Global cereal manufacturer, Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources.
In terms of responsible sourcing, the company has announced that it will responsibly source its top 10 ingredients and materials by 2020, and continue to provide resources and education to key agricultural suppliers, millers and farmers to help them optimise their production capabilities while keeping the environment top of mind.
This will include helping suppliers increase their resilience to climate change; optimise their use of fertiliser inputs; reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their agricultural practices; optimise water use and enhance watershed quality; and improve soil health.
Kellogg will also build programs to help women farmers and workers and small-scale producers improve their livelihoods by adapting to climate change and improving their agronomic practices and business skills.
Kellogg has also made a number of significant commitments relating to the conservation of natural resources including:
- A further 15 percent reduction (per metric tonne of food produced) in energy and GHG emissions from 2015 performance
- Expand the use of low-carbon energy in plants by 50 percent by 2020
- Support watershed quality, implement water reuse projects in 25 percent of plants by 2020, and further reduce water use by an additional 15 percent (per metric tonne of food produced) from 2015 performance
- Increase number of plants sending zero waste to landfill by 2016
- Ensure that 100 percent of timber-based packaging continues to be either recycled or from certified sustainable sources, while implementing resource-efficient packaging, as measured by improved performance for recycled content, recyclability and food-to-package ratios
“Kellogg is committed to minimising its environmental footprint and developing more sustainable manufacturing solutions. In Australia, one achievement we’re proud of is the reduction of waste to landfill from our manufacturing plants by more than 29 percent between 2012 and 2013,” said Rebecca Boustead, director, corporate communication and public affair at Kellogg Australia.
“Meanwhile, over 800,000 Kellogg wrappers and cereal box liners were recovered in 2013 through the REDcycle Program, of which Kellogg is a founding member. Kellogg Australia will continue looking for improvements that will help to deliver on our new global goals.”