Louis Dreyfus Company

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Louis Dreyfus Company
• Founded in 1851, LDC has a rich entrepreneurial heritage that inspires the present work and future
plans.
• For almost 170 years, LDC have sourced agricultural products where they are grown, and transported
and transformed them for customers and consumers around the world, working with a wide range of
trusted partners – from smallholder farmers to global organizations.
• LDC’s diversified
Year portfolio covers the entire agriculture and food value chain, from farm to fork. The
company Type
relies on global reach and extensive asset network to deliver for customers and consumers
around the world – safely, reliably and responsibly.

• LDC is a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods.

• Guided by Strong values and building on Rich heritage, LDC work to realize the vision for a safe and
sustainable future, contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing population.
 Journey
1851
Leopold Louis-Dreyfus,
aged 16. a farmer’s son,
starts the company that
eventually became Louis
Dreyfus Company.
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2019
Partnership with key food
and nutrition value chain
players to diversify further
downstream and pursue
innovative, sustainable
solutions to address
consumer trends and feed
a growing population.
1951
A truly global family
business with operations
across America, Europe,
Africa and Asia.
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2006
Robert Louis Dreyfus
restructures the business to
create LDC, with autonomous
subsidiaries for each activity.
2001
Portfolio significantly diversified
to include grains, oilseeds,
cotton, sugar, citrus, coffee, rice
and metals.
2005
Completed a 15 year
expansion into originating
commodities, through asset
acquisitions.
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Organisation Culture
• LDC give employees the tools and opportunities they need to develop to their fullest potential.
• LDC help people to expand their skills through ongoing performance and development discussions
• Ensures every individual receives feedback and support to grow.
• Strives in particular to provide people with the coaching and educational resources they need to prepare for new
leadership challenges.
• As well as creating a culture of constant learning and exploration, LDC offer tailored training programs that allow
employees to develop further in their area of expertise.
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• LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards
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LDC aim to lead by example and employees are expected to uphold our values in everything they do
on behalf of the company.a

In addition to technical and on-the-job learning, we support the professional growth of our trading talents and
future leaders through two key programs.
•Trading Academy
•Leadership Academy
 Diversity
As a global business that employs and works with thousands of
people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of
LDC’s DNA. Strive for inclusion in everything, encouraging
open and respectful communication among our employees and
with the local communities. Commitment
LDC is committed to its
customers, placing them at the
center of everything. LDC is also

Entrepreneurship
CORE of LDC committed to its people, partners,
and protecting environment,
respecting our planet’s finite
LDC’s growth and success are
driven by the entrepreneurial
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spirit. We empower our people to

Culture resources.

create and innovate, balancing

individual initiative with
informed, measured judgement
and controlled decision-making.
Humility
LDC recognize the responsibility to foster long-term
stability and growth, and to do business with integrity.
Determined to lead by example, LDC continuously
strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and
always challenging ourselves to improve.
Moving Beyond to become Value Chain LDC.
Louis Dreyfus Company
We are embracing more of the agriculture and food value chain and
moving toward greater integration from producers to consumers,
both as part of our long-term strategy and as a means to ensure
Strengthening Our Edge in
traceable products that are responsibly sourced and produced
Trading

We are reinforcing our competitive

edge in LDC’s core activity as
Moving Downstream and agricultural commodities traders, to
Diversifying

We are moving further

downstream within existing
Strategies drive profitability, ensure sustainable
sourcing and support the pursuit of
our ambitious growth plans

business lines to participate

more fully across the value chain
and provide customers and Driving Innovation
consumers with products they
can trust, while also diversifying
We are innovating across our business and investing in the food of the
our activities by extending core
future, as well as new technologies disrupting agricultural and food
processing activities to offer
production, to drive efficiencies, meet the demand of a growing
more value-added products
population sustainably, and position LDC as a key participant for the
future
Sustainability
• LDC is committed to working toward a safe and sustainable future, from farm to fork.
• Sustainable agriculture and food production are among the world’s most pressing challenges.
• Finding the best way to feed the world’s rapidly growing population, while respecting our planet’s finite resources and
adapting swiftly to climate change.
• Out of 17 Sustainable Development goals, LDC right now is working on 10 goals:

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Deforestation, Conversion Climate change Water Scarcity Safety at work Waste

and Biodiversity

Partnerships
Economic Development Human Rights Diversity Land Rights
for the Goals