For most of our existence, humans hunted, gathered and scavenged in the wild to feed their large, nomadic communities. However, the development of agriculture about 12,000 years ago dramatically changed the way humans lived, and it has been widely recognized as a major turning point in our evolution into fully modern humans. Agriculture allowed our ancestors to establish permanent settlements, nourished the growth of the world’s population and paved the way for advancements in science and technology. It has grown to become the world’s largest industry, employing more than 1 billion people and generating over $1.3 trillion worth of food annually. Alltech has developed specific goals for each of the SDGs that are aligned with our business, and we are implementing a system for measuring and reporting our progress on these SDGs. We expect to discover more opportunities for innovation and improvement as we work to further advance these SDGs. Alltech communicates our progress toward these goals internally, periodically providing updates in our weekly company magazine as well as our weekly town hall and other communications.