Tetra Pak Advances Sustainable Food Systems in Vietnam with Significant Emission Reductions

Tetra Pak, a global leader in food and beverage processing and packaging, has announced significant progress in its sustainability efforts, as detailed in its 2025 Sustainability Report. The company has achieved a 34% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its entire value chain compared to 2019, marking a nearly 12 percentage point improvement from the previous year. Operational emissions have decreased by 56%, with renewable energy consumption reaching 97%. Tetra Pak is prioritizing the development of resilient food systems, balancing food security with environmental considerations. The company's CEO and Global Executive Vice President, Adolfo Orive, stated, "Ensuring food for a growing population is becoming more complex as environmental risks are increasingly scrutinized. This is why we remain steadfast in our commitment to driving a more resilient global food system. With clear, measurable targets, 2025 marks significant strides for Tetra Pak, achieving one-third reduction in GHG emissions across our value chain. These long-term transformations depend on the collective efforts of our partners, and we welcome close collaboration with our customers and stakeholders to turn shared goals into sustained action." To guide its activities and investment decisions, and to help drive more resilient food systems, Tetra Pak developed and implemented a comprehensive assessment tool in 2025 to identify climate and nature-related risks and opportunities. This tool pinpoints priority areas for building resilience throughout the company's value chain and informs action plans for each sector. Based on practical experience, Tetra Pak is adjusting its Nature Approach to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving industry. Within this framework, the company has established and updated new targets to address developments in specific action areas. Innovation is also a key focus, with Tetra Pak introducing and developing initiatives in 2025 that help customers significantly reduce their use of resources, materials, and energy. This is achieved by adopting a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) mindset to evaluate the overall lifecycle costs of equipment. This is further strengthened by the launch of Tetra Pak® Factory OS™, a new generation automation and digitalization (A&D) ecosystem. It combines smart, scalable modular technologies with Tetra Pak's deep industry and equipment expertise, enabling customers to better understand and minimize operational waste. Tetra Pak is also reinforcing its commitment to sustainable food production by expanding its network of global innovation centers. 2025 marks the opening of a New Product Development Centre in Cholet, France; a new Customer Innovation Centre in Bangkok, Thailand; and the Tetra Pak® Food Technology Development Centre in Karlshamn, Sweden. These centers provide customers with space, support, and expertise to test innovative ideas and scale up products to deliver safe food worldwide. The 2025 Sustainability Report also highlights Tetra Pak's efforts to enhance the recycling system in Vietnam through practical, partner-led actions. In Ho Chi Minh City, informal waste collectors play a vital role in household waste collection. Therefore, Tetra Pak has partnered with ENDA and international social development experts to support a more comprehensive recycling value chain. This initiative has helped over 300 freelance collectors establish cooperatives, improving their access to social welfare, health insurance, protective equipment, collection infrastructure, fair opportunities, and relevant training. This reinforces their role in collecting and recycling carton packages and supports more comprehensive circular economy practices in Vietnam. These advancements are further underscored by Tetra Pak Vietnam being honored among the Top 30 Outstanding Enterprises for Energy and Environment in Vietnam in 2026. This award, presented by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) at the World Energy and Environment Forum – Vietnam 2026, commends businesses pioneering green economic practices, efficient energy use, technological innovation, emission reduction, and circular economy development. This recognition stems from Tetra Pak's efforts to minimize the environmental impact of its operations and production at the Ho Chi Minh City factory. Through the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) model, the factory has reduced energy consumption by 13% compared to 2020 by upgrading machinery efficiency and minimizing energy loss. The factory meets over 5% of its energy needs from renewable sources, thanks to a solar power system covering more than 5,900 square meters of its rooftop. Simultaneously, the factory maintains a waste reduction rate below 3%, meeting its annual targets through adherence to WCM practices. Additionally, the factory recovers and reuses 5 million liters of water from condensation processes for irrigation, equivalent to nearly 19% of its total consumption. Prior to its expansion in 2025, the Tetra Pak factory in Ho Chi Minh City was among the first in Vietnam to achieve LEED V4 Gold certification and continues to meet numerous other international standards such as BRC A+, Halal, SMETA, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001. This reaffirms Tetra Pak's commitment to environmental protection and delivering sustainable value to its customers and communities. 2025 marks a significant step in bringing Tetra Pak closer to its long-term climate goals, including: reducing GHG emissions across the value chain by 46% by 2030, increasing the share of renewable electricity in its operations to 100% by 2030, and achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.