MARS DELIVERS RECORD CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION

When Mars published the Mars Net Zero Roadmap in 2023, the company committed to investing more than $1 billion over three years – and continuing to commit financial resources as needed until net zero is achieved.

Poul Weihrauch, Mars CEO said: "Last year, we published our Net Zero Roadmap promising to accelerate our carbon reductions, and with this year's results, we are delivering on our business strategy to continue to grow while reducing our carbon emissions. We still have a long way to go, but we will continue to follow the science and show how a responsible business can both do well and do good." 

With almost 60% of the company's value chain GHG footprint coming from agricultural ingredients, Mars is scaling up new climate smart agriculture initiatives to drive continued decarbonization. These initiatives aim to improve soil health and farm resilience — while providing critical financial support and training for farmers to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices.

Barry Parkin, Mars Chief Sustainability and Procurement Officer, said: "Our latest carbon reductions show we are on track to deliver a 50% reduction by 2030. While we're proud of this progress, we know we have more work to do, and we look forward to continuing to scale our progress. It is critically important to strengthen our programs with farmers to help the transition to climate smart and regenerative agriculture."

Mars latest investments to scaling climate smart agriculture include:

Sustainable in a Generation Report

Explore the 2023 Mars Sustainable in a Generation Report at www.mars.com/sustainability-plan/sustainability-report-progress to learn more about how Mars is advancing its climate actions, how Mars has now almost 750,000 people through its Supplier Advance and Supplier Origin programs since 2017 or how Mars Food & Nutrition delivered 3.1 billion healthy meals in 2023.

Please see the "About This Report" section of the Mars Sustainable in a Generation Report for important disclosures about the statements and information in the Report.

ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED
Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As a $50bn+ family-owned business, our diverse and expanding portfolio of leading pet care products and veterinary services support pets all around the world and our quality snacking and food products delight millions of people every day. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN^®, PEDIGREE^®, WHISKAS^®, CESAR^®, DOVE^®, EXTRA^®, M&M's^®, SNICKERS^® and BEN'S ORIGINAL^™. Our international networks of pet hospitals, including BANFIELD^™, BLUEPEARL^™, VCA^™ and ANICURA^™ span preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care, and our global veterinary diagnostics business ANTECH^® offers breakthrough capabilities in pet diagnostics. The Mars Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom—inspire our 150,000 Associates to act every day to help create a better world for people, pets and the planet. 

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