20080868 Ver 2_Substainability Report for 2008_20090728

PotashCorp
Helping Nature Provide
July 29, 2009
Mr. John Dorney
NCDENR - Division of Water Quality
Wetlands/401 Wetlands Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Dear Mr. Dorney:
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JUL 2 8 2009
DENR - WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STORMOTER BRANCH
As manager of the public affairs efforts at Potash Corp-Au rora, and on behalf of our approximately 1,100 employees, I am pleased to
provide you with the enclosed copy of More PerAcre...The Sustainable Solution, PotashCorp's 2008 summary sustainability
report. Potash Corp-Aurora has a history of making products in North Carolina in a safe, ethical and responsible manner, and we are
pleased to offer this review of our company's operations to you. This publication is a summary of the more comprehensive report
that can be accessed at www.potashcorp2008sr.com.
As our President and CEO, Bill Doyle, states in the opening pages of the enclosed report, "With so many people focused on current
economic conditions, it is easy to lose sight of the bigger and potentially greater issue of global food production. As the world's
population expands and the demand for grain and other crops continues to grow, the need to produce more per acre will be
increasingly difficult to ignore. ... Our goal is to be part of this global food solution. That desire is what makes the sustainability of
our company essential."
The enclosed report notes that our commitment to sustainability has gained international recognition, as PotashCorp became the first
North American fertilizer producer to be added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America. We have also been named
to Britain's FTSE4 Good Index and Canada's Jantzi Research Index. Other highlights from the 2008 report include:
Economic Impact: We spent $629 million in local communities in 2008, falling just short of our annual target to purchase 60 percent
of needed materials and services in the areas where we operate.
Employees: At the end of 2008, we employed approximately 5,300 people in the United States, Canada and Trinidad, up almost 300
from the previous year.
Community Involvement: Total donations to PotashCorp's host communities and other causes reached $6.6 million in 2008, up 87
percent from 2007. In addition, our company and employees support communities through company-sponsored volunteerism and
non-cash donations. In-kind donations, such as employees volunteering on company time, are designed to help us interact with the
community directly. This total reached $0.4 million in 2008, an increase of 19 percent.
Environmental Performance: Achieving no damage to the environment means more than complying with the law - it means using
resources more efficiently, reducing the environmental footprint of our operations and restoring the lands and habitats we impact as
we do business. To these ends, we have increased the amount of money spent on environmental capital projects by more than
1,000 percent over the last four years.
Transparency: In a volatile economy, some companies duck questions about their future. By contrast, PotashCorp welcomes them.
Our goal is to maximize long-term shareholder value, and we have solid reasons for investors to expect just that. Transparent
communication builds trust and, with it, long-term shareholder value.
I hope you find this information to be helpful and informative, and please feel free to contact me if I can provide more information or
be of any assistance.
Sincerely,
aM
Ross M. Smith
Manager, Environmental Affairs
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: rsmith cs hosi)hate.com
1530 NC Hwy 306 South, Aurora, NC USA 27806 T [phone]
PCS Phosphate www.potashcorp.com