September 5, 2017 Mars, Inc. – UNVEILING OUR SUSTAINABLE IN A GENERATION PLAN
Dateline: September 26, 2017 Business Insider, great article by Oscar Williams Grut outlining Mars Sustainability in a Generation Plan, quoting Barry Parkin, Mars’ Chief Sustainability Officer.
‘We’re trying to go all in’: Chocolate giant Mars pledges $1 billion to fight climate change.
- Mars has pledged to spend $1 billion on its “Sustainability in a Generation” plan.
- It aims to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and promoting sustainable farming.
- Mars wants big companies around the world to follow its lead.
- It’s warning that “more extreme weather events” could cause “significant challenges and hardships” unless more action is taken.