Tetra Pak says it invested approximately €100 million (AU$165m) in packaging research and development during 2025, including work that led to what it describes as a world-first paper barrier for juice packages with a 43 per cent lower carbon footprint than an aseptic package using an aluminium foil layer and fossil-based polymer.
The packaging development is detailed in the company's FY25 Sustainability Report, which also outlines a 34 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain since 2019, an improvement of almost 12 percentage points compared with the previous year. The company also reports a 56 per cent reduction in emissions from its own operations since 2019 and says renewable energy accounted for 97 per cent of its energy consumption in 2025.
The report also details the development of an integrated climate and nature risk and opportunity assessment in 2025 to identify priority risks and opportunities across the company's operations and value chain. Tetra Pak says it also revised its Approach to Nature framework and introduced new or updated targets.
Adolfo Orive, president and CEO at Tetra Pak, said, "Feeding a growing global population is becoming ever more complex as environmental risks intensify. This is why we remain firmly committed to strengthening the resilience of the world's food systems. With clear, measurable targets in place, 2025 marked a year of tangible progress, including passing the milestone of a one-third reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain."
He added, "Achieving lasting change depends on collaboration, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with our customers and partners to turn shared ambition into enduring progress."
The report also says Tetra Pak introduced initiatives during 2025 aimed at reducing utility, material and energy use, including the launch of Tetra Pak Factory OS, an automation and digital platform designed to help customers identify and reduce operational losses.
According to the report, Tetra Pak remains on track towards its climate targets of reducing value chain GHG emissions by 46 per cent by 2030, reaching 100 per cent renewable electricity across its operations by 2030, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Other developments focused on in the report include signing a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation at COP30 to support decarbonisation of food systems, providing school feeding programmes in 52 countries, conducting a review of human rights impacts across its value chain, and expanding the Araucaria Conservation Project by more than 1,600 hectares in 2025.
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