Tetra Pak has today – World Environment Day – launched its 25th Sustainability Report, which shows the company has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 20% since 2019, while lowering operational GHG emissions by 47% across the same timeframe.
The latter puts Tetra Pak on track to meet its target of net zero GHG emissions in its own operations by 2030 and supports the company’s long-term ambition to work together with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders and achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2050, the company says.
The report focuses on five interdependent areas: food systems, circularity, climate, nature and social sustainability.
Another major milestone saw the launch of an aseptic beverage carton featuring a paper-based barrier, reducing its carbon footprint by a third (33%) and bringing the company a step closer to developing the world’s most sustainable food package. This world-first was a result of a €100 million investment in packaging research and development in 2023, with the same investment planned annually for the next five to ten years.
Adolfo Orive, president & CEO at Tetra Pak, notes that collaboration across the food industry is ever more important to feed a growing population sustainably.
“Our global presence and end-to-end solutions give us opportunities every day to collaborate with stakeholders across the value chain, from farmers and food producers, to suppliers, policy makers, consumers and others,” Orive says. “We understand the responsibility that comes with this role. We remain committed to playing our part to transform the world’s food systems, to ensure they are more secure, resilient and sustainable.”
Tetra Pak’s Sustainability Report FY23 highlights further company achievements in the past year, and its ongoing initiatives to protect food, people and the planet. These include:
The full FY23 report can be found here.
Source: foodanddrinktechnology.com