EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
Pedigree , Whiskas , Chappie and Kitekat in the UK every year .
It ’ s not been easy , but one thing we ’ re big on is transparency – we can all benefit from sharing lessons learned along the journey with each other across the business and industry .
Our roadmap clearly and powerfully demonstrates what Mars is doing to help tackle climate change , at scale . In fact , our Mars Net Zero Roadmap serves as an open-source strategy that other companies can use to start making meaningful Net Zero action right now .
Q . WHAT ARE THE KEY BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES ?
» Balancing sustainability amongst many other competing business priorities and resourcing challenges can be difficult . But here ’ s the deal – businesses must keep sustainability front and centre
to compete both for consumers and to attract and keep talent .
We know there is no place for exceptions or excuses and that we need to ensure performance is prioritised over promises . In developing our Net Zero Roadmap we found that our plans and targets were not only possible to deliver , with existing science and technology , but they were entirely affordable too .
There are no shortcuts here . We ’ re talking about big structural shifts that can take many years to come to fruition . While such challenges may impact the pace of progress , we at Mars are committed to scaling up solutions where they exist and to test , learn , partner and advocate where they don ’ t .
In short , we know that we can grow our business and cut our emissions – we ’ re not just about making money , we ’ re about making a difference too , and our consumers and Associates want both . fooddigital . com 21