preparation for these steps, the teams who collaborated to create the North America model used the learnings from our South America governance and launch to help customize an approach that would best serve the needs of the business, as well as our U.S. and Canada customers and suppliers.  

While the North America team is still very new, they continue to evaluate business processes that could benefit from the consistency and automation that their team can offer, which could result in additional teams or employees moving onto the team in the future.  

Just in 2021, both Shared Services teams secured an estimated cost savings of over $4 million! 

Quick Stats  

*Includes automation, system improvements and process improvements 
**not all requests are tracked in the system yet  

High global demand coupled with supply chain disruptions have caused uncertainty and instability in many industries, and have deeply impacted businesses, governments and individuals across the world. The agriculture industry has been impacted in many ways, one of which is the recent increase in input costs, including fertilizer prices, and it is understandably causing frustration among agricultural retailers and farmers. 

At The Mosaic Company, our mission is to help the world grow the food it needs. We do everything we can to offer stable prices and a reliable supply of critical fertilizer to U.S. farmers. In fact, we supply approximately 50% of the phosphate fertilizer applied in the United States. We recognize that fertilizer costs have increased dramatically over the past several months, and feel a responsibility to share our global perspective on this complex issue.

Fertilizers are globally traded commodities, just like corn, soybean and wheat, and as a result, their prices are influenced by many factors related to global supply and demand. Fertilizer prices are not determined by individual companies. Several factors have contributed to the rise in prices:

1. Fertilizer demand follows commodity prices
   Demand for fertilizer has increased as farmers try to capture additional revenue from high crop prices, leading to an increase in both planted acres and fertilizer use. The trade outlook for U.S. commodity exports remains strong for 2022, as it has been in 2021, and with higher grain prices driving higher fertilizer demand, higher fertilizer costs historically follow.
2. The cost of fertilizer production has increased
   Because of raw-material price increases, it costs more to produce phosphate fertilizer today than in the past. For example, the cost of ammonia has increased 288% year-over-year, and sulfur is up 165%. Further, the entire supply chain has been deeply impacted by the drastic increase in import and ground transportation costs. 
3. Trade and Supply disruptions continue to reshape the market
   Other countries have announced restrictions of fertilizer exports to ensure their own domestic supply. For example, China, which accounts for over 25% of global phosphate exports, recently banned all phosphate fertilizer exports through June 2022, drastically decreasing global supply and adding pressure to global prices, including those in the U.S.

In addition, weather events and natural disasters have resulted in plant shutdowns adding to the cost. In August, Hurricane Ida devastated the Gulf Coast, damaging the electrical grid, which led to a delay in nitrogen and phosphate production. This, unfortunately, resulted in weeks of lost production. 

In June 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a countervailing duty on Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer imports due to unfair foreign subsidies. Irrespective of this, phosphate imports have been coming into the U.S. at record levels, and from a more diversified supply base. In fact, U.S. phosphate imports increased by 1.3 million metric tons in 2021, which is 57% higher than during the same January-to-November period in 2020. This has resulted in a more balanced and fair-trade market, which creates a more competitive environment with trusted and reliable suppliers for American farmers and American agriculture in the long term.

In any given year, 90% of global fertilizer consumption occurs outside the U.S., as other countries around the world continue to increase grain production to meet increased demand. Phosphate prices in the U.S. are currently $20 to $100 per ton less than in other major agricultural markets such as Brazil, India, and Europe. Assertions that the countervailing duties are driving U.S. prices higher are simply untrue.

Mosaic is committed to U.S. farmers, and, as a result of global events this year, we have adjusted our typical trade volumes and purposefully diverted fertilizer tons away from the international market to boost availability domestically. 

We understand the pressures ag retailers and farmers are facing during this tumultuous time and the frustration that comes with it. We value our long-standing relationships with retail partners and their farmer customers, and will continue to offer them transparency and support as they navigate tough decisions ahead. 
 

Fans can help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and The Mosaic Company pack the pantries this holiday season by donating nonperishable food items Sunday at Raymond James Stadium before the Buccaneers take on the Buffalo Bills. Kickoff for the highly anticipated Week 14 matchup is at 4:25 p.m.ET. 

In support of the Tackling Hunger Fueled by Mosaic program, food donations will benefit Feeding Tampa Bay, part of the national Feeding America network, which focuses on providing food to nearly one million food insecure families in the 10-county area of West Central Florida. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., volunteers will accept donations at the large treasure chests approaching each stadium entrance. Fans are encouraged to donate a variety of food items, including:

-    Canned fruits and vegetables
-    Canned meat
-    Boxed meals
-    Breakfast items (cereal, oatmeal)
-    Beverages
-    Baking and cooking items
-    Rice and beans
-    Pasta and sauce
-    Condiments
-    Snacks
-    Hygiene products
-    Cleaning supplies
*Note; Raymond James Stadium maintains a no bag policy for all events. Bags will not be allowed inside the stadium gates. 

Fans not attending Sunday’s game can still support the cause. Online donations may be made through Feeding Tampa Bay’s 12 Days of Giving program, which will help feed local children and families. A $1 donation to Feeding Tampa Bay provides 10 meals for families in need. One in four children in Tampa Bay are food insecure – a number that is even higher in certain areas throughout the region.

Click here to donate before you go!

Mosaic ended its operations at Hooker’s Prairie, Florida, an area near Fort Meade, in 2014 and began returning every acre mined back to productive use through a process called land reclamation; a State requirement since 1975. Since ceasing operations there, Mosaic employees noticed Roseate Spoonbills nesting at the site. Roseate spoonbills are listed by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as an Imperiled species, which means protecting their nesting and breeding environment is vital to the recovery of the species.  

Mosaic reached out to long-time partner, Audubon Florida, and as of Spring 2021, they confirmed an estimated 30-40 pairs of breeding spoonbills had chosen to nest in the area because of abundant food sources and protection from would-be predators. 

“This makes the Hooker’s Prairie site one of the largest spoonbill breeding colonies in our region, second only to the Alafia Bank Bird Sanctuary,” said Mark Rachal, Sanctuary Manager at the Audubon Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries. 

The site at Hooker’s Prairie is different from many of the coastal areas that Audubon typically monitors. At the coastal sites, the adult spoonbills can forage in saltwater and freshwater wetlands to feed their young. At the Hooker’s Prairie site, however, they rely solely on nearby freshwater wetlands to feed their families, which they appear to be doing with a high level of success. 

“The isolated location with few human disturbances also makes the site preferable to wading birds, said Mosaic’s lead ecologist, Raoul Boughton, who first discovered the breeding colony. Roseate Spoonbills are known for flocking to and breeding on remote island locations with surrounding shallow wetlands like the Hooker’s Prairie site because it provides habitat featuring excellent protective cover and ample foraging opportunities. 

Hooker’s Prairie and similar sites are vitally important for the recovery of these birds and achieving a stable nesting population in Florida. That’s why Audubon and Mosaic will partner to maintain an ongoing count of breeding wading birds at the Hooker’s Prairie reclamation site and document the spoonbills’ nesting activities in the years ahead. 

The Mosaic Company and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tackling Hunger fueled by Mosaic program are proud to announce that the first pantry, operated by Feeding Tampa Bay, has opened at Broward Elementary School in Seminole Heights, in Tampa, Florida.    

“When we think about hungry children, we need organizations that can really step into a problem like childhood hunger in a meaningful and significant way,” said Thomas Mantz, Feeding Tampa Bay President and CEO. “The Buccaneers are a terrific organization that has done much to make sure that our community is thriving. Partnering with Mosaic, whose primary focus is to make sure we have the food we need around the world, I don’t think you could find two better resources to help us lift the issue of childhood hunger in our community.” 

One in four children in Tampa Bay are food insecure – a number that is even higher in certain areas throughout the region. Broward Elementary is classified as a Title I School, where more than 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school serves approximately 300 families in the area. The pantry will help children and their families have access to a variety of foods, including perishable and non-perishable options. 

“This is truly a community-minded partnership, and we believe that strengthening this region starts with our youth,” said Buccaneers Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford. “Through this collaboration with our partners at Mosaic, we are committed to providing Feeding Tampa Bay with the resources and support for the children most in need. Launching this program at Broward Elementary will uplift the students and have an immediate and long-lasting impact on food security for families in the area.”  

Ducks Unlimited, The Mosaic Company, The Mosaic Company Foundation, USA Rice, and more than 40 agricultural supply chain organizations, including input companies, retailers, farmers, buyers, and food companies, work together on the Rice Stewardship Partnership in the Mississippi Alluvial Region of the U.S. — where rice farming meets migratory flyways.  

Rice agriculture in the Southeastern U.S. is well suited for North America’s ducks and other waterbird populations—providing managed wetland habitat and food resources. This region is also where a vast majority of rice is grown in the U.S. Any water that goes on the field must eventually cycle back into the environment. To help ensure any fertilizer applied to a rice field is used by the rice crop and not drained into a river or lake, Ducks Unlimited and Mosaic are working together to educate rice farmers on 4R Nutrient Stewardship best practices – using the right source, at the right time, at the right rate and at the right place.  

By following 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices, rice farmers can help improve water quality locally and downstream by capturing crop nutrients that might otherwise enter the Mississippi River. In 2015, Mosaic joined the Rice Stewardship program which focuses on 4R practices, improved water management, and wildlife conservation. By 2020 over 715,000 rice acres have been enrolled in the program, leveraging over $100 million in cost-share funding. With approximately 3 million acres of rice grown in the U.S. today, this represents a large-scale effort, impacting 24% of all US rice acres.  

Mosaic’s partnership with Ducks Unlimited is vital to promoting 4R Nutrient Stewardship and conservation practices. For this reason, we are delighted to announce another three-year grant to support this work into 2024. Mosaic announced a bold goal toward implementing 4R Nutrient Stewardship on 25 million acres by 2025. By partnering with organizations that are dedicated to similar goals, we all help to promote and foster sustainable practices in the industry.  

*Photo and video courtesy of Ducks Unlimited 

As the world’s population continues to expand, agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050 in order to meet demand. Without enough land available for expansion, 90% of that supply will have to come from land already in use. 

Sustainable farming practices and innovative growing solutions are just two ways to help achieve increased production. Up to 60% of yield depends on fertilizer for proper crop nutrition. Today, Mosaic is answering the tough question – Can we advance crop nutrition by maximizing balanced nutrition and incorporating other soil health products? Recent partnerships and continued research will help make sure Mosaic is at the forefront of new product development so growers can meet increasing demands. Growers can learn more about how to achieve advanced crop nutrition by downloading the Mosaic Soil Health e-book.

Customers rely on Mosaic to provide high quality products that consistently deliver. That means we conduct significant research to ensure reliability. Not only do we adhere to strict operational protocols, but Mosaic is dedicated to promoting innovation in the agriculture industry. Recently, we announced partnerships for new product development that will complement Mosaic’s core performance products. Balanced crop nutrition is important, but plants must have access to the highest level of nutrients available. Fertilizer is critical in achieving advanced crop nutrition for the health of the soil, crop, and eventually the human population. 

We also know that without significant resources like healthy soil, water and proper irrigation, and agronomic education; farmers can’t feed their communities. In addition, improper fertilizer application causes environmental challenges in North America and around the world. Mosaic knows it is our responsibility to act where we can— in the communities where we live and operate.  

That is why our sustainability work is integral to how we do business. Focusing on four key areas: People, Society, Environment, and Company; our 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets drive progress on the issues that are most important to Mosaic and our diverse stakeholders. We are already making progress on these goals – like keeping the safety of our employees as the top priority every day, expanding important community work like The Villages in India, and protecting our vital water resources.  

This Global Fertilizer Day we celebrate the farmers who help feed the world, our employees who are dedicated to responsible production, and important partnerships that ensure we are meeting demand, sustainably.  

We believe it is our responsibility to contribute positively to food security through agricultural productivity, 4R Nutrient Stewardship, and community support. In honor of Hunger Action Month, Mosaic, The Mosaic Company Foundation and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil reaffirmed important community partnerships that are dedicated to tackling hunger around the world. In North America, Mosiac supports critical infrastructure across the U.S. and Canada. In Asia, the expansion of The Villages Project in India supports kitchen gardens, and Mosaic Fertilizantes and employees in South America collected and distributed more than 100 tons of food to families and organizations dedicated to ending food insecurity. The Mosaic Institute matches these contributions each year, resulting in more than 200 tons of food donated. 

These efforts are amplified by our dedicated teams through the Mosaic Employee Giving Program in North America and Mosaic Fertilizantes’ Employee Volunteering Program in South America, where employees are able to donate their time, talent, or treasure to help uplift their communities. Mosaic employees volunteered to help revitalize gardens at Broward Elementary School in Tampa, Florida - the location of the first pantry that is part of the Tackling Hunger Fueled by Mosaic partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  
 
Recent impacts from Hurricane Ida reminded us all why we contribute to our communities - to help one another in time of need. Through the Mosaic Employee Giving Program, between employee donations and Mosaic’s match, we raised nearly $50,000, of which, $25,000 was directed to the Mosaic Employee-to-Employee Assistance Fund, which supports colleagues most impacted following a declared disaster. In addition, Mosaic separately donated $100,000 toward relief efforts and $25,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.  

While Hunger Action Month helps to bring awareness and inspire action toward ending food insecurity, Mosaic is dedicated to this year-round. October is the launch of the annual Million Meal Challenge - a month-long community campaign to raise one million meals in food and funds for Regina Food Bank in Saskatchewan, Canada.  

Thank you to all of our employees who help the world grow the food it needs and going above and beyond to support your communities in times of need. 

The Mosaic Company is driven by its mission- to help the world grow the food it needs. This includes efforts to educate farmers on how to increase yields and improve land management. The Mosaic Company Foundation, Mosaic India Pvt Ltd, implemented by S M Sehgal Foundation in India have worked together for more than 10 years to help smallholder farmers, those with less than 25 acres, break the cycle of poverty, moving farms from survival to surplus.  

The Mosaic Villages Program in India, called Krishi Jyoti, started with just two villages offering agronomic training to help smallholder farmers learn about soil health, land-management and water protection, and education support with improvements to drinking water systems, school kitchens and nutrition training, and improvements in sanitation. The program grew to include 100 villages, over 7500 farm families benefiting approximately 124,000 people, and averaging 18-35% crop yield increases in wheat, mustard, millet and cotton. In addition, participants in Krishi Jyoti received no-interest loans to buy fertilizer at the time of planting and are able to repay the loans through the sale of surplus yield at harvest – helping to boost the local economy and support food security in the region.

“Krishi Jyoti is expanding beyond farmer support to help families develop their own home gardens and provide nutritional education. Malnutrition and undernourishment are a concern in rural India. If we can improve household food security with safe, accessible, and acceptable foods; we hope to counteract nutritional vulnerability,” explained Robin Edwin, Managing Director, Mosaic in India. “The best way to make sure that families have balanced meals and access to nutritious options is by working with the matriarchs of the families.” 

In February 2021, 25 families were selected to receive garden kits to start kitchen gardens at their homes. These kits include a variety of seasonal vegetable seeds, like bitter gourd, pumpkin, cucumber, and spinach. Fruit plants such as lemon and guava are also being provided. Family labor, especially efforts of women, is particularly important in the management of these gardens. Empowered with the same training and support the smallholder farmers received, women will be able to make kitchen gardening an additional source of income and provide nutrient diverse and rich food to their families. 

In addition to agricultural training, Krishi Jyoti also helps with water and soil management, ensuring villages have access to critical water supply for farm productivity. Smallholder farmers make up 90% of the world’s farms, but only average 50- 70% of what the top global producers yield. As global food demand increases, it is efforts like these that will be critical to helping eliminate food insecurity – sustainably and responsibly.

The safety of our employees and their families is a top priority at Mosaic. As a company, we’ve been working hard to connect our employees with critical resources to support their personal Hurricane Ida storm recovery.

At Mosaic, we have the opportunity – and responsibility – to support the communities that we operate in – and where our employees work and live. St. James Parish in south Louisiana is home to our Faustina and Uncle Sam Phosphate facilities. In addition to the support Mosaic is providing its employees and their families, we have committed to help the community recover from the impacts of the storm.

Mosaic today announced a $100,000 disaster relief grant to the Capital Area United Way. The Capital Area United Way supports ten parishes in south Louisiana – including the St. James Parish where many of our employees live. These funds will help provide immediate needs to the community as they begin the recovery process.

Click here to read more about the impacts of Hurricane Ida on our Louisiana facilities.

The Mosaic Company and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced partnership to tackle hunger in Tampa Bay by opening five food pantries in the region over the next five years.

The current Super Bowl Champions and Mosaic represent two local leaders with a shared commitment to support our communities. The new partnership is inspired by our mission and passion to address food insecurity, and the Buccaneers extensive community platform to drive social change and empower youth. Together, we seek to enrich the lives of families in our region through the Tackles for Hunger fueled by Mosaic program.  

The Bucs and Mosaic will partner with Feeding Tampa Bay, part of the Feeding America network, to build and manage the pantries. As part of the agreement, both the Bucs and Mosaic will be donating $10 each, per tackle during the Bucs 2021 regular season to Feeding Tampa Bay for ongoing support of the pantries.  

This commitment is the next step in our long-term partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay. Since 2010, Mosaic has donated over $800,000 toward hunger relief in Tampa Bay through the partnership, including weekend backpacks for children, mobile food pantry expansion, warehouse improvements, purchasing much needed equipment including vehicles, among other capital expenses. Across the globe in 2020, Mosaic, The Mosaic Company Foundation, and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil donated more than $14 million toward community investments, including nearly $2 million in pandemic aid with most of the aid supporting food programs around the world. 

The first pantry, which is slated to open in October, will be located at Broward Elementary School in Seminole Heights. The pantry will serve the approximately 300 families in the area, helping children and their families have access to a variety of foods, including perishable and non-perishable options. One in four children in Tampa Bay are food insecure – a number that is even higher in certain areas throughout the region.  

In addition to the community partnership, Mosaic employees are able to help support the program through volunteerism or financial contributions as part of the Mosaic Employee Giving Program. Launched in February 2021, The Mosaic Employee Giving Program supports employee’s community efforts with matching grants. To date, Mosaic employees have donated more than 1,400 hours of their time and more than $55,000 toward organizations that mean the most to them.  

Land once mined for phosphate to help support healthy crops around the world are home to some of Florida’s most breathtaking parks. Located on reclaimed land, the parks welcome visitors from near and far to enjoy the lush green grasses, plentiful trees, wetlands, and wildlife that span as far as the eye can see. The parks also offer recreation, camping, exploration, education facilities and much more. 

What is ‘reclaimed land’? 
Since 1975, government regulations have required that every acre of land that the phosphate industry mines must be reclaimed back to nature, agriculture, or other productive uses. Prior to mining activities, phosphate companies must demonstrate that post-mining reclamation will result in a net ecological benefit compared with the land before mining.  

Reclamation allows us to create large-scale wildlife corridors while reconnecting streams and wetlands as they previously existed. 

Hardee Lakes Park 
Located in the heart of Hardee County, Hardee Lakes Park, created for public enjoyment by Mosaic, is one of many parks built on previously mined land. The 1,260-acre public park provides residents with access to community buildings, RV campsites, fishing piers, trails, playgrounds and much more. Recently, we funded the addition of a BBQ grill shed which will increase the capacity for outdoor recreation, complete with necessary preparation, storage and sanitization areas. Free of charge to those visiting Hardee Lakes, the shed is a welcome addition, located next to the Mosaic Community Education Center.  

“Hardee County is the only county in Florida that is not home to natural lakes. Through Mosaic’s robust land reclamation process, we have added four lakes, over 120,000 trees and over 1,200 acres to the county,” says Heather Nedley, Public Affairs and Community Relations Manager. “Hardee Lakes Park provides habitat, recreation and conservation in one package – reflecting Mosaic’s commitment to both sustainability and reclamation in Florida and to giving back to the community in a meaningful way.” 

Just 33 miles away from Hardee Lakes Park sits another local favorite, also located on reclaimed land. 

Alafia River State Park 
Mountain bikers, hikers, equestrians, and fishers alike can enjoy Alafia River State Park‘s unique topography and offerings, located on 7,700 acres of formally mined land. The reclaimed land is home to over 45 miles of mountainous trails perfect for hiking, biking and horseback riding along with a river for water activities.  

Doing our part to support local sustainability is something we care deeply about at Mosaic. While the land was mined and reclaimed by a previous mining company, Mosaic continues to provide support to the park, which is an important part of the Hillsborough community. 

Through Friends of Alafia, Mosaic provided funding for a new commercial mower to help with the park’s upkeep. During this long-term partnership, we have also provided grants to purchase a utility vehicle, repave the parking lot, add programming for equestrian opportunities, and in-kind donations of mining conveyor belts that can be used for mountain bike trails.

“Previously, we only had one reliable 60” commercial mower to maintain upwards of 50 acres of grass. Thanks to Mosaic, we now have a 72” mower. Both machines will remain in service for years to come and make maintenance activities much easier,” shares LeRoy Dennison, President, Friends of Alafia, Inc. 

Other Florida Parks on Reclaimed Land 
Parks on formerly mined land can be found in Polk, Hillsborough, Hardee and Manatee Counties and are unique public assets providing many amenities. Visitors can expect to enjoy fishing, camping, biking, jogging, or educational resources when visiting the parks. Quite possibly the most unique aspect is the abundance of wildlife that can be found on reclaimed land. 

Reclamation efforts not only restore the land, but often provide a net ecological benefit compared with the land before mining.  

View a full list of Parks here. 
 

In 2019, Mosaic Fertilizantes, our business operations in South America, became signatories of the Brazil Global Compact, a United Nations initiative. The following year, we announced our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets to advance Mosaic’s sustainability efforts on four focus areas: People, Environment, Society, and Company.  We know that respecting the environment is critical to the sustainability of our business – and we are dedicated to reducing negative impacts and making the best use of our shared resources. 

Mosaic Fertilizantes has many initiatives aimed at preservation and conservation in the communities where we operate in South America.  

URBAN AREAS IN ARAXÁ   
In Araxá Brazil we helped maintain green spaces, assisted in preservations programs and projects with local institutions, and took part in the Urban Springs Recovery Program to plant tree saplings in six districts of the city of Araxá (MG) during 2020.  The tree saplings used in the initiative were provided by the Mosaic Araxá Chemical and Mining Complex’s nursery, which produces an average of 50,000 tree saplings every year. 

FOREST PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION 
Mosaic Fertilizantes maintains a nursery to produce native tree saplings in Villeta, Paraguay. This facility produces around 5,000 saplings annually which are donated to forest restoration initiatives in the region. 

In addition, we conserved and maintained over 280 acres in the Capoeira do Boi Private Natural Heritage Reserve in Uberaba (MG), Brazil. This reserve houses 58 species of plants, 106 species of birds, 12 species of amphibians, and 6 species of wild mammals. 

2021 WATER BIDDING PROGRAM 
The Mosaic Institute selected 15 projects for the third annual Edital da Água - or Water Bidding Program. This initiative is powered by transformative water management proposals that are submitted by the community, with a focus on providing quality water to future generations. Initiatives receive up to R$45,000 each (or almost $9,000 USD). 

We partner with Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Investimento Social (IDIS) on this program, and in 2019, we received recognition in the Collective Action and Ecosystem Protection and Restoration categories from the Water and Environmental Sanitation Success Cases, organized by Rede Brasil do Pacto Global (the Brazilian Network of the United Nations Global Compact).  

Congratulations to the following organizations that are instrumental in instituting important changes for our communities:  

Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul - Campo Grande (MS)
Conversion of organic pollutants from water into energy via chemical adsorption processes and photo(electro) catalysis. 

Quilombola Association of Patioba - Japaratuba (SE) 
Social Development through water in Quilombo Patioba 

Associação Cerrado Vivo (CERVIVO) - Patrocínio (MG) 
Community training in rural basic sanitation as a method of preserving water resources 

Association of Ecological Rural Tourism and Adventure of Araxá area - Araxá (MG) 
Local environment collective in Araxá (MG) 

Engineers Without Borders - Brazil - Patos de Minas (MG) 
Rainwater collection system in public schools in the municipality of Patos de Minas, with proposal to reuse this water in an organic garden and other non-potable uses 

Humana Brasil - Candeias (BA) 
Water network: biodigester septic tank as an alternative for sanitation 

University of Uberaba (Uniube) - Uberaba (MG) 
Forest Recomposition of the App of The Saudade Stream and Linear Park Structuring 

Instituto João Margon Vaz - Catalão (GO) 
PIRAPITINGA VIVO Project - Phase 5 

Center for Social Integration of Women Living Woman Life - Catalan (GO) 
Community Garden - "Women in Action" - Conscious use of water for food production 

UNESP - Registration (SP) 
Technology and social innovation as bases for rational use of water in food production in family aquaculture: approach to circular bioeconomy adding value to waste 

Renew Association of Technology and solutions for Agribusiness, Environment and Topography - Alfenas (MG) 
Regularization of the capture and use of the water resource of 20 small family producers participating in the Free Fairs of Alfenas, donation of seedlings to participating farmers, cleaning of the Pedra Branca stream and recovery of its spring in the Santos Reis neighborhood 

Agronelli Institute of Social Development - Uberaba (MG) 
Recover and monitor springs to increase the flow of the Uberaba River 

Association of Parents and Friends of The Exceptional of Conquest - APAE - Conquest (MG) 
Organic vegetable garden in Apae: environmental education, sustainability and health 

Institute of Consciousness and Action - Araxá (MG) 
Alternative system for treatment of domestic effluents - evapotranspiration tanks 

NGO Corrente do Bem - Tapira (MG) 
Revitalization of the Luiz José Barcelos spring 

Recently, Mosaic announced partnerships that will expand our product portfolio to better meet growers needs for improved soil health. Curt Woolfolk, Manager of Crop Nutrition Technologies, helps examine Mosaic’s current market position and provide insight into advanced crop nutrition and how that progresses soil health.

Why do you think customers choose Mosaic and Mosaic products?  
Retail customers respect Mosaic and recognize us as the crop nutrition leaders. Our customers appreciate our expertise in soil fertility and fertilizer technology. I’m proud to hear them refer to us as having integrity, dependability, and a knowledgeable team.  

We have a lot to offer customers, both retail customers and ultimately growers. They know that we are people with a strong mission statement and purpose. There's a lot of drive and energy when you know you're working with a team that has passion and cares about the customer. 

I also think retailers and growers that use our products appreciate our efforts to be good stewards of the environment. Not only in our mining and manufacturing operations, but also knowing that the products we deliver are made from quality minerals and materials and can be used in a sustainable manner. Too many companies do not hold themselves to the same standards that we do at Mosaic and it shows.   

What differentiates Mosaic and our products?  
Mosaic employees! We provide commodities and fertilizer technologies that serve as the platform for our customer’s business. Having a solid team from mine to market is the ticket. While many growers don’t get to see this, retailers value the business relationship and reliability of Mosaic. We have fertilizer technologies that deliver results year in and year out, and we have data to prove it. Mosaic conducts research and provides the science so that retailers can stand behind our products and feel confident in their performance. We conduct lab protocols, green-house work, small-plot replicated trials, and on-farm research that provide our customers with the foundation they need to support their grower customers. It is important to have data and ROI calculators that demonstrate the value created by our performance products.  

Differentiation requires constantly listening to retail customer and grower needs. Feedback from the field is critical to our success and innovation pipeline. We have a StageGate process that is a framework for collecting and building a business model around new ideas. Additionally, we have strategic research alliances that help “ground the science” on existing and new product development. This is especially important with the announcement of new partnerships and new product offerings over the next several years. 

How is Mosaic adapting to meet the future needs of growers? 
We are really thinking outside of the box to adapt to the future needs of growers.  For example, recent announcement of partnerships that will offer completely different types of crop nutrition technologies are in the works and will be the next chapter of innovation within Mosaic’s product portfolio. 

In prior years, when we trained retailers on balanced crop nutrition, we talked about the 17 essential elements (6 macronutrients and 8 micronutrients), crop nutrient demands, and how are products fulfill those nutritional needs. That's been the focus of our balanced crop nutrition strategy at Mosaic. 

Today, we are thinking about a more comprehensive or advanced approach that looks beyond those 17 essential crop nutrients to better understand soil health. In other words, how can we build upon traditional soil chemistry to better understand how living organisms in the soil interact with additions of nutrients and how can we influence their populations and synergies with nutrients to achieve the next-level of crop nutrition.   

Just like human nutrition and the old adage “you are what you eat,” nutrients and biology in the soil are the drivers of crop growth and development. Healthy soils produce healthy yields! Now more than ever we are looking at innovative ways to use our existing performance products and soon to be released technologies that span beyond traditional approaches by Mosaic or competitors. 

Learn more about Curt Woolfolk and is passion to help the world grow the food it needs.  

To learn more about soil health and Mosaic’s performance products, hear more from Curt at cropnutrition.com.  

Mosaic works hard to be transparent and accountable to our stakeholders to Act Responsibly in all that we do. In 2020, we expanded our sustainability approach with the launch of 13 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets to drive improvements – but they’re just one of the ways we are measuring our progress. We also assess our impacts in relation to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  

The UN SDGs are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. There are 17 Goals which were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The goals were written and intended for governments, but we recognize how our business efforts may contribute to the challenges and know that is our responsibility to also be part of the solutions to solve global issues. Mosaic has made commitments to five of the goals, and today we are highlighting Goal 14: Life Below Water.  

Partnering with organizations that address habitat conservation, nutrient stewardship and watershed restoration is an important part of our commitment to reducing our impact and improving our use of shared resources where we operate.  Since 2004, Mosaic has invested over $25 million with more than 150 organizations on water-related initiatives.  

In 2020, we issued a target to empower farmers in key growing areas in North America to reduce the impact of crop nutrient products on the environment by facilitating the implementation of 4R Nutrient Stewardship on 25 million acres by 2025. 

We recently announced support for the Coastal Conservation Association of Florida (CCA) Turtle Bay Oyster Reef Restoration Monitoring (TBORRM) initiative, which works to restore coastal oyster reefs in Charlotte Harbor’s Turtle Bay.  

We’ve partnered with The Florida Aquarium for more than 25 years. Throughout the year, Mosaic barges returning from Louisiana collect sea water from the Gulf of Mexico and deliver it to the aquarium to use in various exhibits and also for research. In 2020, Mosaic delivered a total of 1.8 million gallons of sea water saving the aquarium over $550,000 in costs related to the manufacturing of salt water.  

Volunteering is another way we can support the UN SDGs. Mosaic recently launched the Mosaic Employee Giving Program where employees can take advantage of incentives and matching grants from The Mosaic Company Foundation, but also support organizations that inspire them the most.  

While NASA is known best for exploring things out of this world, researching the world’s oceans is a great way to understand our world. They partnered with NeMO-Net to create an interactive video game to help map the world’s coral.  

Take part in this addicting interactive game and help identify millions of coral throughout our oceans, learn more at http://nemonet.info/  

Mosaic recently announced our extended commitment of $750,000 over the next five years to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation to bring state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical equipment to the city of Moose Jaw.

"Our long-standing partnership with the Moose Jaw Health Foundation continues with new funding to enhance local surgical and diagnostic imaging capabilities," shares Sarah Fedorchuk, Vice President Government and Public Affairs – North America with The Mosaic Company. "We are proud to support the Health Foundation's important work to deliver the best possible care to its patients, including hundreds of our Mosaic employees and their families that call Moose Jaw home.”

Each year, an average of 1,000 urological procedures are performed at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital. The new Mosaic-funded equipment includes the BK-series of ultrasound displays and transducers that offer live imaging and identification of masses and tumors, putting some of the most modern intra-operative image guidance tools available in the hands of local surgeons like Urologist, Dr. Chun Huang.

"The equipment provides a modern approach to healthcare. It allows doctors like me to ensure we can access superior treatment options close to home, dramatically increasing the quality of care. When using the new equipment, patients can expect a more comfortable experience, shorter recovery time, reduced risks and better treatment outcomes," says Dr. Huang.

The Moose Jaw Health Foundation expressed its gratitude for the continuation of our support, which spans over a decade. "No matter what the Foundation does, Mosaic is always there to support us with the shared goal of enhancing patient care," said Kelly McElree, Executive Director at Moose Jaw Health Foundation, "thanks to your investment, we can bring the best surgical and diagnostic imaging equipment in Canada to the people of Moose Jaw and surrounding areas, while also attracting and retaining top medical talent.”

We are proud to be the Health Foundation's largest annual donor. Our extended commitment adds to the over $1.6 million invested in healthcare in Moose Jaw to date.

The Mosaic Company’s partner in Peru, Miski Mayo, continues to contribute to the well-being of their local community. As one organization, we work to support the communities where our employees live and work.  As part of the program "Together for Sechura", Miski Mayo donated two chlorine cylinders to the Municipality of Rinconada Llícuar. The cylinders chlorinate water so it is a reliable resource for human consumption, contributing to the reduction of water-borne diseases, thus improving the quality of life for Rinconada residents.  

Roberto Campoverde, Social Management Analyst, says this donation is part of our social commitment and the sanitation plan that works in the province of Sechura and its populated centers.  
  
"Water is a paramount element for life, so we don't neglect these kinds of contributions that improve people's quality of life, but above all, keeps them in good health by avoiding disease," Campoverde said. 
  
Miski Mayo will continue these initiatives that seek to improve essential services and resources for the population and avoid widespread infections and Covid-19. 

When Mosaic acquired Vale Fertilizantes in 2017, we not only became the leading fertilizer producer and distributer in Brazil, we also became the operating partner of the Miski Mayo joint venture phosphate mining company in Peru. As part of the acquisition, Mosaic assumed 75 percent ownership of the company. Mitsui, based out of Japan, maintains ownership of the other 25 percent. Mosaic has another join venture with Ma’aden in Saudi Arabia. Both of these partnerships are key parts of our long-term phosphates rock strategy.  

At Mosaic, we believe it is our responsibility to Act Responsibility in all that we do. From mine to market, we are working to minimize our impacts and maximize the value we deliver to diverse stakeholders around the globe. While there is no denying that mining and fertilizer manufacturing are intensive endeavors; resource extraction, consumption of materials, generation of emissions in operations, and water use are all activities that are necessary to fulfilling our mission to help the world grow the food it needs.  

We employ thousands of hard-working, talented, and responsible people ensuring Mosaic’s values are upheld. Experts in their fields, we encourage our team members to share best practices across industries. Most recently, Jessica Theriault- Director of Regulatory Affairs and Natali Archibee - Corporate Sustainability Manager presented at the Water Stewardship in Mining 2021, a virtual conference intended to unite mining companies, government regulators, and NGOs to help build sustainable paths toward water stewardship across the industry.  

Jessica and Natali’s presentation included best practices in reporting, transparency and decision-making. Mosaic continues to be a leader in this space, as reinforced by our recognition by Barron’s as its first agricultural business on the  “100 most sustainable companies in 2021.” This presentation allowed Mosaic to showcase our sustainability journey, highlight our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets, and share how we continue to prioritize using water wisely throughout the business. Announced in 2020 as part of our strategic priority to act responsibly, we set 13 bold ESG Performance Targets including reducing our freshwater usage by 20% per product ton by 2025. Mosaic has also prioritized two of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused on water — Goal 6: Clean Water And Sanitation and Goal 14: Life Below Water.  

Alongside The Mosaic Company, in attendance were representatives from United Nations - Principles for Sustainable Investing (UNPRI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), University of British Columbia, Newmont Mining, BHP, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), CDP, among others.  

Last year we launched the new Mosaicco.com website, delivering an improved visual and streamlined experience for site visitors. Today we are making another great step forward with the launch of a redesigned Mosaicco.com.br. This new site for Mosaic Fertilizantes will continue to build our brand awareness in South America. 

In addition to these sites, we launched new websites earlier in the year to share the local story of Mosaic’s presence in Florida and Saskatchewan. The two sites – Mosaic in Canada and Mosaic Florida Phosphate – build awareness of the work we do and our positive impact in both these critical communities.  

Together, these four sites will help us share the work we all do every day to help the world grow the food it needs. 

Today we acknowledge the UN’s commitment and dedication to promoting safety and wellness efforts in the workplace around the globe.  

For Mosaic, Acting Responsibly includes being accountable to our teams for their well-being, onsite and in the community. In the last year, adjusting to new distractions at work and home was a challenge, but Mosaic employees have come together in inspiring ways to support their communities and each other through this unique time. We instituted new safety and scheduling procedures to minimize Covid-19 exposure, including requiring masks, temperature screening and many other proactive measures.  While we are encouraged for the future, we continue to enforce these important protocols to protect each other. 

We employ more than 12,000 dedicated, hard-working people at Mosaic. We understand the nature of our industry and operations can come with risks, which is why we support and foster a culture of worker safety and wellness. 

In conjunction with Mosaic’s strategic priorities and our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets, strengthening our management system continues to be a critical priority. In 2020, we rolled out our environmental, health, and safety (EHS) 2030 Vision to represent our focus areas: technology, worker wellness, and social responsibility – all anchored by our management system to ensure we’re accounting for potential risks and putting mitigation in place. By prioritizing risk reduction to drive toward zero safety and environmental incidents we put employees in the driver's seat to identify risk reduction opportunities and implement solutions.  More than 1,700 projects have been completed since the program began in 2019.    

Last year, we developed the EHS Risk Reduction Recognition program to celebrate these important projects with our teams. While we are eager to celebrate in person, both last year and this year’s awards ceremony will be held virtually to promote important projects that have contributed to moving beyond compliance, reducing impacts to the environment, and creating long-term, sustainable positive impacts for Mosaic’s workforce.  

Learn more about last year’s winners and look out for more information on the 2020 EHS Risk Reduction Recognition recipients in May. 

These projects are in addition to the important NextGEN work that helps to implement transformative technological change that in addition to cost savings and efficiencies provides new, safer methods of doing business for our workforce. The innovation and ingenuity of Mosaic employees and their commitment to safety was reinforced this year by the National Safety Council, which honored us with the 2020 Robert W. Campbell Award - the prestigious, international award celebrates our 10-year journey in EHS excellence. 

We continue to celebrate these important milestones at Mosaic, but we believe our journey to zero injuries and incidents is always ongoing and should be top of mind for all of our teams. Learn more about our ESG Performance Targets and our approach to worker wellness and safety. 

Giving back to the community is an important part of how we do business at The Mosaic Company. In 2020, together with The Mosaic Company Foundation and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil, we donated more than $14 million toward community investments everywhere we operate.  

We know that some of the most important goodwill is done locally and is driven by personal passions. Recently, in North America we launched the Mosaic Employee Giving Program which shifts from a more traditional single organization, annual workplace giving model to a flexible year-round program allowing our employees to support the organizations that are important to them. The Mosaic Company Foundation matches employee financial contributions and offers incentivized volunteer efforts. In the six weeks since the launch of this new program, our North American workforce has volunteered more than 200 hours and, with matching funds, have donated more than $45,000 to organizations that matter most to them in the communities where we live and work.  

While we are still in a pandemic, we are encouraged by the future and inspired by our employees’ dedication and support of their communities. Mosaic Fertilizantes announced through The Mosaic Institute in Brazil, its commitment to support thousands in 18 cities, with the distribution of more than 220 tons of food and 5,000 medical and hygiene supplies for local communities. A similar activation in 2020 drew more than 200 Mosaic employees to volunteer to distribute food baskets and hygiene items benefiting more than 110,000 people in 28 cities. 

In 2020 we developed bold Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets focused on four main areas: People, Society, Environment, and Company. Learn more about Mosaic’s commitment to the communities where we operate, including our goals on corporate giving and employee-based support.  

At Mosaic, we believe we have the opportunity – and responsibility – to maintain strong commitments to the communities where we have operations. Mosaic Fertilizantes and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil recently announced an additional donation of more than $350,000 in pandemic relief to communities in Brazil where we operate. Similar to Mosaic’s efforts made in 2020, food baskets and hygiene kits will be created and support thousands in 18 cities. These kits will include more than 220 tons of food and 5,000 medical and hygiene supply kits for local healthcare organizations.   

“We understand that it is our responsibility, as an active part of the communities where we have operations and where our employees and their families live, to help provide some relief during this extraordinary time. That is why we have carried out a study focused on the main needs of each region, to identify the essential demands and meet them in the best possible way,” explained Arthur Liacre, VP- Corporate Affairs & Sustainability and Strategy & Development Mosaic Fertilizantes Business Center.  

Last year, Mosaic Fertilizantes donated the equivalent of R$4.5 million, or more than $850,000, benefiting approximately 110,000 in more than 28 cities. Mosaic mobilized more than 250 employee volunteers to distribute food and hygiene kits to institutions and families in vulnerable situations. Mosaic acquired products to be included in kits by purchasing from small businesses in another effort to support local economies. Food baskets a variety of items including non-perishable and fresh foods to support diverse nutrients. Healthcare and hygiene kits include masks, disinfectants, sanitizer, among others item needed locally.  

“We believe that solidarity and unity are essential to face moments of crisis. We always seek to develop the regions where we operate with impactful social projects, and now is no different,” said Liacre.

Mining and fertilizer manufacturing are water intensive endeavors. Water is a valued input to food production and economic activity and many natural water ecosystems neighbor our operating footprint. For Mosaic to do its part in putting food on the global table, we must use and interact with water responsibly. 

This year’s World Water Day, which is celebrated annually on March 22, focuses on Valuing Water, a sentiment Mosaic supports. This week we’re taking water-focused action on two fronts. First, we’re celebrating new and long-time water-based partners whose impressive work is conserving water habitat, promoting nutrient stewardship and restoring watersheds in places that neighbor our operations and customer presence. Learn more about our community investments. In addition, Mosaic is launching a campaign for our operational-facing employees across North America to encourage water reduction activities to reach our goal to reduce our freshwater usage by 20% per product ton by 2025. 

Using Water Wisely

Mosaic is hosting its first Water Week, positioned to both educate and inspire employees to think differently about water in their daily work and the risks and opportunities it presents to our industry. Last year Mosaic set 13 bold ESG Performance Targets, several focused on our interactions with water. Making measurable progress will take efforts from every employee and focused investment in innovative projects. The Use Water Wisely campaign is a part of these continued efforts championed by Sustainability Leads at all of our mining and manufacturing facilities. 

Water Week will include a Virtual Water Round Table discussion for employees with internal water subject matter experts, and a compelling presentation from long-time partner, The Nature Conservancy, where they’ll hear more about a range of water-related topics like risks to industry from climate change and the importance of nutrient stewardship for farmers using fertilizer products.

This great work echoes programs that are already implemented in our South American operations at Mosaic Fertilizantes. Through the Zero Leak Program and other efforts, facilities are making progress on implementing similar innovative campaigns to educate and promote water reduction and efficiencies.

Learn more about Mosaic’s approach to Acting Responsibly and our efforts to minimize our impacts on the environment.

Water is an essential input in our operations and across the agricultural value chain. It is also a critical resource for society, including the communities and ecosystems in which we operate. The Mosaic Company and The Mosaic Company Foundation are honoring World Water Day by recognizing new and continued partners leading water-based projects and efforts across the globe that supports habitat conservation, nutrient stewardship, and watershed restoration.  

“In 2021, we’ve already committed $1.7 million plus in-kind support to water-focused initiatives,” said Ben Pratt, SVP- Government and Public Affairs. “Our total water investments are nearly $29 million, with over 189 partnerships globally.”

For Mosaic, water isn’t just a critical resource in North America, it’s a global initiative. In South America, Mosaic Fertilizantes recently launched its annual water bidding initiative: Edital de Água. Organized by The Mosaic Institute, this program selects projects from civil society organizations and higher education institutions aimed at valuing and encouraging good water resource management practices to ensure quality water for future generations. This year, the program plans to expand to include 15 projects in up to 32 municipalities in Brazil.  

In 2019, Edital de Água was recognized in two categories by the Global Compact of the United Nations (UN) for its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) six, which aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. 

“Water is part of our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. We aim to contribute to a 20% reduction in freshwater consumption by 2025. From a social point of view, we want to encourage good management practices for our water resources, mobilizing and investing in institutions that have projects ready to be implemented. We want to see entities and the community mobilizing to find local solutions and thereby help in the socioeconomic development of cities,” explained Paulo Eduardo Batista, Director of Social Performance at Mosaic Fertilizantes. 

Learn more about Mosaic’s approach to Acting Responsibly, including our focus areas in supporting the environment and communities everywhere we operate.

On March 11, Joc O’Rourke, President & Chief Executive Officer, Clint Freeland, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and Jenny Wang, VP- Global Strategic Marketing, led the last of four virtual strategic sessions for analysts and investors. 

This series was a replacement for Mosaic’s traditional analyst day and provides a deeper look into each of our six strategic priorities. The fourth event, “Optimizing Operating Assets and Capital Management,” showcased the positive impact of Mosaic’s strategic priorities and the outcomes on the business. A replay of the webcast is available here. 

Joc introduced this final session by reinforcing Mosaic’s six strategic priorities provide an important framework for the company that create long-term value for our many stakeholders. “This approach to managing the business has strengthened our foundation and improved our competitiveness during the recent ag and global uncertainties,” Joc explained. “At the same time, this approach has also positioned us to accelerate our financial performance as markets improve, which I’m very pleased to say is exactly what’s happening.” Before introducing Clint, Joc reiterated that Mosaic’s performance was driven by initiatives and actions that the company can control, driving $318 million of benefits in 2020. 

The previous chapters are also available on Mosaic’s investor website. The first chapter reviewed “North America Transformation” and “Drive Functional Efficiency and Collaboration.” The second chapter highlighted the “South America Growth Engine.” The third chapter focused on the strategic priorities “Grow and Strengthen Our Product Portfolio,” and “Act Responsibly.”

This agreement adds to a number of other moves in the soil health space. Sus-Terra fertilizer by Mosaic was announced last year with production beginning this month, and last December we announced an agreement with BioConsortia to collaborate on new nitrogen-fixing microbial products. Mosaic also recently completed investments in the Brazil venture capital firm, SP Ventures, and U.S.-based Lewis and Clark Ventures, and joined the Plug and Play Tech Center rounding out our global capabilities in technology scouting.

Read the full press release here. 

In this video series, we’re sharing more about the intent of Mosaic’s 2025 ESG Performance Targets and how we’ll get there. Acting Responsibly is a strategic priority for our employees and our company. This critical work helps Mosaic to maximize our positive impact on society. 

This week, hear from Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Karla Guzman-Mims and Institutional Relations Specialist Luiz Pereira as they talk about one of our society targets: Establish companywide systems for capturing volunteer hours; report results annually. 

Learn more about our focus areas and targets by visiting www.mosaicco.com/Our-Responsibility and check out past videos from this series at www.mosaicco.com/Targets-Videos.

Helping the world grow the food it needs is core to everything we do at Mosaic, but so is our focus to do it responsibly. We know that we share in the responsibility of reducing the environmental impacts of fertilizer. That’s why it is important to us that two of our products, MicroEssentials^® and Sus-Terra™ fertilizer by The Mosaic Company are now labeled as Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEF) as defined by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO). 

EEF products reduce nutrient losses to the environment through the slow release of nutrients or by disrupting the conversion of nutrient forms in the soil that are susceptible to loss all while increasing nutrient availability for the crop. Innovative fertilizers, like EEFs, are an important component of 4R Nutrient Stewardship. Combined with 4R practices, the use of EEFs and other emerging technologies will help to promote more sustainable farming practices while also solving for the world's increasing demand in food supply.

MicroEssentials and Sus-Terra fertilizers EEF designation support Mosaic’s continued efforts to provide next-generation crop nutrition to meet today’s yield demands and help ensure legacy of land for generations to come. During a recent IFA webinar, Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle (University of Guelph and 2020 IFA Norman Borlaug Award recipient) and Dr. Tom Bruulsema (Plant Nutrition Canada) underscored the need to minimize N2O emissions from agricultural fields through the use of nitrogen inhibitors and EEFs. Key findings from the Canadian 4R Research Network found that the use of EEFs allow growers to reduce emissions up to fifty-five percent. 

About MicroEssentials
Through its patented Fusion® technology, four key nutrients are combined into a single granular – including two forms of sulfur. MicroEssentials meets EEF standards as a slow-release fertilizer by offering 50% of the total sulfur as Elemental Sulfur.

About Sus-Terra Fertilizer
In 2020, Mosaic launched a partnership with Anuvia to produce products that would also support healthy soils with the development of Sus-Terra fertilizer. Sus-Terra fertilizer is a first-of-its-kind product that transforms recycled organic matter into a powerful phosphate-based, single granular fertilizer. The unique chemical composition of Sus-Terra fertilizer, built with up to 15% recycled organic matter, promotes a more balanced microbiome to support soil health. In addition, its 30% slow-release nitrogen meets the required designation as an EEF. 

Learn more about this important designation and how farmers can use these products together to meet their crop nutrition needs at CropNutrition.com.

Giving back to the community is an important part of how we do business at The Mosaic Company. Together with The Mosaic Company Foundation and The Mosaic Institute in Brazil, we donate more than $12 million toward community investments every year. We are fortunate to have an engaged workforce who continue to demonstrate the power of our mission by giving their time, talent and financial resources to help those in need in the communities where they live and work.

Building on that strong foundation and commitment from our employees, we recently launched a new employee giving program which provides our North America workforce the opportunity to further support organizations that matter most to them – through matching financial contributions and incentivized volunteer activity.  This shift from a more traditional single organization, annual workplace giving model to a more flexible year-round one allows us to support the generosity of our employees by supporting the organizations that are important to them.  

North America’s new program echoes the work already occurring in South America. Mosaic Fertilizantes launched an updated volunteerism program in late 2019. Since then, employees have volunteered more than 15,000 hours of their time, donated more than 300 tons of food to communities in need, and since the start of the pandemic, helped provide much needed support to more than 100,000 people by donating food and household kits with personal necessities. 

“Living our mission is more than providing crop nutrients to help the world grow the food it needs,” said Ben Pratt, Senior Vice President – Government and Public Affairs, “Our communities are also our homes – where we live, work and raise families. We strive to be thoughtful and engaged neighbors who proudly support the communities in which we operate through corporate and local giving and volunteerism.” 

In 2020 we developed aggressive Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance Targets focused on four main areas: People, Society, Environment, and Company. Learn more about Mosaic’s commitment to the communities where we operate, including our goals on corporate giving and employee-based support.

The Mosaic Company is reinforcing its commitment to help address food insecurity by partnering with the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee and supporting its Forever 55 program. As Tampa Bay ramps up to host Super Bowl LV, together with the NFL and sponsors like us, the host committee’s investment in the community will remain far after the big game ends. The combined $2 million investment will focus on pillars that best reflect the needs of the community such as, health and wellness, sustainability, food insecurity, among others.  

During these unprecedented times, food insecurity is at an all-time high. Feeding America estimates 54 million people in the U.S. are food insecure, including 18 million children. Feeding Tampa Bay has indicated that there has been a 400% increase in demand of its services since the start of the pandemic. Because of this, the Host Committee is partnered with Feeding Tampa Bay to provide continuing relief as part of the Forever 55 Program. 

Recently, with the support of Mosaic, Feeding Tampa Bay was able to pack and deliver 1,800 family meal bags to area schools in need as an extension of the Feeding America Backpack Program. For more than 15 years, this program has been helping children get the food they need outside of school.

In addition, in partnership with NFL Green, the Host Committee’s Sustainability Program presented by TECO launched a Community Greening Program which includes a dozen greening projects throughout the Tampa Bay community. Working with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, Mosaic sponsored a community garden at the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay. The garden will provide herbs and vegetables which participants will utilize in their cooking lessons.

Partnerships with community organizations and national events like the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee are integral to Mosaic's approach to giving. They develop campaigns that support the Tampa Bay community, where we have significant operations and is home to The Mosaic Company headquarters. Giving back to the communities where we live and work is a cornerstone of how we do business. We are proud of our efforts and the impact we make.

*Images provided by the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee.