Kraft Foods expands sustainability goals for next five years

Kraft Foods is expanding its sustainability goals to build upon previous success around energy, carbon dioxide, water, waste and packaging reductions.

From a 2010 base, by the end of 2015 Kraft Foods plans to reduce energy use in manufacturing plants by 15 percent; reduce energy-related CO2 emissions in manufacturing plants by 15 percent; reduce waste at manufacturing plants by 15 percent; eliminate 50,000 metric tons (100 million lbs) of packaging material; and reduce 80 million km (50 million miles) from its transportation network.

Kraft Foods already has made significant progress reducing packaging across its global operations. Specifically, from 2005 through 2010, packaging is down 100,000 metric tons (200 million lbs).

The company's updated Responsibility Report will be posted online by the end of May 2011.

Source: Kraft Foods Inc.

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