Brand owner: Mondelēz International
Head office: Deerfield, Illinois, USA
Sector: Chocolate brands
Categories : Chocolate Bars
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| 1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Mondelez International (brand owner of Milka) has taken several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as eliminating travel miles or cut packaging (See link, page 5). | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations'? |
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Kraft Foods Inc. (Milka's previous brand owner) publishes its carbon emissions data on the Carbon Disclosure Project website (CDP). | Source |
| 3. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated the carbon footprint of its own operations by at least 10% in the last 5 years? |
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Kraft Foods Inc. (Milka's previous brand owner) has emitted 3340091 tonnes of CO2e in 2011. Compared to 2010 (3319396 tonnes CO2e) this entails an increase of around 0,6% of CO2e emissions. | Source |
| 4. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years? |
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Mondelez International has set a target for 2010-2015 to reduce 15% of its energy use and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent by 2015. This is less than 20% in 5 years (See link, page 5). | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations? |
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Mondelez International (the brand owner of Milka) mentions that it is a member and a founder of PROGRESS ("an industry initiative for common evaluation of CSR activity within the supply chain"). However, it is not clear if these activities also entail policies to reduce carbon emissions in the supply chain. (See link, page 8). | Source |
| 1. Has the brand (company) publicly communicated the commitment to use 100% of certified cocoa by 2020? |
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Mondelez International (brand owner of Milka) is working together with Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance. However, it is not clearly communicated whether it has signed a commitment to use 100% certified cocoa at the latest by 2020. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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Milka does not yet purchase cocoa from environmentally certified sources. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, sugar, oils and fats) from environmentally sustainable sources? |
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Mondelez International (Brand owner of Milka) is looking at ways to encourage more sustainable farming practices for a number of purchased raw materials, However, specifically mentioned are only coffee and cocoa (See link). | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. the destruction of tropical forest for palm oil plantations? |
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Mondelez International (Brand owner of Milka) supports the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and buys from RSPO members (50%). Mondelez plans to purchase 100% certified palm oil by 2015. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand have clear objectives to minimize the environmental impact of packaging or does the brand already show clear 'best practices' regarding more sustainable packaging? |
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Mondelez International (Brand owner of Milka) reports on reducing packaging and has cut 20,500 metric tons of packaging since 2010 (See link, page 4 & 5). | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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Milka does not yet purchase cocoa from socially certified sources. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 75% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) maintain a published list of cocoa suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume of cocoa? |
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Neither Mondelez International nor Milka do provide a siginificant list of direct suppliers on their websites. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have a policy for the use of fairtrade certified or otherwise 'responsible' sugar? |
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Mondelez International (Brand owner of Milka) is looking at ways to encourage more sustainable farming practices for a number of purchased raw materials. However, it does not communicate its policy on Fair Trade sugar. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. forced labour and insufficient wages? |
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Mondelez International (Brand owner of Milka) supports the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and buys from RSPO members (50%). Mondelez plans to purchase 100% certified palm oil by 2015. | Source |
| 9. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, oils and fats) from socially certified sources? |
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Neither Mondelez International nor Milka do communicate on their websites whether the filling and the additional products come from socially certified sources. | Source |