2020 Award Winners
Leadership & Excellence: Pepsico
Leadership in Sustainability: General Mills
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: Imperfect Foods
Rabobank Announces 2020 Food and Agribusiness Industry Leadership Award RecipientsRabobank’s overarching Award for Excellence in Food & Ag Leadership recognizes a large-scale market leader in North America that has demonstrated great and lasting impact in its sector. The winner will have:
Achieved significant success as a leader in building, rejuvenating or expanding a business in food, beverages, or agribusiness supply chain;
Responsibly ensured the wellbeing of its employees, customers, and local communities and demonstrated environmental stewardship, model corporate citizenship, and a track record of meeting social commitments;
Been recognized as setting standards of excellence within the industry;
Demonstrated diversity in the composition of its governance body/executive team and has commitments to diversity and inclusion initiatives
The Rabobank Award for Leadership in Sustainability recognizes a high-impact organization that has achieved unique steps towards business, environmental, social and governance sustainability. The winner will have:
Demonstrated successful alignment between sustainability strategy and core business priorities and performance with defined and transparent sustainability guidelines and commitments;
Developed leading programs and/or initiatives aimed at improving business, environmental, social and governance sustainability;
Been a model corporate citizen and recognized as setting standards of excellence within the industry;
Demonstrated diversity in the composition of its governance body/executive team and has commitments to diversity and inclusion initiatives
The Rabobank Award for Emerging Leadership in Innovation recognizes a fast-growing young company that addresses issues in the food and agribusiness space in a new and innovative way. The winner will have:
Operated in the industry for 10 years or less;
Demonstrated a distinct innovation in the food and agriculture supply chain and/or offered a significant new choice, value, and/or convenience to customers;
Been a model corporate citizen and demonstrated commitments to diversity and inclusion initiatives;
Demonstrated strong financial performance/investor interest and potential for market expansion
Read the 2021 Rabobank Leadership Awards Press Release
Leadership & Excellence::
Ball Corporation
Leadership in Sustainability::
Chipotle
Emerging Leadership in Innovation::
Brightseed
Leadership & Excellence: Pepsico
Leadership in Sustainability: General Mills
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: Imperfect Foods
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Leadership in Sustainability: Grupo Bimbo
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: Pivot Bio
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Leadership in Sustainability: Clif Bar & Company
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: Apeel Sciences
Read the 2018 Rabobank Leadership Awards Press ReleaseLeadership & Excellence: Bon Appétit Management Company
Leadership in Sustainability: Nature’s Path Foods
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: MycoTechnology
Leadership & Excellence: AGCO
Leadership in Sustainability: Midwestern BioAg
Emerging Leadership in Innovation: BluWrap