Mars’ Royal Canin to Reach Carbon Neutral Status by 2025
The food firm has pledged to cut the carbon footprint across the pet food brand’s product range.
Food and beverage firm Mars Inc. said Tuesday that its Royal Canin pet food product line will be certified carbon neutral by 2025 as the parent company works toward hitting net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050.
“It is science-led initiatives and decisive action, not just ambition, which will help us hit our 2025 climate target,” Loic Moutault, president of Royal Canin, said in a company release. “We believe that making this bold carbon neutral commitment will inspire and mobilize new and impactful ideas, action and results across Royal Canin’s global value chain that will help us improve our environmental footprint and make a meaningful positive difference to pets, people, and the planet.”
The company will use the PAS 2060 standard for carbon neutrality to report on its progress toward the objective. Royal Canin will also invest in certified carbon credits.
Last month, Mars Petcare announced plans to invest $117 million into its manufacturing site in Fort Smith, AR to add two new manufacturing lines, upgrade equipment, and construct a new warehouse. Work on the new lines and the 47,000-sq-ft warehouse is slated to reach completion in 2023.
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