Credit: Tetra Pak
Food packaging giant reveals flurry of green milestones in its latest sustainability report as it sets sight on 2030 net zero target
Tetra Pak has slashed greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by a fifth over the past five years, helping edge the food packaging giant closer towards meeting its 2030 climate targets, it announced last week.
The Swedish multinational firm said it had cut its value chain emissions by 20 per cent since 2019, while also reducing its operational emissions by 47 per cent over the same time period.
Tetra Pak said the milestones - revealed in its 25th sustainability report last week - put it on track to meet its targets to achieve net zero emissions in its operations by 2030, while also supporting its long-term vision to work with its suppliers, customers and stakeholders to achieve net zero across its entire value chain by 2050.
Other green achievements last year listed in the report include the launch of an aseptic beverage carton featuring a paper-based barrier, which Tetra Pak said reduced the carton's carbon footprint by a third – 33 per cent – as well as bringing the company a step closer to its ambition to develop the "world's most sustainable food package".
The new carton was the result of a €100m investment in packaging research and developed in 2023, with Tetra Pak stating it plans to invest the same amount annually in projects over the next five to ten years.
"Collaboration across the food industry is ever more important to feed a growing population sustainably," said Adolfo Orive, president and chief executive at Tetra Pak. "Our global presence and end-to-end solutions give us opportunities every day to collaborate with stakeholders across the value chain, from farmers and food producers, to suppliers, policy makers, consumers and others.
"We understand the responsibility that comes with this role. We remain committed to playing our part to transform the world's food systems, to ensure they are more secure, resilient and sustainable."
Among other areas of progress highlighted in the report include, Tetra Pak said it had increased the amount of carton packages collected and sent for recycling across its business worldwide by seven per cent compared with the previous year, in addition to achieving a 14 per cent increase in the volume of it non-fibre component of carton packages known as 'polyAI'.
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