As part of our GROW Campaign, Oxfam America has
been urging Kellogg and General Mills to cut down on their greenhouse gas
emissions and their significant contributions to Climate Change.
We are so happy to report that since we've started
this campaign back in May, General Mills and Kellogg have both responded positively
and made important commitments toward looking into their supply chains and to help
stop Climate Change.
A huge thank you to consumers like you, and for your support in signing and gathering petition signatures for the last couple months! We were able to
garner hundreds of supporters' signatures just within SF/Bay Area through
various concert outreach activities ranging from Broken Bells, OK GO, to
Outside Lands Music Festivals.
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| Our second victory with Kellogg, August 12th |
In late July, General Mills committed to setting targets to
reduce emissions, participate in real climate advocacy, and become a true
climate leader. On August 12, Kellogg followed suit and became the second
global food giant in one month to commit to bold new steps to fight climate
change and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
General Mills has pledged to:
- “Know and show” by disclosing their emissions as well as their suppliers of sugar cane and palm oil.
- Set emissions reductions targets by 2015 and put in place stronger safeguards against deforestation.
- Advocate by taking a leadership role in addressing climate change with businesses and governments.
While Kellogg specifies that, for the first time, the
company will set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to
agricultural production. It will also join a leading coalition of businesses
committed to working with lawmakers to pass meaningful climate and energy
legislation.
The companies' full commitments can be viewed
through the links below:
http://www.generalmills.com/en/Responsibility.aspx
http://www.kelloggcompany.com/content/dam/kelloggcompanyus/corporate_responsibility/pdf/2014/Climate_Policy.pdf
