Chicago — Mondelēz International, Inc. is making impact-first investments from its Sustainable Futures Impact Investment platform aimed at further advancing scalable, high-impact solutions at the nexus of climate, community, and circularity. The company says the efforts reflect its focus on catalyzing innovation aligned with its Snacking Made Right sustainability strategy and Vision 2030. The company continues a three-pronged investment approach: direct investments, fund investments, and technical assistance, all designed to help scale promising solutions it believes can generate measurable impact.
New additions to the Sustainable Futures portfolio include:
- eAgronom, an ag-tech company supporting the transition to regenerative agriculture by helping farmers improve soil health, reduce carbon emissions and enhance financial resilience through sustainable practices. With more than 1 million hectares already under more sustainable farming practice through its support, eAgronom’s platform provides a broad set of capabilities covering on-the-ground assistance, technology, and financial access, while helping strengthen farmers’ ability to adapt to climate-related challenges.
- Ziro, a fintech startup aiming to provide small merchants with affordable inventory financing, helping them increase sales, better maintain consistent stock levels, and build financial stability. With a projected reach of approximately 100,000 small merchants over the next three years, Ziro is working to level the playing field by helping small businesses have the financial tools they require to grow more sustainably.
- Pack2Earth, an advanced materials company supporting Mondelez in its ambition to replace approximately 60,000 metric tons of plastic packaging with its home compostable material by 2028. Pack2Earth’s bio-based materials aim to offer more sustainable alternatives to single-used plastics, including flexible plastics.
Mondelēz continues to support impact funds that align with the company’s goal to catalyze positive change at scale and across geographies:
- The company is part of an established coalition of global corporations and development finance institutions that supported the launch of Circulate Capital’s Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Ocean Fund in May 2023, underscoring a shared goal to back local innovators tackling plastic waste across Latin America through scalable, impactful solutions.
- In 2024, Mondelēz International’s investment in Circulate Capital Ocean Fund helped contribute to circulating or avoiding over 7,600 tonnes of plastic, reducing more than 10,700 tonnes of GHG emissions, and creating over 34,900 tonnes in recycling infrastructure capacity across South East Asia and India.
The company also provides capacity-building support to early-stage ventures with Sustainable Futures investments aiming to validate novel technologies through larger-scale pilots and rigorous scientific approaches. With Sam-Dimension GmbH, the company built out a multi-year pilot that demonstrated the value of the innovative technology in a real large-scale situation and follows clear protocols and methods that help to quantify the positive impact.
“Sustainability is embedded as the fourth strategic pillar of Mondelēz International’s growth strategy,” says Christine Montenegro McGrath, chief impact & sustainability officer. “These Sustainable Futures investments are part of our company’s investments in new, scalable solutions that we believe can help address key challenges and in turn help create long-term business resilience while contributing to a thriving future for people and planet.”
