• We are working to positively impact the diets of individuals  around the globe
• GLG focus is on providing all natural, zero calorie sweetening systems that enable food and beverage manufacturers to offer consumers healthier choices
• Partner with customers to enable reduction of sugar and caloric content as well as use of all natural ingredients
• Commitment to new technologies and product innovation
• Investment in a healthier future as part of our corporate mission

• Natural breeding of high RA-content stevia varieties, such as the GLG Huinong 3, which has more than 76% RA in the plant leaf
• GLG leaf varieties enables significant increases in processing efficiencies, further economization of each leaf
• Direct seed to field, hardy seed, elimination of greenhouses and seedling transplantation step (traditional industry method)
• Significant reduction in valuable time and resources
• Dually eases farmer burden and increases crop yield
• Minimizing our footprint (click and see content underneath)
• Social responsibility (click and see content underneath)
• Community (click and see content underneath)
• Sustainable growth for our future (click and see content underneath)
• Due to GLG investment in high value leaf, we are able to reduce raw material input, water usage, energy, time and processing costs
• GLG proprietary stevia leaf means our facilities require on average 50-55% less leaf in processing than use of common market leaf to achieve the same metric ton of finished product
• Proprietary strains are less prone to disease and pests enabling little to no use of pesticides

Sustainable Agriculture

• GLG trains farmers in sustainable agriculture
• Stevia fits within a healthy crop rotation
• Reduces the need for fertilizers and extends the life of the soil
• Encouraged to use organic fertilizer for soil improvement
• Farmers are also trained to meet set quality standards
• GLG stevia has been certified as a Pollution-Free Agricultural Product by the China Ministry of Agriculture
• Certification includes a double compliance system with requirements in terms of environment, chemical residual, production process and product quality
• Regular external audits performed for pesticide residual evaluations

Stevia Utility

• 250x sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar or beet sugar)
• Agriculturally requires less consumption of resources to obtain an equivalent sweetness utility
• Stevia promotes natural resource conservation:
  • Reduced acreage (90% reduction in land required to grow stevia versus sugar cane)
  • Reduced water consumption
  • Reduced energy consumption
  • Reduced labor requirements

• GLG has donated to support relief for thousands of those affected by earthquakes in China
• GLG provides funding for local community improvements
• Maintenance for local roads
• Building of community infrastructure
• Strong government relations including local, regional and central government support for GLG projects
• GLG business provides significant economic stimulus for rural regions
• Job creation: GLG created more than 1,000 jobs in rural China
• Industrialization with four industrial campuses
• Skills training in agriculture, industry and management
• GLG is recognized by the government as a model foreign enterprise

• Usage of power, steam and water are closely measured and monitored Solar thermal equipment installed at all worker dormitories
• New practices, processing techniques and equipment utilized for better efficiency results and to reduce energy consumption
• At one facility, boilers were upgraded with variable frequency self-control units to control air intake and coal supply and reduce both consumption and emissions
• Energy saving policies in place for all office and factory workers
• Goal to reduce energy consumption by 20% by further optimizing the production process and continuing  to make technological improvements