Our Approach

Making a positive impact on the world needs focus and dedication. At Mondelēz International, we’re guided by our Purpose to empower people to snack right. We use a scientific assessment of our environmental footprint, as well as insights from consumers and stakeholders, as the basis for our programming, ensuring that we focus where we can have the greatest impact. As we deliver, we measure our progress, and more importantly the positive change we are making. Aligning with frameworks such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals gives external validation to our programs and greater transparency on what we stand for.

UN Sustainable Development Goals grid

Goals and Progress

Since the creation of Mondelēz International in 2012, we’ve been setting ambitious goals for our programs in sustainability and nutrition. As we near the completion of our 2020 goal cycle, we have achieved or exceeded the milestones we set for ourselves. Our attention is now focused on our 2025 targets, against which we are successfully starting to work with programs that cross sustainability, human rights, and consumer nutrition.

Goal 2019 Progress
Well-being Well-being GOAL
Well-being snacks grow at twice the rate of traditional snacks by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
More needed
Traditional snacks growth outpaced well-being snacks growth
Renovate and innovate to meet consumers well-being needs by 2025 On track
Roadmap developed
Portion Control Portion Control GOAL
15% global snacks net revenue from portion control snacks by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
Exceeded
16%
20% global snacks net revenue from portion control snacks by 2025 On track
16%
UMindful Snacking Mindful Snacking GOAL
100% mindful snacking labelling across packaging globally by 2025
2019 PROGRESS
On track
Roadmap developed
Sustainable Ingredients Sustainable Ingredients GOAL
Scale up Cocoa Life, our $400 million investment to cocoa farming by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
On track
100% of cocoa volume for our chocolate brands through Cocoa Life by 2025 On track
63%
Wheat
100% of EU biscuits use Harmony Wheat by 2022
On track
65%
Palm oil
100% RSPO palm oil by 2020
Achieved
100%
Support sector wide action against consistent policies; maintain 100% RSPO by 2025 On track
100%
Environmental Impact Environmental Impact GOAL
CO2 emissions
15% reduction in CO2 emissions across manufacturing operations* by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
Achieved
15%*
10% end-to-end CO2 emissions reduction** by 2025 On track
Roadmap in progress
Water reduction
10% reduction in priority water usage* by 2020
Exceeded
27%*
10% reduction in priority water usage in areas where water is most scarce** by 2020 On track
Roadmap in progress
Total waste
20% reduction in manufacturing total waste* by 2020
Exceeded
21%
15% reduction in food waste in manufacturing** by 2025 On track
Roadmap in progress
50% reduction in food waste from distribution** by 2025 On track
Roadmap in progress
Packaging Innovation Packaging Innovation GOAL
Eliminate 65,000 tons of packaging by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
On track
64,850 tons
100% packaging designed to be recyclable and labeled with recycling information by 2025 On track
93%
Social Sustainability Social Sustainability GOAL
Human rights
100% human rights due diligence system coverage in own operations and priority tier-1 suppliers by 2020
2019 PROGRESS
Achieved
100%
100% human rights due diligence system coverage in own operations and tier-1 suppliers by 2025 On track
100%
Child labor
Scale up Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems in Cocoa Life communities in West Africa by 2020
On track
27%
100% Cocoa Life communities in West Africa have Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems by 2025 On track
27%

*2013 baseline against all 2020 Goals and Progress
**2018 baseline

ESG Datasheet, SASB & TCFD Alignment

As further evidence of our transparency, we will continue to assess new reporting frameworks and conventions as they emerge. We will continue to watch how disclosure frameworks like the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) or the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) evolve and will adjust our reporting accordingly. As an interim step, we are providing indices that allow investors to reference relevant disclosure in our existing reports.

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External Recognition

We are proud of the recognition we’ve received from global organizations for our ESG-related work.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices serve as benchmarks for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into their portfolios, and provide an effective engagement platform for companies who want to adopt sustainable best practices.

The Access to Nutrition Index is a new global initiative that evaluates food and beverage manufacturers on their policies, practices, and performance related to obesity and undernutrition.

CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. We have reported climate change data to CDP Climate since our inception in 2012 and we have also reported information about our water footprint to CDP Water since 2013.

The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark is a unique collaboration led by investors and civil society organisations dedicated to creating the first open and public benchmark of corporate human rights performance.

Partners and Industry Coalition Memberships

We are members of various organizations that cover a range of issues important to our business. Our engagement in these organizations is based on the philosophy of bringing together differing view and to help drive change. At times, our views may differ from others. Here is a sample of the groups we take part in:

We co-chair the Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition of Action, the Palm Oil Working Group and the Human Rights Working Group, where we are pioneering sector-wide approaches for a future that is forest positive and respects human rights.

We fully support multi-stakeholder collaboration for sector-wide approaches for a forest positive future where industry and NGOs work together to optimize land across sectors in collaboration with producing governments.

We sit on the board of directors of the World Cocoa Foundation, dedicated to catalyzing public-private action to accelerate cocoa sustainability. We fully support the foundation’s multi-stakeholdership approach for transformative change in the cocoa supply chain via joint learnings and knowledge sharing.