Corporate Commitments


A growing number of businesses are committing to actions that aim to address the systemic risks and impacts of our food system.

Responsible Business Memberships

Global Compact Consumer Goods Forum Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)
 Carrefour
 Cargill
 Coca Cola Europe
 Diageo
General Mills
 Kellogg
 Marks & Spencer
 Mars Inc.
 Metro Group
 Morrisons
 Nestlé
 PepsiCo
 Sainsbury's
 Tesco
Unilever
 Walmart

Carbon Reductions

Type  Science-based Targets Set Baseline Year Own-Operations Target   Supply Chain Target
Carrefour Retailer Committed 2010 -70% by 2050 (A)
Cargill Producer No 2015 -5% by 2020 (R)
Coca Cola Europe Manufacturer Yes 2007 -50% by 2020 (A) -33% by 2020 (R)
Diageo Manufacturer Yes 2007 -50% by 2020 (A) -30% by 2020 (R)
General Mills Manufacturer Yes 2010 -28% by 2025 (A) -28% by 2025 (A)
Kellogg Manufacturer Yes 2015 -65% by 2050 (A) -20% by 2030 (A), -50% by 2050 (A)
Marks & Spencer Retail Committed TBD TBD
Mars Inc. Manufacturer Committed  2007 -100% by 2040 (A) -67% by 2050 (A)
Metro Group Retail Committed 2011 -80-95% by 2050 (A)
Morrisons Retail No 2005 30% by 2020 (R)
Nestlé Manufacturer Yes -50% by 2050 (A) -50% by 2050 (A)
PepsiCo Manufacturer Yes  2015 -20% by 2030 (A) -20% by 2030 (A)
Sainsbury's Retail No 2005 -30% by 2020 (A)
Tesco Retail Yes 2015 -60% by 2025 (A) -17% by 2030 (A)
Unilever Manufacturer Committed TBD TBD
Walmart Retail Yes 2015 -18% by 2025 (A) 1 billion tonnes avoided by 2030 (suppliers + customers)
(R) = Relative Emissions; (A) = Absolute Emissions

Deforestation

Deforestation Target
Carrefour By 2020
Cargill By 2030
Coca Cola Europe
Diageo
General Mills
Kellogg By 2020 (high risk supply chains)
Marks & Spencer By 2020 (commodity-driven)
Mars Inc.
Metro Group
Morrisons
 Nestlé  By 2020
 PepsiCo By 2020
 Sainsbury's By 2020
 Tesco By 2020
 Unilever By 2020 (five commodities)
 Walmart By 2020
 
Zero deforestation
Zero net deforestation

Resource Use

 
Energy Water Food waste
 Carrefour -30% (in stores) by 2020 (2004)*   -50% by 2025 (2016)
 Cargill 5% improvement in efficiency by 2020 (2015) 5% improvement in efficiency by 2020 (2015)  
 Coca Cola Europe

40% of energy from renewable or low-carbon sources by 2020

Equal amount of water as used in finished beverages and production returned to environment by 2020  
 Diageo   50% improvement in efficiency by 2020; 100% of waste water from operations returned to environment by 2020  
 General Mills   -1%  each year in every production facility -50% by 2050
 Kellogg -15% in plants by 2020 (2015)*; 50% increase in low-carbon energy in plants by 2020 -15% in plants by 2020 (2015)* -50% by 2050
 Marks & Spencer 50% improvement in efficiency (in UK and ROI operations) by 2020*; Continue to procure 100% renewable electricity in the UK & RoI to 2020 -35% (in UK and ROI operations) by 2020 (2006/7)* -20% by 2020 (2013/14)* -50% (in operations) by 2025 (2016)
 Mars Inc. -100% fossil fuel use (in operations) by 2040    
 Metro Group      
 Morrisons   -20% (in operations) by 2020 -20% by 2025 (2015)
 Nestlé 20% increase in renewable energy use across all sites by 2020 (2006) -35% by 2020 (2010)* -50% by 2025 (2016)
 PepsiCo   25% increase in efficiency by 2025; 15% improvement in efficiency in high water risk sourcing areas by 2025 -50% by 2050
 Sainsbury's   -35% (operations only) by 2020 (2010/11) -20% by 2025
 Tesco 100% renewable electricity by 2030   Zero surplus food waste by 2017 (UK only); -20% by 2025 (2015)
 Unilever

100% of grid electricity from renewable sources by 2020; 100% of energy across manufacturing operations from renewable sources by 2030

Water abstraction by global factory network will be at or below 2008 levels by 2020 -50% by 2050; -20% by 2025 (2015)
 Walmart Supplied by 100% renewable energy by 2016   -50% by 2050
* = Relative Target; (2015)= Baseline Year

Sustainable Agriculture

Policy Soils Fertiliser Pesticides Water Labour
Carrefour           Link
Cargill           Link
Coca Cola Europe Link Link   Link Link Link
Diageo Link     Link Link
General Mills         Link
Kellogg Link     Link Link
Marks & Spencer     Link   Link
Mars Inc.       Link Link
Metro Group         Link
Morrisons         Link
Nestlé Link Link Link Link  Link
PepsiCo Link Link Link Link Link Link
Sainsbury's         Link
Tesco         Link
Unilever Link Link Link  Link Link Link
Walmart         Link

Raw Materials

  Palm Oil Soy Sugar Rice Corn Paper Beef Fish Feed
Carrefour Link         Link      
Cargill Link         Link      
Coca Cola Europe Link Link Link   Link Link      
Diageo           Link      
General Mills Link   Link   Link Link      
Kellogg Link   Link Link Link Link      
Marks & Spencer Link Link       Link Link Link Link
Mars Inc. Link Link   Link   Link Link Link  
Metro Group Link         Link   Link  
Morrisons Link Link       Link   Link  
Nestlé Link Link Link     Link   Link  
PepsiCo Link   Link            
Sainsbury's Link Link   Link   Link Link Link Link
Tesco Link Link       Link Link Link Link
Unilever Link Link Link     Link Link    
Walmart Link             Link  
 
Full commitment
Partial commitment (including zero deforestation)

Last updated February 2017.

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