- Company met or exceeded its 2020 commitments and is on track to achieve ambitious goals for 2025
- In Brazil, the company will reduce CO² emissions by 17% by the end of 2020 and guarantee 100% of clean energy in its factories by 2021 – the Curitiba factory has already reached the target.
Sao Paulo, June 2, 2020 – A World Environment Week runs from June 1st to 5th, and the MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, owner of brands such as Lacta, Oreo, Tang, Bis, Club Social, Trident, Halls, among others, discloses the results obtained in its operation in favor of a more sustainable food industry with less environmental impact.
The company has made a global commitment to reduce CO² emissions by 17% by the end of 2020. In Brazil, the industrial park of Curitiba (PR) already uses 100% of renewable energy of biomass – with this initiative, 179,000 kg of CO² were no longer emitted in 2019, the equivalent of taking around 45,000 cars off the streets for 1 day. The goal now is to guarantee 100% of energy from clean sources by 2021 in its industrial park in Vitória de Santo Antão (PE), which is currently at 50%.
The company also maintains an efficiency project in the country, in both factories, on different fronts, which has already stopped emitting 2500 tons of CO² into the atmosphere per year, which represents approximately 18,000 round-trip car trips between the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. To further contribute to the global goal, other measures were also implemented, such as the reuse of water in both factories for use in bathrooms, irrigation processes and air-conditioning towers, and the adoption of zero landfill and the installation of photovoltaic poles at the Curitiba factory.
In the world, the company promoted, in 2019, The 15% reduction in CO² emissions throughout the operation and the of 27% in the priority use of water in areas where water is scarcer, as well as reducing waste from manufacturing operations by 21%. Today, 93% of packaging (plastic and non-plastic) designed to be recyclable and the goal is to reach 100% by 2025.
In the Report Snacking Made Right 2019 (in Portuguese), the company highlights this and other progress made in sustainability goals and in encouraging the redefinition of the snack consumption experience (mindful snacking). The report describes Mondelēz International’s continued evolution to lead the future of snacking globally, scaling its global footprint to drive positive change for consumers and the environment. The report includes Mondelēz International’s unique sustainably sourced programs and purpose-driven approaches to empowering people to snack the right way, at the right time. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company believes its purpose has become even more important and is committed to expanding its efforts to address the changing global landscape.
“At Mondelēz International, we are focused on creating a positive impact on society as part of our mission to lead the future of snacking. We know that consumers around the world and also in Brazil are increasingly aware of the impact of their choices and what the companies behind these products represent. We made a lot of progress in 2019 and I believe that the commitments made for 2025 are ideal to lead us to a more sustainable and conscious future,” says Maria Claudia Souza, Director of Corporate and Government Affairs at Mondelēz Brazil.
Cocoa sustainability
In 2019, the company expanded its global cocoa sustainability program, Cocoa Life, to Brazil, which now has the support of the century-old brand Lacta with the Intense line, which bears the Cocoa Life seal on its packaging. The project aims to monitor the input's production chain from end to end, while training producers and positively transforming the future of cocoa communities in Bahia and Pará. The company has committed to investing a total of US$400 million between 2012 and 2022, globally. In Brazil, approximately R$4.5 million has already been invested, benefiting more than a thousand people, including producers, families and indirect workers.
Cocoa Life Commitment in Brazil:
- Investment of R$ 10 million by 2022
- Transform 1000 hectares of pasture areas in cocoa agroforestry
- Restructure 750 hectares of existing cocoa farms with new agroecological soil management
- Restore 500 hectares of riparian forest
- Zoom in 50% the number of producers, families and indirect workers benefited by the program in Brazil
- To reach 200 thousand producers and 1 million members of the cocoa community.
About Mondelēz International in Brazil
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) “empowers people to snack right” in approximately 150 countries around the world. With 2019 net revenues of approximately US$1.4T26 billion, the company is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, belVita, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka It is Toblerone; Sour Patch Kids. In Brazil, the company has beloved brands in its portfolio, such as Trident, Chewing Gum It is Halls, the chocolates Lacta, Bis It is Milk Chocolate bonbon, the cookies Social Club, Oreo It is Trakinas, powdered soft drinks Tang, Clight It is Fresh, desserts and baking powder Royal and the cream cheese Philadelphia. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor's 500, the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com/br and follow our profile on Twitter www.twitter.com/MDLZ.
