Mondelēz International, specialist in snacking, has introduced a renewed dedication to scale back environmental have an effect on and pressure sustainable enlargement at scale, via becoming a member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and atmosphere greenhouse fuel emissions relief goals in step with necessities to stay international warming smartly beneath 2˚C.
Already on the right track to scale back emissions throughout its production operations via 15 according to cent via the top of 2020, this expanded dedication will lead to an extra 10 perc ent emissions relief throughout Mondelēz International’s price chain, over and above the have an effect on of industrial enlargement – from farm to shelf – via 2025, in comparison to a 2018 baseline. The announcement follows Mondelēz International chairman and leader govt officer Dirk Van de Put’s signing of the United for Paris Agreement in December 2019.
“We take climate change very seriously because of the negative impact it has on people and planet, including within our own value chain. Our sustainable snacking strategy puts us at the forefront of sustainable ingredient sourcing and continues our contribution to addressing climate change by reducing emissions,” mentioned Van de Put.
“Setting science-based targets is an important step forward in further reducing our environmental impact, an imperative for sustainable growth as we live our purpose to empower people to snack right.”
Mondelēz International’s 2025 sustainability targets are interested by making snacks with much less power, water and waste. These targets are designed to handle local weather trade in a significant approach and are in line with an end-to-end, science-based strategy to lowering the corporate’s carbon footprint, together with lowering absolute CO2 emissions from production and addressing deforestation in key uncooked subject material provide chains. The science-based means is going past the corporate’s owned operations (Scopes 1 and a couple of) and now contains the end-to-end carbon footprint (Scope 3) together with operations outdoor of the corporate’s direct regulate comparable to farms generating uncooked fabrics and the manufacturing, use and disposal of packaging fabrics.
The announcement furthers the corporate’s dedication to sharing growth ceaselessly in opposition to its sustainability targets. Mondelēz International will factor its 2019 Snacking Made Right document, which can come with growth towards its sustainability targets, later this 12 months.
“To date, Mondelēz International has focused on reducing emissions from company-owned operations and is on track to deliver against the commitment of reducing 15 per cent absolute manufacturing emissions by the end of 2020 compared to a baseline of 2013,” mentioned Christine Montenegro McGrath, vp of sustainability and international have an effect on at Mondelēz International.
“This new commitment addresses end-to-end greenhouse gas emissions reductions which include indirect emissions across the value chain and beyond the company’s direct control. This announcement is another indication of our company’s commitment to sustainable growth at scale alongside enhanced disclosure and reporting of progress in an effort to deliver meaningful change.”
