Building the world we want to live in tomorrow, today.

We’re on a mission to use all the resources we have — our science, our voice, our business and our community — to create a better tomorrow for our pets, people and the planet.

Carefully-curated, conscious kibble  

With the increasing impacts of climate change, this is a critical moment to change the trajectory we’re on. That’s why we work relentlessly towards improving our impact by making our activities more sustainable and socially responsible.

In support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, we’re transforming the way we work – from how we source active nutrients to how we fish for our pet food ingredients – to ensure every part of our operations and extended supply chains help people and the planet thrive.

We plan to expand our use of renewable energy, help farmers cut water use while increasing crop yield, work to eliminate deforestation and evolve our product packaging to support a circular economy.

Caring for the planet like you care for your pet

Humanity’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have changed the composition of our atmosphere and people around the world are beginning to feel the effects, from increased average and extreme temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns, to more severe and less predictable storms.

Mars, the makers of ADVANCE™ pet food are acting to cut 50% of our emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero GHG emissions across our full value chain by 2050.

 How?

• Transitioning to 100% renewable energy – by changing how we power our factories, offices and veterinary hospitals, addressing energy used by farmers, how we source ingredients and even the energy used by retailers and by consumers and pet owners at home.  
• Redesigning our supply chains to stop deforestation – by enhancing transparency and traceability of key ingredients such as soy, and beef. 
• Scaling up initiatives in climate-smart agriculture – by working with farmers on regenerative agriculture, optimizing sourcing, and switching to renewables. 
• Optimizing recipes – developing new lower GHG-footprint ingredients, as well as alternative proteins for pet food. 
• Improving and optimizing logistics – redesigning networks, the type of transport we reply on and the energy sources used, e.g., electrification of vehicles or potential green hydrogen.  
• Embedding climate action in the business – embedding climate reductions into our governance and business planning, including it as a shareholder objective, in variable remuneration plans of our senior executives, in investment planning processes, in its merger and acquisition strategy.  

 Good Food Deserves Good Packaging

We’re working to reduce waste and boost circularity, by improving recyclability of our products, and the use of reusable packaging in pursuit of our ambitious packaging sustainability goals.

We want to contribute to a circular economy where packaging material never becomes waste, but is recycled, reused, or composted. So, Mars have developed a three-pillar strategy that consists of eliminating unnecessary packaging, redesigning our remaining packaging for circularity, and investing to close the loop.

For more details on Mars’ sustainability projects, please head to mars.com/sustainability-plan