Mars, Incorporated
| Identity of the Organisation | ||||
| Membership Type | : | Ordinary Members | ||
| Category | : | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | ||
| Name | : | Mars, Incorporated | ||
| Address | : | 6885 Elm Street , McLean, Virginia 22101-3810 USA United States | ||
| Telephone | : | +1-(703) 821-4900 | ||
| Fax | : | (703) 448-9678 | ||
| : | ingmar.streese@effem.com | |||
| Website | : | http://www.mars.com | ||
| Country | : | United States | ||
| Contact Person | : | Ingmar Streese | ||
| Designation | : | Director Global Programs and Partnerships MARS, INCORPORATED | ||
| Primary Nomination of Representative | ||||
| Name | : | Ingmar Streese | ||
| Designation | : | Director Global Programs and Partnerships MARS, INCORPORATED | ||
| Telephone | : | +1-(703) 821-4900 | ||
| : | ingmar.streese@effem.com | |||
| Secondary Nomination of Representative | ||||
| Name | : | Irina Abkelyamova | ||
| Designation | : | Commercial Director, Mars Chocolate Russia | ||
| : | irina.abkelyamova@effem.com | |||
| Information of Organisation | ||||
| Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned company employing more than 65,000 associates in 68 countries worldwide. Headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S., Mars, Incorporated is one of the world’s largest food companies, generating global sales of more than $28 billion annually and operating in six business segments: Chocolate, Petcare, Wrigley Gum and Confections, Food, Drinks, and Symbioscience. These segments produce some of the world’s leading brands: Chocolate – M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Petcare – PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, SHEBA®, CESAR®, NUTRO®, GREENIES® and ROYAL CANIN®; Wrigley – ORBIT®, EXTRA®, STARBURST®, DOUBLEMINT® and SKITTLES®; Food – UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS® and SEEDS OF CHANGE®; Drinks – KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience – WISDOM PANEL™, SERAMIS®, CIRKUHEALTH™ and COCOAPRO®. For more information, please visit www.mars.com.  MARS PALM POLICY Mars deals only with those suppliers who have respect for the environment and is committed to working with all stakeholders to make progress towards more sustainable production. We support the environment and the sustainable production of palm oil. Currently we ONLY use palm oil suppliers that are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). We are going further and our aim is to move to 100% RSPO certified palm oil, originating from sustainable sources by 2015 | ||||
| Please state how your organisation intends to comply with the RSPO Code of Conduct. Specifically in the following areas: | ||||
| How will your organisation promote the RSPO internally and to other stakeholders? : Refer to Co. Profile - Mars Palm Policy | ||||
| Where relevant, what processes is the organisation establishing to engage with interested parties, for example to resolve conflict or to use sustainably produced palm oil? : Refer to Co. Profile - Mars Palm Policy | ||||
| Where relevant, how will your organisation work towards implementing the RSPO Principles and Criteria or assessing supplier performance against these criteria? : Refer to Co. Profile - Mars Palm Policy | ||||
| Any other information that would support the application such as what your organisation hopes to gain from joining RSPO and how it would support RSPO? : Refer to Co. Profile - Mars Palm Policy | ||||
| Application for membership is made by | ||||
| Name | : | Brice Russell | ||
| Designation | : | Global Chief Procurement Officer | ||
| Applied Date | : | 28/09/2010 | ||
| Information of Organisation | ||||
| Membership Number | : | 4-0127-10-000-00 | ||
| Status | : | Approved | ||
| Member Since | : | 3/12/2010 | ||
| Submission of Annual Communications of Progress (ACOP) | ||||
| Annual Report - Mars, Incorporated 2011 - 2012 | ||||
