Mondelez International have issued a statement from Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, outlining their commitments to sustainability and climate change.

“As a global company with sales in more than 165 countries, we believe acting on climate change is critically important. Growing our positive impact for people and the planet is not only at the core of who we are as a company, it also helps to accelerate our growth. Smart and sustainable use of natural resources to reduce our environmental impact is necessary now more than ever.”

“Mondelez International remains committed to our Sustainability 2020 climate change goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Our goals place us at the forefront of the fight against climate change by setting science-based targets to support the global effort to limit climate change to less than 2ºC. We’ve reduced CO2 emissions from our factories by 7% since 2013 and we’re on track to deliver our 2020 goal of 15% reduction in CO2 emissions.”

“Beyond this, we’re also addressing deforestation in our key supply chains - the biggest single contributor to our end-to-end carbon footprint. We recently published a new Cocoa Life strategy to combat climate change in cocoa producing countries and we were founding members of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative. Our palm oil action plan aims to make sustainable palm oil the mainstream option by requiring suppliers to improve practices across their operations.”

“We must all work together to take aggressive steps to combat climate change. Securing our planet’s precious resources is fundamental to protect future generations.”