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Integrating sustainability into business strategies The power of partnerships Erika Mink

Brussels, 3 October 2013

Erika Mink, 2013-10-03

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►Our approach

►Examples

►Lessons learnt

Content


Our approach


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People

P

lanet

Econom

y

Mega forces shaping our futures


Population growth Urbanization Poverty eradication

Food security Resources scarcity Climate change

Economic development Emerging middle class Globalisation

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Our commitment

We commit to making food safe and

available, everywhere.

►We help our customers worldwide to build

their businesses.

►We ensure a robust, reliable and far-

reaching food supply.

►We help to improve health and lifestyles

of people across the globe.

►We minimize environment impact.


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Our focus to date


Food and nutrition Resources Recycling

► Packaging collection

► Recycling

technologies

► Consumer

awareness

► Customers

► Governments

► UN & development

agencies

► NGOs

► WWF

► Climate Savers

► FSC, WRI

► Sustainability

Consortium

► Industry

► Governments

► Local authorities

► NGOs

► Consumer Goods

Forum

Pro

gra

mm

es

Part

ners

► School nutrition

► Value chain

development

► “Deeper into the

pyramid”

► Sustainable sourcing

► Product

sustainability

► Environment impact

reduction

Examples


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School nutrition programmes

► Programmes in 54 countries

► 50+ Mio children, with 30+ Mio in developing countries (2011)

► Majority based on government funding

► New, locally sourced products developed


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► Intensive dialogue with NGOs and suppliers (10+ years)

► Commitment for 100% traceability from forest to store

► Driver for more environmentally, economically and socially

responsible forest management practices

► Use of third party controlled mechanisms

► Customers value FSC™ labelled packages

Sustainable Sourcing Paperboard for our packages


2 200 2.300

8.500

18.400

26.400

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

FSCTM-labelled Tetra Pak packages

(million packages)

Recycling

► Driven by consumer and stakeholder exceptions (20+ years)

► Commitment to 40% recycling by 2020 globally

(2012: global 23%, EU 40%)

► Help building sustainable collection/

recycling programmes in all markets

► Support recycling technology

development and transfer

► Leading to new businesses and jobs

► Challenges to scale programmes in

developing markets

► Collaboration with industry partners

and governments is essential


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Recycling Challenge informal waste sectors

Informal waste sector

Before

After


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Recycling First attempts to coordinate efforts globally


Internat.

coopera-

tion

Global

companies

Govern-

ments

NGOs

National

industry

coalitions

Waste picker

organisations

Sustainable

supply chains

for recycling

Lessons learnt


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Actors’ roles and responsibilities

Governments

► Align CSR policies

► Provide guidance on

business self-regulation

► Reward good practices

Businesses

► Take responsibilities for

areas they can influence

► Collaborate along supply

chains

► Global rules and

standards


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Power of partnerships Collective impact


Common vision and goals

Joint actions Change in behavior

and practices

Increased transparency and tangible improvements

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Society

► Better livelihoods

► Increased wellbeing

Government

► Speed, effectiveness

► Minimizing enforcement cost

► Third parties are part of governance

Business

► Support inclusive economic development

► Enhance trust in our brands and products

► Foster competitiveness and growths

Benefits Multi-stakeholder partnerships

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Success factors Partnerships


►Common language

►Leadership and long-term approach

►Focus on change and impact

►Governance and transparency

►Connecting knowledge and resources

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