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Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions
One of the world’s leading food processing and packaging solu- tions companies, Tetra Pak recently an- nouncedits commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its own operations by 2030, with the ambition to achieve net zero GHG emissions for the entire value chain by 2050.
Today, Tetra Pak reconfirms its stra- tegic priority in driving the sustainabil- ity transformation by setting an ambi- tion for net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, supporting this with an intermediate 2030 target of
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net zero carbon emissions across its own operations. The company will also set emissions reduction targets in line with 1.5°C according to the Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative across scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Tetra Pak was founded on the idea that a package should save more than it costs, with sustainability always at the core of how the company oper- ates as a business. Since 1999, the company has been collecting data on energy use and greenhouse gas emis- sions from across the organisation on an annual basis, with its GHG accounts audited by an independent third party since 2013.
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dent Packaging Solutions and Com- mercial Operations at Tetra Pak, said “We have consistently delivered on our climate goals, right from the first goal set in 2002, again in 2005 and we are on track to meet our 2020 goal. In 2017, we were the first com- pany in the food and beverage indus- try to have our climate impact re- duction targets approved by the SBT initiative. More recently, we joined the European Alliance for Green Re- covery, the first pan-European call for mobilization on post-crisis green investment solutions. Today, we’re once again leading the way by set- ting ambitious net zero emissions targets that will drive transformation right across our sector and the entire value chain. The planet’s greatest environmental challenge demands nothing less from us.”
Tetra Pak will focus on four key ar- eas to reach net zero GHG emissions across its own operations by 2030, and to realise its 2050 ambition along the entire value chain:
• Lowering energy-related emis- sions through energy conservation, improvements in energy efficiency, installing on site solar photovoltaics (solar PV) and purchasing renewable energy. Since 2011, Tetra Pak has in- vested over €16 million in energy ef- ficiency, preventing energy use from increasing by 23% over this period. A member of the RE100 initiative, Tetra
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Pak has gone from 20% use of renew- able electricity in 2014 to 69% in 2019, and it is on track to achieve its 2020 target of 80%.
• Partnering with suppliers and oth- er stakeholders along the value chain to significantly reduce carbon foot- print. Tetra Pak is working with suppli- ers to cut upstream carbon emissions.
• Accelerating the development of its low carbon circular packaging and equipment portfolio and working to help customers achieve their emission reduction targets.
• Developing sustainable recycling
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value chains, via collaboration with customers, waste management com- panies, recyclers, municipalities, in- dustry associations and equipment suppliers.
Lars Holmquist concluded: “Ten years ago we set a climate goal to cap our 2020 impact across the value chain at 2010 levels, while growing the busi- ness. This helped us save 12 million tonnes of GHG emissions to date. We believe that our ability to set and dem- onstrate progress in line with science and societal expectations, our inno- vation drive and the collaborative ap- proach across the value chain put us all on the right path to achieve our new ambition.”
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