Cargill Announces Corporate Partnership With Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

COBHAM, England, February 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill is to become a corporate partner of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), one of the world's largest and most respected wetland conservation organisations, in order to support conservation and preserve biodiversity in the UK and abroad. The two year, GBP27,000 partnership will help strengthen WWT's work and enable Cargill employees to participate in activities at the nine UK WWT centres around the country.

Speaking on behalf of WWT, Corporate Relations Manager, John Creedon, says, "Having Cargill join our Corporate Patrons Scheme really endorses the vital work of WWT. We are committed to halting, and reversing, the degradation of the world's wetlands and we rely on support such as this in order to achieve our goals as the UK's leading wetlands conservation charity."

The partnership will enable Cargill employees to get involved with their local WWT centres either through volunteering or through access to the various membership benefits of WWT.

"Supporting the work of WWT meets Cargill's aims to invest in our local communities and contribute to the environmental stewardship of important areas where we have a business presence. We are really excited about promoting this partnership to our employees in the UK as a way of involving them in WWT's work and continuing to raise awareness of the issues which our wetlands are facing," says Taryn Barclay, corporate responsibilty manager for Cargill.

Notes to the editor:

Cargill:

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 131,000 people in 66 countries.

Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more information, visit http://www.cargill.com

Cargill in the UK

Cargill has been active in the United Kingdom since 1955 and now employs around 2,800 people in 16 locations, in London (two locations), Cobham, Hereford, Hull, Liverpool (four locations), Manchester, Runcorn, Newent, York, Witham St Hughs, Wolverhampton and Worksop. Cargill also has an agriculture joint venture with Associated British Foods (ABF), under the name Frontier Agriculture.

WWT

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading UK conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the world.

Founded in 1946 by the naturalist and artist, the late Sir Peter Scott, WWT is the only UK charity with a national network of nine specialist wetland visitor centres. With over 60 years experience of wetland conservation, WWT is committed to the protection of wetlands and all that depend on them for survival

    
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    Wendy Garbutt +44-1932-861174
    wendy_garbutt@cargill.com