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For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.

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New Metrics

COP21: 114 Companies Commit to Set Science-Based Emissions-Reduction Targets, Surpassing Goal

Published on December 8, 2015

About a 5 minute read

The Science-Based Targets initiative announced Tuesday that 114 companies have now committed to set emissions-reduction targets in line with what scientists say is necessary to keep global warming below the dangerous threshold of 2 degrees Celsius. T... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

How Partnerships, Disrupting Business Models, Gamifying Energy Became Cornerstones of Innovation for Brands

Published on November 20, 2015

About a 6 minute read

The final morning plenary at SB ’15 London brought together a handful of popular household brands with some established and up-and-coming industry innovators, all of which pulled back the curtain on key success factors for bringing sustainability i... View More

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Press Release

Mars Food Partners with the Sustainable Rice Platform

Published on November 2, 2015

About a 3 minute read

In much of the world, we take rice for granted. We’ve got canisters of it in our cupboards, and it’s readily available in our stores. Indeed, we can take it or leave it as part of our daily meals.But for billions of people around the globe, rice ... View More

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Press Release

Mars Catapults to #6 on List of Biggest Green Power Users

Published on November 2, 2015

About a 3 minute read

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today revealed the 100 biggest green power users in the U.S., and Mars, Incorporated entered the list at number six. The EPA’s National Top 100 ranks companies based on their use of green power – ze... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Mars, FAO Partner to Make Food 'Safe and Sustainable' Worldwide

Published on October 22, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Mars has signed a new partnership agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help make food safer across the globe, with a specific focus on the developing regions of the global South.The partners will do this... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

General Mills, IKEA Among Latest Global Players to Join White House Climate Action Pledge

Published on October 21, 2015

About a 2 minute read

General Mills, IKEA and Best Buy are among the 81 companies to recently join the White House-led American Business Act on Climate Pledge, which sets significant greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy sourcing goals for 2020 and beyond.The pled... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Have an Idea for the Future of Food? Unilever, Cargill, General Mills, and More Want to Hear It

Published on October 5, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Startups that are innovating around nutritious, sustainable food are invited to pitch for a £3000 cash prize and a three-month mentoring program with the Unilever Foundry. The competition is open to innovators tackling food system challenges such as... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Food Companies to Congress: Step Up with Bold, Enforceable Climate Agreement at COP21

Published on October 2, 2015

About a 3 minute read

The CEOs of 10 global food companies pledged to accelerate business action on climate change and urged U.S. and world leaders to form a robust international agreement at COP21 in December in a joint letter coordinated by Ceres and released yesterday.... View More

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Innovation & Technology

Climate Week: Climate Neutral Now, RE100 Initiatives Recruit Fortune 500 Companies

Published on September 22, 2015

About a 5 minute read

Two initiatives for reducing businesses’ impacts on the environment have attracted globally recognized brands this week at Climate Week NYC.On Tuesday, the United Nations (UN) announced a new initiative to help businesses and individuals reduce the... View More

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Supply Chain

Mars, Avery Dennison to Confer with US Forest Owners on Challenges of Sustainable Management

Published on September 22, 2015

About a 2 minute read

For the first time ever, family forest owners and well-known marketplace brands will connect and discuss their respective needs and challenges related to sustainable forest management. Mars Inc., McDonald’s, Avery Dennison, and Evergreen Packaging ... View More

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Supply Chain

WWF: Food Security Delivers Long-Term Business Security

Published on September 18, 2015

About a 3 minute read

WWF-UK and the Food Ethics Council recently interviewed senior food business executives to investigate their understanding of sustainable food security and barriers to achieving it. They said the government needs to take bold action to create a food ... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

Mars, Researchers Reveal Benefits of Cocoa Flavanols, But Not Good News for Chocolate Lovers

Published on September 11, 2015

About a 3 minute read

The University of Dusseldorf, the University of Reading and Mars, Incorporated have unveiled two new studies revealing that cocoa flavanols can help to keep our hearts healthy. Cocoa flavanols are nutrients found naturally in the cocoa bean.The resea... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Jamie Oliver Proposes Tax on Sugary Drinks in UK; Industry Is Not Amused

Published on September 8, 2015

About a 3 minute read

UK chef and “Food Revolution”-ary Jamie Oliver teamed up with food lobbying organization Sustain to encourage the UK government to consider a tax on sugary drinks and use the proceeds to help curb childhood obesity.Oliver launched a petition last... View More

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Press Release

Who knew wind could be so sweet? Mars candy and Duke Energy did

Published on September 3, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 50 percent stake in Mesquite Creek Wind near Lamesa, Texas, through its joint venture partnership with Sumitomo Corp. of Americas -- increasing Duke Energy Renewables' Texas wind capacity to more than 1,200 MW.Gl... View More

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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

Study: Consumers Are Willing to Pay 30% More for Fair Trade Products

Published on August 29, 2015

About a 2 minute read

A new study from the University of Bonn finds that consumers are willing to pay more for products with a Fair Trade logo, and they also perceive them to taste better. Published last week in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research identifies potential... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

365 Companies, Investors Send Letters Announcing Support for EPA's Clean Power Plan

Published on July 31, 2015

About a 5 minute read

In an unprecedented show of business support for tackling climate change, 365 companies and investor groups sent letters today to more than two dozen governors across the United States voicing their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s... View More

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Press Release

Mars Releases 2014 Sustainability Report

Published on July 29, 2015

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29 July 2015 – Mars Inc. has released its 2014 sustainability report, Principles in Action. The report highlights the global confectionary giant’s 54% year-on-year increase in renewable energy usage.The new Mesquite Creek Wind farm in Texas, part... View More

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Marketing & Communications

Would You Want to Read Your Company’s Sustainability Report?

Published on July 2, 2015

About a 2 minute read

"It's all in our Sustainability Report."That's a phrase guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of even the hardiest sustainability wonks. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Consumer Goods Industry Commits to Halving Its Food Waste Globally by 2025

Published on June 29, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Last week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) — whose membership includes hundreds of consumer brands from a range of industries around the world, including food giants Campbell Soup, Clif Bar, Hershey, Mars and Procter & Gamble — announced a new... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Unilever Convenes Leading Companies to Share Lessons from Achieving Zero Waste

Published on June 17, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Noted sustainability leader Unilever is spearheading a movement for industrial waste reduction.Last week the CPG giant hosted an event in partnership with 2Degrees, bringing together over 100 representatives from academia, NGOs and companies, includi... View More

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