Mars Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity Across U.S. Operations

Mars announced that it has reached 100% renewable electricity for its U.S. operations, including factories, offices and veterinary hospitals, alongside the release of its 2025 sustainability report. The company also reported a 42.6% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions against a 2015 baseline, exceeding its 42% target, but missed its Scope 3 reduction goal.

Mars achieved the U.S. renewable electricity milestone through its Renewable Acceleration (Racc) programme, which includes a contract with Enel North America supporting three new solar projects in Texas expected to generate approximately 1.80 TWh of renewable electricity annually. The programme is expected to reduce Mars' total emissions by around 3 million tonnes, or roughly 10% of its overall footprint, by 2030. Mars reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42.6% against a 2015 baseline, surpassing the 42% target.

Despite the Scope 1 and 2 achievement, Mars missed its Scope 3 target, set in 2017 at a 27% reduction by 2025. The company reported a 6.4% reduction in full value chain emissions in 2025 — its largest single-year reduction to date — bringing cumulative value chain emissions reductions to 16.9% against the 2015 baseline, significantly short of the 27% goal. This occurred while the company grew its business by approximately 75% from the 2015 baseline.

Mars launched the Mars Sustainability Investment Fund in 2025, a $250 million vehicle aimed at providing capital to companies developing sustainability solutions for the food industry. The company also expanded its portfolio of climate-smart agriculture projects to approximately 77 projects across 26 countries and 12 crops. CEO Poul Weihrauch and Chief Sustainability Officer Alastair Child each emphasised that achieving net zero by 2050 requires collaboration across industries, suppliers, governments and NGOs, recognising that the Scope 3 gap reflects the scale of systems-level change required.

Key figure — $250 million Mars Sustainability Investment Fund launched in 2025