329: How do you make a global food processing and packaging company sustainable?

<div>Sustainability has become a key goal for so many companies in the food and drink industry, but how do you go about actually making your business more sustainable?<br> <br> It is clear that the food system has plenty of work to do in this area, but what is equally clear is that many things are already being achieved.<br> <br> In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, made in partnership with <a href="https://www.tetrapak.com/">Tetra Pak,</a> we dive into the company's <a href="https://www.tetrapak.com/sustainability/sustainability-updates">2022 Sustainability Report,</a> and learn the secrets of an organisation identified as one of the 50 leading companies in the world for sustainability.<br> <br> How do you react to sustainability challenges when you are a vast, global organisation, with hundreds of millions of people relying on your products each day?<br> <br> Tetra Pak says sustainability has been at the heart of the business throughout its 70-year history, and that means it is built into the company's ethos.<br> <br> But things have changed over the decades, and sustainability priorities throughout the world have moved on from where they were in the middle of the 20th Century.<br> <br> The headline figure in Tetra Pak's 2022 Sustainability Report is that it achieved a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tetrapak.com%2Fen-gb%2Fabout-tetra-pak%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnewsarchive%2Ftetra-pak-launches-its-latest-sustainability-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cdani.marks%40brands2life.com%7C038ef674fc274efedf1908da9ca645b8%7Cc3b1e3e0d7dc4a4ebd68519f408e9175%7C1%7C0%7C637994535251134186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lOPk39Kel3sdHqI8XdKzfDBh31qTDb%2FYMbDFnV99o9g%3D&amp;reserved=0">36% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions linked to its operations</a> in 2021.  <br> <br> So, how did the company do it?<br> <br> There are obvious challenges around packaging for an organisation like Tetra Pa