Tetra Pak today launched its full-year 2024 (FY24) Sustainability Report, highlighting a 25% reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain since 2019, marking a further five-percentage-point improvement since 2023. Within its own operations, the company has achieved a 54% reduction in GHG emissions since 2019 and reports 94% renewable energy consumption in its own operations, keeping the company on track to achieve net-zero GHG emissions in its own operations by 2030[4]. Moreover, these environmental achievements go hand in hand with the company’s continuous efforts to improve livelihoods and strengthen economies through the delivery of safe food everywhere.
The progress illustrated in the Tetra Pak FY24 Sustainability Report puts the company on track to achieve its 2030 ambition of reducing GHG emissions across its value chain by 46% (Scopes 1, 2 and 3), compared to the 2019 base year. This follows another year of significant development in decarbonising the company’s own operations and helping its customers reduce their emissions through the equipment, technology and services that Tetra Pak provides. Such advancements demonstrate the company’s ongoing commitment to working collaboratively with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 2050, compared to the 2019 baseline.
One significant contributor to Tetra Pak’s progress in reducing GHG emissions across its value chain in 2024 was the company’s resource-efficient equipment, whole-factory optimisation technology, and packaging solutions with lower carbon footprints[6]. These innovations have helped food and beverage producers maintain their competitive edge while reducing their own emissions.
[1] Scope 1,2 and 3 GHG emissions, compared to a 2019 baseline
[2] Scope 1, 2 and business travel, compared to 2019 baseline
[3] From a 2019 baseline.
[4] Scopes 1, 2 and business travel, by reducing emissions and balancing residual emissions with removals.
[5] World Economic Forum (2024). Renovation and reinvention are key to saving our food system. Source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/06/renovation-reinvention-food/
[6] Ifeu. (2020). Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Tetra Pak carton packages and alternative packaging system for beverages and liquid food on the European market. Source: Institut fur Energie – und Unweltforschung Heidelberg ACE. (2021). Circular Analytics: Supporting Evidence – Environment Performance of Beverage Cartons. Source: The Alliance For Beverage cartons and the Environment. Sources: Tetra Pak Lifecycle Assessment
