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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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Marketing & Communications

#SB14London: Why Brands Should Be Talking Sustainability

Published on November 4, 2014

About a 3 minute read

What if 15 of the biggest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies decided they really wanted to change the world? How would they go about communicating their sustainability commitments to the millions of consumers they need to persuade to live mo... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

IKEA, Philips, H&M, Mars, Nestlé Launch Campaign to Lead Business Shift to 100% Renewables

Published on September 30, 2014

About a 3 minute read

IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H&M, KPN, Mars, Nestlé, Philips and Reed Elsevier were among businesses that joined a powerful group of NGOs and clean energy experts during Climate Week to launch of a multi-year initiative to encourage major comp... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

The #CVSEffect in Action: Wagon Train Edition — IKEA, GM, Mars Stand Up for Climate Policy

Published on July 18, 2014

About a 6 minute read

Previous articles in this series talked about leading businesses taking bold steps on their own for the common good — because it's the right thing to do — even if it costs the company financially in the short term.This time I want to point to the... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Major US Companies Band Together to Assert Market Demand for Renewables

Published on July 15, 2014

About a 5 minute read

Looking to increase availability of cost-competitive renewable energy to run their businesses, this week 12 leading US companies signed the Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles, created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Resources Instit... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Attitudes v. Behaviors, $75B Worth of Plastic Damage Hot Topics on #SB14sd Day One

Published on June 4, 2014

About a 7 minute read

Monday, day one of SB ’14 San Diego, was jam-packed with thought-provoking workshops featuring dozens of experts sharing their latest research and insights on a variety of topics — from multi-sector anti-deforestation efforts to intrapreneurship ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Reports Explore Corporates’ Climate-Related Risks — and What They Can Do to Mitigate Them

Published on May 23, 2014

About a 5 minute read

Two reports released this week examine the increasingly urgent risks to which major corporations around the world are vulnerable thanks to climate change, along with their own part in exacerbating those risks and how they could act to mitigate them.G... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

P&G Upgrades Palm Oil Policy After Extensive Greenpeace Campaign

Published on April 8, 2014

About a 3 minute read

After a recent rash of new commitments from a number of its fellow consumer goods giants and a number of not-so-subtle hints from Greenpeace (including a high-profile protest at the company’s Cincinnati headquarters last month), Procter and Gamble ... View More

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Supply Chain

MARS Joins Growing List of Brands Committing to Deforestation-Free Palm Oil

Published on March 17, 2014

About a 3 minute read

Mars Incorporated has announced a new sustainable palm oil policy, which commits Mars to both industry-leading standards and to developing a fully traceable pipeline back to known palm oil processing mills by the end of the year. The initiative is su... View More

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New Metrics

#SustyGoals 6: Setting Standards for Ambitious Carbon Targets – A Dialogue with GHG Protocol's Pankaj Bhatia

Published on February 10, 2014

About a 8 minute read

“Given that carbon footprinting is predicated on climate science, why doesn't the Greenhouse Gas Protocol include guidance on setting science-based emissions goals and targets?” That's the question I asked Janet Ranganathan, Vice President for Sc... View More

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Supply Chain

Report: Sustainable Sourcing Driving Major Market Growth

Published on February 5, 2014

About a 2 minute read

Private sector sourcing commitments from companies such as Unilever, Coca Cola, Starbucks and Home Depot are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2014.Once thought ... View More

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Supply Chain

Creating Sustainable Apparel Value Chains, Part I: Transforming the Industry

Published on January 31, 2014

About a 6 minute read

This post first appeared on CSRwire's TalkBack blog on December 17, 2013.The ubiquity of the apparel industry is staggering. Everyone wears clothes. The manufacturing of apparel triggers national development and industrialization, jobs and forms of c... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Food Companies Seek Federal GMO Labeling Standard, Challenge Washington's Campaign Finance Laws

Published on January 15, 2014

About a 3 minute read

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) — which represents food-industry giants including Coca-Cola, MARS, Kellogg, P&G, McDonald’s, Mondelez International, Starbucks, Hershey, General Mills and roughly 300 others — announced this week ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Nestlé, Campbell's, Coke Among Companies That Eliminated 6.4T Calories from U.S. Marketplace

Published on January 13, 2014

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16 of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings released last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The companies, ac... View More

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Brands Share Strategies for Creating Shared Value on SB London Day Two

Published on November 21, 2013

About a 9 minute read

The morning of day two at SB London was brimming with brands both large (Starbucks, MARS, BASF, Kering) and small (Fairphone, Honest By) sharing their perspectives on and strategies for creating value for all stakeholders, all of which are naturally ... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Futerra, BSR Launch Tool to Build Business Case for Living More Sustainable Lifestyles

Published on November 7, 2013

About a 1 minute read

Although business leaders expect exponential growth in consumer interest and business action on sustainable lifestyles within five years, they are struggling to make the case for action, according to survey results released earlier this year by BSR a... View More

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Starbucks, Unilever Push White House to Follow Through on Climate Action Plan

Published on October 30, 2013

About a 3 minute read

One year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, 20 major U.S. brands including Starbucks, Unilever and Mars, Inc. are calling for the White House to follow through on climate change preparedness efforts outlined in the Climate Action Plan ... View More

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Community Updates

Sustainable Brands® to Spotlight Product/Brand Innovation Driving Economic, Social and Environmental Benefit at London Conference

Published on October 16, 2013

About a 4 minute read

SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2013 – Sustainable Brands® recently announced program details for its pan-European conference to be held at the Lancaster London, November 18-19th. The conference will bring together over 500 senior-level brand marketing... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Disney, Yahoo!, Google Top List of 100 Companies 'Most Loved' by Consumers

Published on October 16, 2013

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Global opinion research consultancy APCO Insight last week revealed its list of the 100 Most Loved Companies, based on findings generated by its Emotional LinkingSM model, which measures consumers’ emotional attachment to brands. The Walt Disney Co... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Investors Call For Food Companies That Oppose Labeling to Stay Out of Washington State GMO Battle

Published on October 9, 2013

About a 4 minute read

Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are facing new pressure from shareholders to stay out of future elections. ... View More

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Community Updates

European Sustainable Brands Community Leaders to Gather for World-Renowned Brand Innovation Conference

Published on July 31, 2013

About a 3 minute read

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2013 – Sustainable Brands® announced today that the Sustainable Brands London conference is set to convene November 18-19, 2013 at the Lancaster London. The conference theme, From Revolution to Renaissance, will focus on ... View More

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