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More than half of European workers would switch jobs for a pet-friendly workplace

Stuart Mitchell

As companies across the globe celebrate Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Mars, Incorporated, global leader in pet care products and services and maker of beloved brands including PEDIGREE® and WHISKAS®, reveals that pet-friendly workplaces are no longer a “nice-to-have” for Europeans, but an expectation, with more than half (55%) considering switching jobs if it meant they could bring their pets to work.  The Pet-Friendly Advantage (PFA) 2026 Workplace Report surveyed more than 16,000 employees across 16 European countries, revealing pet-friendly policies as a powerful tool for boosting workplace well-being,…

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Mars Impact Fund commits $1M to World Central Kitchen to support earthquake…

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated recently announced a $1M grant through the Mars Impact Fund to World Central Kitchen (WCK) to support communities impacted by the devastating earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela. The funding will help provide more than 200,000 fresh meals to people affected by the disaster, accompanying additional on-the-ground efforts already underway by Mars and its brands. Mars and WCK have partnered together since 2022 to help prepare and deliver fresh, nourishing meals to those affected by crises worldwide. WCK provides on-the-ground food distribution for families in need and has served…

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Mars accelerates sustainability progress with all U.S. operations now powered by 100% renewable electricity

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated today released the 2025 Mars Sustainable in a Generation Report, highlighting continued progress against its sustainability initiatives. The launch coincides with a major milestone that all its U.S. operations are now powered by 100% renewable electricity. Together with broader operational decarbonization efforts, this progress contributed to a 42.6% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions against a 2015 baseline. It also helped deliver a 6.4% reduction in GHG emissions across its full value chain in 2025, bringing the company’s cumulative absolute emissions reduction to 16.9% against a…

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Mars and ofi announce strategic collaboration to accelerate net zero cocoa in Ecuador

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients and solutions, today announced a five-year strategic collaboration (2025-2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador, across Mars and ofi’s shared cocoa supply chain. Partnering for more than 15 years of joint sustainable cocoa sourcing globally and a decade jointly in Ecuador, the latest collaboration combines Mars and ofi’s shared 2050 Net Zero vision with both companies’ commitments validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In…

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Mars accelerates clean energy transition in Europe through landmark agreement in Lithuania

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated, a leading snacking, food and pet care services and nutrition provider, today announced it has entered into a long-term virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) with European Energy for most of the output from the planned Skuodas Wind Farm in Lithuania. The agreement represents the latest milestone in the Mars Renewables Acceleration Program and supports the company’s broader efforts to extend clean, renewable electricity across its full value chain and advance progress toward its net zero ambitions.   The contract includes bundled guarantees of origin, enabled by renewable electricity…

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