Mondelēz International Launches Sustainable Futures to Advance Climate Solutions and Support Social Entrepreneurs

• Builds on firm’s dedication to ship a optimistic affect on folks and planet
• Platform will incubate, finance and construct partnerships within the affect funding area

CHICAGO, February 19, 2020 /CSRwire/ — Mondelēz Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) at this time introduced the launch of Sustainable Futures, an affect investing platform to incubate, finance and help self-sustaining ventures that tackle key challenges on the planet, together with local weather change. A part of the corporate’s ongoing efforts to create a optimistic affect on folks and planet, the brand new platform offers Mondelēz Worldwide the chance to pursue and nurture progressive tasks, along with like-minded buyers, that align with its sustainability technique and assist ship on its commitments.

“We don’t have all of the solutions, however we do know that alone, we will by no means obtain vital progress within the battle towards systemic points like local weather change,” mentioned Dirk Van de Put, Chief Govt and Chairman of Mondelēz Worldwide. “Sustainable Futures is our first foray into affect investing and provides us the chance to work with others in supporting environmental and social tasks that may assist drive significant, long-term change.”

Sustainable Futures seeks to co-invest in tasks addressing local weather change, in addition to making seed investments into social ventures that intention to enhance livelihoods and construct wholesome communities. By way of the platform, Mondelēz Worldwide intends to put money into tasks that defend forests, cut back carbon emissions or improve resilience in landscapes from which it sources uncooked supplies.

The primary social ventures will initially embody help for an NGO in India that can arrange a sustainable, women-owned social enterprise to up-cycle multi-layered plastic packaging into board for a number of makes use of, and a enterprise with INMED Aquaponics Social Enterprise (ASE) in South Africa, supporting agro-entrepreneurs in climate-smart meals manufacturing.

“It’s solely by testing and studying new approaches, and by looking for new types of partnership with NGOs, governments, and social entrepreneurs, that we will unleash the creativity we have to deal with a number of the world’s most difficult points,” mentioned Christine Montenegro McGrath, VP and Chief of World Influence and Sustainability at Mondelēz Worldwide. “By providing seed funding and experience via Sustainable Futures, Mondelēz Worldwide may also help to create lasting options in areas like forest safety, carbon emissions discount, and innovation in recycling.”

About Mondelēz Worldwide

Mondelēz Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) empowers folks to snack proper in over 150 international locations world wide. With 2020 web revenues of roughly $27 billion, MDLZ is main the way forward for snacking with iconic international and native manufacturers corresponding to OREO, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Bitter Patch Youngsters sweet and Trident gum. Mondelēz Worldwide is a proud member of the Normal and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Go to www.mondelezinternational.com or observe the corporate on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

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Mondelēz Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers folks to snack proper in over 150 international locations world wide. With 2019 web revenues of roughly $26 billion, MDLZ is main the way forward for snacking with iconic international and native manufacturers corresponding to OREO, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Bitter Patch Youngsters sweet and Trident gum. Mondelēz Worldwide is a proud member of the Normal and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Go to www.mondelezinternational.com or observe the corporate on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

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