Mars, Inc., a global powerhouse in snacks, petcare, and food and nutrition, unveils its Net Zero Roadmap, focusing on five fundamental elements to achieve sustainability goals. In a podcast featuring Autumn Fox, Climate and Sustainability Senior Manager at Mars, the discussion covers the roadmap’s origin, stakeholder buy-in, science-based targets, and addressing challenges like deforestation and water scarcity. Notably, sustainable packaging’s impact on recipes and decarbonising the complex global supply chain are explored. Mars emphasises agriculture and regenerative farming, communication with farmers, and tackling pet anaesthesia’s sustainability challenges. The company’s approach to deforestation, water scarcity, and energy consumption is detailed, along with insights from Mars’ Climate Boot Camp. The episode concludes with Autumn’s bold predictions for Mars’ sustainable future and lessons for other companies from the Net Zero Roadmap.

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