Climate Adaptation
Kraft Heinz Says It Will Fall Short of 2020 Environmental Goals
- Supply chain issues have hampered sustainability initiatives
- Packaged-food manufacturer set new climate targets for 2025
Heinz production facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Kraft Heinz Co. will fail to meet its 2020 environmental goals as the packaged-food giant struggles with supply chain constraints, a top executive said.
The manufacturer set targets in 2017 that called for 15% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water and waste in its operations by the end of this year. It likely won’t meet any of those levels in 2020. Instead, Kraft Heinz this week announced a new round of more ambitious climate goals with a deadline of 2025.