Mondelez International: Climate Change, Regulation and Shifting Consumer Tastes Threaten Costs, Supply Chain and Net-Zero Plan

Mondelez International (MDLZ) has disclosed a new risk, in the Natural and Human Disruptions category.

Mondelez International faces mounting exposure to both physical and transition risks stemming from changing weather patterns and climate change. More frequent extreme weather, water stress and biodiversity loss threaten global agricultural productivity, constraining key inputs such as cocoa, dairy, wheat, vegetable oils, sugar and nuts, and driving up commodity and insurance costs while disrupting operations and supply chains. At the same time, tightening environmental and climate regulations, carbon pricing, packaging rules and extended producer responsibility schemes are likely to increase operating, compliance and capital costs, with no guarantee that Mondelez’s responses will prevent penalties, litigation or stranded investments. Shifts in consumer preferences toward lower-impact and more sustainable products, combined with climate-related demand volatility (including reduced chocolate consumption in warmer periods), could pressure volumes and margins, while the company’s ambitious 2050 net zero target entails significant execution, technology and impairment risks if it fails to deliver as expected.

The average MDLZ stock price target is $66.79, implying 12.44% upside potential.

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