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Mars debuts recyclable pet food pouches for WHISKAS®

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated, a global leader in pet care products and services, continues to make progress in recyclable pet food packaging with the launch of a new mono material pouch for its WHISKAS® brand in the UK and Germany. The new WHISKAS® pouches are designed to be recyclable, compatible with current or emerging recycling infrastructure. The switch to recyclable material has reduced the carbon footprint of the packaging by 46%. The innovative packaging moves away from traditional multi-material pouches which are difficult for consumers to recycle due to inseparable plastic and…

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Mars delivers another 1.9% absolute reduction of greenhouse gases

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated recently released the 2024 Mars Sustainable in a Generation Report, announcing continued progress towards its goal of reducing its carbon footprint. By the end of 2024, Mars achieved another 1.9% reduction in absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to its 2015 baseline, while growing the business over 69% to approximately $55 billion in annual sales during the same period.   Poul Weihrauch, Mars CEO said: “I’m pleased to see our continued ability to decouple our business growth from our carbon footprint while simultaneously investing in innovation and getting…

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Mars shares ambition to accelerate regenerative agriculture with His Majesty King Charles III

Stuart Mitchell

Earlier this year, His Majesty King Charles III visited SOIL: The World at Our Feet, a new exhibition at Somerset House which celebrates the wonder of soil and the vital role it plays in the planet’s future. Mars, Incorporated is Associate Sponsor of the exhibition, reflecting its commitment to promote global soil health and its ambitious goal to help deliver more than one million acres of regenerative agriculture practices by 2030. This initiative forms part of Mars Incorporated’s broader 2050 net-zero commitments and emphasises the company’s efforts to advancing climate-smart,…

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Mars and Calm team up to celebrate the wellbeing benefits of pets

Stuart Mitchell

Mars – the leading pet care business behind brands pets and pet owners love including ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, VCA™ and ANTECH® – is partnering with Calm, a leading mental health company, to spotlight the wellbeing potential of pets. Together, they are helping people recognize the role everyday interactions with pets play in supporting relaxation, life balance and overall mental wellbeing. The collaboration launches Calm’s first-ever collection created for pet lovers, inspired by research into human-animal relationships, including findings from an international survey of over 30,000 pet owners…

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The Sheba Hope Grows™ program gives an inside look at coral restoration efforts with new “Reef Builders” documentary

Stuart Mitchell

The Sheba Hope Grows™ program gives an inside look at coral restoration efforts with new “Reef Builders” documentary, Mars have posted on their website here about this new documentary and the future for this project, the post is featured below: At Mars, the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today – and we’re seeing that happen through our purposeful impact in coral restoration, brought to life in a new documentary called “Reef Builders,” presented by the SHEBA® brand. The brand believes in the power of storytelling…

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