Mondelēz International has outlined fresh progress across its sustainability strategy, highlighting major advances in cocoa sourcing, emissions reduction and packaging circularity as the food manufacturer works toward its 2030 environmental targets.
Snacking Made Right progress report
The company’s latest Snacking Made Right progress report details how Mondelēz is scaling sustainable sourcing and climate initiatives while embedding sustainability deeper into long-term business resilience planning.
Mondelēz International says it has achieved approximately 100% cocoa volume sourcing for its chocolate business through Cocoa Life, marking a major milestone in the company’s sustainable ingredient sourcing strategy.
The update forms part of the company’s newly released 2025 sustainability progress report, Snacking Made Right, which outlines progress across cocoa sourcing, climate action and packaging innovation.
The Cocoa Life programme now works alongside more than 257,000 registered farmers, with the initiative focused on helping farmers build more profitable businesses and resilient communities while also supporting forest protection and restoration.
It is also a founding member of the TogetherCocoa Foundation, collaborating with governments and other businesses to help accelerate systemic change in the cocoa sector.
Mondelēz outlines future cocoa supply chain strategy
Alongside Cocoa Life’s expansion, Mondelēz is pursuing an enhanced enterprise-wide sourcing strategy for cocoa aimed at modernising the sector and strengthening long-term resilience.
Key priorities include:
- Diversification and innovation through geographic flexibility, large-scale farming and partnerships with food-tech start-ups developing ingredients such as lab-grown cocoa
- Predictive technology investments to improve crop forecasting and supply accuracy
- Modernised smallholder engagement programmes designed to align with changing regulations and consumer expectations
- Climate progress reaches 60% of 2030 emissions target
Mondelēz reported it has now achieved approximately 60% progress toward its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, which aims to reduce end-to-end CO2e emissions by 35% against a 2018 baseline.
It exceeded its 2025 water target, achieving an approximately 18% reduction in absolute water usage at priority sites, surpassing its original goal of a 10% reduction.
Packaging innovation supports circular economy ambitions
On packaging, Mondelēz has reached approximately 75% progress toward its 2030 recycled plastic content target.
As part of that work, the company introduced recycled content packaging for Cadbury in Australia, which it said contributes to its commitment to building a more circular economy for plastic.
Mondelēz also joined The 100+ Accelerator, an initiative providing access to eco-entrepreneurs to help scale environmental solutions.
Sustainability remains central to long-term growth strategy
Christine Montenegro McGrath, SVP Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer at Mondelēz International, said: “Focus, innovation and impact at scale have always been at the heart of our sustainability work.
Ever humble, but determined, we remain focused on contributing to the future of more sustainable snacking and delivering sustainable business growth.”
Dirk Van de Put, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Mondelēz International, added: “Our path forward is grounded in long-term, sustainable business growth – shaping, creating, and accelerating the future of snacking for generations of consumers to come.
We remain focused on innovating with excellence, implementing long-term structural actions intended to enhance business resilience, embedding sustainability into our everyday work and delivering long-term value for our many stakeholders.”
