​Mars

​With the food system accounting for over 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions*, driving innovation and sharing knowledge in this sector is vital to build a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system.

​Businesses and their partnerships play an important role in this. With almost 60% of the Mars value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint coming from agricultural ingredients, the company is scaling up new climate smart agriculture initiatives to drive continued decarbonization. These initiatives are focused on improving soil health and farm resilience — while providing critical financial support and training for farmers to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. 

​Climate smart agriculture offers a way for businesses to achieve financial goals while contributing to global climate change mitigation efforts. Mars is prioritizing partnerships with other businesses, suppliers, NGOs and governments to help accelerate the adoption of climate smart and regenerative practices globally.

​Join us at Regen House to hear from Mars sustainability leaders alongside farmers, implementors and partners on the novel approaches to climate smart agriculture that we’re taking to reduce emissions across our value chain. We will share tangible takeaways so that others can follow suit to transform global agricultural supply chains and move the dial from conversation to action.  

​*World Economic Forum, January 2024.

​Participants:

• ​Barry Parkin, Chief Procurement & Sustainability Officer, Mars

• ​Marika McCauley Sine, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mars Petcare

• ​Alastair Child, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mars Wrigley

• ​Guillaume van Rijckevorsel, COO, Soil Capital

• ​Sam Elsom, CEO, Sea Forest (Unreasonable Food cohort)

• ​Trey Hill, Farmer, Nutro (via Petcare)