The Nestlé owned chocolate brand aims to achieve carbon
neutrality by reducing the emissions generated through the sourcing of its
ingredients, the manufacturing of the product and its distribution by more than
50% as part of the plan.
According to KitKat, most emissions occur when producing
ingredients like cocoa and milk and the brand has committed to reduce these
emissions as much as possible through initiatives like restoring forests and
supporting a transition to regenerative agriculture.
To this end, KitKat plans to expand its work with cocoa,
palm oil, cereals, sugar and dairy farmers to implement regenerative practices
and has committed to helping farmers plant five million shade trees where it
sources its cocoa by 2025.
To improve the environmental footprint of its factories
KitKat has embraced renewable electricity at manufacturing sites, such as power
drawn from solar plants in the Middle East and Brazil.
According to the company, such practices have already
reduced the energy required to produce KitKat by more than 40% per ton of
product since 2000 and the company says it will continue to find new ways to
end dependency on fossil fuels and use 100% renewable electricity for all
KitKat factories before the end of 2025.
For any emissions that cannot be eliminated, the brand says
it will invest in high quality offsetting based on natural climate solutions.
KitKat is working with The Carbon Trust, a global climate
change and sustainability consultancy, to measure the brand’s current carbon footprint
and will complete this process later in 2021.
KitKat has a history of improving the sustainability of its
supply chain that dates back more than a decade. In 2009, Nestlé launched the
Nestlé Cocoa Plan and by 2016, KitKat sourced 100% of its cocoa from the
program.
Under the Plan, Nestlé has planted more than 15 million
cocoa trees and invested CHF 300 million in cocoa sustainability and the new
KitKat carbon neutral pledge is expected to complement the company’s ongoing
efforts to reduce its environmental footprint further.
Its parent company Nestlé has, on the other hand, used a
variety of tools for the last ten years, including certification, supply chain
mapping and satellite imagery, to achieve its no-deforestation commitment.
Furthermore, Nestlé is focusing on forest conservation and
restoration and recently joined forces with others to launch the Rimba
Collective to supports the protection and restoration of over 500,000 hectares
of tropical forest landscapes in Southeast Asia, where the company sources its
ingredients.
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