We make a positive contribution to the communities where we operate, committing resources and skills, with particular emphasis on agriculture and science education.

Syngenta and its people are deeply involved as part of their local communities, donating time, expertise and money to activities benefiting agriculture, science, education and the environment.

Sponsorships
Syngenta has developed a sponsorship policy to set the broad framework of community donations. We use sponsorship to support programs in science, agriculture and community activities, with a particular emphasis on education. We track spending in each category and share experiences to maximize the benefits to both our sponsorship partners and the company.

Examples from 2003

United States Syngentas donation of $400,000 will support programs targeted at recruiting, retaining and recognizing teachers in agricultural sciences. In 2003, the first Syngenta advocate for agriculture education was appointed from 12,000 high school teachers nationally.

United Kingdom
Syngenta continued its support for the Jupiter Project, an urban regeneration scheme run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust covering 10 acres and supplying around 200 species of native plants for similar regeneration and meadowland projects.

China
This year initiatives supporting the underprivileged included supporting an orphanage and, under the auspices of the Syngenta Agricultural Research and Education Fund in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, provided education grants to rural children who wish to study agriculture.

Switzerland
As the home of our corporate headquarters and the base for many R&D and manufacturing facilities, Syngenta supports numerous community activities throughout the year. These include distributing a newsletter to 50,000 homes that provides updates on company activities, and hosting open days at our sites to provide information about our business.