JBT Marel’s 2025 Sustainability Report Highlights Progress in Transforming the Future of Food

CHICAGO, September 16, 2026 - JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE and Nasdaq Iceland: JBTM), a global leader in food and beverage technology solutions, today released its 2025 Sustainability Report, “Behind Every Meal, Sustainable Solutions at Work.” The report highlights how the Company’s diverse food and beverage solutions, and their impact on customers, employees, communities, and the environment, are helping transform the future of food. 

“Sustainability is central to how we create value as a business and for our customers,” said Brian Deck, CEO. “In our first full year as JBT Marel, we have focused on applying the unique value of our combined capabilities where we can have the greatest impact: improving yield, reducing waste, strengthening operations, and supporting the people and partners across our value chain. Our 2025 Sustainability Report shows the progress we are making toward our vision to be the leading partner in solutions for a sustainable food industry.” 

As global food systems face growing challenges, JBT Marel is well positioned to help customers improve productivity, reduce environmental impact, and deliver safe, high-quality food at scale. The Company’s sustainability progress and performance are guided by five key pillars: 

Customer Solutions:

JBT Marel advanced resource-efficient innovation in 2025 with the launch of new solutions including:

• CIPure™ Cleaning System, named one of FOOD ENGINEERING’s “Top 10 New Plant Products” for reducing water, chemical, and steam use 
• ProDOSE Pineapple solution, recognized at the AgTech Breakthrough Awards as the 2025 “Freshness Control Solution of the Year” for minimizing water and improving consistency.

Operations:

JBT Marel continued to improve operational efficiency in 2025 by:

• Optimizing energy use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and minimizing resource consumption
• Launching initiatives such as increasing the number of electric vehicles in our corporate fleet, increased use of renewable energy, packaging material reuse, and water conservation.

People and Communities:

JBT Marel strengthened employee engagement and inclusion by:

• Conducting a Company-wide listening survey with 79 percent participation
• Expand its employee network communities

Supply Partners:

JBT Marel strengthened supply chain sustainability by: 

• Expanding EcoVadis supplier assessments
• Enhancing governance and cross-functional collaboration
• Expanding the amount of procurement training to advance responsible sourcing, transparency, and emissions awareness.

Governance:

JBT Marel strengthened governance through: 

• Expanding cybersecurity and data protection programs
• Increasing the focus on responsible AI to better support secure and ethical operations.

JBT Marel remains committed to advancing sustainable innovation and delivering measurable impact across the global food system. The full 2025 Sustainability Report is available here.

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