What is in Mondelēz's 2025 Sustainability Progress Report?

Mondelēz International has published its 2025 sustainability progress report. The document details work across cocoa sourcing, climate action and packaging programmes.

The company operates in more than 150 countries. According to Mondelēz International, net revenues for 2025 reached around US$38.5bn.

Its portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar and Tate's Bake Shop. The chocolate range features Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone.

Cocoa Life programme expansion

The Cocoa Life initiative now covers around 100% of cocoa volume sourced for the company's chocolate business. More than 257,000 registered Cocoa Life farmers work with the programme.

The work centres on forest protection and restoration alongside sustainable cocoa sourcing. Mondelēz International is a founding member of the TogetherCocoa Foundation.

The foundation collaborates with governments and other companies. This could help accelerate changes across the sector.

The company has started an enhanced enterprise-wide sourcing strategy for cocoa. Geographic flexibility and large-scale farming form part of this approach.

Partnerships with food-tech start-ups are underway. These could develop ingredients such as lab-grown cocoa.

Predictive technology is being used for crop forecasting. This could improve supply accuracy.

Smallholder programmes are being updated. The changes aim to align with evolving regulatory landscapes and consumer expectations.

"Focus, innovation and impact at scale have always been at the heart of our sustainability work," says Christine Montenegro McGrath, SVP Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer, Mondelēz International. "Ever humble, but determined, we remain focused on contributing to the future of more sustainable snacking and delivering sustainable business growth."

Progress towards climate targets

The company continues work to reduce its environmental footprint. Around 100% of cocoa volume for chocolate now comes through Cocoa Life.

This contributes to a 2030 target to reduce end-to-end CO₂e emissions by 35% against a 2018 baseline. According to Mondelēz International, the company exceeded a target of 10% reduction in absolute water usage in priority sites by 2025.

The result was around 18% reduction versus the 2018 baseline. Recycled content packaging has been introduced for Cadbury in Australia.

This forms part of commitments to a more circular economy for plastic. Progress has been made against the 2030 recycled plastic content target.

Recycled plastic across Europe

The procurement strategy has enabled an annual reduction of around 1,000 tonnes of virgin plastic across the European market. The shift centres on sourcing more recycled plastic materials.

Mondelēz International has completed a transition from rigid plastic trays. Alternatives now contain around 80% recycled plastic across several European flagship brands.

These changes could reflect the company's commitment to scaling recyclable materials. Circularity solutions are being piloted within the supply chain.

Packaging improvements are set to deploy at scale across major European markets. These include the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Mondelēz International has joined The 100+ Accelerator. The initiative provides access to eco-entrepreneurs to further scale environmental solutions.

"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," says Dirk Van de Put, Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Mondelēz International. "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."