Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, is reducing ocean transport emissions.
In a bid to cut its ocean logistics greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it has used Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for 100% of its ocean containers in 2023. The agreement can extend into 2024 and beyond.
The ocean transport emissions have been reduced by over 80% compared to the usage of conventional fossil fuels, the company said in a statement.
“Reaching net zero requires changing many aspects of how we source, make, and distribute our products. The agreements we’ve signed with Maersk will help reduce ocean transport emissions and deliver immediate positive impacts on our carbon footprint,” said, Stephanie Hart, Global Head, Operations, Nestlé.
“Having green fuel solutions like ECO Delivery at hand, it still takes such impressive commitments of our customers like Nestlé to make the decarbonization of our shipping and landside logistics happen. This makes a real change for the climate and for our world,” Johan Sigsgaard, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer Ocean, A.P. Moller–Maersk.
Nestlé’s goal is a 50% reduction of its total emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050. With scope-3 emissions being the major part of the overall emissions, ECO Delivery is an effective solution for abatement caused by ocean transports. Nestlé’s water beverages and Nespresso have been two pioneering brands using ECO Delivery since 2021.
Maersk aims to be a net-zero company across all business areas by 2040.