Tetra Pak Launches Initiative to Boost Water Security and Enhance Environmental Stewardship
Source: The DairyNews
Tetra Pak, a leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has unveiled its "Approach to Nature" program, an ambitious framework aimed at reversing nature loss and improving water security globally. This initiative aligns with key international objectives, including those set by the Biodiversity Plan which seeks to halt biodiversity loss and initiate a recovery for all life on Earth.
The company’s strategy is built on a detailed assessment of its nature-related impacts and dependencies, focusing on managing its value chain's environmental footprint and aiding ecosystem restoration. A key component of this strategy includes bolstering global water resilience by minimizing impacts on local water resources and addressing water challenges in at-risk basins.
Tetra Pak has set forth 25 specific targets to be achieved in the coming years:
By 2025, ensure that 100% of its raw materials with significant land footprints come from certified or controlled sources.
By 2025, all high-water-impact suppliers are to report on their water usage and quality.
Eliminate waste-to-landfill at Tetra Pak production sites by 2030.
Achieve a 50% reduction in water use in best practice processing lines by 2030, compared to levels in 2019.
Gilles Tisserand, vice president of Climate & Biodiversity at Tetra Pak, highlighted the critical economic stakes linked to nature, noting, “With over half of the world’s GDP heavily reliant on nature, our Approach to Nature not only reflects our commitment to environmental stewardship but also builds on our longstanding action in this domain.” Tisserand also mentioned Tetra Pak's recognition in the 2023 CDP Forests A List for the eighth consecutive year and an A- rating in Water Security.
In addition to these internal goals, Tetra Pak has actively participated in broader environmental advocacy. In 2022, the company supported the Business for Nature coalition’s COP15 business statement, which pressed governments to adopt the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 15. This target mandates large private companies and financial institutions to assess and publicly disclose their biodiversity-related risks, dependencies, and impacts, promote sustainable consumption, and report on compliance.
Through these comprehensive efforts, Tetra Pak aims to lead by example in the corporate world, encouraging other companies to join in protecting and restoring global ecosystems.
Tetra Pak has set forth 25 specific targets to be achieved in the coming years:
By 2025, ensure that 100% of its raw materials with significant land footprints come from certified or controlled sources.
By 2025, all high-water-impact suppliers are to report on their water usage and quality.
Eliminate waste-to-landfill at Tetra Pak production sites by 2030.
Achieve a 50% reduction in water use in best practice processing lines by 2030, compared to levels in 2019.
Gilles Tisserand, vice president of Climate & Biodiversity at Tetra Pak, highlighted the critical economic stakes linked to nature, noting, “With over half of the world’s GDP heavily reliant on nature, our Approach to Nature not only reflects our commitment to environmental stewardship but also builds on our longstanding action in this domain.” Tisserand also mentioned Tetra Pak's recognition in the 2023 CDP Forests A List for the eighth consecutive year and an A- rating in Water Security.
In addition to these internal goals, Tetra Pak has actively participated in broader environmental advocacy. In 2022, the company supported the Business for Nature coalition’s COP15 business statement, which pressed governments to adopt the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 15. This target mandates large private companies and financial institutions to assess and publicly disclose their biodiversity-related risks, dependencies, and impacts, promote sustainable consumption, and report on compliance.
Through these comprehensive efforts, Tetra Pak aims to lead by example in the corporate world, encouraging other companies to join in protecting and restoring global ecosystems.
