Nestlé Breakfast Cereals owner Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) has released its net-zero roadmap which reveals its aim to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
As part of this bid to be more sustainable, CPW predicts that 13% of its Nestlé cereals will come from regenerative agricultural practices by 2025.
CPW CEO and president David Clark said: “the organisation has paid close attention to how we source ingredients and make our products for many years – so this is not the start of our journey to contribute to a better planet.”
The roadmap is the result of a large-scale audit of emissions across CPW’s business, which involved collaboration with farmers and logistics providers.
From the data, CPW established a five-pillar net zero roadmap that highlights the initiatives it is taking throughout its value chain to reach its target — from sourcing ingredients to making and shipping its products.
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The roadmap also sets out plans to source ingredients with lower carbon footprints by focusing on regenerative agriculture – 13% of its cereals are expected to be sourced from these practices by 2025.
Head of sustainability at CPW Christine Truppe highlighted more than half of the company’s emissions are coming from product ingredients. She noted that “35% of them are connected with cereals and grain.”
Nestlé will also create product packages 100% designed for recycling by 2025 and reducing excess packaging where possible – 98% of packaging is already designed for recycling today.
CPW has also completed the transition of its 15 production facilities to 100% grid-sourced renewable electricity and will continue to improve energy efficiency across its operations by switching to alternative renewable energy sources and reducing waste.
Finally, CPW aims to reduce emissions across transportation and predicts that by 2025, 100% of its internal shuffles will be electrical.
